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Ski areas set to open for holiday weekend following past few days of heavy snow
Community pilot and photographer Charlie MacInnis took to the skies early Tuesday early morning, Nov. 22, to get a birds eye check out of the area ski hills (Nubs Nob pictured above) which are set to open up for the Thanksgiving holiday this 12 months adhering to a large dumping of normal snow in excess of the weekend. (Courtesy photo/Charlie MacInnis) Dust off the boots, find those people mittens, protected the goggles, and make absolutely sure these skis and snowboards are waxed. Winter season has arrived. Heaps of pure snow in excess of the previous number of times and cooler temperatures necessarily mean the slopes are going to be ready…
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For Stonemason Thea Alvin, Life Is About Making and Sharing Beautiful Art | Home Tours | Seven Days
click to enlarge Bear Cieri Thea Alvin’s home in Morrisville An astonishing stone corkscrew arch marks the spot along Route 100 where Thea Alvin put down roots — and rocks — in Morrisville. It took her two years to build the Helix, as she named it, which frames the Green Mountains in the distance through a series of arches that resemble a stretched-out Slinky. Her work can also be found farther afield, from Saint Michael’s College in Colchester to Duke University in North Carolina to the Piedmont and…
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Days are numbered in Pennsylvania for popular but invasive landscaping tree
The Callery pear, a greatly well-liked ornamental tree generally bought underneath the names Bradford pear, Cleveland pear and flowering pear, has been added to Pennsylvania’s Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed record. But it will be 2024 before an precise on-the-ground ban is in area. The tree has been stated among the the Class B noxious weeds, for which the office may well need handle to have an injurious infestation or may provide education and learning or complex consultation. In accordance to the Pennsylvania Section of Agriculture, Course B weeds are thought of to be “so prolific they are not able to realistically be eradicated. These plants are focused for manage…
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Winter color brightens up dark days
This week as I was walking back and forth in the pool exercising before my operation, I hope. I had one of the lovely ladies in the pool ask me a question. Seems she has been a fan of my column since she moved back from Florida. She commented about how she longed for the flowers she enjoyed in Florida all year long. Can you imagine that? Flowers all year long. Seriously, in a way I am jealous of flowers fresh from your garden for your table all year that they have in Florida. I like the idea, but there are challenges that come with this concept. One of my…



