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Saving summer herbs

News Staff

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Body Does it get much better in the dead of winter than taking out a handful of personally grown preserved herbs to add avor to a big pot of winter soup?Saving an abundance of summer herbs is a simple activity that delivers rewards for a long time. It just takes a little eort.

Memorable Hotels Part VIII

News Staff

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Body The Traveling Man DON THOMPSONIn Memorable Hotels Part I, II and III, I wrote about three memorable hotels in Asia. Part I was about the ChinaWorldHotelinBeijing, Part II was about the JW Marriott in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Part III was about the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong.

Autumn nutritious sweet treats

News Staff

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Body Most of my favorite desserts are those made with fruit. Maybe it’s a nutritional thing, making me feel less guilty. Of course, we can do too much and take fruitfilled desserts over the top, cancelling out the good nourishment.

Chirp-clunk to “Harrumph!"

News Staff

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Body HANABA MUNN WELCHChirp-clunk to “Harrumph!'If your car is making a funny noise, maybe chirping, the best way to make it stop is to take it to your mechanic. Works every time.

FOCUS BOOK OF THE WEEK “Awaken the Giant Within” by motivational speaker Tony Robbins, is a comprehensive self-help book designed for people who want to feel in control of all aspects of their lives and fulfill their greatest potential in their relationships, career, finances, and personal lives. | GOODREADS PHOTO

Receiving emotions from books

Amanda Burbank |

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Body “When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young.

Building a compost bin from pallets

News Staff

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Body Wehaveafewweekstogetgardensready for winter. Our usual rst freeze date of Oc tober 31 gives an interval of a few weeks to tend to fall cleanup tasks before cold sets in.• Take out unhealthy plants.

CITIZENS OF THE YEAR Dale Carroll, Betty Raynes, and Ann Horan were recognized as Citizens of the Year. | MARY MURPHY PHOTO

Alumni honored at Weinert Homecoming

Don Thompson

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Body WEINERT – Outstanding alumni are honored at every Weinert Homecoming and this year continued the tradition. 114 persons were registered but even more attended the Weinert Bulldog Homecoming event on Oct. 5., 2024, according to Homecoming Chairperson Mary Murphy.

MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD Tomato soup—with or without the accompaniment of saltines or a grilled cheese sandwich—is a fall favorite for many. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

Tomato soup with the homemade touch

News Staff

Thursday, October 10, 2024

Body Tomato soup has long been a fall favorite. I often have tomatoes to use upas I take them off the vines before the first freeze. I experiment with my recipe about once a year, and currently, I love the richness the caramelized onions add to this version.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Happy “100 years young” birthday wishes go to Lessie Nicholson of Munday. | ADRIANNA FINLEY PHOTO

Lessie Nicholson celebrated 100th birthday October 5

Don Thompson

Thursday, October 10, 2024

Body MUNDAY – More than 60 people gathered at the Munday Church of Christ on Oct. 5 to help Lessie Inez Nicholson celebrate her 100th birthday. Born Oct. 5, 1924, Lessie hit the century mark last Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.

DOLLY PARTON’S IMAGINATION LIBRARY Dolly Parton’s favorite children’s book teaches us that success is not just about capability but about the willingness to try. | WKMS PHOTO

Inspiring children to read

Amanda Burbank |

Thursday, October 10, 2024

Body “You can never put enough books in the hands of enough children.” – Dolly Parton When we hear the name Dolly Parton, do we think of the singer or the actress? I think of the movie “9 to 5”, the song “Working 9 to 5”, and the movie “Steel Magnolia”.

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