Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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Every so often, you’re reminded that people are generally good. And, you get some idea how important the media is in helping generate good news. My latest refresher came via a story I wrote for the Nebraska Examiner, an online news site that used to consume most of my labors. It involved a woman I met when writing for the Omaha World-Herald about the tiny village of Whiteclay, where four beer stores were selling more than 3 million cans of beer a year to residents of the nearby Pine Ridge Indian...
Despite this week's weather forecast of temperatures in the 30s and 40s, I've been thinking about gardening season. (I'm sure Scott will find this as a surprise, since he handles all of the gardening. I usually take care of canning and freezing detail.) In a typical summer, Scott and I make enough salsa and spaghetti sauce and freeze enough chopped tomatoes to get us through chili season, sometimes beyond. We usually freeze green beans and sweet corn, bag some freezer slaw, and candy enough jala...
The Holt County Animal Shelter hosted a chili cook-off, Sunday, March 29, at Dirty Hands Tap and Coffee in O'Neill, in honor of the organization's 20th anniversary. Event video at: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/17CBkSN6wU/ Winners included Megan Argueta, second place; Rhonda Hurtig, first place; and Teresa Baker, third place. Hurtig also won the People's Choice Award. Eight contestants participated in the event....
The Northeast Nebraska Motorsports Hall of Fame will host its 2026 Race Car Show, Saturday, March 28 at the WarHorse Event Center, 4300 W. Norfolk Avenue in Norfolk. This free, family-friendly event will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is expected to feature nearly 60 race cars from across the Midwest. Fans will have the opportunity to get up close to a wide variety of racing machines, including 410 sprint cars, super late models, chili bowl midgets, bobby stocks, modifieds, drag cars, and...
The forecast may include cool weather for Saturday, Dec. 6, but the soup served at St. John's Church in rural Clearwater will be hot and tasty. Chicken noodle, chili, and back potato soups, sandwiches and desserts will be served for a freewill offering from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mass is scheduled to begin at 5:30. St. John's Christian Mothers will host a bake sale. Advent activities will also be available....
Oodles of noodles will tempt taste buds, when St. Peter de Alcantara Christian Mothers host its annual bazaar, Sunday, Nov. 16. Serving begins at 11 a.m., and continues until 1:30 p.m. A freewill offering will be accepted. Chicken noodle soup, chili, sandwiches and desserts will be served for a freewill donation. Raffle tickets will be available for $1 apiece or purchase 10 and get one free. Grab bags, crafts, and religious items will be availble. A bake sale is also planned....
Taste test a variety of chili, compete in games and support the New Moon Community Theater during the Ultimate Tailgate Bash. The event will be Saturday, Nov. 22 at the Neligh American Legion. A time will be announced once the kickoff is set. Attendees will sample chili from competitors, receive bowls of house chili, and cinnamon rolls. Prizes will be awarded and a cash bar will be open. Tickets for the chili cook-off are $10. Teams of two may participate in the beer Olympics. Cost is $25....
Pasta rollers and flour dust filled St. Dominic's Hall on Monday as volunteers from St. Peter's Christian Mothers spent half a day making homemade egg noodles - a key ingredient in the chicken soup that draws crowds each year to the church's annual bazaar, set for Nov. 16. The church has hosted the soup luncheon "forever," according to Sandy Schueth - a comment met with laughter and nods of agreement. Elaine Thoendel believes the event dates back to 1956, when St. Dominic's Hall was built by...
I’ve been thinking (and that can be a dangerous thing). Last week’s All Things Nebraska column by Paul Hammel posed the question, “Should the Legislature dish up a state dessert?” ICYMI, Hammel lamented that our northern neighbors have a designated dessert. It’s Kuchen, a German cake, stuffed with fruit or custard filling. Once, Hammel made the suggestion to a state senator who represented several Czech communities that, perhaps, the legislature should designate kolaches as the official...
As the State Legislature gets to work on its 90-day session, it's time to consider whether the Unicameral should resolve an important, and regularly overlooked matter - designating a state dessert. Face it, we all love dessert and naming an official state dessert is long overdue. It has to rank higher than designating an official state reptile or state fossil, which we already have (the box turtle and mammoth, respectively.) Eight states, our research indicates, have state desserts including, gu...
It’s funny how reading something can lead me down a rabbit hole, filled with history and memories. As I perused a daily “ideas” email from a writing group, the following question was posed: If you could design a theme park around any concept, what would it be? That simple question provoked thoughts of amusement parks in Nebraska. Kids today, more than likely, think about the mega-waterparks made popular by lazy, floating rivers and crazy slides or a Fun Plex, where video games can keep you occupied for hours. More than 50 years ago, Chaut...
St. Peter de Alcantara Church in Ewing will host its annual bazaar, Sunday, Nov. 17. Homemade chicken noodle and chili soups will be served, along with sandwiches and desserts, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at St. Dominic Hall. A raffle drawing will take place at approximately 1:30. Bake sale and religious items will also be available....
St. John's Catholic Church, in rural Clearwater, will host its annual soup supper, Saturday, Oct. 19. Serving will begin at 4:30 and continue until 7:30 p.m. in the church hall. Mass begins at the church at 5:30 p.m. Chicken noodle, chili and bacon potato soups will be served, along with sandwiches and desserts. A free-will donation will be accepted. St. John's Christian Mothers will also have bake sale items available....
It's soup season and The Waterhole, located at 503 Main Street, in Clearwater, is ready to tempt taste buds with scrumptious soups and comfort food. Co-owner Debb Pofahl said lunches will be served twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning Jan. 2. Pofahl said the decision to serve lunches was customer driven. They asked and bar owners said yes. "We started serving lunches because of the limited availability for places to eat or have lunch," Pofahl said. "We feel adding lunches benefits...
Crisp fall evenings are the perfect time for a bowl of homemade soup. Orchard United Methodist Church will do the cooking for area residents, Saturday, Nov. 11, at its annual soup supper. Chicken noodle, chili and potato soups, desserts and more will be served between 5 and 7 p.m., at the church's hall, located at 380 Noble Street. A freewill donation will be accepted....
KC Bar & Grill will hold its grand opening, Friday, Nov. 10, from 5 to close at its location at 101 5th Street, Page, in the former cafe building. Chicken noodle and chili soups and cinnamon rolls will be served for a freewill donation. Proceeds will go toward remodeling and startup fees....
Chili. Just one little word that causes so much controversy. And no, I'm not talking about the whole "beans-or-no-beans" debate that seems to pit Texas chili purists against the rest of the world. I'm talking about the chili and cinnamon roll combo that so many of us remember from our school lunch days. In 2020, as were all sheltering in place and more of us were cooking at home than we had in years, I was invited to join a Facebook group that focused on "Eating through the pandemic." It was...
I previously wrote about how to save money on your grocery budget even though food costs are on the rise. I offered suggestions from Cami Wells, a Nebraska Extension Educator in Hall County, for foods in the protein, dairy and grains groups. This week, we'll learn ways to save money on fruits and vegetables. Vegetables "Check for sales and purchase those that are in-season," Wells said. "Most of us prefer fresh but canned and frozen vegetables are also healthy choices. Canned and frozen vegetabl... Full story
There are lots of dishes out there that are considered comfort foods (meatloaf, mac and cheese, chicken and noodles), but in my opinion, roasts - both beef and pork - have to be included on that list. Roasting is cooking meat or vegetables in the oven (or over a flame, technically) in an uncovered pot with no liquid, according to food writer Daniel Neman. The meat or vegetables are cooked entirely and evenly by the dry heat of the air around them. I have more experience with beef roasts than I... Full story
CORTLAND – It's five days before the big day. The Model A dashes down West Fourth Street. Its driver pulls up to a brick storefront and strolls inside, jaunty, dressed in his Sunday best. The black-and-white scene turns technicolor, like a Gage County "Pleasantville," as a brunette with cherry red lips leans in with a coffee pot and winks. Welcome to Paper Moon Pastries, the 1930s-style small-town bakery inspired by a classic movie – its public introduction captured by drone and iPhone. Tha...
Having guests for Thanksgiving dinner is great. Having treasured friends and family stick around for a couple of extra days is even better. But guests have to eat and you just spent a week (or more!) preparing that big holiday meal and you're simply "cooked out." Sure, leftovers will work for a meal or two, but eventually you're going to have to prepare something else. And don't forget that big football game coming up on Friday afternoon, with even more games on TV over the weekend. That adds...
Nothing tastes better on a chilly fall day than a big bowl of homemade vegetable beef stew. Add a slice or two of home-baked bread and you've achieved perfection. Nothing controversial about that, right? Well, it depends on your definition of stew. Growing up, my mom made her delicious vegetable beef stew at least once or twice every fall/winter. I remember it simmering on the stove for hours in her big blue-speckled GraniteWare pot she used for canning every summer. We counted down the hours...
Neligh Faith Community Church will host a soup lunch and dinner, Wednesday, Nov. 9. Serving will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the Neligh American Legion, at 115 W. Third Street. Chicken noodle and chili soups, sandwiches, drinks and desserts will be served. Cost will be $7 for adults and $3 for children ages 10 and under. Dine-in and carry-out meals will be available. A bake sale and craft sale will also be held....
It's no secret that grocery prices are on the rise. A trip to the grocery store is going to cost you more than it did a year ago. I'm not going to delve into the "whys" because, to be honest, I didn't do that well in my college economics class years ago, and I still don't really understand how it all works. Besides there are plenty of other places for you to find that info. I just want to help you find a way to continue to feed you and your family healthy foods, without having to raid the kids'...
A few weeks ago, I read somewhere that March is National Peanut Butter Month. "Aha!" I thought. "Perfect topic for a column sometime soon." But when I began doing research, I discovered that whoever wrote that was wrong. As far as I can tell, there is no actual National Peanut Butter Month, although November is recognized as National Peanut Butter Lovers Month. So while peanut butter doesn't get it's own month, people who love peanut butter do. They also get their own day with National Peanut... Full story
