Many of you will remember the name Stella Lawton Smith who is probably Plymouth’s best known artist.  Her daughter, Rachel Lorentz, recently celebrated her 96th birthday. Rachel’s daughter made donuts from Stella’s recipe for her birthday.  Rachel’s son and…

  Seems like it has been a long and sad week.  Carl Koehser passed away on Sunday, February 2nd in Quincy.  He and his wife Gladys were very important parts of our community.  They will be greatly missed. Also on…

  Our sympathy to the family of Gary Kendall who passed on Friday of last week.  The Kendall family lived in one of the two large stone houses built by the Monk brothers in Plymouth.  They then moved out West…

  OK just go buy a “pillow pet”.  Though the hang tag says for ages 0 through 100, I see no reason to toss it just because one reaches one hundred.  In the summer, I mow, weed flowers, garden, sit…

  Went to Carthage on Monday to buy some antiques from a family that was moving.  Since there are few auctions now, I am trying to buy more privately for the store.  Since I was already in Carthage, decided to…

  While we have been catching up on year end comments and wishes, three people from our communities have passed.  Our sympathy to the family and friends of Clyde Bostic of Plymouth who passed two days before Christmas, Joe Benjamin…

  We have not only entered a New Year but a new decade.  Remember when we were entering 2000?  That seemed like such a milestone and now it has been twenty years since that happened.  Do not know about events…

  Snow- check, almost gone- check, Christmas cards in the mail- check, house decorated-check, yard decorated-check, pots in front of store decorated-check, Christmas minor miracle-check.  Thursday I had a gentleman in the store from Keokuk.  When he went to put…

  If there is a perfect snow, it is falling as I write.  The snow started about noon in Augusta and it is still falling at 9 pm.  There is no ice under it, there is no wind, it is…

  Just a reminder that Santa will be visiting children in Plymouth on Saturday, December 14th beginning at 10 am at the legion building on the west side of the Plymouth Square.  There will be treats for everyone attending and…