If ever there was a time to be thankful for living in a small community or rural area, it is now.  Hopefully others will realize the advantages and think of moving.   We have large yards, open spaces, parks and fields…

  So very sorry to hear of the passing of Sara Hohe of Rockford.  She was the daughter of Mary Weinberg Hohe of Augusta.  She often visited Mary and attended church with her.  Children are supposed to outlive their parents. …

  The Illinois Great River Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church meets in Peoria during August of each year.  There are approximately 1500 delegates and friends who attend the conference which normally runs from Thursday evening to Saturday noon. …

Somewhere in my home there is a copy of the book “Love in the Time of Cholera”.  I have not read the book even though it is written by an award winning author because the name seems so melancholy. Now…

  Our sympathy to the family of Dodie Burton who passed away on Thursday.  She was a long time resident of Plymouth and a very special person.  She leaves behind two children, Larry and wife Michelle Burton of Plymouth and…