It’s Only Natural
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree By Starling Childs With the arrival of the holiday season, it is time to consider the Christmas tree again. I have always loved the idea of bringing a tree into the house and, much to my wife’s dismay, I always put off the day that it has to […]
Norfolk’s September Weather
Another Wet Month By Russell Russ A summary of September’s weather as recorded at Norfolk’s National Weather Service Cooperative Weather Observer Station, Norfolk 2 SW, by the Great Mountain Forest Corporation. The month’s high temperature of 82 degrees was observed on September 5. The low temperature of 37 degrees was observed on September 20. The […]
It’s Only Natural
Fall Leaves By John G. Funchion Whenever I think of Fall, invariably I envision millions of leaves in an act of final separation, ritualistically descending from their woody moorings to the ground in one of nature’s most interesting phenomena. Leaves don’t always fall from a tree in the same way. To the casual eye, the […]
Norfolk’s Weather for June and July
June: Wet and Wild July: Fairly typical By Russell Russ A summary of June and July weather as recorded at Norfolk’s National Weather Observer Station, Norfolk 2 SW, by the Great Mountain Forest Corporation. JUNE: The month's high temperature of 92 degrees was observed on June 10. The low temperature of 45 degrees was observed […]
Some Like It Hot
April the third warmest since 1932 By Russell Russ Here is a summary of April’s weather recorded at Norfolk’s National Weather Service Cooperative Weather Observer Station by the Great Mountain Forest Corporation. April 19 and 23 experienced the month's high temperature of 77 degrees. The low temperature of 23 degrees was observed on April 3. […]
Norfolk’s March Weather
A Fairly Typical March By Russell Russ A summary of March weather as recorded at Norfolk’s National Weather Service Cooperative Weather Observer Station, Norfolk 2 SW, by the Great Mountain Forest Corporation. The month's high temperature of 50 degrees was observed on March 26 and the low of 12 degrees was observed on March 30. […]
Have You Hugged a Logger Today?
By Star Childs At Great Mountain, we have an old truck with a fading bumper sticker that reads, “Have you hugged a Logger today?” In part, the message is poking fun at the label for environmental activists opposed to timber harvesting, who are often known as “tree huggers”. But the message is dead serious when […]
April Calendar 2008
TOWN GOVERNMENT Selectmen meet at Town Hall, first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. . Wetlands Agency meets at Town Hall, the first Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Planning & Zoning meets at Town Hall, the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. Board of Finance meets at Town Hall, the […]
Norfolk’s February Weather
Second Wettest February in last 77 years By Russell Russ This is a summary of February’s weather as recorded at Norfolk’s National Weather Service Cooperative Weather Observer Station, Norfolk 2 SW, by the Great Mountain Forest Corporation. The month’s high temperature of 54 degrees was observed on February 18. The low temperature of one degree […]
March Calendar 2008
TOWN GOVERNMENT Selectmen meet at the Town Hall, first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Wetlands Agency meets at the Town Hall the first Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Planning & Zoning Commission meets the second Tuesday of the month in Town Hall at 7:30 p.m. Board of Finance meets at Town […]
