Category: Special Interest

Locally written columns of special interest to Dillon County citizens

Learning To Drive

She is older than some but more active than most.  Her centennial is a date she is sure to reach… soon.  She exercises regularly by walking when the weather permits and has influenced other to take up the challenge.  But perhaps her most outstanding characteristic is her memory.  Seemingly she can recall nearly any important past moment in extreme detail such as learning to drive.

Libby’s Recipes: Fresh Fruit Dip

How about a light dip for those summer fruits? Yum yum!

Libby’s Recipes: Chicken Cashew Casserole

Thanks to my sister for yet another recipe

Cool Aid

Turn off the A/C (air conditioning) and effectively most churches would have many more of their pews empty.  Parishioners today are accustomed (and demand) all the comforts and conveniences available that members enjoy at their homes the other six+ days of the week.  

Libby’s Recipes: Pound Cake

This recipe I found tucked inside an old cookbook (bought, I think, at an auction) that also had several recipes clipped from a 1984 newspaper.

Taxes: A Necessary Evil

Before I get into the aim of this commentary, I would like to make a bold and perhaps un-American declaration.  I hate paying taxes!

Art Is…

We lived in the country, a farm family whose living standards were somewhat marginal by today’s standards but by comparison a little better than that of some of our neighbors.

Libby’s Recipes: Berry Butter

With berry season approaching, I thought you might enjoy this yummy spread.

Winding Down

Most people have at one time owned a spring wound toy.  Wind it up and the stored energy in the spring provides the power of movement.  How long depends on many factors such as among others, spring strength and coil/tension efficacy.  Such factors determine the duration of the spring operated movement.  It’s a little like life ever slowly and inevitably unwinding.  This thought came to mind as I write this column.

Libby’s Recipes: Bacon, Cheese & Potato Chowder

Thanks to my sister for this week’s easy (and yummy) recipe.