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My close friend, Gail, from Michigan, who is also a cookbook lover, recently gifted me the beautiful cookbook compiled by the Ladies Aid in her church, Trinity Lutheran. The church is located in Utica, Michigan and the Trinity Ladies Aid was formed there in April 1896. They have served many...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
My accountant compared me to the most intelligent man he’s ever known.
Really?
Yup, he said I was nowhere close to being the most intelligent man he’s ever known.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his...
Dear Savvy Senior,
I will be enrolling in Medicare in a few months and would like to know if I initially enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan, am I able to switch back to original Medicare and get a supplemental (Medigap) policy and prescription drug plan later with without paying a fine?
Almost...
For the 10th year, the entire Bible has been read as proclaimed by at first Governor Branstad and since by Governor Reynolds.
We pray that the second part of the proclamation will be fulfilled, that individuals and families in Iowa read through the Bible on a daily basis each year until the Lord...
Anticipation is reaching a fever pitch as baseball fans await Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game. On July 15, 2025, at Truist Park in Atlanta, the best players from the National League and the American League will face off in the Midsummer Classic. The All-Star Game is a celebration of the...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I was in a rut, but I changed my life.
How did you do that?
I got a universal remote control. It changes everything.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. I sat in a barbershop as...
Dear Savvy Senior,
Can you recommend some good golf gadgets that can help older golfers? I like to walk the course when I play but I have some back problems that make stooping over to tee-up or retrieve the ball difficult, and some hand arthritis that make gripping the club painful.
Fragile...
Many people, including some restaurants, feel soup is just a cold weather food….so they don’t serve them during the summer months. Nothing could be further from the trust IMHO. We eat all kinds of hot and warm foods when the temps go up so why not a bowl of soup? Because few people want to spend...
Back in the day (1993 in this case) major food companies often compiled recipes using their best products into booklets and placed them next to the check-out counters of grocery stores. Perhaps some still do this but recipes are online more and more these days. I have a great collection of the soft...
Each year, the Fourth of July festivities in Northwood include the parade through the streets of the city, with Worth County groups, businesses, families and more sharing their patriotic spirit. Most years will find the Northwood Anchor and Manly Signal right alongside the parade viewers, taking...