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Hummingbirds darted to and from the feeder suspended from a support beam on the porch of what Rolland “Bear” Soule Jr., modestly refers to as a “log cabin.”

The mega-cabin is perched high on a hill near New Castle. It offers idyllic views of the surrounding valley from all four sides of the porch that wraps around the entire home. “We didn’t have to cut a single tree,” he said.

It is summer time and your teens may have had more free time on their hands. Most of our teens are making healthy choices this summer – like not drinking alcohol. Unfortunately, there are many who choose to drink. Most young people who start drinking before age 21 do so when they are about 13-14 years old. That is why parents and all adults should send a strong message that underage drinking is not okay.

Sports Editor 

With the first full school year starting since the construction of the Henry County Fieldhouse, the new building located behind the middle school is definitely getting used by the high school’s programs, HCHS Athletics Director Todd Gilley said in a recent phone interview.

Guy Clark had it right. There’s nothing in the world better than a home grown tomato. Nothing.

We have in our office a wonderful tomato fairy. She brings us bags of tomatoes throughout the summer. Tomatoes of all types find their way into our office, and our tummies, thanks to the hard work of an employee and her family, and their tomato plants’ generous over production.

I don’t know how far back my love of tomatoes goes, but I can remember eating tomato and mayo sandwiches before I was 10.