Face it. You can’t drive the same way in January as you do in June, especially in the Northeast Oregon mountains. Some drivers, however, seem to have not received the memo.

The night after Thanksgiving I went to see a band at Terminal Gravity. One of the musicians lifted his shirt to show off his tattoo. It was a likeness of the Portland White Stag lighted sign with a Sasquatch climbing up the side. Doesn’t get anymore “Oregon” than that.

Wags say there are two seasons in Oregon — winter and road construction. Well, the next three road construction seasons will be especially noticed by drivers in the La Grande area.

Our local, and national, newspapers and agricultural news journals have reported in recent years the plight of our beloved honeybees and their demise as a result of colony collapse disorder. 

I’m not sure why — maybe Christmas travel, holiday indifference or just absentmindedness — but 2013 snuck up on me.

I would like to express my personal thanks to the La Grande Observer for its recent publication highlighting the events of 2012 in the “2012 Year-End Review” section published Monday, Dec. 31.