Archive for December, 2018
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Christmas Story
As I was growing up on the farm, Christmas time was both a lot of hard work and a lot of joy. If the weather was cold and snowy, it meant for extra work to keep the animals warm. One evening during Christmas season, I was carrying hot water to the chicken house. While hurrying to get out of the cutt...
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A Childhood Memory
By Mary Schricker Gemberling Most years I wait until after Thanksgiving before I begin to think about Christmas shopping, baking, or decorating. But the early snowfall and cold temperatures robbed me of autumn and put me in the Christmas mode much earlier this year. The pumpkin on my front porc...
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It’s Time
By Jan Rittmer Happy family of Ridgecrest Village Four years ago, being in our mid-seventies, able-bodied, active, and able to make our own decisions, my husband, Roger, and I moved from our long-time home into senior living. We left some things behind reluctantly, but we gladly abandoned the la...
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The Quad City Storm – fun, family entertainment. Grandparents Night January 13th!
The Quad City Storm hockey team is in its inaugural season in the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). With only 130 days to open the season, they had to create a new name, logo, hire a coach and front office staff, create a promotional schedule, hire a merchandiser, find a medical team and c...
