Community

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.

The 2020 Chamber banquet is taking a step back in time, a hundred years to be to be precise, hosting a Roaring ‘20s Casino Night this Saturday, Feb. 29. Find your fringe and fedora, and sashay down to the River Valley Pioneer Museum to enjoy food, entertainment, games, and award presentations.

Last week’s scheduled Rotary program presenter was unable to come, so President Shane Harris presented the ABCs of what Rotary stands for and of the ethics for which members strive.

Tina Jarosek first shared this soup with me and then provided the recipe when I gave it a five-star review. The recipe first appeared in a March 2007 issue of Oprah Magazine. Tina made a few changes to it, and it is now her goto year-round soup.

RUTH LEIGH HUDSON

MUSEUM HAPPENINGS

The roof fell in on the church I started attending. The collapse occurred after I’d been coming only a couple of weeks. While I have not always been a regular churchgoer, I thought this was kind of an over-the-top response to my unexpected appearance in church.

In last week’s Canadian Rotary Club meeting, Citadelle Art Museum Director Wendie Cook presented thought-provoking photographs from the museum’s newest traveling art exhibit, “Manzanar: The Wartime Photographs of Ansel Adams.”

One of the challenges of experimenting with new recipes is finding all the ingredients in our rural setting. Please don’t let that stop you.