Beekeeping in the Florida Panhandle: beekeeping equipment – part 1
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Beekeeping in the Florida Panhandle: beekeeping equipment – part 1

Danny Bost, Central Panhandle Beekeepers Association Like any new hobby, beekeeping can be expensive.  There are fancy, high-priced hives marketed today, offering unique capabilities for beekeepers. To be honest, though, honey bees do not care. They live in trees, eaves of homes, under shed flooring, and any other place they can find suitable for their…

Happy Corner: continuation of the Howell WWII diary
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Happy Corner: continuation of the Howell WWII diary

Hazel Tison Recently, I wrote about the WWII  Diary kept by Shouppe Howell, who participated in bombing missions over Germany and nearby countries during WWII as a tail gunner on a plane. Here are more entries.        Hamm “This is Number 11 and we are on our way to home or heaven.” Nov. 21 1944  …

Neighbors, start your Christmas lights!
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Neighbors, start your Christmas lights!

Jase Graves Each year the weekend after Thanksgiving, I sense an innate urge to risk life, limb and public humiliation by festooning the exterior of our home with several hundred C9 incandescent lights. (I’m still resisting the whole LED craze – also known as “the Devil’s bulbs.”) My mild-mannered next-door neighbor and I always engage…

When insecurities or ambitions sabotage our relationships
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When insecurities or ambitions sabotage our relationships

Sheryl Boldt Do you suffer from low self-esteem? Do you pine for the pat on the back from your boss and the applause from your peers that never happens? You hide it well, but you’re worn out from constantly repenting for being so beastly jealous. Or perhaps you struggle with another type of performance-related behavior….

Big Doe Contest gives kids chance to learn about conservation
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Big Doe Contest gives kids chance to learn about conservation

STAFF REPORT An event hosted Thanksgiving weekend at the Ag Center in Bonifay gave children a chance to have fun outdoors after turkey time and learn about ecological stewardship. The UF/IFAS Extension Holmes County Conservation for Generations hosted the 2023 Big Doe Contest.  “The mission of this contest is to involve youth in outdoor recreation…

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Holmes County High holds musical Christmas production

Special to Holmes County Advertiser The Holmes County High School Music/Drama Department will present their Christmas production “An HCHS Christmas: A Time for Joy” on Thursday, Dec. 14, and Friday, Dec. 15, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Holmes County High School auditorium (105 Blue Devil Drive in Bonifay). Doors will open approximately 45 minutes…

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Esto Council gets new member, cancels election

cbreaux@kentsmith.biz Two members will be sworn onto the Esto Town Council at their Jan. 16 meeting, one a new member. Longtime resident Maxie Yates is joining the decision-making board. He is filling Seat 4, which has been vacant after previous holder Casey Laycox had to resign in July after moving out Esto. Laycox was elected…