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GOSPEL GROUP: Living Lord Lutheran Church, 851 Niles-Cortland Road, Howland, will host the Hamilton Road Trio Gospel Group at 6 p.m. Saturday. The concert is free, but a free will offering will be taken. PACKING PARTY: Southington Christian Church, 3285 state Route 534, will host an Operation Christian Child party at 12:15 p.m. Sunday. The congregation will pack 120 shoeboxes for girls for Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse that sends gift-filled shoeboxes to children in need around the world. All are welcome to come and pack a shoebox. A potluck lunch will be ...

Hints from Heloise: Reusing leftover soap chips

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DEAR HELOISE: Any ideas on how to turn leftover soap chips into a new usable bar? I hate to just throw them away if there’s a way to reuse them. I love your column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch! — Nita S., via email Nita, here are some ideas: — Using old but clean panty hose, place a handful of soap chips in the foot area, then tie it off and trim off the excess panty hose. Instead of using a wash cloth, you can use your new scrubber to wash yourself. Let it dry completely between uses. — Gather all the soap chips in a pan and add just enough water to make a thick ...

Cabernet Franc making its mark in our region

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Now that cooler weather is ahead, it is time to think about red wines grown in our region. Over the past 30 years or so, our regional wineries have begun to hone their skills, both in the vineyard and cellar, with this variety. Typically, we have not been known for great reds, but Cabernet Franc is beginning to gain significant recognition. It is widely grown in Europe in such classic regions as the Loire, Bordeaux, Anjou and Medoc, and has become a mostly reliable, somewhat-winter-hardy-variety here in the Grand River Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA). The talents of our ...

No strict recipe for seasonal fruit crostini with ricotta

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Cookbook author Stef Ferrari says you don’t need a recipe to make her seasonal fruit crostini with ricotta and honey. Instead, you need to trust your instincts. Choose any seasonal fruit to pair with fresh ricotta, quality honey, and optional crunchy bits or herbs. Some of her favorite ...

Wedding prep and a look at Amish dating customs

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Eleven days left until son Benjamin and Joanna’s wedding. Time is going much too fast. I sewed my daughter Verena’s dress last week. Tomorrow my goal is to sew mine. Joanna and I plan to do some grocery shopping for the wedding one day this week. Mostly for dry ingredients and things that can be bought ahead. Next week, my friend Ruth will come and we will get the groceries that need to be frozen or refrigerated with her. This is the seventh wedding Ruth has helped with wedding grocery shopping. I don’t know what I would have done without all her help over these weddings. ...

Program key fobs yourself

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DEAR HELOISE: A suggestion was made to have your car key fob reprogrammed by a mechanic to only unlock the driver’s door so that it’s safer when refueling at a gas station. A mechanic isn’t necessary. The doors are programmed through the car itself in the vehicle’s utility menu. Each make of car has different ways of resetting the unlocked doors or other doors’ functions. The owner’s manual can walk you through it, or you can watch a video online, as there are many short videos on reprogramming car functions. — James J.M., Retired United States Army Veteran DEAR ...