Thu, Aug 21 2008
|
|
Published April 22, 2008 11:54 am - Looking for mushrooms — Courier contest begins Etcetera By JUDY KRIEGER, Courier Editor
The Courier’s annual mushroom contest is now under way. I received a call Monday morning from a hunter who had found itty-bitty ones. I said he could bring them in for a photo since his was the first report I’ve had. I ask, though, that the rest of you do not submit itsy-bitsy morels for a photo. They are just too small. The winner of the contest will just have the “best” mushroom — well-formed, many in a clump, or whatever newsroom judges deem the best. Maybe we’ll let our new photographer select the winner since hopefully he will be shooting most of the photos. And we do prefer that you bring the specimen/s in for a photo. After opening up my e-mail, I discovered photos from a perennial morel hunter. Once again, “Snook,” found some morel mushrooms early in the season. The Ottumwan sent photos showing his small find of morels that he picked “just south of Ottumwa” Friday night. According to this mushroom expert — Steve Snook who lives on Copperhead Road — the morels “are about two weeks behind last year’s.” q q q More Courier travels include the Smithburg family of Fairfield recently enjoyed a vacation at the famous Atlantic City, N.J. Daniel and Kelly Smithburg are shown with a Courier along with their children, Greg, Alicia and Kevin. q q q 
•
Click to discuss this story with other readers on our forums.
More from the Columns section
The Courier travels along on an African safari Courier keeps traveling through summer vacation |
Print this story
E-mail this story
Post to del.icio.us
Discuss this story
 |
 |
 |
|||||
|
|||||
 |
Subscribe to XML Feeds© 2008, The Ottumwa Courier 213 E. Second St.; Ottumwa, IA 52501-2902 (641) 684-4611; Email news tips and feedback |
Popular Business directory links - Ottumwa Apartments | Ottumwa Attorneys | Ottumwa Auto Dealers | Ottumwa Auto Parts | Ottumwa Auto Repair | Ottumwa Beauty Salons | Ottumwa Car Rental | Ottumwa Dentists | Ottumwa Doctors | Ottumwa Flowers | Ottumwa Hotels | Ottumwa Insurance | Ottumwa Loans | Ottumwa Mortgages | Ottumwa Movers | Ottumwa Pizza | Ottumwa Realtors | Ottumwa Restaurants | Ottumwa Storage | Ottumwa Tax Preparation | Ottumwa Travel | Ottumwa Featured | More...
|
|
Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. • CNHI Classified Advertising Network • CNHI News Service |