The Cold has Affected Us all
By Gary Moore
The cold has affected us all and will for a but longer. Those of us who burn wood can hardly keep up with hauling wood and removing ashes. What salt the towns have is of little use as it does not work when the temperature is so low.
I have had little free time as Linda has had four hospital appointments and I three. They were in Newport, St. Johnsbury and Lebanon so we spent a lot of time on the road.
I love to get out on my skis on the area trails but the cold just seemed to make staying home and working in my office a better choice. Perhaps I am getting soft in my old age.
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Last week I suggested readers head to the Highland Center Saturday February 7 for Curds & Curling. Tuesday they decided to postpone it because of the unusually cold temps predicted for that day. The new date is this Saturday, February 21.
For a unique event and a lot of fun, plan on heading to Greensboro and the Highland Center For The Arts for Curds & Curling.
The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can watch the competition and even try curling yourself if you wish.
It is a day of cheese. The curling stone is a wheel of Jasper Hill’s delicious cheddar and there will be cheese tastings, warm drinks and live music as well as several warming fires.
Linda and I attended last year and greatly enjoyed the afternoon. Unfortunately we can not this year but hope to next year.
For tickets and more information go to https://highlandartsvt.org/.
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Waterfowl hunters who did not remove their hunting blinds from the waters of Vermont earlier must do so before February 15 on Lake Champlain or May 15 on inland waters according to a reminder from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.
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The NH Fish and Game Commission will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 17 at 1 p.m. at Owl Brook Hunter Education Center, 387 Perch Pond Rd, Holderness. This represents a change of venue.
Meetings of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Commission are open to the public. As they become available, meeting agendas and minutes are posted at www.wildnh.com/about/commission.html.