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Our Feathered Friends - March 16 |
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011 |
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 I was really surprised to receive an e-mail from Karen Franklin this past Saturday telling me that she had been in Hawaii for her 10th anniversary. She forgot to take me with her and her husband, John Franklin. Karen, in all her wisdom decided to write about the birds she saw on her trip and I would love to share it with you all. Ray
By Karen Franklin, guest columnist
I put myself on unofficial assignment when my husband and I took our 10 year wedding anniversary to Maui, Hawaii on March 2-11. I would like to dedicate this article to Ray. If I could have fit him in my luggage and taken him with me I would have!! I thought that there would be lots of tropical birds and exotic species to write about, but after purchasing a Hawaii bird book in Maui, I was surprised to learn that there are actually very few species of birds in Hawaii that are considered native. (In fact, there are very few animals, amphibians and reptiles!) The birds are grouped into 4 categories: Endemic species and subspecies that evolved in Hawaii and are found nowhere else in the world; Indigenous species that arrived in the islands unassisted by man and established breeding populations, but are found elsewhere; Alien species introduced to and established in Hawaii by man; and Visitor/Regular migrants that spend the winter in Hawaii and depart in the spring, or pass through during migration. |
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Fine Swine BBQ Sauce sticks to your taste buds |
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011 |
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 By KEN BECK
Special to The Wilson Post
Something hot and zingy is flowing out of Lebanon these days, a barbecue sauce by the name of Ol’ South Fine Swine that’s meant to be liberally doused on grilled meats.
Its maker, Richard Swindell, who has lived in Lebanon for three years, promotes it saying, “It’s a gourmet barbecue sauce tested and perfected over 10 years that reflects Southern barbecue taste. “I’ve always liked to cook, either inside or outside, especially on the grill. I came across a recipe years ago that I liked. It seemed it needed to be tweaked a little bit, so I started adding and taking away with spices, and I made notes,” said Swindell, 66, a retired brick mason and native of Sparta. “Finally, one day I hit on this one sauce that I really liked and started giving it to my neighbors and children, and they all liked it. Up in Sparta I didn’t have any contacts, but I really enjoyed making it and seeing the satisfaction when my friends tried it.” Swindell took the plunge and decided to go commercial with his sauce last summer when a brother-in-law to his brother opened the Cockeyed Pig barbecue restaurant in Gallatin. |
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Ready or not, Spring has sprung |
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Monday, March 14, 2011 |
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It doesn't seem possible, but spring sports are rolling along. Still trying to get in all the schedules from our local varsity teams, not just baseball and softball, but track, soccer, tennis as well. Email those schedules to me at
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* Lebanon High baseball opened the 2011 season Monday morning with a 10-0 loss to Alabama power Oxford High down at the Beef O'Brady's Bucanneer Classic at Hoover High -- just south of Birmingham. |
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Friday, March 11, 2011 |
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By JOHN L. SLOAN
Before I started hurting in every joint, I loved a tanning bed day for a little fishing on Percy Priest or Center Hill or Dale Hollow. It wasn’t too bad on Old Hickory, either. You know the kind of day I mean; a day that makes you want to spend a half-hour at Sun Tan Village soaking up some serotonin and easing the ache in your aging joints. You want drizzle and a temperature that is several degrees below comfortable. It is the kind of day when the clouds hang just feet over the bow of the boat. You have to keep wiping your glasses to get the fog or drizzle off. You are often tempted to pull up the hood on your rain suit but that bothers your vision. Intermittently the sun comes out and cooks you just enough to tease you. |
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Sheriff’s concerns different now than from the past |
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Friday, March 11, 2011 |
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From Post staff reports
Sheriffing today is much different that it used to be. Wilson County Sheriff Terry Ashe said his office today has assumed a number of new roles that local law enforcement wasn’t necessarily concerned about in years past. A new challenge in which he is engaged, Ashe said, is that of dealing with certain homeland security issues. He told members of Lebanon’s Breakfast Rotary yesterday that among his early morning duties each day is to review a national security report published daily for law enforcement from federal authorities. “We no longer can think that it can’t happen here,” Ashe said, referring to terrorist attacks and other threats to homeland security, because the reality is that “it can happen here.” |
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