Author: nick
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Veterans Day Parade and Luncheon
Saturday, November 11th, the annual parade and luncheon honoring our veterans begins at the Veterans Hall, 810 H Street, and proceeds down H Street to Front Street. The Parade starts at 10:00am and is followed by lunch at noon. Everyone is invited to come and help celebrate our heroes of yesterday, today and tomorrow. The…
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Science Based on Illusion?
Opinion Piece By Samuel Strait – November 10, 2017 – While I fully expected much more push back following the publication of my opinion piece, “Human Caused Global Warming a Myth?”, October 27th,2017 in the CCTimes, by our local eco terrorists, I must admit that the comments were rather tame. I don’t suppose it had much…
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Should people with a history of domestic violence be prohibited from buying/owning guns?
By Donna Westfall – November 8, 2017 – Photo credit to Getty Images – Did you know that according to military rules, if a service person has a history of domestic violence, their criminal records are to be sent to the FBI? If the FBI has that person in their files, then that person is…
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Latest towns to vote down or remove fluoride
Credit to Laura Christmas from WHNT News 19 – November 7, 2017 – Grant, Alabama – The North Marshall Utilities Board of Directors made the decision to take the fluoride out of the water supply. It wasn’t primarily a matter over whether fluoride was good or bad for consumers, it was because the board made that decision…
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FIRST Wild Rivers Mushroom Festival huge success!
Submitted by Jaime Yarbrough – November 5, 2017 – The Wild Rivers Mushroom Club’s first annual Mushroom Festival at the Chetco Grange in Brooking’s Harbor, Oregon yesterday was a phenomenal success. With a registration of 1200 people and many others who did not register at times it was almost standing room only. The membership collected hundreds of specimens which…
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Will we see HEMP cultivation begin in 2018?
By Donna Westfall – November 3, 2017 There is talk about converting 400-500 acres in the Smith River region into growing hemp. Who owns this land? Does it make economic sense? How much water will it take? Could this be more profitable than growing Easter lily bulbs for example? Will the Westbrooks, the Crocketts and…
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Mushroom Festival November 4th
The first weekend in November is prime Chanterelle mushroom season along the southern Oregon coast, and this is the region’s most prolific edible mushroom, so the club anticipates having lots to show off and talk about at their first mushroom festival. Some of the activities festival-goers can expect include: an identification table filled with examples…
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Who Says You Can’t?
By Michael Ceremello – November 2, 2017 – Not everyone looks at life the same. I was taught at a young age to question everything. The schools of higher education which I attended added to that. Every day life, however, is the real teacher. I have often subscribed to what I call the “Bumblebee Theorem”. …
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Do solar panels work in cloudy weather?
Credit to Dave Llorens – from his article in Solarpowerrocks.com – Reprinted here October 27, 2017 – Solar panels generate the most electricity on clear days with abundant sunshine (not surprisingly). But, do solar panels work in cloudy weather? Yes… just not quite as well. On a cloudy day, typical solar panels can produce 10-25% of their…