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By Carolyn Primmer   Grandma Sutherland wore a face as wrinkled and brown as a dried prune.  Her hair, what was left of it, stood on end, wild, white, and coarse.  Grandma’s substantial body fell in soft lumps around her middle.  Her legs failed to support her, but her arms remained strong enough to lift…

Reader’s Choice The following books were recommended from Scotland County Memorial Library patrons and are available at the library. Please save this list if you find something that interests you. These books are available for curbside pickup and can be reserved by calling 465-7042. Brunch at Bittersweet Café by Carla Laureano is the second book…

Sympathy to the family of Essie Marie Brown. Also to Matilda, Chpater 411. HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY to Wanda Peterson.  Suzanne High, Bertha Zimmerman, Grace, Marietta Zimmerman, Miriam Zimmerman, Lorraine High, Ruthann Hoover, and Louella Hoover, were in for ice cream.  Lucille and Barbara Martin from Pennsylvania, were in Zimmerman’s. Also  Lucille and Barbara are sisters…

by Terry Rush I am sympathetic to your walk at the moment. Everywhere you turn there seems to be restrictions and limitations; severe ones. Never have we known such massive restraint like this age. Therefore, I join the many voices of hope that live in your section of the world. Over the years, I hit…

by Carolyn L. Primm If you have ever received one of these, chances are you still have it.  Perhaps, in your underwear drawer. Maybe, rubbed thin in a wallet.  But, if you received one, you kept it.  What am I talking about?  I am talking about a heartfelt note.  This week I received such a…

American History Moment On July 25, 1898, during the Spanish-American War, U.S. forces launched an invasion of Puerto Rico.  The 108-mile long, 40-mile wide island was one of Spain’s two principal possessions in the Caribbean. By mid-August the U.S. troops under the command of General Nelson A. Miles were able to secure the island with…

Living in the Now Long walks, deep talks; sweltering hours, wildflowers; pond dips, trampoline flips; brave leaps, long sleep; big hearts, loud far… — just kidding. Prairie here, trying to play it cool beneath the relentless sun in Northeast Missouri. Last winter, Ted and I hauled a ladder, fresh screws, and a driver to La…

It’s for the Birds How’s your summer going?  I hope well. Everything is abundant this year.  Most all of the flowers have been extremely beautiful this year.  It seems as the term goes, all is lush. Beautiful colors, fabulous blooms and gorgeous varieties. I have had several blues fly.  I have lost many eggs.  I…

by Terry Rush Life unfurls victories sprinkled with stinging defeats. We rightfully celebrate the former and bummerize the latter; properly so. Good for you when you get to encounter those many winning moments. And do what you can to be properly informed about the firm prospects during the losing ones. Those last scenarios are valuable;…

Larry and Tamara Tague have family visiting from Florida and Tennessee. Among them were three grandchildren, Jordynne, Kneila, and Maxwell. Leon and Marlena Trueblood, son Chip, his wife Tiffanie, and their daughter Amanda, her friend Dwey and his son Micah, all from Texas, came for an ice cream break (A family tradition). Karl and Brenda…