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Community Cookbook: Caramels, Wes Mueller from Sidney, Nebraska (3/16/24)Wes Mueller grew up in Sidney, Neb., a city of 6,000 people — which he says wasn’t small for Cheyenne County, a mostly rural farming community in the western corner of the state. Wes says his mother Bert Mueller was known for her cooking throughout their community...
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Applications being accepted for RN scholarship (3/16/24)Applications are being accepted for the Ruth A. Buckhannon Memorial RN Scholarship, to be awarded to a 2024 graduating senior of a Scott County public high school who plans to become a registered nurse. Deadline is April 19. Darla Buckhannon said this is the 18th year for the $4,000 scholarship set up by her and her three sisters in loving memory of their mother. ...
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Robert Hurtgen: Don't be afraid of change (3/16/24)The most terrifying combination of letters are C-H-A-N-G-E. Change ignites feelings of losing control and sparks fears of an unknown future. In your organization, change can kindle concerns over a loss of your job or the opposite: more work on top of what you are already struggling to complete. Despite the emotions accompanying change, change cannot be avoided. Briefly, then, what are some principles that help navigate change?...
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Shawn Wasson: God's chosen people (3/16/24)Have you considered how Christians are portrayed in sitcoms? In many TV shows and movies, pastors and priest are viewed as predators or con artists. Sometimes the religious characters are silly and awkward ignoramuses. Consultants are hired and painstaking efforts are taken to accurately portray various professions and fields of study. When it comes to religion or theology, there is little concern for accuracy...
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Rennie Phillips: Cucumbers (3/16/24)We grow a number of vegetables in our garden every year, with No. 1 being tomatoes. Love, love tomatoes. I can eat tomatoes for every meal and snacks in between and even right up to bedtime, but my No. 2 fresh-eating vegetable has to be cucumbers. Fresh cucumbers. The dog we used to have and I'd share cucumbers pretty much all day long. It's a wonder we both didn't end up with belly aches...
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GT - Adopt Ina 3-16-24 (3/16/24)Ina is a 10-year-old female who likes to play rough and loves laps and dogs. If you have room in your heart and home for Ina or any other pet, visit us at 359 Cree Lane near Jackson any weekday or weekend from 8 a.m. to noon. Visitors are always welcome to play with our pets...
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Aaron Horrell: Another tiny spring flower (3/16/24)Shown here is a cluster of tiny flowers attached to a limb of an understory bush called the eastern spicebush. These little flowers are one of nature's earliest to bloom in spring. They often appear during cool weather before butterflies and bees begin to fly. These blossoms are easily mistaken for new leaves if not observed close up...
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Senior Center Menus for March 18-22 (3/16/24)Monday: Honey garlic meatballs or sweet and sour chicken, buttered noodles, steamed carrots, seasoned cauliflower, whole-grain bread and pears or brownies. Tuesday: Crispy baked chicken or country-fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed veggies, whole-grain hot roll and sugar-free warm apples and raisins or oatmeal cake...
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Saint Francis Foundation receives RetCam donation (3/16/24)The Level III NICU at Saint Francis Healthcare System received a donation from Mark and Scott Rhodes of the Rhodes Foundation to purchase a new RetCam. The RetCam delivers ophthalmic visualization and photo documentation needed to diagnose Retinophathy of Prematurity. ROP is an eye disease that can happen in babies who are born premature or who weigh less than three pounds at birth. It can cause retinal detachment, vision loss and even blindness...
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Beverly Hahs: Deane: Cape's premier architect of the 19th century (3/16/24)1Edwin Branch Deane was born in Virginia to Philip and Mary Holman Deane. As a child, Edwin moved with his family to Nicholsville, Kentucky. In 1830 as a 17-year-old, he crossed the Mississippi to Cape Girardeau and clerked at the general store of Amazi D. ...
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Rebecca LaClair: Armstrong Outdoors fills need for huntin', fishin', and eatin' (3/14/24)1When the Fruitland Area Fire Protection District wanted to go to a 24-hour manned station, I remember getting a letter in the mail informing me that this fire station covered a large area full of about 9,000 people. The very first thought I had about this fact wasn't about fire safety. ...
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Susan McClanahan: Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with these recipes (3/14/24)St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner, and you may already be planning your menu for your celebration. There's a fun saying that says, "Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day", and I sure think so. No matter what our family history tells us, it is fun to celebrate St. Patrick's Day...
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Bill Eddleman: Part 2: Cape Girardeau and prelude to Civil War (3/9/24)Union General Lyon responded to Governor Jackson's pro-secession actions by marching on Jefferson City and driving out the governor and pro-secession members of the State Convention on June 15. The Convention convened a second session, declared state offices vacant, and appointed provisional pro-Union officers. They called for a general election in November...
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Why are clocks set forward in the spring? Thank wars, confusion, hunger for sunlight (3/9/24)2DALLAS -- Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer. Where did this all come from, though? How we came to move the clock forward in the spring, and then push it back in the fall, is a tale that spans over more than a century -- one that's driven by two world wars, mass confusion at times and a human desire to bask in the sun for a long as possible.. ...
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Best cameo? Best hat? Ahead of the Oscars, AP hands out its own awards (3/9/24)The Academy Awards honor many things in movies but not some of the most important. Ahead of Sunday's Oscars, AP Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle make selections for their own awards -- some more offbeat than others. BEST ACTUALLY SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: Cory Michael Smith, 'May December'...
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Starting peppers (3/9/24)There are a few things that are essential in our garden, with tomatoes coming first and cucumbers second. Slicers are most important and then dill pickle-size. We also grow sweet peppers and onions with both being important. We grow a boat load of sweet peppers, with most of them being bell peppers. ...
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Turning trash into something new (3/9/24)"Don't forget to take the recyclables out," Rita called out to her husband, David. The man begrudged the job, but he did it anyway. "All right," he grumbled in a surly voice. He resented having to put the can full of papers, plastics and other outworn materials into a separate container to make into something else. The junk, as he perceived it, was old, dirty and useless. It had already served its purpose so why try to salvage it?...
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Local Trivia (3/9/24)The questions for the Local Trivia are taken from the previous week's "Out of the Past" column that runs daily on the Records page. This week's question Q: What company agreed in March 1999 to assemble it airplanes at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport?...
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Captured on Film (3/9/24)
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Adopt Willie Nelson (3/9/24)
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A doughnut (3/9/24)Can you guess how this happened? About 40 years ago, I planted a sweet gum seedling in my yard. It grew into a tree, and I became aware that it was too close to a power wire. I cut the tree down before it got too tall. The stump became a perfect backdrop to ring with flowers. I chose jonquils. Years passed, and eventually the stump rotted away leaving this beautiful doughnut of yellow flowers...
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Senior Center Menus for March 11-15 (3/9/24)Monday: Shepherd's pie or Cheddar chicken broccoli bake, winter-blend veggies, beets, whole-grain bread and sugar-free peach crisp or iced lemon cake. Tuesday: Ham and beans or smothered steak, stewed tomatoes, potatoes with onions, cornbread and crackers and mixed fruit dessert or peanut butter cheesecake...
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The week of March 10-16 (3/9/24)1785, Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's minister to France, succeeding Benjamin Franklin. 1913, former slave, abolitionist and Underground Railroad "conductor" Harriet Tubman died in Auburn, New York; she was in her 90s. 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis, Tennessee, to assassinating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (Ray later repudiated that plea, maintaining his innocence until his death.)...
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Susan McClanahan: A new month brings a batch of 'spring' chicken recipes (3/7/24)We welcome a new month and new recipes as we ease into spring with chicken recipes that are sure to please. I have been in a late winter cooking slump, and I need a few new recipes to shake things up a bit for us. Today I have found chicken recipes that are quick to prepare that will help busy families and people on-the-go to get supper on the table as quickly as possible, but not compromise on good taste...
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Home chef offers plant-based recipes for healthier way to eat (3/7/24)Ella Mills knows we all want to eat healthier. But the English food writer and businesswoman also knows we're busy and we want everything to taste good. And she understands many of us are nervous about the idea of committing to no meat. "I know I used to think eating this way would be just like nibbling on sad and soggy carrots and rabbit food all day long," she said. ...
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For easy weeknight meal, use broiler instead of the grill for this salmon dish (3/7/24)Grilling is a great method for quickly cooking fish while imparting lots of flavor, but the weather isn't always on your side. So instead of battling the elements, take your salmon indoors and use the broiler to replicate the flavors you get from cooking over fire. ...
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Crowned Queen at the Queen's Ball: Attendees carry on French tradition in Ste. Genevieve (3/6/24)Laura Jablonski arrived at the Queen’s Ball in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., dressed as a peasant woman but went home wearing the crown of the queen. To find who would be crowned queen of the ball, the women were served cake, with one slice containing a figurine of baby Jesus. Jablonski said she went back for several pieces of cake until she found the figurine...
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Meet the Reptiles: Reeves Reptile Rescue educates about their cold-blooded friends (3/5/24)Dru Reeves says it all started when his daughter Makenzie wanted a chameleon for her 14th birthday. He says like most kids, she lost interest in the pet after the first month, but Dru and his wife Tara did not; they were completely fascinated by the creature...
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Faces of Southeast Missouri: Nancy Johnson (3/2/24)While sitting in the Emergency Room (ER) waiting room one evening in 1990, Nancy Johnson decided to become a nurse. Her friend’s husband had been in a fatal automobile accident, and two women in one-piece uniforms who had been part of the flight crew came over to talk with her friend. As Johnson watched them get into a helicopter and take off, she decided she specifically wanted to become a flight nurse...
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Pop Culture Happenings: March 2024 (3/2/24)The last Japanese soldier surrenders, a waitress gets a $3 million tip and Keanu learns Kung Fu. 1974 50 years ago On March 19, 1974, a Japanese soldier surrendered 29 years after World War II ended. Hiroo Onoda was sent to Lubang Island in the Philippines on Dec. ...
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Robert HurtgenDon't be afraid of change
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Shawn WassonGod's chosen people
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Rennie PhillipsCucumbers
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Aaron HorrellAnother tiny spring flower
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Susan McClanahanCelebrate St. Patrick's Day with these recipes
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Susan McClanahanA new month brings a batch of 'spring' chicken recipes
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Aaron HorrellJust another insect?