Community

Christina Hadaway introduced COL Charles Heberlee III as last week’s Rotary Club guest. Heberlee is a third-generation Rotarian and frequent visitor to the Canadian club. His family has served Rotary continuously for 99 years.

This easy to make classic is from Allrecipes.com. It is a great way to dress up a pound of hamburger meat with ingredients you already have on hand.

The Comancheria Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution is co-hosting a Veterans Day barbecue lunch with the Wheeler Historical Museum and Vietnam veteran Steve Walker, aka Mr. Barbecue, at 11 am on Thursday, Nov. 11.

‘Tis already the season of giving at Panhandle Community Services Panhandle Community Services will be hosting its annual Festival of Trees ‘Denim and Pearls’ event on Friday, Nov. 19, at the Amarillo Botanical Gardens.

Janet Guthrie introduced David Godino as our program speaker last week. Of course, we all know David from the time he was a little boy. Janet said they were neighbors when David was young, and her dog ate all his toys.

When I was 8 or 9, I played a game that I invented with my friends. On index cards, alphabetized in a recipe box, were written descriptions of fictional ailments, each with a ridiculous name and an equally ridiculous cure.

Amanda Phillips looked at a traditional cabbage soup recipe and made it her own to rave reviews! The original recipe called for diced potatoes, and they can easily be added to make a hardier soup. Once the basics are combined, it is a taste-as-you-go soup. Like many good cooks, she does not measure.

Why anyone would want to plant 39 trees at the football field is a fair question. After giving a presentation about this project at Rotary, I got asked if I wanted to write this article. I’m more of a math guy, but I am giving writing a shot this week.