Archive for January, 2008

No to Casino, at least for now

January 5, 2008

Crying Indian

The Times Herald-Record reports that the much-anticipated and much-dreaded casino has received a firm no from the current U.S. Secretary of Interior, Dirk Kempthorne.

Sullivan casino plans denied:
Feds reject tribes’ proposals for Raceway and Bridgeville

Luckily for the St. Regis Mohawks , there will be a new gang in office in January 2009 and sometime after that a new Secretary of Interior.

Back from the Holiday Road Trip

January 2, 2008

What happens when I go on a long road to visit relatives that have no internet access, not even dial-up? Well, you’ve seen it: I don’t post. So before I start posting about Sullivan County and adventures in renovation, here’s a very short version of what happened on our Christmas vacation.

Lots and lots of visiting with family, both Phil’s and mine. First we drove to Meadville, Pennsylvania, then Amherst, Ohio to see Phil’s parents and brothers, then on to my grandmother’s farm in La Plata, Missouri. (more…)