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Regional Notes
If you want to see trees that might have been here
when the first pilgrims arrived, then you can visit one
of two areas of virgin timber in West Virginia. The first
one at Gaudineer Knob in Cheat Bridge winds through
stands of virgin red spruce, and the second one at
Cathedral State Park in Aurora has large stands of
virgin hemlocks. J584+58 Cheat Bridge, West Virginia
and 8FG6+4J Aurora, West Virginia
skywatch
 New moon - 13th
) First quarter - 20th
 Full moon - 27th
( Last quarter - 5th
November's full moon is the Beaver Moon.
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NOV MONTH AT A GLANCE
Day of
Mo
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Day of
Year
Day of
Week

Age
305 W 18
306 Th
307
19
F
308
309
Sa
Su
22
310 M 23
311 Tu
24
312 W 25
313 Th
314
315
316
F
Sa
Su
317 M 0
318 Tu
F
1
319 W 2
320 Th
321
322
323
Sa
Su
3
4
5
6
324 M 7
325 Tu
8
326 W 9
327 Th
328
329
330
F
Sa
Su
10
11
12
13
331 M 14
332 Tu
15
333 W 16
334 Th
17
26
27
28
29
SIGNIFICA
First medical school for women opened, 1848
James K. Polk born, 1795
20 Famous " Dewey Defeats Truman " headline, 1948
21
Walter Cronkite born, 1916
Flood of '85, Roanoke, VA
Daylight Saving Time ends
Election Day
Billy Graham born, 1918
The Great Boston Fire, 1872
U.S. Marine Corps established, 1775
Veterans Day (USA)
Vietnam Memorial dedicated, 1982
G.W. Vanderbilt born, 1862
First stock ticker unveiled, New York City, 1867
" Sound of Music " premieres on Broadway, 1959
Civil War siege begins, Knoxville, TN, 1863
First appearance of Mickey Mouse, 1928
James Garfield born, 1831
Joseph Biden born, 1942
North Carolina becomes 12th state, 1789
President Kennedy assassinated, 1963
Thanksgiving Day
Battle of Chattanooga, 1863
First American holiday (Thanksgiving), 1789
Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting, 1925
C.S. Lewis born, 1898
Winston Churchill born, 1874
Kitchen Notes
Calories are tiny creatures that hide in
your closet and make your clothes a
little tighter each night.
HOMEMADE SOUR CREAM
Ingredients:
2 quarts cream
½ c. water
1/3 c. cornstarch (heaping)
Buttermilk culture
Directions:
Heat cream to 180⁰. Dissolve
cornstarch in water. Add to hot
cream. Cool to room temperature
then add a bit of buttermilk culture.
Let it dissolve on surface of cream 2-4
minutes then put in containers and
leave at room temperature
for 24 hours. Store in
refrigerator.
Weather Notes
A month that comes in good, will go out bad.
Seagull, seagull sit on the sand.
It's never good weather when you're on land.
If a groundhog builds his den close to a house it will be
a cold, snowy winter.
Old Saws
Your fences should be horse-high, pig-tight and bullstrong.
I
hate when a couple argues in public, and I missed the
beginning and don't know whose side I'm on.
Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, " I
think I'll squeeze these pink dangly things here, and
drink whatever comes out? "
Garden Notes
November doesn't have to mean the end of interest on
your lawn. Scavenge around your house for discarded
or unused objects and use them to create a unique junk
person. What can you build from old tools, silverware,
planters, deconstructed bicycles, buckets, etc? Position
your creation so that it waves at people who drive by.
Maybe someone will wave back.
EVENTS
4, Townsend Grains and Grits Festival,
Townsend, TN, grainsandgritsfest.com
9-Jan 7, Oglebay Festival of Lights, Wheeling,
WV, oglebay.com
17-21, Festival of Trees and Trains, Ashland,
KY, pacfott.org
23-Dec 25, Anderson Christmas Lights, Anderson, SC,
andersonchristmaslights.org
24-25, Lights Up Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge, GA,
blueridgemountains.com
24-Dec 29, Tweetsie Christmas, Blowing Rock, NC,
tweetsie.com
Late Nov-Dec, Illuminights, Roanoke, VA,
roanokecountyparks.com
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Factoids
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of
very long words.
Boborygymology is the study of stomach sounds.
A dactylogram is a fingerprint.
A vexologist is a flag expert.
Hobidy-boobies is an old name for scarecrows.
Dahlonega, Georgia is the site of the second major gold
rush in the United States.
Glass, like aluminum, is infinitely recyclable - without
any loss in purity or quality.
Gaudineer Knob in Cheat Bridge, West
Virginia.
sunrise sunset
Nov. 5 - sun rises 6:47; sun sets 17:20; length of day 10h 32m
Nov. 12 - sun rises 6:54; sun sets 17:13; length of day 10h 19m
Nov. 19 - sun rises 7:01; sun sets 17:09; length of day 10h 7m
Nov. 26 - sun rises 7:08; sun sets 17:05; length of day 9h 56m
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