About Town
By Doris Lessenden
“The Lord your God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your joy will be complete.” Deuteronomy 16:15….let us all have an attitude of gratitude.
USDA's Five Tips for a Food Safe Thanksgiving
This week millions of Americans will gather family and friends around the dinner table to give thanks. But for those preparing the meal, it can be a stressful time. Not to mention, for many it is the largest meal they have cooked all year, leaving plenty of room for mistakes that could cause foodborne illness. |
Colorado state parks are free on Black Friday for Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s #FreshAirFriday
Entry to all 42 Colorado state parks is free on Nov. 25 for a new Colorado Parks and Wildlife tradition called #FreshAirFriday. Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers this opportunity to those who have signed the pledge to head outside on the day after Thanksgiving. More than 50 retailers in Colorado and nationwide are closing their doors on Black Friday and multiple states are urging people to go outside instead of joining the rush inside to shop this year.
East End Events
By Sharon Scott
Not much news this week. Everyone is staying inside and trying to stay warm. Our first snow wasn't very much, but enough to count as our first. The cold weather that followed was hard to adjust to after all the warm days we've had in November. We tried to make use of every minute on Sunday, putting up more Christmas decorations, while it was warm again.
USDA Update
By Eads USDA Service Center Staff
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
Weather Outlook – the Week Ahead: Sunny, Dry for Thanksgiving
By Chris Sorensen
Sunday will be the warmest day of the week before daytime temperatures drop back to mainly 50s.
A high in the upper 60s under mostly sunny skies is expected Sunday, with overnight lows around the freezing mark.
Monday will start off mostly cloudy with a high in the low 60s as a broad upper trough moves in from the west coast. Overnight rain is possible before 4:00 a.m., becoming a rain-snow mix.
U.S. Postal Service Letters FROM Santa Program Provides Santa’s Personalized Response to Your Child’s Letter
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus — and the U.S. Postal Service can help you prove it when Santa replies to your child’s letter — complete with a North Pole postmark.
Here are the steps for your child to get a letter back from Santa:
1. Have your child write a letter to Santa and place it in an envelope addressed to: Santa Claus, North Pole.
2. Later, when alone, open the envelope and write a personalized response.
Firewise Tips for Homeowners
CSU Extension/Southeast Area
Home Country
Slim Randles
The morning conference began innocently enough, with Steve and Doc arguing over which of the little packaged jellies went better on sourdough toast, and no one caring which one was right.
Dud and Bert and I sat silently, sucking down the morning elixir until it spread life to our outermost reaches as the Mule Barn truck stop’s world dilemma think tank crept to life. Bert was unusually quiet this morning and we asked why. He hemmed and hawed a little, then said, “Doc, you know about these things. What exactly is female trouble?”
