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Trick or Treat — Halloween Originated 2000 Years Ago
By Maureen Timm On Halloween an old witch flies Upon a broomstick through the skies ‘N’ gleaming goblins dressed in white Go sliding gliding through the night ‘N’ big black bats with big black wings Go flop against the walls an’ things ‘N’ round eyed owls cry “Who-who-who” But-I’m not scared a bit, are you? By Elsie M. Fowler Traditions […]
The Witch in Our Family
By Peggy DeStefano In researching our family history, my sister Mary discovered that on our Knowles side we are descended from one bereft woman who was hung as a witch in 1651. This happened before the Salem Witch Trials. She was the second woman executed as a witch in the colonies. Though she was called a witch by her puritan […]
So Much to Do, So Little Time
By Sandy Dale My favorite month is here. I may have said that last month, but October is definitely my favorite time to be in Florence. It’s time for raking up and decorating with the orangey, golden leaves. Time to think about the upcoming holidays. Time to plan the gifts and food…goodness, I’m getting tired with all this planning. I think I’ll […]
New National Monument Established In Maine’s North Woods
In recent weeks, President Obama designated more than 87,600 acres of forestland in Maine’s North Woods as a national monument, capping a years-long quest by a controversial conservationist on the eve of the National Park Service’s centennial. With a unilateral stroke of his pen, Obama created the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in an area that was once […]
 
											




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
							
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