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February 2, 2012
Snowdrops are blooming in town, although the ones
at our house still have a week to go. The tips of tulips are beginning
to show above the mulch that has kept them safe all winter, and if you
look closely, you can see the tightly wound heads of fiddlehead ferns
just starting to break the surface of the ground.
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I hope all the recent warm weather doesn’t cause
plants to start too early, so that they get bitten back to the roots
when the bitter cold arrives. Birds are starting to eat more every day,
so they should have the stamina for all of the activities to come when
spring finally arrives.
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Next Thursday is groundhog day, and I don’t know
whether I want it to be clear or cloudy. I would like to see at least a
little bit of winter.
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Calhoun
County has a tie to this
year’s American Idol contest on the FOX
network.
Christian Lopez, a 16-year-old junior at Martinsburg High School,
is the son of Jamie Lopez, a former Minnora resident who was master of
ceremonies for Calhoun
County High
School’s Follies 1987.
Christian received a “Golden Ticket” in September
to go the Hollywood semi-finals that were held in late December.
To see if Lopez moves on
to the finals, we will have to wait for the show to air sometime
in February. I wish him luck.
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Good news for folks who use (or at least attempted
to use) the ATM at Calhoun Banks in Grantsville. It was in the process
of being replaced on Tuesday afternoon and was expected to be up and
running by evening. More than one person I spoke with mentioned that the
ATM had been awfully balky lately and they were very pleased to hear of
its replacement.
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