Obituaries

For hundreds of years, containers have enhanced beauty and utility in the garden. No matter what goals and limitations guide your gardening, containers can contribute to your success.Certainly containers allow gardeners to use otherwise problematic spaces: think of a big pot of tomatoes on a landing, a window box dripping with gorgeous blooms, or colorful plants adorning a patio or deck. Containers allow the ...

Wayland MYF invites everyone to a soup lunch on Sunday, March 22, at Wayland Mennonite Church from 11:30 a.m. until 12:45 p.m.All members of the public are welcome to attend and enjoy soup, salad and dessert. A free-will offering will be received and all proceeds will go towards Wayland Mennonite Church?s summer convention trip.

Can you safely refreeze thawed meats? Possibly.You thawed ground beef and are planning to use it for tonight?s meal, but your plans changed. Can you refreeze it, or do you have to toss it?You do have some breathing room when it comes to freezing meats. Ground beef thawed in the fridge can be safely kept for an additional one to two days in the refrigerator before cooking. The same is true for chicken.Since you ...

DEAR ABBY: Every time my new wife and I visit my mom or she visits us, my mother scratches my back, rubs my arm, rests her hand on my inner thigh, tickles me, hugs me or touches me any chance she gets. I don't reciprocate or validate the touching, but I don't discourage it either. She has been this way for so long that I've just gotten used to it. I never noticed how creepy it was until my wife mentioned something...

St. Edward?s Cathedral, towering over the wreckage of one of the poorest neighborhoods of North Philadelphia, had long ago been shut down by the Catholic archdiocese.Unable to find housing they could afford, a group of 40 homeless families, mostly women and children, took up residence in the church. They stretched a banner across the front, ?How can we worship a homeless man on Sunday and ignore one on Monday??S...

Lloyd and Meralene (Bailey) Lee are currently celebrating 60 years of marriage. The couple was married March 5, 1955, in Salem Friends Church.Their children are Connie (Wendell) Edgington, of Ft. Madison, Kent (Lorrie) Lee, of Mt. Pleasant, Cindy (Terry) Perrott, of Muscatine, Brian (Cleo) Lee, of Lynn Haven, Flo., and Diane (Marvin) May, of Mt. Pleasant.They also have 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren...

By KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsAfter a two-hour initial meeting turned into a six-hour date, long distance couple DJ Meyer and Beth McCormick are ready to take a walk down the aisle.The couple met on Christianmingle.com this past summer.?After we had been talking for a couple of weeks we decided to go ahead and arrange to meet and see if it was going anywhere,? said Meyer.On June 21, 2014, the two met in ...

First United Methodist Church will host a soup supper on Sunday, Feb. 1, at 12:15 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church. All those interested are invited to attend.The church will be offering a choice of cream of broccoli soup and hamburger stew. In addition, there will be an opportunity to taste Methodist Meatloaf Chili, a winning chili at this year?s Chili Cook-Off.Crackers, bread, ...

DEAR ABBY: I am 42 years old and a divorced father of two. Earlier this year, I caused a fatal drunk driving accident. Once I came to and realized what I had done, I accepted responsibility and pled guilty to my crime. I have never before been in trouble with the authorities.I believe God has forgiven me. I know my extremely supportive family and friends have also forgiven me. But how do I forgive myself? I ...

Dear Friends both far and wide,I was impressed with a quote by motivational writer Brian Tracy so I?ll share it with you:?Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.?Don?t we all face those times when there is something we know we should do, yet would much rather stay in our comfortable little nook? It?s so easy to just shrug ...