Around Town

We only have seven more days of mudslinging, name calling, and falsehoods. A week from today is Election Day. We will no longer be plagued with non-stop political ads during every commercial break on television. The mute button on my remote is just about worn down to a mere stub. I can’t imagine how much money has been spent over …

Hi, my name is Annie and I am a 4 year old tricolor beagle. The picture lady said I am one adorable little girl because I have cute freckles on my nose and front legs. I’m not very big – only about 12” to the top of my back and only weigh about 19 pounds, so I am just right …

If you’re a regular reader of this column, then you know that I can be quite nostalgic. I sometimes spend too much time dwelling on the past. You might say that my “Memory Bank” is quite full. What I’m leading up to is that I was thinking the other day about how things have changed over the past couple of …

Hello. My name is Shilo and I’m a very sweet, female german shepherd mix. If you want a quiet partner who will walk very nicely with you, is already spayed, and is housetrained, I’m your lady. I am 11 years old and need some extra TLC but I am very well-behaved and love to be loved. If you want some …

A few weeks ago, my wife and I attended her fiftieth class reunion. She graduated from Loy Norrix High School in Kalamazoo, and her class was the first to attend all three years in the new building. My wife was part of the Reunion Planning Committee, so she had been working on the reunion for the past year and one-half. …

  Hello. My name is Rose and I am a female calico kitten, about 3 months old. I am a very sweet little girl and like to be held. I like being with people and would surely love to have a home with you. Please visit me and see how cute I am. My docket number is 12314, at the …

Last July, we spent a week in Canada attending a Lions Convention. I wrote a little about it, but recently discovered more information that I thought would be helpful to pass on to anyone planning to visit our neighbors to the north. There are some Americans who do not appreciate having “foreigners” in our beloved country. If you are traveling …

Walking has become the thing to do. This past Labor Day, we had the “Bridge Walk” here in Three Rivers, and they also held a bridge walk across the “Big Mac” on the same day. The bridge walk up north is more popular, but the one here in TR, I’m sure, was more fun. Perhaps the last “walk” of the …

If you are looking for a super-sweet cat, Goldie is your guy. He is a real lover boy who craves your attention. He is about 5 years old so he isn’t high energy. He has already been neutered and is litter-trained. He is very lonely without his brother who was adopted already and he misses having a home and family …

We don’t have any trees on our property, but every year I’ve been kept busy raking up leaves and disposing of bushels of walnuts. Our neighbor has trees, and believe it or not, one of them is a walnut tree. The mystery as to where the leaves and walnuts come from is, of course, a no-brainer. We have terrific neighbors, …