Obituaries

To the editor:As our population gets older, so do the medical men and women who have taken care of our needs for so many years. We have had many exceptional doctors retire recently, and though we are happy for their time off we are also going to miss the personal care that they provided.Dr. Alfred Savage has been my friend and doctor for many years. He is one of those ?docs? that carries his black bag with him ...

I was 13 years old at a Christian summer camp for teens when a woman came up behind me, tapped me on the shoulder and told me my tank top was inappropriate.It was smack dab in the middle of an outdoor worship service, nonetheless ? a day when it was likely 90 degrees outside and everyone's thighs were sticking to the seat of their chairs.During that time where I could have been soaking in the pastor's message, ...

By Gloria Yoder ?Gloria, what are your thoughts on packing up and going to Ohio for a couple days??It was my husband Daniel with one of his brainstorms.?We have some furniture that needs to be sent to Ohio this weekend, one way or another. Maybe we should just hire a driver and all go rather than shipping it with a freight company.??That sounds like a neat idea,? I said, as my mind flashed toward the two ...

Here is a plant with a rather exotic, exciting name: Hibiscus. Fortunately, its visual appeal is just as exciting with gorgeously colored big blooms and lush foliage. Home gardeners in Iowa will find three hibiscus categories. The first, Hibiscus syriacus, is a shrub sometimes called Rose-of-Sharon. It ranges in height from five to 10 feet and features beautiful white, pink, blue or lavender flowers, often with ...

I fielded one-too-many quips about my weight: ?Really pack'n it on there, aren't you?? This hurt my feelings, so I decided to do something about it. We have plenty of eggs with our dozen hens, so many eggs that we give'm away ? the good farm-fresh brown eggs, high in Omega 3.Years ago, I tried the Atkins Diet and lost a bunch of weight, but got tired (and a little sick) from all the red meat. I decided to try my ...

Your friendly neighborhood sports editor wasn't at the office on Monday or Tuesday and he wasn't in Mt. Pleasant all weekend. Why? Because he was on vacation.Yep, that's right, the family and I went straight Griswold, hopped in the car and took some time for ourselves. By the way, that reference is meant to be for the Chevy Chase ?Vacation? not the recent remake starring Kelly Bundy and that guy from ?The ...

Editors note: Gloria's grandmother passed away last week and is taking this week off. ?The Amish Cook? column will return next week. Summer is the perfect time for backyard barbecues. Of course, the meat always steals the show, but side dishes are important, too. There's a serious side-dish rut about this time. Your friends get the fun job of selecting the meat: burgers or brats. But guess who is stuck with the ...

If your worship leader asked that question, and then waited, what might be your reply? Some come to be in familiar surroundings. The building arrangement, the windows, the feel, the sounds, the smells, the activity, a favorite seat.Some come to be among familiar people. Friends who have shared good times and hard times. Friends who listen. Friends who teach. Friends who need help. Old friends. New friends. Some ...

You want your family to wake up to a breakfast packed with whole grains and healthy nutrients, but you also want to get everyone out the door on time. Here are a few smart ideas to shake up the old cereal routine, and in a way that's equal parts nutritious and quick.Frozen yogurt barkLike little ice cream bars, only much healthier, this creamy but bar-like breakfast also doubles as a protein-packed snack. Ten ...

Ginnie told me to rent the metal detector again and search for the ring one more time before she bought me a new one. My 70th birthday was fast approaching and Ginnie was going to buy me a new wedding ring as a present. You may recall that Blossom, our Angus heifer calf, sucked the wedding ring off my finger. I figured scanning her pen again was useless, that there was no way I was going to find that wedding ...