A rare site, one cedar waxwing. Usually these birds’ group, or flock together. While they are known to pass berries from one bird to the next, sharing food, some homeowners refer to them as the “masked bandits of the backyard” because they will plunder what food they can from rival birds.

After a year off the Tofte 4th of July parade came back in a big way. Although it was smaller than usual, it had plenty of firetrucks and floats, marchers and merrymakers, fancy cars and cool trucks decorated and shined up for the throngs of viewers—estimated at more than 1,000– who came from places near and far to take it […]