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Conservation Report By: Missouri Conservation Agent R. Shannon Smith
I wanted to remind everyone that the 2021 hunting & fishing permits (licenses) will expire on February 28, 2022. On March 1st a 2022 permit is required. If you purchased a permit after December 1, 2021, you would have received a 2022 permit. This is so folks can purchase/receive the new permit for a Christmas…
Read MoreIt’s For the Birds
By Sandra Ebeling What a cold week we have had. A busy week for sure at the feeders and waterers. I’m sure all of you bird watchers have been going through the food and suet. This cold snap was hard on all outside creatures. Today as I was working in the kitchen,…
Read MoreJauflione Chapter DAR December and January Meeting
The ladies of the Jauflione Chapter DAR hosted their annual Christmas luncheon December 3rd 2021 at Keith’s Café. Regent Debbie Kauk opened the meeting in ritualistic form. Roll call, A Favorite Christmas tradition, was answered by 9 members and 5 guests. The program for the meeting was to honor a Scotland County R-1 senior student…
Read MoreThe Beauty of Winter: A Dancing Rabbit Update
Drip, drip, drip. I can hear what used to be snow sliding down my roof and out of my gutters, onto the slowly thawing earth. The remnants of the snowstorm from a couple of weeks ago have sunk into the ground, leaving it a slick and muddy brown. I think I put away my muck…
Read MoreIt’s For the Birds
By Sandra Ebeling It is definitely a winter wonderland. The trees and landscape are beautiful. It is hard to say how much snowfall we had. I would say 6-7 inches. Some places it looks like more. It’s heavy for sure. I hope you all stocked up on bird feed. I had not…
Read MoreDowning Depot Museum News
Submitted by Judy Sharp Impermanence, transitions, change. The year-end and new year can be difficult for folks—friends or family sick or dying, cold or stormy weather affects our livelihood, or breaks our bones. Conflicts of agendas between many individuals. Strain and tension between things that are controllable—or not. This time of year people take…
Read MoreBad Advice
By Carolyn L. Primm Just this morning I was remembering bad advice I have taken. I think it was the frigid temperature that took me on this train of thought. “Stick out your tongue and lick the pump handle.” Bad advice, unfortunately taken. Then, there was that ill-advised suggestion I took when my brother put…
Read MoreClosing Up 2021 at Dancing Rabbit
I can’t ignore the fact that this DR update comes at the close of 2021, so my writing will have some wrap-up reflections that hit me at this time of the year. But first, this is Liz, bringing you the latest from Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. As I write this, I am sitting snug and…
Read MoreCITY OF DOWNING REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 3, 2022 The Board of the City of Downing convened of 6:00pm on January 3, 2022 with Mayor Alan Garrett presiding. Present were Aldermen Bill Anderson, Ray Bange, and Joy VanWye, and Gene Bruner. City Clerk Carol Dryden, Water/Waste Water Operator Kevin Martin, and Contract Operator Eric Bowens. Copies of the Agenda, Minutes of…
Read MoreThursday, December 23, 2021 PLACE OF MEETING: Scotland County Courthouse Commission Chambers The meeting was called to order at 8:30 A.M. PRESENT WERE: Presiding Commissioner, Duane Ebeling, Eastern District Commissioner, Brent Rockhold, Western District Commissioner, David Wiggins, and County Clerk, Batina Dodge. Commissioner…
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