This post is part of a series of editorials written by Bert Walsh during his tenure as president and past president of the Shasta Historical Society. Readers are advised that his humor is often irreverent and rarely politically correct.
Click here for the table of contents for the entire collection of his editorials.
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I kind of enjoy getting up to our place in the hills. Part of the fun is the ride up the county road. This time of year it's nice to see the new calves and lambs, and with the cattle down on winter range, one can watch the cowboys doing their thing. It's also interesting to see whose rig is parked at whose place and to speculate what sort of mischief they might he up to. With county elections coming up, it is instructive to note the "VOTE FOR" signs on gate posts--sort of an unofficial political poll. (There ought to be a pun here about polled Herefords/Heryfords, but I'm not sure how to work it in) The FOR SALE signs are also worth noting. They can give a reading on the economy.
The dog enjoys this too; she knows just where to bark and raise a fuss and sucker other dogs into chasing the car. And then there is the recognition game--whoever spots an oncoming neighbor and waves first wins.
I suppose that folks have been doing this sort of thing for as long as there have been towns, mines, farms, ranches and roads thereto. This is kind of a link with the past, and a lot more fun than using the freeway.
I thought it was interesting when Jack Haner took a pig to the Fair. However, he has nothing on our Marilyn Carter, who brought her pig (pot belly) to the Museum. She encountered a problem-the museum attendants couldn't decide how much admission to charge. That's a real shame...
Marilyn is the new Publications Sales & Distribution czar (czarina?). We haven't found a job for the pig yet, though his name did come up for consideration by the Nominating committee.
--BTW
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