Posts Tagged Granddaughter

  • Grandparenting is Great! Grandparenting is Great!

    By Bob Morrison and Mary Huebbe Marketing & Development Director Ridgecrest Village If you have grandchildren, or even great-grandchildren, you can relate to my feelings about grandparenting. We have three grandsons who are adorable. I always wondered why seniors carry around pictures of their ...

  • The Joys of Gardening The Joys of Gardening

    By Mary Schricker Gemberling “We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.” Every year in April, our suburban yard would come alive with color. The tulips and jonquils would push through the soil and explode in the vibrant colors of spring. The buds on the tw...

  • PUBLISHER’S CORNER - My Feedsack Wardrobe Spring! PUBLISHER’S CORNER – My Feedsack Wardrobe Spring!

    By Dee Deuth, CSA Weerts Funeral Home I took care of my ”Spring Fever” yesterday by walking through the mall looking at the new spring outfits. I’m always especially interested in little girl clothing, although I have no little girl to buy a cute outfit for anymore. (My “little grandda...

  • PUBLISHER’S CORNER - Optimism: Should We Complain or Be Grateful? PUBLISHER’S CORNER – Optimism: Should We Complain or Be Grateful?

    By Eloise Graham Next month is a big election. According to the polls, one half of the country will be happy about the outcome, and the other half will not. But we, as individuals and as a country, must keep moving forward. We can be grateful that we are allowed to go to the polls to plac...

  • Happiness Defined? Happiness Defined?

    By Mary Schricker Gemberling “When I was in school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down “happy.” They told me I didn’t understand the assignment; I told them they didn’t understand life! ………..John Lennon On a recent...

  • Grandparenting is Great! Grandparenting is Great!

    By Bob Morrison Development Director of Ridgecrest Village If you have grandchildren, or even great-grandchildren, you can relate to my feelings about grandparenting. We have three grandsons who are adorable. I always wondered why seniors carry around pictures of their grandkids; now I know. (O...

  • Grandma and Grandpa Wisdom

    We played King of the Hill on piles of gravel left on vacant construction sites. If we got hurt, mom pulled out the 48-cent bottle of Mercurochrome, and then we got our butt spanked because we were supposed to stay in the yard. Now for our grandchildren, it’s a trip to the emergency room fo...

  • Leaving a Legacy Leaving a Legacy

    By Mary Schricker Realtor - Ruhl & Ruhl Real Estate Winter seems to be a time when we slow down; a time to do many of those things that we are not motivated to accomplish in the other seasons when the daylight hours are longer. It is a perfect time to go through attics and basements to begin so...