For the 11th straight year, LaGrange County REMC will be helping our 4-H families offset the cost of 4-H enrollment. The first 200 youth who enroll in LaGrange County 4-H by Jan. 15, and whose families are REMC electric customers, will have their 4-H program fee reimbursed by LaGrange County REMC. Upon enrolling and paying… Continue reading.
Among the hot-button items up for public comment to the Natural Resource Commission is a proposal to open Indiana deer hunting to high-powered rifles. Currently, Indiana limits modern day center fire ammunition in repeating and single shot rifles to selected “pistol” cartridges. The new proposal is sure to bring controversy even among deer hunters and… Continue reading.
If eating healthy is on your list of New Year’s resolutions, here are a few tips from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that can help you and your family develop good habits: Simple swaps can make a difference. Try buying whole wheat bread instead of white and low-fat milk instead of whole milk. You… Continue reading.
The first known recipe for gingerbread is believed to have originated in Greece in 2400 BC. The earliest versions of gingerbread were simple mixtures of honey, ginger and bread crumbs. Queen Elizabeth I gets credit for creating the first gingerbread men. She had the cookies made to resemble guests visiting her court. English colonists brought… Continue reading.
They say timing is everything! True to form, when we pulled into the parking lot of Duck Commander/Buck Commander in West Monroe, La., we learned Phil, Willie, Jase, Uncle Si and the entire television crew of “Duck Dynasty” were attending an NRA banquet in Alaska. No TV stars were on hand, but we can say… Continue reading.
Have you ever been ready to make a new recipe that sounds wonderful? You get to the part that says “cake flour” and your stomach sinks because you don’t have cake flour! Never buy cake flour again! For 1 cup flour, replace 2 T. of the flour with 2 T. cornstarch. (Remove 2 T. flour… Continue reading.
Stir flour before scooping and measuring. In storage, flour settles and compacts. Leveling off with the back of a knife is the best way to get the right amount; tapping the measuring cup on the counter or shaking it to level it packs the flour, so you’ll end up adding too much. Keep it cool… Continue reading.
When I typically encounter “pi” there’s always an “e” at the end — and crust, filling and a pan are part of the equation. Of course, I know the mathematic definition of pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. March 14 is the worldwide celebration of pi — the… Continue reading.
As soon as I retrieve a magazine from my mailbox, I thumb through it to check out my favorite features. That first look-see through the latest issue is kind of like listening to a new song, or even meeting someone for the first time. It’s fun. It quenches my curiosity. And, rather quickly, I can… Continue reading.
The local television news this morning reported grocery prices would be rising 2-5 percent because of this summer’s drought. No big surprise there. Weather is unpredictable and uncontrollable, and it can affect us hardest in the pocketbook. But since grocery shopping always has to be done, no matter what the items cost, it’s not like… Continue reading.
One of my favorite television characters was Granny from the hit 1960s series, “The Beverly Hillbillies.” Granny was a firm believer in the old-time traditions and country ways and always had a pot of “elixir” brewing up down by the cement pond. Granny would extol the value of the potions of the educated and experienced… Continue reading.
