The Shawnee Dispatch /

Photo by Kevin Anderson

Focusing their binoculars and eyes on a distant tree branch, Joe Blount (from left), Jon Standing, Stan Roth and Terry Swoper determined that the bird they all saw was a kestrel. The group was hiking last week through Camp Naish for the annual winter Christmas bird count.

Talking points

Do you think Veterans Day should be a prominent holiday?

Absolutely. We wouldn’t be able to sit here and eat lunch like this if it weren’t for the veterans. We’ve got millions of people that fought and died to save this country; it should be more than a bank holiday.

— Byron Arthur

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