http://www.valleybugler.com The Community's Good Newspaper Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:11:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Not only is purchasing locally created and inspired art good for the local economy, it will brighten and beautify your lives as well. Here is a list of the Columbian artists Association special showings at various locations around the the area. If you have a gallery of art on your walls ... http://www.valleybugler.com/2010/03/local-artists-show-their-works/ Being just ‘a little more fit’ improves longevity, quality of life. What have you done recently to improve your fitness level? You might think that because you have exercised off and on throughout your life that you are in pretty good shape. Don’t rest on your laurels. An extensive study by a New ... http://www.valleybugler.com/2010/03/prevent-heart-problems-diabetes-and-more/ Agriculture Researcher, David Stottlemyer, will be speaking on gardening, at the Castle Rock S.D.A. Church on April 11th, from 9 to 4:30. Mr. Stottlemyer taught agriculture courses at Loma Linda University for seven years and finally retired as a researcher at the University of California in Riverside after seventeen years. He ... http://www.valleybugler.com/2010/03/gardening-fair-to-take-place-in-castle-rock-on-april-11th-2010/ By Georgia Butterfield Beauty once lived in a gorgeous castle, where her every need was met. She was showered with attention. Too much attention. The King became jealous and insisted that the cat should go! (It was either him or the cat, he threatened.) He was not going to share. The ... http://www.valleybugler.com/2010/03/black-beauty/ “The Gathering” Open to all Seniors, ages 55+, meeting the third Thursday of each month, at the Multi-purpose room at Toutle School, in Toutle Washington. 5050 Spirit Lake Hwy, Toutle. Call Paddy Burrow with any questions @ #274-5231 Based on the canceled Prime-Timers potluck, “The Gathering” rose from the ashes and began holding the ... http://www.valleybugler.com/2010/03/new-senior-group-starts-up/ A wise old gentleman retired and purchased a modest home near a junior high school. He spent the first few weeks of his retirement in peace and contentment. Then a new school year began. The very next afternoon three young boys, full of youthful, after-school enthusiasm, came down his street, ... http://www.valleybugler.com/2010/03/handling-teens/ Damien walks into a bar one day and stammers, ‘Does anyone here own that South African ridgeback outside?’ ‘Yeah, I do,’ a tattooed biker says, standing up. ‘What about it?’ “Well, I think my shiatsu just killed him.’ ‘What are you talkin’ about?’ the biker says, disbelievingly. ‘How could your little runt kill my ridgeback?’ ‘Well,’ ... http://www.valleybugler.com/2010/03/couldn%e2%80%99t-spit-it-out/ - a Green Living Tip from greenlivingtips.com Do you have spray bottles full of various cleaning chemical concoctions - a liquid for this, a potion for that? I’ve published a few articles on various common substances that you can use for different earth friendly cleaning applications around the home, but here’s a ... http://www.valleybugler.com/2010/03/all-purpose-earth-friendly-cleaning-fluid-recipe-and-cheap/ Have you ever really thought about your coffee? We make a pot, pour a cup, maybe drink part of it, it gets cold, we pour it out and pour some more. Coffee is relatively inexpensive and readily available. Even fresh roasted specialty coffee (Arabica) is only pennies per cup when ... http://www.valleybugler.com/2010/03/the-journey-of-the-bean/ Close your eyes and picture the last trail you were on. Now, imagine that trail being located in the Cascade Mountains and stretching sixty miles, about the distance from Toledo to Portland. And, finally, imagine climbing onto a bike and riding the entire route in a single day. Ouch. That’s what ... http://www.valleybugler.com/2010/03/local-mountain-biker-to-mark-60th-birthday-with-epic-ride-for-charity/