A Famous Shady Pines Father is a Good Role Model
Why We Honor Fathers
A father is so very important in the lives of his children – even if his children have four legs!
A good father guides, encourages, supports and loves his kids unconditionally.
That’s why in honor of Father’s Day, we want you to know Harold Sanders is that kind of dad.
He’s also the most famous father here in Shady Pines Story Town.
Harold and his wife, Edna, never had children of their own. But the day Boomerang, an Australian Shepherd dog, and Halley’s Comet, a silver streak of a cat came into their lives, everything changed.
When they adopted the two strays, Harold and Edna officially became parents. They had no idea the challenges they would face as the Sanders became a family of four.
Not So Fast
Boomer and Halley weren’t all that excited about becoming an instant brother and 
sister act. Boomerang had grown up out west on a ranch where his herding instincts made him a natural for rounding up cattle.
He left U.B. Good Ranch in a pickup truck with his favorite ranch hand bound for a dog show. That’s when everything changed. Clint stopped to fill up the truck with gas. Boomer heard a squirrel in the nearby bushes and took off. He wound up lost in Shady Pines.
Meanwhile, 
Halley was living the good life with a family up north in a beautiful neighborhood.
The little girl of the family spoiled her with gifts and all the tuna she could eat.
The silver kitty was used to going on trips with the family. But one vacation where they headed down South turned everything around for Halley’s Comet.
The family left her in the car for just a minute to go inside a restaurant to get lunch. They left the windows down a bit so their favorite feline would have enough air.
That’s when Halley heard a bird chirping.
Instinct took over and the silver streak was out the window and gone. You guessed it. She found herself lost in Shady Pines.
Family Unit
You know the best part about this new family? They learned to live together with rules, laughter and love. Even though the Sanders’ family gets a lot of attention around town due to Boomer and Halley’s antics, it never goes to their heads.
They’re not stuck up at all. Oh, sure, Halley can be a little snooty at times, but she was like that from the beginning. And Boomer always puts her in her place.
Edna is so creative and fun. Harold is the steady one who sets such a good example. He is a decent, hard-working man who looks you right in the eye when he talks.
He believes in doing a good job, loves to laugh, and doesn’t have to raise his voice to get attention. Harold walks with quiet confidence and leads by example.
It’s funny but Boomer and Halley seem to want to please him. They feel really badly when they disappoint him. Don’t get me wrong. they’re kids after all, so they can get into trouble.
That look he gives them when they’ve done something wrong is enough to snap them back into good behavior.
Folks around Shady Pines admire the man who owns the town’s Nuts ‘N Bolts hardware store with its old-fashioned soda fountain slap dab in the middle of the store.
That’s where locals enjoy listening to Harold spin a story. Harold Sanders is like a lot of our neighbors who love to tell stories filled with positive themes. Seems all they want to do is inspire young children to grow up and be good people.
That’s why we’re known as Shady Pines Story Town where kindness and caring is a way of life. People here don’t just talk about being good to one another, they actually try to live that way.
Just another reason to celebrate the contributions of Harold Sanders and all the fathers making a difference in the lives of their children!
If you’d like 
to help your kids make their own Father’s Day gifts we found a site for you GO HERE
Springtime weekends in Shady Pines are chock full of things to do. 
We have festivals, concerts, fundraising events and so much more. But there is one date on the calendar that gets more attention than all the others
Given her mother’s valuable work, it’s not surpising Anna decided it was important to publicly celebrate the incredible women who care, nurture and inspire us. 
Back here in our small Southern town folks are planning all sorts of ways to show the mothers in their lives some love.
your love and gratitude for that special mom in your life, we hope you have a wonderful and memorable day!
are with them.
good. Boomer and I will get us some.”
Boomer barks. “Hey, watch where you’re going!”
Edna agrees. “Look around. Hot chocolate, chocolate eggs and bunnies, jelly beans, candy. No wonder the kids are hyper.”
Before you can say, “hop to it,” the children arrive at the starting point giggling and laughing. They carry baskets and buckets and are ready to go.
“Halley, I bet I find more stuff than you do,” yells Boomer.
“Uh-oh. Boomer it’s time to do your thing. Let’s go round up those little whipper snappers,” says Harold.
Halley purrs.
While enthusiasm for the hunt is still strong, some of the children start to peter out. They’ve been searching for a long time and are getting tired. A few of them line up and compare what they’ve hauled in.
another. What about you?”
“Well, there was nearly a fight over a big chocolate bunny. Oh, and our favorite cattle herding dog had no trouble rounding up some wayward boys.”
Edna winks at him. “Not Eggs-actly!”
Extra! Extra! Read all about it. Our top story in The Shady Pines Gazette is that as of Tuesday March 19th Spring has Sprung! That’s right.
As winter fades from the calendar, the temperature slowly starts to rise.
The reason all of us are staying outside more is becuase the days are getting longer.
One of the most visually striking signs of spring is the arrival of those springtime flowers.
We call it – what else? The Azalea Festival. People get all dressed up to attend a whole weekend filled with events and live entertainment.
Not to be a downer but we do have to mention a not-so-peasant part of
all those flowering plants and trees.
probably find yourself with symptom like sneezing, congestion, and itchy eyes.
There are three good reasons to wear red this month. 
Do you know what they are?
associated with that is – you guessed it. Red!
And he’s our very own mayor, Beauregard P. Fibbs.
Chinese calendar is an animal that represents each year in a 12-year cycle
A person’s Chinese zodiac sign is determined by his or her date of birth. Which one is yours? 
Heart Health Month is a good time to protect yourself against heart disease.
It’s never too young to start.
youngsters like Ray Robinson can help themselves by doing small heart-healthy actions like running around more with Boomer and Halley.
have a big impact on protecting our hearts.
Now we come to the red day in mid February devoted to love. Valentine’s Day means different things to different people.
with them, well the love has expanded four-paws fold.
freely admit those two rascals get on their last nerve! 
childless couple now has two spunky kids that they wouldn’t trade for anything. 
A new year is just beginning. 
What a wonderful opportunity for all of us set a respectful and kind tone in the year ahead. Remembering the life of a true leader is a good way to start.
Since the elementary school next door will also be closed, Rita is putting together a program Monday to help children know more about this important civil rights hero.
He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15, 1929. Martin Luther King Jr. made it his life’s mission to bring compassion, fairness and equality to all Americans.
which says that all people in this country have the same rights no matter the color of their hair, skin, religion, age, disability or nationality.
Ray Robinson will be there. He’s been learning about Dr. King in school and he will talk about ways kids and their families can make the world a kinder place through peaceful change, just like Dr. King did. 
Then they’ll have something on paper to hang on the fridge or elsewhere at home. It will be a source of inspiration throughout the year.