Kipler completes basic training
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — US Air Force Airman 1st Class Kenneth T. Kipler graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San...
Confectionately Yours: Sweets for veterans
In 1948, Germany had been decimated by WWII. Russia was blockading food-bearing trucks, trains, and boats. US and Britain responded by airdropping tons of...
Confectionately Yours: Suffer well
My friend Catherine was in a thrift store when she noticed a couple placing batteries in a “Tickle Me, Elmo” doll to see if...
Greene County marriages
June 26Scott L. Mikel of Xenia and Karen M. Dixon of Xenia applied for a marriage license. Date of marriage not on record.Craig L....
Laugh over pancake pizza
Isn’t life filled with curveballs and unexpected events? We do seem to have our share of them around here. Today was an example of...
Confectionately Yours: First fruits
My husband and I were stationed in Alaska for four years. We had a lot of misconceptions about our largest state. We knew about...
Greene County marriages
May 24Erin W. Rodgers of Yellow Springs and Mary J. Gentile of Yellow Springs applied for a marriage license. Date of marriage not on...
Confectionately Yours: An open house
I was an infant when Daddy left Texas to check on my grandmother in Mississippi. His sister made a request to come live with...
Merrimans celebrate 70 years
XENIA — Russ and Pat Merriman of Xenia will be celebrating their 70th anniversary. They were married June 26, 1947, at her parents home...
Give and it shall be given unto you
It is interesting to me that in the very early days into my widowhood, I encountered no less than four other women who also...