Congratulations to The Hallams on Maple, this week’s recipient of the Lawn of the Week Award from Loving Mountain City. Loving Mountain City’s annual Garage Sale Day is Saturday, Sept. 12, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Time to purge, visit with your neighbors and make a little money. Please make sure to wear yo...

In July the new Loving Mountain City FaceBook got rolling. The old Loving MountainCity (note the combined words) will no longer be active. You’ll find the new one even more valuable. For instance, the route of the drive-through Loving Mountain City Fourth of July Parade was published along with inst...

C ontinued from week before last  … Chloe Garza is the 2020 graduate in the Garza household. Going around the block we see two more 2020 Hays High graduate signs next door to one another on Maple, close to Juniper. A recent banner on Maple read, “Cheers to 40 years.” In that yard, there’s a spectacu...

ou came close to seeing a photo of a roadrunner on the big boulder birdbath just outside our kitchen window. BUT, a dadgum cat moved into view. Beep Beep. I went barreling through the front door screaming, “CAT!! GO AWAY!!!” RonTom headed through the garage door to see the roadrunner taking one shor...

lease substantially complete outside holiday décor by the end of the first weekend in December. DecorScouts will take notes on Sunday evening, Dec. 3 and Monday, Dec. 4. The online ballot for Décor Recognition is ready the second weekend in December. Then, the third Friday in December, 15, is Loving...

od provided rounds of tidbits in Mountain City this past week, big and small, with and without wings. A hawk appeared on a bird feeding station by our front water feature on Tuesday, close enough that I captured him with my iPhone’s portrait feature that requires “within 8 feet.” I made like a panca...

First, did you know that dachshunds are not a long-backed breed? Rather, dachshunds are a short-legged breed. And, since so many have asked … KissMe’s laminectomy removed not only his C2 C3 ruptured disc, but also his pain. A chunk of the ruptured fibrous exterior portion of the disc had lodged in h...

uesday, Oct.3, Mountain Cityians will gather on the lawn of Beth and Everett Smith for an ice cream social on National Night Out. Bring a lawn chair. The Smith’s will furnish waters and ice cream treats. Judge Beth says, “Bring the kids and meet your local first responders, check out the equipment a...

ow! This August, limbs are not piled alongside our streets for weeks. The city expedited the bid process, authorizing City Manager Rick Tarr to select a contractor from bids submitted, after those interested took a quick look at the scope of work. Alonzo Vasquez quickly scooped up and shredded to sm...

eresa Williams emailed, “I have lived in Mountain City for 17 years, and I have never even SEEN a bat, much less had them come visit me on my back porch. This morning, however, I had a group swarming back and forth on my back porch until they landed in the corners. I think there are three: I’m not s...