Around Town

If I stopped spending money at the grocery store next week, they would never even notice I was gone. If you and I were to take a small fraction of our grocery money and spend it at the Farmers’ Market, we would help a local farmer pay the rent. We might even help save his farm. Please watch this paper …

Hello. My name is Lucy and I am a female Aussie mix who is about 2 years old. I’m a beautiful blue merle/black color with a white chest. I’ve already been spayed, am microchipped and am current with my shots. I’m a very sweet girl who walks nicely on a leash, is good with children, love being around people and …

  Hi, there. My name is Mae and I am a female dalmatian mix, about 6 years old. I am a very sweet girl with a petite face. I like to walk and am good on a leash. I’m also house-trained. However, like many mature ladies, I am a bit on the plump side so I would really like to …

This evening (Tuesday), the community gathers at Belle Epoque to celebrate Al Heivilin. Al was chosen as this year’s Bruce C. Snook Citizen of the Year. If you do not have a ticket for the banquet, I’m afraid you’re out of luck, because tickets will not be available at the door. On behalf of the Three Rivers Lions Club and …

HI, this is a cat “N” Hat. My name is “tiger” I am a petite, female, about 9 months old. I have a short, soft coat. I was a little shy of people, but am coming out of my shell. I ask for attention. I am scheduled for my spay surgery Thursday. Maybe you would like my purrrfect company. My …

If it weren’t for friends on LinkedIn, I would have forgotten that this month marks nine years of doing the “Out and About” column. The column has changed a bit since the first column in April 2006, but my enthusiasm for putting it together has only grown. There never seems to be a lack of things to comment on and …

Hello. Happy Spring! I am an adult male shih-tzu mix. I have short brown and white fur and walk nicely on a leash. I am a little frightened at first but, with some gentle coaxing, I warm up pretty quickly. Being around other animals is fine with me. My photographer thinks I look like Falcor from Never Ending Story. I …

The last time I checked, we humans have five senses, sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste. If you were to count “common”, that would be six. “Common” is probably the one sense that most of us are missing, and that is a shame. If I had to give up one of the other five, it would be a very difficult …

Hello. My name is Devo and I am a female lab/chow mix who is about 9 years old. I’m black with some cute white fur on my muzzle to show my maturity. I’m a sweet and gentle gal and walk well on a leash I’m fine with other dogs and cats but I don’t like to share my treats much, …

Parenting is probably the most challenging task a person can undertake. In most cases, learning how to parent is strictly on-the-job training. Oh, you can take classes on how to properly parent, or how to handle certain situations, but these classes and handbooks are most of the time written or conducted by individuals who have never been parents. It is …