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Going To Rest Area National Park

My mother was getting ready to leave the other day to go home but she came up with an idea before walking out the door."I'll stay one more night if you'll take me to the rest area across the lake.""Do you know how ridiculous that might sound to anyone listening?" I asked.But I got it.I knew exactly what she was asking. We'd been hearing about Rest Area National Park since I'd moved back to the lake and we'd been meaning to go for a visit. And I'd seen its bright lights up on the hill across the lake.And thinking there were worse bribes, I agreed to take her.My brother-in-law had stopped ...

Randolph Woman Likes To Experiment In The Kitchen

"Cooking has always been a big part of my life and a big part of my family's life," says Sara Zink of Randolph. "My mom has always liked making a big Sunday dinner. She is very big on carrying out the traditions and recipes of her mom. When I'm at her house we'll look through old cookbooks, which leads to a story. Everything comes back to food. It is really special that she has helped me appreciate these things like she has.""I'm like my mother and grandmother. I like to hear people's comments about my food. Food has always been a comfort for our family."She tells about making tomato ...

Understanding What You Are Photographing, And How

Editor's Note: "Let's Talk Photography" will run exclusively in Tuesday's edition of The Post-Journal beginning this Fall. Until then, this column will run weekly as space allows.Alright, are we having fun talking about photography yet? I sure hope so!Last week we got all confused over Dynamic Symmetry so let's dial it down a little bit and talk about some basics. I'd like to begin by asking you one question. Think about your photography routine and tell me; what is it that you are photographing? It's okay, you can pause for a moment and give it some thought.Are you photographing ...

The Secret Plane In Jamestown

Last week we explored the building located at the Jamestown airport that was built during World War II for the assembling of wooden airplanes. This time we will look at the planes that were assembled there.The planes were made of wood with some steel components for the structure. Much of it was plywood. Jamestown was chosen for the site of this assembly plant mainly because of the expertise in Jamestown on the use of wood. The wood furniture industry in Jamestown provided the expertise and the craftsmanship for making many of the wooden parts that would be used in the plane. The plane ...

Seven Staggering Statistics About America’s Opioid Epidemic

America's prescription opioid epidemic is a topic of national news. We read about this nearly every day in our local newspaper. Gone are the days when the smaller communities, like Jamestown are immune. Many local agencies are collaborating to bring about effective change to address this issue on a multitude of levels.How bad is the problem? Here are some statistics via The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which released guidelines in March 2016 encouraging health care providers to try safer alternatives like physical therapy for most pain management:1. In 2012, health ...

Seasons Change And So Do I

September is probably my favorite month of the year, at least this time around.The leaves are changing, football season officially kicks off next week, our local hockey team the Southern Tier Xpress will host its first home games the following week and some of my most highly-anticipated gigs are coming up all at the same time.Growing up, the summer months were always the ones I lived for most. No school, warmer weather, etc. I'm quickly finding that the heat and humidity, particularly that which I have experienced over the past few months, is far too oppressive and I therefore end up ...