Well the first day of winter will be here on Sunday, Dec. 21 and I can’t wait. The reason is not that I like winter, but after that date, the daylight hours start to get longer. The “dark days” of winter will start to fade into glorious sunlight. Granted it...
I along with many of the other hunters I talked with had a rough buck season this year. It was by far the least amount of shots I can remember hearing during the first 3 days of buck season when most of the harvest takes place. Once again weather played...
Black Friday, Shop Small Saturday and Cyber Monday have come and gone. I am sure glad I wasn’t caught in any on that. I will take my chances on getting the gifts I want to purchase and not fight the crowds. I don’t do well in large gatherings and I...
This is a photo of Babcock's Box Factory in Davis printed by the F. S. Johnston Drug Co. and is postmarked July 5, 1914. In the early years, everything was shipped; thus, the need for wooden boxes as that was all available at the time. In the picture, in...
This is a photo of the third grade at Thomas Elementary 1949-50. top row: Miss Solena Massi, Frank Perkins, Bonnie White, Allen Moravia, Sharon Helgensen, Jerry Lambert, Phyllis Ann Moore, Carl Merhar, Joan Parsons (second row) Glem Rumer, Sandra Duckworth, Harold Loughry, Luke Bergstrom, Betty Sue Flanagan, Jerry Hymes (third...
Every year it’s the same old routine when November rolls around. The alarm clock goes off well before daylight and any free time is spent on stand patiently waiting for that big buck to come by. Trail camera pictures are analyzed and stands are placed in the best possible locations....
Thanksgiving is upon us and the end of the year looms ever closer. The weather here is up and down. One day it is 18 degrees and the next it is 60. At least the snow has held off and we are not getting the mess they have up around...
As I write this, it is snowing and I don’t like it one bit! Just a wet snow for now but I guess it is just a precursor to what is to come in the weeks ahead. It looks as if the Polar Express is heading straight for us. What...
With Halloween over and the calendar flipped to November one three letter word sums up the weeks ahead, the ‘rut’. Right now is the best time to deer hunt as the bucks go into seek and chase phase of the rut. The bigger, mature bucks are starting to show themselves...
I thought it was going to be time to put the ole canner away for the season, but I just got a call from my brother that he harvested a bear and wants to can the meat. OMG! I think I have canned enough food this summer and fall to...
This is a photo of Harry "Riggie" DiBacco from the Fall of 1922. He played half-back for Thomas High School. Harry was the son of Venanzio and Paolella DiCesare DiBacco. He came from a large family that included six brothers: Albert "Birdie", Vincent, Abe, Carmon "Zeke", Guido, John; and two...
Bad news abounds in my world this week. I just found out my best friend has incurable cancer. It struck fast and she is very sick. She has been in my life for the past 20 years and this is very hard for me. A big part of me will...
Momma Said, “You have to believe God created friends as a special gift to people.” I have friends that I can count on for anything. They are very special to me and when one of them hurts, I hurt. And friends can come in any shape or size and they...
When trying to think about what to write about this week an unusual encounter with a grouse came to mind. It was a few years ago and I was taking an ATV ride deep in the West Virginia woods. It was during this time of year when the leaves were...
This is a photo of Davis High School. The site was donated by H G Davis and Stephen Elkins; school opened in 1903. It offered just a two year course and in 1912 it became a four year high school. The first school auditorium and four new classrooms were constructed...
We are having a beautiful break in the weather today. It seems like it has been rainy and overcast for a month. I feel as if I have been transported to Oregon. Momma Said, “Enjoy each day for it is God’s gift to each of us.” I really enjoy the...
Another bow season has begun and archery hunters will have 3 months to chase whitetails around the West Virginia hills and hollows. Things will be different this year versus last deer season as there are a lot of acorns on the ground right now. Last year an acorn could hardly...
Another birthday has come and gone. I had some wonderful friends stop by and wish me well. I hope I am around for many more and my friends can visit anytime. Momma Said, “It seems a blink of the eye that I was that young spry thing and now I...
This is a photo of the Stone Motel in Davis and a photo of the owners/operators Gilbert and Bessie Blizzard Smith. They started off with 9 sandstone cottages in 1949; this was the first motel in Davis. The roof tops of some of the cottages can be seen. Also, there...
This letterhead is from the Mt. Breeze Castle No. 7 Ancient Order Knights of Mystic Chain. The secret society was instituted in Thomas January 1, 1910 and they met each Saturday Night. A. J. Shoemaker was the Scribe and G. W. Digman was the Commander. The letter is dated Feb....
