Community

Sequins, fringe, and fedoras filled the River Valley Pioneer Museum during Saturday’s Canadian/Hemphill County Chamber of Commerce Roaring 20s Casino Night. The chamber’s annual banquet hosted approximately 80 people, who drank beer and wine while they enjoyed games of blackjack, craps, and roulette. Catered by Alexander’s, tables overflowed with heavy hors d’oeuvres, fine cheeses, bacon-wrapped chicken, jalapeno poppers, small sandwiches, fruit, and a decadent chocolate fountain. Special entertainment was provided by singer Casey McKanna, who delighted the crowd with Elvis covers and more. The evening closed with award presentations, made by chamber board members.

Ashley Morales of Hemphill Country Hospital presented at last week’s Rotary Club meeting. Morales’s presentation covered five areas of service provided by the Hemphill County Hospital: home health, hospice, personal assistance services, transitional care management, and remote patient monitoring.

A new month has brought a new exhibit. In March and April, we are featuring Booker artist Kellye Orel. Stay tuned for the date of her reception. The museum staff is cleaning and prepping with the appropriate supplies to keep our visitors safe in this “Flu” season. We are also preparing our first newsletter for the year, and starting our membership drive. It is time to complete an annual report, so stay tuned for our activity reports for 2019.

The River Valley Pioneer Museum annual membership drive is underway. There are several layers of memberships available, and each one comes with different benefits. This year, we have made it easier for you to join by adding memberships to our brand new online store, https://my-site-101314. square.site.

Tina Jarosek shared this recipe (and delicious pie) with the newspaper staff on a Wednesday. That and coffee from Brown Bag next door got the Canadian Record to press. Delicious, not too sweet, you will love this pie!

Bob suggested we all do push-ups.

Some days, when the snow is falling in giant wet clumps outside our windows, and the Panhandle wind starts blowing it sideways, it just makes sense to take a break from work and run outside to play. That’s what staffers Cheri Smith (with daughter Lily) and Mary Smithee did on Tuesday afternoon, and it was great fun for about as long as it took to shoot this photo, before the frigid cold drove them back inside.

At its core, the ingredients are simple: pie crust, eggs, milk or cream, and your favorite fillings. The key to getting your quiche just right is the custard. The smooth-baked mixture at the heart of any quiche. The basis of this recipe is from www.cookinglight.com.

We had an active weekend with our county Student Art Exhibit Reception. An attendance of over 100 people were present to see the students receive their awards. The following is a list of the recipients:

My husband, Peter, likes buying in bulk. Peter hates paying shipping fees. He never wants to run out of anything, and he loves a bargain. This is why we buy coffee in enormous bags, crackers by the case, nuts and raisins 10 pounds at a time, rice in 20-pound bags, and beans in 50-pound bags. It is sometimes a little alarming when the boxes arrive.