Letters to my Hometown by Patty Sumpter
Dear Folks,
I have issues with bananas. I really, really do not like them. I do not like their smell, their texture or their flavor. Why in heaven's name would the Tootsie Roll company add the banana flavor to their Tootsie Roll Pops? I could be a bit crazed about this but come on...banana? If th ...
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More or Les by Les Avery
Let me see, as nearly as I can figure I will be 79 this coming July and Jackie turned 83 last February. There has been a lot of water flowing under the bridge since the two of us got together, and I am beginning to believe, with the passing of the years, that we have become two sandwiches short of ...
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From a Brighton Garden by Fran Blank
The warmth and sunlight of early spring days always sets my mind to spinning with the anticipation of reacquainting myself with our gardens. I can say out loud what I have suspected for several weeks. Spring has come.
Spring smells are richer in my nose and warmer air pulses with bird chatter an ...
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Penny's Pantry by Penny Case
I would like to introduce myself to all the readers of our local paper. Many of you know me as I have been a resident of this town all my life. I am Penny Tudor Case. I am a prep cook at Dog Tracks Diner.
I always enjoyed reading Joyce Horvath's column in our paper until she retired. I decided I ...
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Is baby a boy or a girl? Yes
Dear Friends,
With our fifth grandchild on the way, wondering if this baby is a boy or girl has become a HOT topic. Megan has had so many sonograms, due to her pregnancy restrictions, wouldn't you think the new parents-to-be would have found out the sex of this little bundle? They both deny any k ...
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TV, movies make good company
By Patricia Mycek Sumpter: Dear Friends,
Television. My folks have a picture of me, at three years old, standing in front of the television and I have never lost interest in television or movies since.
My first memory of watching TV had to do with Lassie. Now there was a classy dog. No matter L ...
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