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Cribbage Corner

Cribbage scores from April 28 at the St. James City Civic Association: First Place -- Judy Schuitema Second Place -- Diane Horn Third Place -- Sue Mulder Fourth Place -- Randy Brooks "Turkey of the Week" -- Pete Barson   This was the final week for cribbage. Hope everyone has a ...

Mahjongg Scores

On April 28, "The Ladies Of The Tiles" played their weekly Thursday game of mahjongg at the St. James City Civic Association. Paula Bruckner did well today earning first place with her score of 155 points. Pat Johnsen did very well, too, earning second place with her score of 135 points. For ...

Cat of the Week: Fluffy

We don’t get young, long hair kitties in very often. When we do, they usually go pretty fast. This pretty girl is the definition of a diva. She’s about 2 years old, does not like other cats and wants to be the center of attention. I don’t know for sure, but judging by how she is with ...

It’s tarpon season in Southwest Florida. We have resident tarpon in our waters but big tarpon migrate many hundreds of miles to feeding and spawning sites. Tarpon tagged in southern Mexico have been documented moving into Louisiana waters. Boca Grande Pass is considered the tarpon fishing ...

The North Georgia Wine Advisor normwine@bellsouth.net normwine@charter.net 2019 Acacia Carneros Pinot Noir #18-2022 We usually serve Pinot Noir with beef or salmon, but the other night we enjoyed the 2019 Acacia Carneros Pinot Noir with our homemade baked lasagna, and it was a very good ...

Wind, low tides and slow-moving water made for brutal fishing for a good part of the past week. Following a full moon, we get several days of long, weak tides, add strong northeast gusty winds and you can expect less than desirable fishing conditions. With that said, fish were caught, however ...