Our community has lost two wonderful ladies this week. Pauline Green of Augusta passed on June 6th. She was my best doll related customer. She loved dolls and items used for displaying dolls like tables, chairs and more. She…
We Are Community for the week of June 7th, 2021, by Joyce Steiner
Sunday is supposed to be a day for going to Church and then a day of rest. Do manage the first part of that every Sunday but day of rest-no. One of our pastors said that doing something different or…
We Are Community for the week of May 31st, 2021, by Joyce Steiner
Has been an interesting and busy week. Lets begin with this week’s new scam. Got an email with “Motoring License Notification” and a photo of the Office of Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White on it. Knew instantly that…
We Are Community for the week of May 24th, 2021, by Joyce Steiner
The smartest coon in the area lives in Plymouth and visits my yard nightly. I have put out a live trap for him/her. For the last two nights it has bested the trap. A live trap has a piece which…
We Are Community for the week of May 17th, 2021, by Joyce Steiner
There was a notice in the Friday Quincy paper that Fred Weinberg had passed. He was a long time Augusta resident. He and Tom Weinberg could often be found at the local restaurants. So sorry to hear of this…
We Are Community for the week of May 10th, 2021, by Joyce Steiner
Today is Mother’s Day. A day we celebrate the mothers in our lives – we all had a mother. Most every person is a mother in some way. Some the traditional way, others through adoption or the nurturing of…
We Are Community for the week of May 3rd, 2021, by Joyce Steiner
Rita Sullivan passed away Thursday of last week. She was the mother of eleven children, several of whom are Sullivan Auctioneers and Sullivan and Son Auctioneers. She will be missed by her friends and her large family. Keep them…
We Are Community for the week of April 26th, 2021, by Joyce Steiner
As I drove the black top to church this morning, I noted a lovely field of yellow flowers. Though some may call them weeds, they are beautiful. Appreciate nature. The final service for Jerry Mayo was held at the…
We Are Community for the week of April 19th, 2021, by Joyce Steiner
Last Thursday two friends stopped by the store to ask if I had previewed the items for the Sullivan Auctioneers on-line auction. As I had not, I went to Carthage on Friday morning to look at the offerings. As…
We Are Community for the week of April 13th, 2021, by Joyce Steiner
Our community has had so much loss recently. Anna Mae Watson passed away on Good Friday. She graduated from Plymouth High School in 1950. She was the daughter of Walter Normandin who lived in the Friendship Community where I…