Society
Mary Stoneking And Cody Lyon were united in marriage on September 19, 2020 in Ames, Iowa.
Mary is the daughter of Dennis and Leanne Stoneking of Northwood. Cody is the son of Corey and Della Lyon of South Carolina and Sandi Saxton of Michigan.
Those joining in the bridal party were Hannah...
I took a cooking class once where the instructor convinced us that we could serve pan-seared chicken breast five nights a week and if we used a different sauce each night it would be like five different meals. That was a bit of an exaggeration but it is true that knowing how to make a flavorful...
Each year, the Caring Tree group invites the community to help make Christmas better for children in the area.
The Caring Tree sits in First Lutheran Church in Northwood, with ornaments that represent a child that may not otherwise get a gift on Christmas morning. Members of the community take an...
For those who are not familiar with Amish cooking, it is pretty much parallel to their lifestyle: honest, simple, hearty and nourishing. Yoder’s Dutch Kitchen was an Amish restaurant in Scottville, Michigan, and their cookbook “Country Kitchen Cooking” (self-published in 1987) is filled with...
Even though the high school cross country team of NRHEG (New Richland, Hartland, Ellendale, Geneva) was off and on during its season because of the coronavirus, Daniel Nydegger, a participating senior and son of Larry and Michele Nydegger of rural Ellendale, received All Conference Honorable...
My friend, Sonia Martinez, is a cookbook collector who has lived in Hawaii for decades. Born in Cuba, she immigrated to Florida, lived in the Carolinas and ended up in Hilo. In 2001 she wrote a cookbook titled “Tropical Taste” (Big Island Printers, Hilo, Hawaii) that has many of her original...
The Helen Hinman Dwelle Chapter DAR met on October 26, 2020, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake with Stacie LaMoore as hostess. Those in attendance included Colleen Lawler, Betty Evans, Sharlene Stoddard and Stacie LaMoore. Katherine Pacovsky advised us that she will be unable to attend...
The Green Thumb Garden Club met on October 26, 2020. It was announced that Penny Robb has agreed to serve as vice president for 2021.
A fall arrangement to be used as a centerpiece was demonstrated by Penny using evergreens, dried pod and flowers.
The program was presented by Mavis Stevens. Water...
The library continues to serve our community during these challenging times, and we also continue to keep an eye on the COVID situation in our area. Our hours will remain the same for now, but if the situation in our area changes we will likely change too. We are open Mondays and Fridays from 1 to...
Such a crowd came to the Bolan Trinity UM Church “Drive In – Take Out” Swiss Steak dinner that we ran out of food! We were overwhelmed by your support of this new endeavor that we took on and sorry so many of you had to be turned away.
Well, the way it looks with this COVID – 19, we will not be...