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Friends of Camden annual meeting The Friends of Camden State Park will hold their annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the multipurpose room at the Marshall YMCA. New members are welcome. The Friends of Camden is a nonprofit group of local volunteers dedicated to providing assistance to ...

Make the most of the food you buy

Dear Heloise: When I buy a rotisserie chicken, I eat one leg and thigh while it is nice, warm and tasty. Then I put the bag of chicken in the fridge. I later take the breast meat off for chicken salad to eat alone or as a sandwich, and I always put a 1/2 teaspoon of curry powder in the chicken ...

Choosing my next chapter

Dear Annie: My children are trying to move me into assisted living, and I feel like I’m being slowly erased. I am in my early 80s, and I still live in the home where I raised my kids. It is not fancy, but it is mine. I know every creaky stair. I know which window sticks in the winter. I ...

New at the Library

New Materials at the Marshall-Lyon County Library FICTION Collins, Anna E. Worst in Show Koontz, Dean. The Friend of the Family McFadden, Freida. Dear Debbie Nesbo, Jo. Wolf Hour Patterson, James & Sitts, Brian. Cross & Sampson (Alex Cross #35) Phillips, Susan ...

Spring break planning has me feeling broken

Dear Annie: Spring break is coming, and instead of feeling excited, I feel like I’m bracing for impact. We have school-aged kids, and every year this week turns into a mix of pressure, money stress and hurt feelings. Some families we know are doing big trips -- skiing, the Caribbean, ...

True Blue Window Cleaning first dollar

True Blue Window Cleaning celebrated the First Dollar Award from the Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce. The following chamber ambassadors attended the event: Jennifer Andries, Hayley Fruin, Adam Henning, Sarah Ackerman, Melissa Maranell, Aaron Ziemer, Zach Turbes-Owner, Shane Erickson, Caroline ...