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Ferry County Top Stories
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Pony Express racing a favorite at Ferry County Fair |
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Written by Mary Masingale
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Friday, 27 August 2010 18:50 |
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 Few events are more exciting than the Pony Express races, held every year at the Ferry County Fair. The sport involves a rider completing two or three laps around a track, changing horses between laps with the aid of a "mugger," who catches and stops the running horse and "holders" who hang onto the horses that are about to run or have just finished.
You can’t help but get excited as the first horses of the relay take off. The crowd is usually on its feet as the riders complete the first lap and race into the arena for the first exchange. The rider leaps off the current mount, touching the ground with both feet before vaulting onto the next horse and holding on tightly, taking off for the second lap.
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What I want to be when I grow up |
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Written by Suzie Sage
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Friday, 27 August 2010 18:48 |
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 As the lazy, warm days of summer, that have been full of dreaming, picnics, swimming, and playing with friends, come to an end, and the start of school looms ahead, we took to the streets to see what our kids want to be when they grow up.
There were several kids who honestly said they were not sure what they wanted to be yet, like Beniah Berg, Emily Avarda, and Caleb and Taylor Connor. We found it interesting that the majority did have something in mind. Those professions mentioned will take work to achieve, and with the eternal optimism of youth, perhaps they will attain their dreams in this uncertain world. These youth may be shaped by our environment, society and families, but they seem to know where they are going. Do you know what you want to be when you grow up?
We interviewed children of all ages and found a variety of ideals and modest ambitions. Big kid Billie VanSlyke says she hasn’t decided what she wants to be yet. She wanted to be a cowgirl, a fireman, and a vet at various times. She was even accepted into vet school, but fell in love and got married.
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Last Updated on Friday, 27 August 2010 18:52 |
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Healthful, tasty Shiitake mushrooms are now grown locally |
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Written by Submitted
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Friday, 27 August 2010 18:26 |
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Those of us old enough to remember the days of horrible-tasting medicine easily recall grandma adding sugar to help us kids get it down. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if there were an absolutely delicious food grown locally that could reduce blood pressure, lower cholesterol, increase the functioning of our immune system, fight cancer and bacterial infections, promote colon health, and which was also naturally anti-viral and anti-aging?
Shiitake mushrooms have been consumed as food and used as medicine in Asia for thousands of years, and evidence shows they’ve been actively cultivated for nearly 1200 years. However, it’s only been within the last century that western medical science has taken up trying to find out exactly how Shiitake works as such a powerful medicine-food. Much of modern medical research on Shiitake mushrooms can be traced back to the 1930s, when Japan’s Kisaku Mori, Ph.D, established the Institute of Mushroom Research in Tokyo. Dr. Mori, working for years with human subjects, reported that Shiitake is effective in treating a long list of ailments including high cholesterol, gallstones, hyperacidity, stomach ulcers, diabetes, vitamin deficiency, anemia, and even the common cold. It wasn’t until many years later the anti-cancer properties of Shiitake mushrooms were discovered by modern research ers.
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Last Updated on Friday, 27 August 2010 19:14 |
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Pam Metcalf: Rural Arts for Living |
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Written by Sikander Jaad
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Friday, 27 August 2010 18:46 |
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Wander through the Friday Market in Republic in the parking lot of the 600 So. Clark building and you’re bound to find Pam Metcalf, selling a variety of home-crafted goods. Pam, who has been in Ferry County for 32 years, makes baskets, teas, soaps, and other rural goods under the name Mint Mountain Products. Pam’s art is, indeed, her life. She has found a way to make the functional an element of her artistic expression.
When asked about her major product focus, Pam replies "I fluctuate between interests, but I always seem to come back to herbs. I enjoy finding local plants that can be turned into soaps, lotions and teas. I’ve always appreciated how so many natural herbs can work with our body towards good health.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 August 2010 13:50 |
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