One of the saddest things that happens when you raise cows is the death of newborn calves. Most often, mama cows are better at birthing and caring for their babies than you are, but things can go wrong. One time around midnight, a frustrated veterinarian told me that if people wanted to keep pet cows, they shouldn't breed them.
Fueled by what we went through last year, there is new optimism in Clinton. COVID-19 reminded us of the good things we have and made us excited about the future.
Up here in the White Mountains, things frequently aren't what they seem. The January showers in this Mount Washington Valley town often take their form as snowfalls in the high summits. The expertrated Maple Slalom ski trail on Black Mountain just up the road from the Christmas Farm Inn isn't as forbidding as its reputation. The Mount Clinton near the Presidential Range peaks of Mount Adams, Mount Jefferson, Mount Madison, Mount Monroe and Mount Eisenhower isn't named for Bill Clinton – and in any case often is called Mount Pierce.
We like the approach the Clinton Economic Development Authority is considering to find the BEST use for the condemned Glancy Motel property that it is in the process of acquiring.
After a year of isolation because of COVID-19, we now have a better understanding of what it is like to lose some of the freedoms that we have long taken for granted.