Boost the pollinator and songbird appeal in your landscape with the addition of goldenrods. You’ll enjoy the bright yellow flowers and many visiting pollinators and songbirds. With a wide range of native species and cultivars available you are likely to find one or more suited to your ...
Would you like a lawn that grows well in full sun or part shade, requires little or no watering, chokes out weeds, never needs fertilizer and stays green all summer, even when exposed to dog urine? Have I got a lawn for you! Simply mixing clover seeds with your chosen grass seeds will do all of that while keeping pests in check and attracting beneficial insects to pollinate your other plants — things ordinary turfgrasses never do. If children or allergies have you concerned about attracting bees, mow your hybrid lawn when the clover is in flower to lessen the threat. Caring for ...
For those of you who read the Creature Feature regularly, you may recall the article I wrote about Hope, the toothless, hairless, skinny older cat I adopted from the Humane Society. That was in the spring of 2025. She became a gentle, loving member of our family. Sadly, Hope succumbed to a ...
At Pets Come First, October is our favorite time of year. Great weather, beautiful fall foliage and most importantly, Purr Pumpkins Fest is back. It is that time of year when we are waiving adoption fees for all of our cats, kittens, rabbits and guinea pigs. Find your new best friend on our website or our social media (Facebook, Instagram) or stop in on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. to see all our available animals. Our Subaru raffle is also still on. Tickets for our annual Subaru giveaway are on sale now. You can win $20,000 or a new Subaru Crosstrek. You can buy ...
AI has hit Mifflin County Library. We are very careful about the books we purchase because we want to be good stewards of the funds that we have. So far, we have avoided AI-generated fiction books. Although an author who presented at our Creative Minds Workshop shared that one of her ...
Last week, I wrote about how much bigger the adult book collection section will be now with these new renovations at the Mifflin County Library. I hope you enjoy reading about the construction updates. I’m sure you know how thrilled all of the library staff are. When MCL was renovated ...
