GRANNY'S NOTES
Northern Irish McHarg families settled area east of Columbia
By SUE GERARD
About 1880, two McHarg families came from Maghera, in Northern Ireland, because friends and relatives had painted a glowing picture of life in this new country. One family chose to buy property in Columbia, and the other bought land east of town.

THE THIRD AGE
On a trip or at home, secure your identity
By ANN GOWANS
I would guess that some of your neighbors are preparing to spend a few days or weeks on vacation. You might even be planning to see a few exotic places before the year is out. If so, think about the health, safety and security of your family and plan to keep them in mind along the way.

NOTES FROM BOOMERANG CREEK
Pie-in-the-sky cherries are a transcendental fruit
By CATHY SALTER
Two years ago, I tasted my first fresh-off-the-tree sour cherry. It was early June. Al and Erna Beckmeyer’s Montmorency cherry trees - the largest more than half a century old - were laden with a bumper crop of sour cherries.