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By Kevin Williams *Editor's Note: Gloria Yoder will be back soon with more Amish Cook recipes after she recovers from the birth of her son. This is one of these hearty farm house meals that the Amish are legendary for.Rice isn't sometimes the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Amish cooking, but rice is available in large quantities, sold in big burlap bags in most Amish-owned bulk food stores. ...

(Reuters) Some 500,000 customers remained without power throughout the eastern United States on Sunday evening and New England coastal communities faced more flooding two days after a powerful storm snapped trees, downed wires and killed at least nine people.The remnants of the storm, known as a nor'easter, lingered on Sunday, with the National Weather Service posting coastal flood advisories in effect until ...

The community meal this Wednesday will be provided by St. Michael's Episcopal Church.They are serving chicken stuffing casserole, vegetables and dessert.

Oakland Mills Nature Center will host a night of painting with The Art Nest on Tuesday, March 13, at 6:30 p.m. No experience is necessary and step by step instructions will be given.While everyone will be led in painting the same picture, colors can be modified to fit someone's personal style. Participants must preregister directly with the Art Nest on their Facebook page. There is a fee to cover the cost of ...

Sheri Wilson has been hired as the new executive director of Community Action of Southeast Iowa.Wilson brings 21 years of experience with the agency, formerly holding the position of deputy director along with related experience in other arenas.?The reason I have chosen to work with nonprofits is because I value the opportunity to help people,? Wilson said. ?I have a respect for all people, which I feel is ...

AMES ? For the second year, Practical Farmers of Iowa has planned a series of spring field days focused on cover crop issues in grazing and row crop systems. Farmers and community members are invited to see cover crops in action on working farms around Iowa and learn about cover crop basics as well as practices used to maximize the financial return from cover crops.All field days in the series run from noon to 3 ...

The Mississippi Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America will be kicking off the annual Scouting for Food drive Saturday, March 10. The Boy Scouts are asking for the community's assistance in collecting food items to be donated by Scouts to local food banks in the Tri-State Area.Nearly 2,600 Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts will be going door-to-door to deliver Scouting for Food door hangers throughout their ...

Two family-owned hotel chains started small in Eastern Iowa and trace their roots to hard work and modest origins. Here are their stories.Three Hotels, No EmployeesWhen Bob and Angie Patel emigrated to the United States from India in 1980, they worked in fast-food restaurants and operated newspaper routes.The couple saved their money and, in 1982, they bought a shuttered roadside motel in Mena, Ark.Bob ...

WINFIELD ? With the sunshine and mild weather Tuesday, Feb. 27, a group of residents from Sunrise Terrace boarded the bus for a neighborhood ride Tuesday afternoon. They went straight through downtown and headed toward Wyman to look over the town.On the way up, they saw geese in the backwater at Crooked Creek, just before crossing the bridge. In Wyman, they turned in the elevator lot and turned again in the ...

The Beatty-Peterseim Funeral Home in Wayland, Washington and Kalona is proud to announce the addition of Nicholas Todd as a new employee.Nicholas is a recent graduate from the University of Northern Iowa in December 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music in Performance Arts Management.Following graduation, he enrolled in the Des Moines Area Community College School of Mortuary Science in January 2018. The ...