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“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.”

That’s the well-known (though unofficial) creed that is engraved outside of the James A. Farley Post Office building in New York City. For many with the United States Postal Service, that motto leads as an example of what to strive for in their careers. For Marshall Simpson, it’s simply the natural way of things.

Now that we have had a killing frost and it is time to put the garden to bed, I have had several questions about composting plant debris with disease infections. 

Several people have asked me if diseased plant material such as leaves with powdery mildew, black spot, anthracnose or fire blight should or could be placed into a compost pile and decomposed enough that the disease won’t re-infect next year.  And, of course, the answer is that it depends.

Micah Devine doesn’t even remember the student’s name, but in sixth grade, the coaxing of a random classmate started what would become a lasting obsession for Devine.

“Some boy just asked me if I wanted to play football,” Devine said. “It was just something to do, so I started playing. I’ve been playing it ever since.”

Devine, who was raised in Willisburg, developed a lifelong love for “anything outdoors” early on in his life.

When the WC Commanders (4-6, 3-3) defeated Fort Knox two weeks ago, it signified two things: one, a return to the playoffs and, two, another matchup with the Glasgow Scotties (9-1).

The Scotties are a familiar foe for Head Coach Eric Sagrecy’s Commanders, as they have knocked WC out of the 2A playoffs for the last two seasons.

But, instead of seeing this as a negative, Sagrecy issued his team a challenge as soon as he found out who their playoff opponent could be were they to win that playoff-clinching game against Fort Knox.