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As usual, they could be heard
before they were seen.
In fact, in the bright, glaring
sunlight of early morning, finding
the bodies to match the voices
took some squinting and shading
of the eyes.
Bu, there they were. Canada
geese. High, high up in the bright
blue heavens, several large flocks
winged overhead, their classic V
formation purposefully headed
due North, their haunting honking
sang through the clear air of what
had instantly become an even
more beautiful day than it already
was.
It truly was all I could do to not
•jump up and down with glee, right
there outside the calf bam. With
regular snowfalls still burying ear
ly shoots of greening grass, crocus
buds still a dream, and not even an
early, pre-season dandelion bloom
in a sheltered, sunny comer, these
hundreds of geese flapping high
overhead trumpeted the clarion
call of promise.
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winter-depleted supplies of Hive
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But the large flocks of geese
passing overhead on an early
March morning were way behind
the first geese of the season. A
pair had arrived on our pond early
on a mid-February Sunday morn
ing, a different pair we believe
than the two which raised goslings
in the meadow the last several
years.
After some initial comings and
goings to the meadow, they seem
to have adopted our accommoda
tions. Their north-bound relatives
flapping overhead stirred them up
a bit, but not soo much that they
took wing and followed.
“Those aren't locals: those are
the real thing,” I exhalted to The
Fanner, who finished feeding the
cows just in time to watch the last
wave of geese disapperaing over
the north ridge.
“Hope they know what they're
doing,” he worried. “And that they
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and find all the food covered with
snow and ice.”
Last week was full of wildlife
on the move. As they have for two
previous springs, a pair of colorful
wood ducks splashed down on the
little wood duck nest in one comer
of that pond. Though the female
had in both prior years repeadted
ly “shopped” the wooden nest
box, it never completely suited
her. Redwing blackbirds that in
stead moved in were less particu
lar. Then we kamed that a wood
duck nest should be outfitted with
a bed of wood chips and a slanted
“stairway” of wire for the duck
lings’ use to climb out after hatch
ing. We’ve made proper renova
tions in hopes of their approval
this season.
Less welcome was the raccoon
that wandered into the yard early
one morning, then settled into a
comer of the basement porch. A
wild raccoon getting that up close
and personal is highly suspect of
being rabid. To protect our cattle
and pets and us against that
possibility, we reluctantly dispos
ed of it.
On the other hand, I would have
opened the door for another re
turning visitor last week, if there
had been the slightest chance that
offer might have been accepted.
Huddled on one small, open patch
of grass, bewildered and bedrag
gled under the sleet pelting down,
was our first robin of the season.
Oh, by the way, in little more
than 24 hours after we watched
those waves of geese head North,
we spied at least half as many
headed back South.
Beware those teasing signs of
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Prevent Food Poisoning
NAZARETH (Northampton
Co.) A woman who was eight
months pregnant with twins went
into labor as a result of being one
of several holiday party attendees
stricken with food poisoning.
Luckily, both babies were large
enough and developed enough to
be healthy. If this would have hap
pened earlier in the pregnancy, or
if the babies would have been
smaller, the outcome may have
been tragic.
Do you serve food to pregnant
women? Do you understand food
safety practices enough to prevent
this from happening at your estab
lishment or at one of your family
events?
Will you be helping at your loc
al fire company, church or social
organization with food for a
dance, a pancake breakfast, ham
dinner, or dinner for families after
a funeral? Do you handle food
where you work? Do you know
what temperature food in the
crock pot must be kept to prevent
food poisoning? What is the temp
erature that most bacteria grow the
fastest? What is the danger zone?
Do you have a dial pocket ther
mometer and do you use it regu
larly to make sure the food you are
serving is out of the Danger Zone?
At home, do you sue meat ther
mometers to ensure adequate
cooking temperatures? Do you
know how to prevent food
poisoning?
The average cost of an outbreak
of food borne illness to the organi
zation or business involved is
more than $75,000. If there is a
death, the costs often bankrupt the
establishment or organization.
You can also be sued if someone
contracts food ppisoning at your
home.
Food poisoning can be pre
vented. Education is the key. If
you supervise food service work
ers, you and your workers need to
know how to be safe food hand
lers. When was the last time you,
your supervisory staff, and your
workers attended a food safety
workshop?
Because of the demand, North
ampton County Extension will be
offering two types of food safety
programs for food handlers in the
Lehigh Valley. “Keep It Safe,” a
basic food safety workshop, will
be held again this spring for food
handlers for the low cost of $lO.
There will be three 3-hour work
shops held March 14 and IS, in
the Lehigh Valley. All particip
ants will receive a dial pocket
thermometer, a participation certi
ficate, and a packet of information
to share with co-workers. These
workshops will be similar to those
held in the past two years. If you
attended one in the last two years,
maybe you can persuade a co
worker to attend this year. If you
would like more in-depth training,
come to the food sanitation certifi
cation course.
The National Restaurant Asso
ciation’s ServSafe Foodservice
Sanitation Certification Course
will be held April 11 and 18 from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and April 24 from
8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Pre-registration is required for
both programs! Contact the North
ampton County Cooperative
Extension office at
(610)-746-1970 for registration
materials.