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Wendie Cook recently attended the “Power Hungry: The Science, Economics, and Politics of Energy in Texas,” four-day energy conference in Midland.

The Canadian Arts Alliance will take to the stage at Canadian’s River Valley Pioneer Museum again this year for their annual dinner theatre. This year’s production is Murder at the Art Show, subtitled “Til death do we art.”

INGREDIENTS I whole chicken, cut into eight pieces 1 onion, cut into wedges 1 lemon, sliced 8 cloves garlic 4 sprigs fresh rosemary 1/4 cup olive oil 1/2 tablespoon salt 1/2 tablespoon ground black pepper PREPARATION Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

My husband, Peter, and I are at my parents’ cabin in the woods. The weather was perfect for a bike ride, so we took a long one. We had not all been riding together in almost two years, and I am not an experienced rider.

In 1955, the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution petitioned Congress with a resolution, which was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on Aug. 2, 1956.

I love a good tamale and this recipe on Allrecipes.com website sounded easy and delicious. They used a cast-iron skillet that went from stovetop to oven, but mixture could easily be cooked on stove and transferred to baking dish if you do not have large ovenproof skillet. Enjoy!

To me, “the farm” has always meant the farm where my mother grew up, one of 11 children. Every book I ever read that was set on a farm, and many other books as well, all took place in my imagination at my mother’s family farm and the surrounding woods.