Plastic Bags

So, how's that water table looking now? And just when I was starting to hear rumblings about the Return of the Cloud Seeders. I'd heard about the rise of the South, but who knew it wasn't going to rise, it was going to float? Better watch out. These are just the conditions that might lead the County Commissioners to enact another drought moratorium. To quote an AccuWeather forecaster interviewed in The Herald-Mail last week, it's going to be drier than normal this summer, with as little as nine inches of rain over the next three months.

Editor's note - Please be as brief as possible when calling Mail Call, The Daily Mail's reader call-in line. Mail Call is not staffed on weekends or holidays so it is best to call Mail Call during the week. The Mail Call number is 301-791-6236. You are welcome to leave a recorded message on any subject, but some calls will be screened out. Here are some of the calls we have received lately: "To the person that is wondering how to get grease off the concrete floor, cover with cat liter, sawdust or commercial absorbent sold in auto supply stores.

"I'm calling in response to Falling Waters, W.Va. If that senior thinks that jail is so great, he ought to go himself. Because there's no such thing as three hots because all you get's a square mat to sleep on, and the meals are horrible. So if he thinks it's so great, he should try to go himself. There's no hot food. There's only a hot shower in the summertime. " - Hagerstown "(David) Limbaugh, in today's paper, states that health care would flatten the medical profession.

Violet Golden and her husband, John Robert “Bob” Golden, raised their seven children in a modest home in Hancock, near an orchard and within walking distance to downtown Hancock, since Violet never drove. Their home was a gathering place for neighborhood children, who were drawn to the home for the activities Violet encouraged. There were forts made out of apple crates and softball games played in the orchard. A sizable hill behind the house was popular for sledding in the winter, and Violet opened the basement door and invited the sledders to warm up around the basement's coal furnace while she served hot chocolate.

From the perspective of your freezer, not all foods are created equal. Turkey and chicken prepared in casseroles are a gem for freezer-savvy cooks. But fried foods and some fresh veggies can be problematic and downright icky once they emerge from the deep freeze. For cooks who have learned how to use it, a freezer can be a handy tool. Many meals, dishes and recipe ingredients can be frozen and later prepared on short notice, so it works for people on the run. But freezer beware: some foods don't do so well in a frozen state and there tricks to proper freezing.

City will pick up yard waste till Nov. 28 Hagerstown's weekly yard waste collection service will continue at least until Nov. 28, City Public Information Manager Karen Giffin said Friday. Around that time the city will announce whether the program will go on longer, Giffin said. She said if leaves are staying on trees longer this year the program could be extended. For the city's yard waste collection service, leaves, grass clippings, brush and small sticks are collected.

A Hagerstown woman arrested after a search of her home yielded 55 grams of suspected crack cocaine was in jail Thursday evening, according to a Washington County Detention Center employee. In Washington County District Court Thursday, bond for Tracy Ann Kidwell, 26, of 17138 Virginia Ave., was ordered to remain at $150,000. Kidwell is charged with possession of a large amount of narcotics with intent to distribute, possession of narcotics with intent to distribute, possession of drugs other than marijuana, possession of marijuana, possession of controlled-dangerous substances paraphernalia and maintaining a common nuisance.

BOONSBORO - Recycling in Boonsboro has been so successful that it has created an inconvenience for some residents who find the Dumpster jam-packed when they arrive. Timing is everything when it comes to using the only recycling facility for town residents. The recycling container - in the Park-n-Ride lot near the intersection of Alt. Rt. 40 and Md. Rt. 67 - is being emptied practically every other day, according to Boonsboro Recycling Task Force members who monitor the Dumpster and the grounds on a daily basis.

BOONSBORO -- Shafer Memorial Park was filled Saturday with vendors and organizations following the proverb "Waste not, want not. " It was Boonsboro Green Fest, an event started last year by the Boonsboro Recycling Task Force. No one followed the recycling theme better than Teresa Everly of Hagerstown, who turns soda-can tabs and plastic grocery bags into decorative and functional items. At her booth, Everly was selling pocketbooks and earrings made from can tabs, totes made from plastic bags, hats made from VCR tape and coin purses made from the top of orange juice cartons.

Foods vary in the required temperature and moisture they need to retain quality in storage. To retain quality and nutritive value, stock only the kinds and amounts of food you can store properly. o Begin by purchasing food from reputable dealers, with a known record for safe handling. Select dated products only if the sell-by or use-by date has not expired. While these dates are helpful, they are reliable only if the food has been kept at the proper temperature during storage and handling.