First birthdays make memoriesMonday, January 11, 2010 @ 1:25PMA child's first birthday is a milestone. While it might not be remembered by the child, parents, grandparents, older siblings and other family and friends will treasure the celebration for years to come.
Suzanne's sweet saga of the sandbakelsWednesday, December 16, 2009 @ 11:42PMFor my birthday, one month to the day before Christmas, my 89-year-old mother-in-law went shopping in her attic.
HOLIDAY HOBBIESSaturday, December 5, 2009 @ 11:09PMGULFPORT — A train circling the tree and model kits wrapped up as gifts still says Christmas to some Coast residents, but today’s trains could be replicas of the one featured in the Harry Potter movie and the model may be a remote control helicopter.
On a sugary highTuesday, December 1, 2009 @ 8:51PMNearly 100 enthusiastic bakers delivered cookies to the Journal Sentinel lobby for judging in our Holiday Cookie Contest. Longtime family favorites mingled deliciously with experimental creations. All in all, it was a good year for cookies, as we hope you'll agree from our selections.
About the BookFriday, November 20, 2009 @ 10:45PMKaitlyn Dunnett’s third Liss MacCrimmon mystery has the part-time sleuth tracking another killer --- after the season’s hottest toy leads to murder --- and coping with not one, but two attentive males.
Creepy eats ... and more Halloween party treatsTuesday, October 27, 2009 @ 6:08AMThe way Americans love Oct. 31 is scary.According to the National Retail Federation, total spending on Halloween is expected to reach $4.75 billion this year. But a study shows most of us are cutting back, and U. S. consumers are expected to spend an average of about $56 on Halloween, down from about $66 in 2008.
Reno-area brides use imagination to save moneyMonday, October 26, 2009 @ 12:43PMHave glue gun, will marry. In tough times, women planning weddings in Northern Nevada are getting in touch with their inner crafters and making their own invitations. They’re summoning their inner gardeners and arranging their own flowers.
Reno-area brides get thrifty, but weddings go onMonday, October 26, 2009 @ 12:40PMHave glue gun, will marry.
Bulletin Board: Oct. 8 editionTuesday, October 13, 2009 @ 5:06PMWilton Food Pantry is seeking paper products, such as paper towels, tissues and toilet paper, cereal, detergents, tuna fish, and macaroni and cheese. All items may be brought to the department at Comstock Community Center, 180 School Road. Information: 834-6238.