Has anyone felt that our summers are hotter and our winters milder? Well if your answer is yes, you are not alone. Scientists from all over the world report that our average temperatures of the planet are rising. Giant ice sheets are melting in our northern hemisphere and allowing our ocean levels to rise every year. Warming temperatures, hurricanes,...
Read MoreFords, Foot Logs, and Ferries
Seems now-a-days when we drive down the road and cross a bridge, we don’t even think about the river or stream below it. It wasn’t that way in our forefathers’ times, no-sir-re. When our country was first settled by Europeans, the only roads and river crossings were located where animals or Native Americans had been for years. To cross streams, there were...
Read MoreTake a Kid Fishing
“It was my best day of fishing day ever,” said my young friend Thomas. He was referring to the annual Green Wing Fishing Event on Saturday Sep. 14th at McKinney Lake Fish Hatchery in Hoffman, NC. The Green Wing Event has been put on by the Richmond County Chapter of Ducks Unlimited for several years. With help from many volunteers and generous sponsors,...
Read MoreExploring Our Local Gamelands
In the northern parts of Richmond and Scotland counties lies over 60,000 acres of the Sandhills Gameland. This land was part of a bigger purchase of land by the federal government in the early part of the 20th century. Over a half million acres of sandy poor land in five counties were and still are used to train our armed forces. Over time, the part known...
Read MoreKeepin’ it in the Family
When my neighbor, Steve Allen, got home from his last day of school in 1956 he was surprised at what was parked in his yard. Seems his Dad, Mr. Tom Allen, had bought himself a new pickup truck. The truck, a shiny black F-100 Ford, was purchased from McInnis Motor Company in downtown Rockingham. Mr. Tom was getting ready to retire from his sawmill business...
Read MoreKeep Those Blades Sharp
Landscaping our yards with flowers, shrubs, trees, and grass has become a multi-million dollar business. Many folks have their own landscaping business and employ lots of workers. The average home owner invests in a riding lawn mower, weed-eater, and many types of hand tools just to maintain their yards. Grass seed, fertilizer, and chemicals are purchased...
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