RIPLEY — Attention Boomers. You know you want to tell your stories! Boomer Tales is a presentation scheduled at the Ripley Library on Saturday, Aug. 23 from 11 a.m. to noon where you can learn all about story telling and how to create your own stories. We’ve lived exciting lives, seen so ...
Dr. Rick, Flo, Mara, Jamie, Jake, Doug, Mayhem, a duck, a lizard, an emu, a baby who taunts a grown man. What do all these names have in common? Forgive me, but before I get to that parade of strange characters, I need to set some context regarding the idea of capitalism. The conventional wisdom regarding free enterprise is that competition among companies makes for better products and services. It relies on the theory that humans excel when something is at stake – a reward of some sort. Inventors and innovators get their juices flowing, companies invest, and the people get better ...
Life can be hard — and managing stress is essential for maintaining good mental health. The way you balance your daily responsibilities, emotions, and personal well-being plays a major role in how you feel. So, ask yourself: How is that balance working for you? When life becomes ...
Summertime comes with lengthy days, warm sunshine, beach visits, and beautiful greenery in the forest. However, summertime also comes with mosquitos, biting flies, and other insects that we consider bothersome and can leave us with red itchy splotches on our skin. To combat the irksome ...
Abigail Rice of Silver Creek, was recognized for achieving the highest GPA in their major during SUNY Canton’s 2025 Barry W. Walch Honors Convocation. Rice is a junior in the Bachelor of Science Health Care Management program. …. Ashton Francis of Gowanda completed requirements for a degree from Trine University at the end of the Spring term. Francis earned a degree in Forensic Science at Trine. …
Recently I heard the familiar “coo-oo, coo, coo” of a Mourning Dove and it got me thinking about how I used to believe it was an owl hooting (I always heard it as a “hoo” and not a “coo”). Although owls are usually nocturnal, meaning they are not awake during the day, it sounded ...
