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AMAC Filler Files

John Grimaldi, Editorial Contributor,
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Monkey BusinessWhat can be more fun than a barrel of monkeys, as the saying goes. Take the newborn pair of patas monkeys at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, NY -- Sisu and Mushu. They smile a lot and, in turn, visitors find themselves grinning a lot.

Infringing on Second Amendment Rights

News Staff
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a notice letter to the City of Dallas directing it to withdraw the statement made by the State Fair of Texas, the organization contracted to run Fair Park during the annual event, that prohibits citizens from lawfully carrying a firearm on the premise.
Summers’ end will be here before we even notice, now is the time to begin preparations for fall gardens. Start by removing dead plants and weeds which may have taken hold in some garden areas. Save seeds while dead-heading perennials for planting next spring. Divide flowering bulbs, add soil amendments and mulch to prepare each bed for fall (courtesy image: gardenerspath. com).

Summers’ end will be here before we even notice, now is the time to begin preparations for fall gardens. Start by removing dead plants and weeds which may have taken hold in some garden areas. Save seeds while dead-heading perennials for planting next spring. Divide flowering bulbs, add soil amendments and mulch to prepare each bed for fall (courtesy image: gardenerspath. com).

Key Tasks: ‘End of Summer’ Garden Care

John Green,
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Gardeners, we have obviously drifted away from rainfall events every couple of days to weather aligned with predictable August climate patterns associated with late summer- including the blistering heat!

Quick response results in minimal damage from kitchen fire

News Staff
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Orange County ESD#1 Fire Chief Robert L. Smith reports that “on the morning of August 8, 2024, at approximately 7:13AM, your OCESD#1 Firefighters were called for a kitchen fire in the 4200 Block of E St. James. Crews arrived on scene to find smoke showing from the attic area home.
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