October 2021 Scoop Online Edition

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Apple pie....

Little Johnny and his family lived in the country, and as a result seldom had guests. He was eager to help his mother after his father appeared with two dinner guests from the office.

When the dinner was nearly over, Little Johnny went to the kitchen and proudly carried in the first piece of apple pie, giving it to his father who passed it to a guest.

Little Johnny came in with a second piece of pie and gave it to his father, who again gave it to a guest.

This was too much for Little Johnny, who said, “It’s no use, Dad. The pieces are all the same size.”

“No one can stop you from shinning if you are standing in your own light.”

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Sea of information

Older Person Friendly

Charley, a new retiree-greeter at a local box store, just couldn’t seem to get to work on time. Every day he was 5, 10, sometimes 15 minutes late. But he was a good worker, really tidy, cleanshaven, sharp-minded and a real credit to the company and obviously demonstrating their “Older Person Friendly” policies.

One day the boss called him into the office for a talk. “Charley, I have to tell you, I like your work ethic, you do a bang-up job when you finally get here; but your being late so often is quite bothersome.”

“Yes, I know boss, and I am working on it.”

“Well good, you are a team player. That’s what I like to hear.”

“Yes sir, I understand your concern and I’ll try harder.”

Seeming puzzled, the manager went on to comment, “It’s odd though you’re coming in late. I know you’re retired from the Armed Forces. What did they say to you there if you showed up in the morning so late and so often?”

The old man looked down at the floor, then smiled. He chuckled quietly, then said with a grin, “They usually saluted and said, ‘Good morning, Admiral, can I get your coffee, sir?’

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When I was a boy I was the remote. Not only did I get up to change the television channel, I also walked outside to turn the antenna to pick up the other network. My i-tunes were a stack of vinyl records under our plastic record player. My Google was a pile of books in the corner of the living room. My e-mail was a sheet of paper, a pen, and an envelope. My video games were played in my mind while I romped outside in the sunshine.

Today, however, we live in a sea of information. There are dozens of social media sites. There are hundreds of cable television channels. There are e-mails and text messages that make our computers and smart phones beep constantly. There are video games that eat up our time. There are news shows that only feed our anger and prejudices. There is so much information that we rarely have time to think about it, let alone reflect on our lives here.

What can we do in such a sea? How can we navigate it? How can we sail it to find the truth about our world and ourselves? I think the key comes in asking ourselves a few important questions. When the waves of information come at you then ask yourself these things. Is this information uplifting my heart? Is it inspiring my soul? Is it educating my mind. Is it making me feel happier about my life here? Is it making me kinder and more loving? Is it urging me to help make the world a better place? Is it bringing me closer to God? If the answer is no then turn it off, disregard it, and dismiss it from your life.

Our lives here are too brief to be awash in a sea of negativity. God loves us and put us here to love each other and to make this Earth more like Heaven. If the information around you isn’t helping you do this then it is wasting your time and your life.

Your life is what you allow into your heart and soul and also what you share from your heart and soul. May it always be love.

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Serving Two Masters

A Mormon acquaintance once pushed Mark Twain into an argument on the issue of polygamy. After long and tedious expositions justifying the practice, the Mormon demanded that Twain cite any passage of scripture expressly forbidding polygamy.

“Nothing easier,” Twain replied. “No man can serve two masters.”

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Happiness is Self Factored

We all live our lives, placing our happiness on diverse objects, sometimes on people, and sometimes on priorities, but the question is, what do we do, when they are all gone?

We fail to realize that our happiness is an inward thing, and that it should be created from the inside of us, a lot of us have gone heartbroken on several occasions because our sources of happiness are gone from us, happiness would never seize from you, when you place it on the ‘self’ factor, and when all you see in the picture is nobody and nothing else but your own self.

Someone once asked me, God’s will, don’t you ever get angry? I smiled and replied; where will the anger come from...

The reason being; I’ve permanently succeeded in blocking all the possible chances for anyone or anything to make me feel bad. When you create and inward happiness source, you’re creating an inward security against pain, sorrow, or tears of all sort.

Most times, the misplacement of your happiness source can lead to real life issues that might even end up killing you, I’ve met a lot people who got depressed, who incubated low selfesteem, engaged in dubious drugs abuse because they misplaced their sources of happiness. To create happiness from your inside, you must learn to always love yourself, give credit to yourself when necessary, before anyone gets to criticize you, be your number one critic, smile off negativity and always remind yourself that you are your number one happiness.

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Glasses for work

I came home from work last night exhausted. I said to my wife, “I need my glasses checked. I’m so nearsighted I nearly worked myself to death.”

Perplexed, the wife asked, “What’s being nearsighted got to do with working yourself to death?”

“I couldn’t tell whether the boss was watching me or not, so I had to work the whole time!”

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“The Paper With A Hometown Flavor” A thank you letter to First Responders

Tech Support

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Watercolor Classes in September and October

Four sessions for $55.00, at the Hwy 395 Museum in Gardnerville. Call Vickie Kingman at (775)265-0320.

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Every day we see news stories reporting violence in our country. We see video recordings from people who were there, we see reporters on the scene, but who we rarely don’t see are the first responders who have put their lives on the line to protect our cities/towns. Dispatchers, officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians are who deal with the events as they happen to ensure safety and provide medical attention. Here is a quick ‘thank you’ for all of their hard work and bravery.

Thank you to the dispatchers. Thank you for sitting by the phone waiting to answer the 911 calls from terrified victims and informants, only to then keep the caller calm as you relay information to the officers, firemen, and medics who will be responding to the scene. You serve as the eyes and ears of a situation before anyone can arrive, and your position is overlooked and underrated way more often than it should be. Without you, how would anyone know where to go and what to prepare for?

Thank you to the officers. Thank you for putting your lives on the line in order to save those around you. Each day that you wake up and put on your badge, you know there is a chance you might not get home to take it off that night. You enforce rules, ensure safety, and get labeled with the “bad-guy” reputation just because you want to make the world a safer place. You run toward the things that most other people run away from, and you deserve to know that your hard work and bravery doesn’t go unnoticed.

Thank you to the firemen. Thank you for putting out fires and saving homes but we know you do so much more. When you go to work each day, you could be signing up to save a cat from a tree, deliver a baby on the side of the road, or save a child from an overturned vehicle. Other days you could be rescuing a family from a burning house, or have to tell the family outside that there was no way to get their mother out of the flames. Either way, you put yourself in harm’s way every day so that you can keep others safe, and you are so appreciated.

Thank you to the medical technicians. You are the difference between life and death. You are the calm voice amongst the chaos that says “everything is going to be okay.” You see the most terrifying accidents that most could never dream of, but they leave you with nightmares for weeks.

You have made a difference in so many lives, and your bravery, skill, and passion is seen in the lives you’ve saved.

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Old friends...

Mary and Jane are old friends. They have both been married to their husbands for a long time; Mary is upset because she thinks her husband doesn’t find her attractive anymore. “As I get older he doesn’t bother to look at me!” Mary cries.

“I’m so sorry for you, as I get older my husband says I get more beautiful every day.” replies Jane. “Yes, but your husband’s an antique dealer!”

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Blue green algae and your dog

Blue green algae — also known as cyanobacteria — are tiny organisms typically found in freshwater lakes, ponds, reservoirs and slow-moving rivers. The bacteria forms on the surface of the water and blooms, to create a green, blue green or brown coloured scum or foam. Some blue green algae is highly toxic to dogs.

Some types of blue green algae release toxins (such as microcystins and anatoxins) into the water. These toxins are not only highly poisonous to dogs when swallowed but are also dangerous for cats, horses, birds, cows and humans. Unfortunately, without laboratory analysis, it’s impossible to tell which blue green algae blooms are toxic and which aren’t.

If a dog swallows algae containing a combination of the most severe toxins (neurotoxins and hepatotoxins), they may start showing signs within minutes. Signs in dogs exposed only to hepatotoxins can take between one and a few hours to show.

Blue green algae most commonly occurs during the summer when rainfall is low, the sun is shining, and temperatures are higher — as this is when the blooms are more intense.

The most common signs of blue green algae poisoning include: Vomiting, Diarrhea, Disorientation/weakness, Breathing difficulties, Drooling, Seizures, Blood in stools, Coma, Shock If left untreated, exposure to blue green algae can lead to liver damage and death within a matter of days. (vets-now.com) “Political correctness is tyranny with manners.” Charleton Heston

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Act 2 invites you...

Hey Looki Lu -Did you have the September Blues? Come to Act 2 as we have something designed to rid you of those blues.

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CARSON CITY JOE’S RESTAURANT is now open on Mondays. Our dinners are all homemade.

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Fed Up

I’m getting totally fed up with people whining about the price of things - $2.50 for iced tea, $3.50 for coffee, $4 for a slice of cake, $5 to park the car. Any more complaining and I’m going to stop inviting people over.

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“The Paper With A Hometown Flavor” Grandma Hilda, Part 2 Henry or “Henrik”

Epidemics/Pandemics

Infectious diseases have plagued humankind throughout history. When small bands of hunter-gatherers contracted an illness, it might have remained relatively contained; but as agrarian societies allowed for more heavily concentrated populations, these diseases could cause widespread damage. Trade routes between urban centers now became superhighways for the transmission of pathogens.

An epidemic is defined as the widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. A pandemic is an epidemic that crosses international boundaries and affects a large number of people in multiple countries or worldwide.

Pandemics such as the Black Death, which wiped out 60% of the population of Europe, are capable of dramatically altering the course of history. They have devastated economies, toppled civilizations, ended empires.

Over a million people died in each of the worst epidemics and pandemics in history. Smallpox, bubonic plague, and influenza were responsible for many of the pandemics. Luckily, due to worldwide vaccination efforts, smallpox was eradicated in 1980 -- the only infection known to have been eliminated worldwide.

Although the COVID-19 pandemic is still infecting people, vaccination efforts should help bring the pandemic to an end.

Unfortunately, there will almost certainly be more calamitous epidemics and pandemics in the future. We can only hope that medical science will be able to keep up.

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A brown eyed boy was born to Jonas and Hohanna Johnson on Aug. 22, 1898 in Klippen, Sweden. He was the eleventh child of thirteen. Several brothers and sisters had died in infancy, but seven lived to adult age. His father was a shoemaker. At that time most shoes were made by hand. His mother was a tailoress and dressmaker. This makes us think that the family was always well dressed and did not suffer for lack of shoes. They lived on a farm and produced much of the food needed for such a large family.

At the age of nine, Henry, who was growing to be a strong husky boy, started to tend cattle for various farmers in the area, and earned enough to help keep his own needs. He enjoyed this immensely because he would take the cows out to where there was good pasture, then round them up at night and take them home. During the day he learned to enjoy the great outdoors.

Fishing was his greatest pleasure. Each day one of the farmers wives packed a good lunch for him. He tells of the halls of home, churned butter and good homemade bread and rolls he would get. He could hardly wait to get a short distance away, so he could start munching. He herded cattle through the summer till his family left for America.

As he has many times stated, skiing was one of his favorite sports, and with all the snow and hills he became quite a professional on skis, and was daring enough to take many a high and dangerous jumps.

Through the winter he attended school near by their home.

He did very well in school. His marks in school were always at the top, and of course as good or better than his sisters and brother, Carl. He enjoyed school and nearly always had a crush on the teacher.

Henry had an uncle and aunt, Farbro Daniel (fathers’ brother) who wanted to adopt him, as they had no children and felt he couldn’t be missed much from such a large family of thirteen children, and they had the means to provide for him. This his mother and dad could never agree to, because they loved them all, and maybe Henry didn’t want to leave his happy family.

At the age of fourteen, his parents decided to leave Sweden, and try their luck in America, taking the then Carl 18, Vera 16, Henry 14, Mamie 12, and Svea, the youngest 9. Their daughter Tyra, who was married to Emil Johnson and had a son Gustan, also accompanied them.

Their oldest daughter, Emily, was married to Pete Peterson, who had preceded them to American and lived on a farm near Park Rapids, Minn. The Johnson family lived with them for a short time until they settled on a farm near Sebeka, Minn.

There Henry attended country school for a couple of years, helping out with the farm work when he had the spare time. His family attended Lutheran Church in Sebeka, from which Henry was confirmed at age 15.

When he was 16 and 17 he worked on a farm near Park Rapids for Mrs. French and her son Walter. Later he moved to Bemidji, Minn. where he worked in saw mills and logging camps. In his early years he found several cute Finnish girls that he was interested in and tells about, but he tried an experiment to find out who he was to marry. He placed a girl’s name under each of four clumps of sod. In the morning, if a living bug was found under one, that was the girl he was going to marry. To his surprise and pleasure he found a bug under Hilda Ohngren. From

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What are automatic license plate readers?

Automatic license plate readers are devices that can be mounted on police cars or fixed on poles or on the roadside to scan the license plates of all cars passing by. These readers capture, at minimum, the license plate number of a car as well as its date, time and location. Today’s license plate readers use “specialized digital cameras and computers to quickly capture large numbers of photographs of license plates, convert them to text and compare them quickly to a large number of plates of interest.”

The “plates of interest” are contained in the “hot list” that is downloaded into the license plate reader and may include data from terrorist watch lists, stolen cars or parking scofflaws. The system alerts if a license plate of a car passing matches a “plate of interest.”

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Nude tiptoer

A woman who plays cards one night a month with a group of friends was concerned that she always woke up her husband when she came home around 11:30pm.

So she decided to be considerate and not rouse him this time.

She undressed in the living room and, purse over arm, tiptoed nude into the bedroom, only to find him sitting up in bed, reading.

“Oh No!” he exclaimed. “Did you lose EVERYTHING?!?”

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Funny tongue twisters

Try these with your kids or even your friends.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers; A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked; If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

I scream, you scream, We all scream for ice cream.

Betty Botter bought some butter but, said she, the butter’s bitter. If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter.

But a bit of better butter will make my bitter batter better. So she bought some better butter, better than the bitter butter, put it in her bitter batter, made her bitter batter better. So ‘t was better Betty Botter bought some better butter.

She sells seashells on the seashore. The shells she sells are seashells, I’m sure. And if she sells seashells on the seashore, Then I’m sure she sells seashore shells.

Birdie birdie in the sky laid a turdie in my eye. If cows could fly I’d have a cow pie in my eye.

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Late one night

Late one night a mugger wearing a ski mask jumped into a path of a well-dressed man and stuck a knife in his ribs “give me your money,” he demanded. Indignant, the affluent man replied, “you can’t do this – I am a United States congressman!” “In that case,” replied the mugger, “give me MY money.”

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could hog, if a groundhog could hog ground.

Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread. Spread it thick, say it quick! Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread. Spread it thicker, say it quicker! Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread. Don’t eat with your mouth full!

I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit.

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Less intrusive, Less stress process is also many times Less costly than refacing or replacing! You don’t empty-out your cabinet contents, you don’t move-out, also you don’t lose the function of your kitchen! No dust & no Chemical Sprays and EPA Compliant! We work 9:00am to 4:00pm daily, clean-up & sanitize by 4:30pm, returning your kitchen to you until 9:00am the next morning!

We do basic Refurbishing with options like Color Tinting to Color Glazing & New Soft-Closing Hinges or Handle / Knob Hardware. All products are hand rubbed, completely dustless, with 100% UV Protection! For sampling, client testimonials and references: E-mail: danakathy-pc@hotmail.com or call ‘Cabinets Etc.’, Dana at (775)781-7462 or Kathy at (775)7827821 NV - Lic. #18331, CA. Lic. #310071.

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Copper Hills Bible Church Craft Fair

2nd Annual Craft Fair October 23rd, 2021, Vendors Needed.

Spaces are 10x10 at $20 each. Reserve your space early. 1 Falcon Dr. Yerington, NV. For further information contact Sandra Goetze (775)461-6710 MINOR TO MAJOR AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS, Tires and More! ASE Certified Master Mechanic, 40+ years same location! Senior Discounts, Bobs Shell Service, Carson City (775)883-7919 WOOD DESK WITH KEY BOARD TRAY AND lower shelf, excellent condition, office chair and lamp included $149, Karen (775)790-5237 WANTED: LICENSE PLATES, OLD MOTORCYCLE Helmets, Old Pre-1970’s Levi’s, Musical instruments, Old Watches and Old Lighters, John (775)315-4930 G & J LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE, TRIM, prune, fertilize, aerate, sprinklers, General clean-up, Free Estimates, Victor (775)291-1672

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A letter from Granny (back by popular demand)

Dear Son, The other day I went up to a local Christian bookstore and saw a “honk if you love Jesus” bumper sticker.

I was feeling particularly sassy that day because I had just come from a thrilling choir performance, followed by a thunderous prayer meeting, so I bought the sticker and put it on my bumper. Boy, I’m glad I did! What an uplifting experience that followed!

I was stopped at a red light at a busy intersection, just lost in thought about the Lord and how good He is and I didn’t notice that the light had changed. It is a good thing someone else loves Jesus because if he hadn’t honked, I’d never have noticed!

I found that LOTS of people love Jesus! Why, while I was sitting there, the guy behind started honking like crazy, and then he leaned out of his window and screamed, “For the love of GOD! GO! GO! Jesus Christ, GO!” What an exuberant cheerleader he was for Jesus!

Everyone started honking! I just leaned out of my window and started waving and smiling at all these loving people. I even honked my horn a few times to share in the love! There must have been a man from Florida back there because I heard him yelling something about a “sunny beach”… I saw another guy waving in a funny way with only his middle finger stuck up in

the air. Then I asked my teenage grandson in the back seat what that meant, he said that it was probably a Hawaiian good luck sign or something.

Well, I’ve never met anyone from Hawaii, so I leaned out the window and gave him the good luck sign back.

A couple of the people were so caught up in the joy of the moment that they got out of their cars and started walking towards me. I bet they wanted to pray or ask what church I attended, but this is when I noticed the light had changed. So, I waved to all my sisters and brothers grinning and drove on through the intersection.

I noticed I was the only car that got through the intersection before the light changed again and I felt kind of sad that I had to leave them after all the love we had shared, so I slowed the car down, leaned out of the window and gave them all the Hawaiian good luck sign one last time as I drove away.

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“The Paper With A Hometown Flavor” How many people die everyday in the US?

According to the United Nations World Population Prospects report, approximately 7,452 people die every day in the United States. In other words, a person dies in the US approximately every 12 seconds.

Note: The numbers in this post were estimated without taking into account the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The net effect of the pandemic on the average number of deaths in the US will not be clear until sometime in the future.

Today (December 10, 2020), 3124 deaths were reported due to COVID-19, which is close to 41.9% of the normal number of daily deaths; however, it is possible that deaths due to other causes may have decreased because of widespread social distancing, quarantine, and stay-at-home measures. On the other hand, there may also be an increase in the number of deaths that could have been prevented if medical resources were not focused on COVID-19 patients. For more information about COVID-19 cases and deaths in the US, https://www.indexmundi.com/coronavirus/ ALL SEASONS - STURDY HANDRAILS, INSIDE - out, large or small, flat or stepped areas, single rail or options available, all metal custom built and installed (775)790-6445 PLUMBING, LEAKY PIPES, SERVICE AND REPAIR, remodels, new construction, residential and commercial, since 1997, bonded and insured, guaranteed, NV#47214, CA#513872, Call Robert (775)690-1441

VFW Breakfast

Topaz VFW Post 3630 is hosting a monthly breakfast at the TRE Community Center on the 4th Saturday of the month, 8:00am - 9:30am. The breakfast is to rally support for Veterans by bringing together families and friends for a fun event that includes good food, a raffle and a 50/50 drawing, $5.00 Adults, $3.00 Children under 10, 3939 Carter Way (TRE) SMITH WESSON 66-3, FOUR-INCH, 357 REVOLVER, Born around 1990, under 100 rounds fired, original wood grips, box, and manual, $875, Dennis (805)915-7651 EXPERIENCED CLASS A CDL DRIVERS NEEDED immediately to drive mixer trucks in Yerington, NV. Full time position. Call (775)463-0199 CUSTOM CANVAS WORK! REPAIR, RE-STITCH, Replace; Boat Covers, Cockpit and Bow Covers, Snaps, Grommets, Velcro, Zippers, Reinforcements, Jim/Minden (775)267-4434 or (775)230-8706 CASH PAID FOR OLD COSTUME JEWELRY: All types including Silver, Copper, Rhinestones, Old Plastics, Glass, Pot Metal, Pins, Bracelets, Rings, Necklaces, Old Watches, Lockets, larger quantities preferred, please leave phone number and clear message on my NEW phone number, I call everyone back, Call or text Joanne at (775)430-2352

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More snow

It was a disastrous year for the farmers. The snow fell and fell until the government relief agency had to step in and lend a hand.

“It must have been terrible,” said the government man to a farmer. “All that snow.”

“Could have been worse,” calmly answered the farmer. “My neighbor had more snow than me.”

“How’s that?” asked the government man. “More land,” replied the farmer.

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HOME REPAIR PRO, MR. FIX IT, ANY OUTSIDE/INSIDE repairs, big or small, flat rate $40 per hour (775)6915119 PORSCHES WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE! OLD Porsches 1950 to 1973, looking for a Porsche 356, 911 or 912, running or not, with or without engine or transmission, also interested in parts. Will pay cash! Have trailer will travel (775)2916827 “I just want to live in a world where people come with on/ off switches.”

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Self-Quarantine

Day 1 – I can do this!! Got enough food and wine to last a month! Day 2 – Opening my 8th bottle of wine. I fear wine supplies might not last Day 3 – Strawberries: Some have 210 seeds, some have 235 seeds. Who knew?? Day 4 – 8:00pm. Removed my day pajamas and put on my night pajamas. Day 5 – Today, I tried to make hand sanitizer. It came out as jello shots!! Day 6 – I get to take the garbage out. I’m so excited, I can’t decide what to wear! Day 7 – Laughing way too much at my own jokes!!

Day 8 – Went to a new restaurant called “The Kitchen”. You have to gather all the ingredients and make your own meal. I have no clue how this place is still in business! Day 9 – I put liquor bottles in every room. Tonight, I’m getting all dressed up and going bar hopping. Day 10 – Struck up a conversation with a spider today. Seems nice. He’s a web designer. Day 11 – Isolation is hard. I swear my fridge just said, “What the hell do you want now?” Day 12 – I realized why dogs get so excited about something moving outside, going for walks or car rides. I think I just barked at a squirrel. Day 13 – If you keep a glass of wine in each hand, you can’t accidentally touch your face. Day 14 – Watched the birds fight over a worm. The Cardinals led the Blue Jays 3–1. Day 15 – Anybody else feel like they’ve cooked dinner about 395 times in a given month?

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Tell me

As Gayle was getting to know Jim and his family, she was very impressed by how much his parents loved each other.“They’re so thoughtful,” Gayle said. “Why, your dad even brings your mom a cup of hot coffee in bed every morning.” After a time, Gayle and Jim were engaged, and then they married. On the way from the wedding to the reception, Gayle again remarked on Jim’s loving parents and even the coffee in bed. “Tell me,” she said, “does it run in the family?” “It sure does,” replied Jim. “And I take after my mom.”

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Dad will never say

Top ten things you’ll never hear a dad say 10. Well, how ‘bout that?... I’m lost! Looks like we’ll have to stop and ask for directions. 9. You know Pumpkin, now that you’re thirteen, you’ll be ready for unchaperoned car dates. Won’t that be fun? 8. I noticed that all your friends have a certain “up yours” attitude ... I like that. 7. Here’s a credit card and the keys to my new car -- GO CRAZY. 6. What do you mean you wanna play football? Figure skating not good enough for you, son?

5. Your Mother and I are going away for the weekend ... you might want to consider throwing a party. 4. Well, I don’t know what’s wrong with your car. Probably one of those doo-hickey thingies -- you know -- that makes it run or something. Just have it towed to a mechanic and pay whatever he asks. 3. No son of mine is going to live under this roof without an earring -now quit your belly-aching, and let’s go to the mall. 2. Whaddya wanna go and get a job for? I make plenty of money for you to spend. 1. Father’s Day? aahh -- don’t worry about that -- it’s no big deal.

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Children’s Museum Volunteers needed

The Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada is looking for those positive people to donate their time and talents to our organization. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are welcome to support the Museum in a number of ways. As a docent, you can assist with camps, field trips and workshops, and become part of our educational team. As special event support, you can assist with fundraisers, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities and seasonal events. If you are a builder, you can assist with exhibits and troubleshooting. Gardeners can help keep the outside of our building beautiful. Our children benefit greatly from interaction with all ages! Contact Candy Stewart, Volunteer Coordinator at (775)884-2226 or email cstewart@cmnn.org.

BLIND AND WINDOW CLEANING SERVICES, residential and commercial, multi story specialist, mobile blind cleaning, pressure washing, awning cleaning, snow removal, Call Unlimited for a clear view! (775)883-6629 RUSSELL’S TREE SERVICE, #1 ARTISTRY IN TREE Care; Shaping, Balancing, Removals, Stump Grinding, Fruit Trees, Hedges, Ornamental Pruning, Serving your area, Licensed/Insured (775)685-0528 “By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.”

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NORWAY SWEATER, SIZE SMALL $175; BEAUTIFUL Faux fur Silver Fox jacket, size medium $200 (775)392-0044 WOOD STOVE PELLETS, WE SELL Pellets, cleanest burning, highest heat output, out performs all others, North Idaho Energy logs by the pallet or singles, bensonfeed.com, Benson Feed, Carson City (775)882-3999 SEMI-RETIRED FINISH CARPENTER- DOOR install/ repairs, security screens, deadbolts, shelving, molding and general carpentry repairs. Call Mark (775) 782-6198 or (775)790-5927

Either you get bitter, or you get better

Either you get bitter or you get better. It’s that simple. You either take what has been dealt to you and allow it to make you a better person, or you allow it to tear you down. The choice does not belong to fate, it belongs to you.

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Feeling sorry

Having arrived at the edge of the river, the fisherman soon realized he had forgotten to bring any bait. Just then he happened to see a little snake passing by who had caught a worm. The fisherman snatched up the snake and robbed him of his worm.

Feeling sorry for the little snake with no lunch, he snatched him up again and poured a little beer down his throat. Then he went about his fishing.

An hour or so later the fisherman felt a tug at his pant leg.

Looking down, he saw the same snake with three more worms in his mouth...

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Asking $450 OBO (775)392-0995 ANTIQUE CLOCKS - VIENNA 8-DAY REGULATOR (circa 1898), single weight, time strike, key wind $300 OBO; Gilbert mantle clock, key wind, time strike $100 OBO (775)782-0391

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SUTRO LANDSCAPING, ONE CALL DOES IT all; lawn care, aerating and thatching, sprinkler systems, sod installation and planting, clean-ups and much more, Free Estimates, Operated by owner, NV#50048 (775)246-4871 or (775)2913095 JR POWER SPORTS! WE SERVICE AND REPAIR, ALL makes, models and years; Quads, OHV, Dirt and Street Bikes; from tune up to full rebuild. 35 years experience!

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A lesson in logic

A sixth-grade teacher was giving her pupils a lesson in logic.

“Here is the situation,” she said. “A man is standing up in a boat in the middle of a river, fishing. He loses his balance, falls in, and begins splashing and yelling for help. His wife hears the commotion, knows he can’t swim, and runs down to the bank.

Why do you think she ran to the bank?”

A girl raised her hand and asked, “To withdraw all his money from his savings account?”

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- Elizabeth Taylor

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Sick on weekdays

My boss said, “I find it highly suspicious that you are only sick on weekdays.” I said, “It must be my weekend immune system.”

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Douglas County Democrats

The Douglas County Democrats will be holding their Fall dinner and fund raiser October 14th. For information: www. douglasdems.org “Count your summers, not your winters.”

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“The Paper With A Hometown Flavor” On the first day

On the first day God created the cow. God said, “You must go to the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer. I will give you a life span of sixty years.”

The cow said, “That’s a kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. Let me have twenty years and I’ll give back the other forty.” And God agreed.

On the second day, God created the dog. God said, “Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. I will give you a life span of twenty years.” The dog said, “That’s too long to be barking. Give me ten years and I’ll give back the other ten.” So God agreed (*sigh*).

On the third day God created the monkey. God said, “Entertain people, do monkey tricks, make them laugh. I’ll give you a twenty year life span.” Monkey said, “How boring, monkey tricks for twenty years? I don’t think so. Dog gave you back ten, so that’s what I’ll do too, okay?” And God agreed again (...???...)

On the fourth day God created man. God said, “Eat, sleep, play, procreate, enjoy. Do nothing, just enjoy, enjoy. I’ll give you twenty years.”

Man said, “What? Only twenty years? No way, man. Tell you what, I’ll take my twenty, and the forty cow gave back, and the ten dog gave back and the ten monkey gave back. That makes eighty, okay?” “Okay,” said God. “You’ve got a deal.”

So, that is why for the first twenty years we eat, sleep, play, procreate, enjoy, and do nothing. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain our grandchildren; and for the last ten years we sit in front of the house and bark at everybody.

The Employee and the Boss

Employee: Excuse me sir, may I talk to you? Boss: Sure, come on in. What can I do for you?

Employee: Well sir, as you know, I have been an employee of this prestigious firm for over ten years. Boss: Yes. Employee: I won’t beat around the bush. Sir, I would like a raise. I currently have four companies after me and so I decided to talk to you first. Boss: A raise? I would love to give you a raise, but this is just not the right time.

Employee: I understand your position, and I know that the current economic down turn has had a negative impact on sales, but you must also take into consideration my hard work, proactiveness and loyalty to this company for over a decade. Boss: Taking into account these factors, and considering I don’t want to start a brain drain, I’m willing to offer you a ten percent raise and an extra five days of vacation time. How does that sound?

Employee: Great! It’s a deal! Thank you, sir! Boss: Before you go, just out of curiosity, what companies were after you?

Employee: Oh… the Electric Company, Gas Company, Water Company and the Mortgage Company!

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JACKRABBIT PLUMBING. INC NOW HIRING Apprentice and Journeyman Plumbers, Plumbing Service Technician, and Radiant Heating/Boiler Service Technicians for the Carson Valley/Reno area. Call (775)782-4274. You can mail resume to PO Box 792 Gardnerville, NV 89410 or email to servicemanager@jrpnv.com.

Writing the Editor - We welcome all articles, letters, jokes and comments on Sierra Scoop, local issues, community news and free private party ads, published as space provides.

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“The Paper With A Hometown Flavor” Can I help you?

As I turned to go down the aisle in the grocery store I spotted him... an elderly man appearing to be lost. As I walked closer I could see a sad look in his eyes. I felt an urge to say something to him. “What should I say?” I wondered to myself. “Can I help you find something?” I heard myself saying. “Thank you, I really need some help,” he answered. “Tell me what you are looking for and I’ll try to help you find it,” I said.

“Why did you stop and talk to me? You don’t work here, do you?” he asked. “Well, I could see by the look on your face that you seemed to need help,” I answered. With that, he introduced himself. “Hi, I’m Albert.* This is the first time since my wife died that I’ve been to the grocery store. My wife always did the shopping and I’m really lost in this big store. Thank you for helping me.” I leaned over and gave Albert a hug. I told him that only a few weeks earlier my son, Todd, had died in a car accident. We shared a faint smile knowing that we both had been through a tough time.

As I pondered what had happened I realized that going though this grieving time had brought something out in me that wasn’t there before. My eyes seemed to be opened and I noticed other hurting people. I’m sure the year before I would have been like the other people in the store, who walked by and didn’t see the hurt in this man’s eyes.

In 2 Corinthians 1:4 it reads: “He helps us in all our troubles, so that we are able to help others who have all kinds of troubles, using the same help that we ourselves have received from God.” God had helped me though this terrible tragedy of my son Todd’s death, and now He was enabling me to see the hurt in others and reach out to help them. (K. Heitsch)

Happy October Birthdays!

We’re sending you best wishes and hope your day goes well and that you’ll find some memories with stories you can tell of how you had a marvelous time and those around you too, with fun and lots of laughter and all this just for you.. Have a very Happy Birthday!

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October 31st - Halloween

CRAFTSMAN SNOW BLOWER, USED TWICE, electric start, not used last winter, many need tune-up, paid $450, will sell for $300 (775)267-4766 MONUMENTS UNLIMITED, HEADSTONES, curbing, granite and concrete, all colors available, quality work (775)720-1627 LIKE NEW EBERLESTOCK BACKPACK; RMEF edition retails $329, asking $200; Like new Mendl boots size 10D asking $50, Call (775)463-3595 CASH PAID FOR – KNIVES; LANTERNS; Camp Stoves; Hunting; Shooting; Decoys; Fishing; Tobacco Pipes; Lighters, Jeff (775)720-2577 HOME INTEGRITY - ALL YOUR NEEDS INSIDE and out, Licensed, bonded, and insured, Charles (775)357-5715, Samantha (775)220-4252 CRAFTSMAN CONSTRUCTION LLC, SPECIALIZING in: New Construction, Additions, Remodels and Painting: Quality Workmanship with over 30 years experience, free estimates, Serving Carson Valley, NV Lic.60315, NVPainting Lic.82727 Find us on Facebook or (775)690-1749 “Detox your life in 4 easy steps. Eliminate anyone who: 1.

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Visit to the museum

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Visiting the modern art museum, a lady turned to an attendant standing nearby.

“This,” she said, “I suppose, is one of those hideous representations you call modern art?”

“No, Madam,” replied the attendant. “That one’s called a mirror.”

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“The Paper With A Hometown Flavor” A Prayer for First Responders

We thank God for giving you a strength that exceeds any measure. We thank God for giving you a courage that allows you to run towards danger so others can be safe. We thank God for showing us all, through you, what it means to put others first.

We thank God for showing us your bright light in the darkest of times. We pray that today and everyday you feel the love and support of those whose lives (and homes) you have saved and touched.... of the communities you protect, and of God who gives us all strength.

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Honey, is that you?

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