Archive for History
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Donna’s Kitchen
Retro Recipes! Before Ella’s Kitchen, it was Donna’s Kitchen (Donna was the wife of Russ Myers, the founder of 50+ Lifestyles.) Each month featured recipes were submitted by the reader’s of 50+ Lifestyles. Here are some recipes from the early years. Please enjoy them! ...
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Just Saying…
By Q.C. Jones It’s the Christmas Season – and I Believe! December is the season for believing… I believe. As I think about the festivities thundering along like the North Pole Express, one can’t help but ponder the coming weeks. If you listen closely enough, you can hear the echo of rein...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston Most of us in this region know about the Pow Wow in Rock Island performed by the residents of the Mesquaki tribe. Some continue to reside in Tama County, Iowa on their reserved lands. One Indian language during WWII was used as a message devise. It could not be broken. It could no...
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Christmas Past
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “There is no ideal Christmas; only the one Christmas you decide to make as a reflection of your values, desires, affections, & traditions.” Bill McKibbon Christmas traditions h...
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The Christmas Present That Said, “Moo-ey Christmas!”
By John & Joan Maxwell Cinnamon Ridge Farms Growing up on a farm, Christmas was a time of great celebration. Since our cows needed to be milked every day, even on Christmas, we didn’t venture away from home. Instead, extended family all traveled “over the river and through the woods” t...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Kari Smith Thirty Years and Counting Please take a moment and think back to what was going on in your life in 1987. Were you in school? Were you married? How old were your children? Do you remember that in 1987: The cost of a U.S. Postage Stamp was $.24 The Y...
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What is Your Favorite or Most Memorable December Date?
By Eloise Graham Each month always has certain dates that stand out more than others. Some dates are personal and only important to you or your family, other dates are shared by the masses. Such a date, shared by the whole world, is December 7. It was on this date in 1941 that Pearl Harbor was bom...
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Just Saying…
By Q.C. Jones Talking Turkey... Turkey talk in November is almost too cheap and easy. By the time you read, this you will have been bombarded with turkey talk. Recipes, blunderbuss toting pilgrim pictures, grocery store fliers and fancy table top displays will all splash giant gobblers. After ...
