SOUTH BEND - Daniel Boggs will be at this year's county fair along with two of his faithful companions, Priscilla Pigsley and Koravette.
Daniel shows Hereford beef cows and raises market swine for the fair. He also shows at the Grays Harbor Fair, and the Washington State Fair in Puyallup.
COVID-19 hasn't disappeared.
In this fourth summer of Covid-19, the virus is still circulating and infections are once again on the rise nationally. Emergency room visits and hospitalizations are also increasing in the USA. Data suggests we are nowhere near the crisis of past covid surges, and this rise is not unexpected. However, it might not be a bad idea to go back to safety measures because during August transmission is increasing.
SOUTH BEND - Now is a good time to beat the heat. A refreshing new business opened in South Bend earlier this month...The Cove Coffee Co.
Last Tuesday evening 3rd Congressional District Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez attended and spoke at what was billed as a Town Hall Meeting. Perez, a self proclaimed outspoken moderate fielded questions in front of a crowd of roughly 60 people. Raymond School District Superintendent K.C. Johnson emceed the proceeding that lasted for about an hour at the Community Center in South Bend. Jovan Vahn, president of the Chamber of Commerce, hosted the event.
SOUTH BEND - Andrew "Andy" Webber died doing what he did best...putting himself there to help others. Webber, 40, died July 29 in Ukraine. He was serving a humanitarian mission with the 59th Motorized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. Lance Lawrence was also killed in an attack.
The annual Woodfest event is coming to Tokeland this weekend, August 12 to 13. The vendors and displays open up at 10:00 a.m. and the event continues throughout the day until 6:00 p.m. or when the music stops. Come and look for a vast selection of handmade items.
Tuesday's National Night Out is shaping up to be a colossal event with dozens of community organizations and businesses primed to showcase their goods and services. And it's all for a beneficial, knowledgeable and fun-filled cause between the hours of 4-8 at Riverfront Park in Raymond.
SOUTH BEND - South Bend's artsy-looking campus will continue to get upgraded with the "vocational building" next in line to get a significant facelift with reconstructing and remodeling. The building, located at the end of the campus, is 69 years old having been constructed in 1954 and has had little to no remodeling since.
Pennywise Thrift Store in Raymond on Duryea St. spent 6 weeks this spring closed and left many customers wondering what was going on with the store. Rumors spread about the store closing permanently to the shop being sold to new owners. Most of these rumors were just rumors.
MENLO - For county fair lovers, it's not too early to start thinking about the fair, which originated in 1896, and has been a permanent fixture in Menlo since 1921, and is only five weeks away, opening August 24.
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