Story and photos by Thomas Atkins
Visitors walking through the entrance way of Black Oak Casino will be able to witness some creative pumpkin carving displays as casino employees will carve a different massive pumpkin each week. These Atlantic Giant Pumpkins, products of Goodrich Farms, weigh several hundred pounds and are an impressive sight! The main […]

Doggy Door to Heaven
I just have to respond to the letter from your Angels Camp reader regarding our dear animal friends. Placing them in the same category with gnats and mosquitoes and stating their souls are “incomplete” and cannot enter heaven when they die is truly outrageous. Yes, we do teach the little critters as […]

A Neighborhood Cop
Marietta, TX – Rule number one of impersonating a police officer: Don’t pull over your neighbor. Police say a 21-year-old of Marietta used his black 2000 Volvo and a blue strobe light to make a traffic stop around 11 p.m. Unfortunately, it was his neighbor from across the street. The 20-year-old neighbor was […]

Oven-Made Caramel Corn (Lots of parental participation required)
Caramel corn is a wonderful autumn treat. Serve it with hot apple cider, cheddar cheese slices and apple wedges.
You will need:
6 quarts freshly popped corn (about 1 generous cup of high quality un-popped corn).
2 cups dry roasted peanuts
1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup […]

Several people have asked me how I am registered to vote: Democrat? Republican? I’ll tell you how I am registered, this week, but you’ll need to read on……
Hey! It looks like my hippy dippy rain dance worked! Last season, it had a success rate of only about 15 percent. However, I have since conferred with […]