2021-06-09

Swimming safety tips for summer

Playing in or around water is one of the joys of summer, but this treasured seasonal pastime comes with some serious risks. Drowning is the second-leading cause of accidental death for children under the age of 14 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As COVID-19 restrictions ease, many families will have more informal […]

FINDING A SWIM LESSON PROVIDER

If you’re unsure where to take your child for swim lessons in your community, these tips can help: Ask other parents in your area where they take their children. You can ask people you know and use social media and neighborhood boards to get tips. If your school has a swimming team, the coach may also be able to give […]

‘Too Good to Be True’ Slow-Cooker Beef Tacos



It’s finally time to share my family’s favorite “Too Good to Be True Slow- Cooker Beef Tacos” recipe. Passed on by word of mouth from one neighbor to the other, it’s a recipe that’s so easy to remember that I’ve just never taken the time to write it down. Simply put: “Place pot roast sprinkled with taco seasoning in a […]

SPEAKING OF SOAPS

RECAPS – JUNE 7 - 11

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL — Thomas fumed after learning from Ridge that Liam killed Vinny. Hope begged Justin to find a way to get Liam out of jail. Flo was stunned to hear from Paris that Shauna and Carter had an affair. Carter’s guilt got the best of him while working with Eric. Shauna struggled with whether she should […]

Fighting back against rising grocery prices

Senior News

This week I scored a grocery discount of $5.21, plus over $6 in free groceries by using the store coupons. Added to that was $12 in free items I took to the local food bank. All of this is because I signed up for another grocery store’s customer loyalty card. It took a few weeks, but eventually the store’s computer […]

Top ten movies

1. A Quiet Place Part II (PG-13) Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds 2. Cruella (PG-13) Emma Stone, Emma Thompson 3. Spiral: From the Book of Saw (R) Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson 4. Wrath of Man (R) Jason Statham, Holt McCallany 5. Raya and the Last Dragon (PG) animated 6. Godzilla vs. Kong (PG- 13) Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown 7. […]

Bible trivia


1. Is the book of Balaam in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. How did the paralyzed man’s friends present him through the crowds to get to Jesus? Donkey-pulled cart, Lowered through roof, Pulled up stairs, Trumpets blaring 3. From Genesis 8, what was the first thing Noah did after leaving the ark? Burned it, Built an altar, […]

Now here’s a tip!

• Want bananas to last a little longer? Do not separate your bunch, and wrap the tip in foil. • “Instead of baking soda, I use three or four charcoal briquettes in a bowl to control odor and moisture in my refrigerator. I place the briquettes in a shallow dish, then cover the top of the bowl with a small […]

Moments in time

• On June 7, 1893, Mohandas Gandhi, a young Indian lawyer working in South Africa, commits his first act of civil disobedience when he refuses to comply with racial segregation rules on a South African train and is forcibly ejected at Pietermaritzburg. • On June 13, 1905, pitcher Christy Matthewson of the New York Giants throws the second no-hitter of […]

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