Entries by Aundrea

What new businesses, if any, would you like to see in Clarke County?

Photos and interviews by Jennifer Lee   “Oh my goodness. I like the area, the small quaintness. I can’t think of anything I really need.” — Trudi Ross, 59, Millwood   “A bigger chain store for competition with Food Lion. I like the supercenter idea where you can find food to cosmetics to sporting goods, […]

Mirroring the earth’s energy and vitalityToo

The first of a two-part series on springtime cleansing   By JiJi Russell   With the fresh layer of snow that early March delivered, it was hard to believe that springtime loomed. A single, lovely thing reminded me: the light. As if overnight, the light began earlier in the day and lasted longer into the […]

Where Art Meets History

By Doug Pifer Can you imagine being able to do what you liked best, in just the right place, with no limitations on size or space? That describes my experience this past winter with the Clermont Farm Art Forum II project. This interpretation of history through art will be open to the public at Clermont […]

Thespian Or Equestrian, There’s A Summer Camp For Every Interest

The 2014 summer camp listing Time was when all summer camps were weeklong retreats into rustic surroundings where kids could enjoy some time outside, improve some social skills, and—the best part—take delight in acting utterly childish while learning how to be a little more grown up. Camp was something most kids yearned to do. Today […]

A Time For Crow-mance

By Doug Pifer March is the month when crows “fly funny.” I’ve had a fascination for crows since high-school days when I kept one as a pet. Part of this fascination, I guess, is because crows act so much like people—smart, social, and resourceful. Every time I watch a crow I learn something. My wife […]

You’ve Prepped, Now Paint!

By Julie Kerby Paint Your Way Out of the Winter Doldrums, Part 2   Last month we had gotten as far as choosing our paint, gathering the appropriate tools, and removing the furnishings. Now it’s time to paint, right? Wrong. A good paint job is only as good as the prep work. Let’s create a […]

Fewer Hands Leads To Healthier Food

Shallow Brooke Farm’s Eric Keene says small ways work better, even with a big CSA By Annie Young Eric Keene of Shallow Brooke Farm is down to earth. Literally, he is grounded in his work of farming the soil and doing it with practicality. He uses seventeen years of experience to grow vegetables for his […]

Around Clarke County in March/April

Throughout March Winslow McCagg Exhibit at Duvall Designs Gallery, 2053 Millwood Road, Millwood. Gallery open Fridays–Sundays, noon to 5pm. Featuring the colorful, dreamy, psychedelic paintings of prolific local artist Winslow McCagg, as well as furniture by Jay Duvall and wood sculptures by Gary Smith. Visit www.duvalldesignsgallery.com for more info. March 20 Women Soldiers in the […]

Camping Out In Clarke County

One of the all-time great coming of age films has got to be Summercamp!, a 2006 documentary about 90 kids thrust together in a northern Wisconsin nature camp. Managing nearly a hundred adolescents and pre-teens in a confined space—yes, at camp even a hundred acres of the great outdoors can be a confined space—is a […]