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Andersons’ self-serve beef bin draws
customers from near, far
BELGRADE — For years, the Anderson family — Dale and Deb Anderson and their son and daughter-in-law, Justin and Mandy Anderson — have been ready to try new things with Colfax Farms. One of their latest projects, a self-serve beef bin, has been bringing homegrown meat to a stand by the side of the highway.
“I think people are having a greater appreciation for local meat and products in general,” Mandy said. “I’ve told many people, ‘You don’t have to buy anything, just stop and look.’”
The farm has been in the Anderson family for over 150 years, making Justin and Mandy the sixth generation on the farm — and their children the seventh. It started as a dairy. When Dale was growing up, they raised chickens and pigs, and sheep were added to the farm for a time....
Good stories over love songs
Local country songwriter Kennedy competes on ‘The Voice,’ pursues career in Nashville
When a New York talent scout reached out to rural West Concord native Cori Kennedy about singing on “The Voice” after watching one of her TikToks that had 200 views, she thought it was a prank.
“He was like, ‘Let’s jump on a Zoom call,’” Kennedy said. “I was like, ‘Yeah, OK, sure. Liar, whatever.’ But then we got on the call, and he was very much real.”
That initial Zoom call led to Kennedy performing on Season 28 of “The Voice,” working on team Reba McEntire.
“Once you get on stage and the music starts, everything just melts away,” Kennedy said. “But when you’re backstage and you hear the audience hooting and hollering, and you hear the coaches’ voices on the PA system there, it’s like, … ‘This is real.’”
