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Many families have special foods they prepare for Christmas and this time of year newspapers often publish holiday recipes. My mother had a recipe drawer in her kitchen on Blauvelt’s Hill. That drawer was filled to over flowing with cookbooks and advertising pieces chock full of holiday food ideas. Since my father’s oldest brother was a Gas Service Company manager, we always got copies of the recipes promoted by the company’s home agent who promoted natural gas ranges as the best cooking device. I’m not sure any of those recipes. were used at...
Through the years receiving Christmas cards and greetings, I have looked forward to them but I’m wondering if they are becoming a thing of the past. For many years, our Christmas card basket sat proudly on our kitchen table filled to the brim with Christmas cards we received. Last year the basket was only one-fourth filled. This year we wonder how many cards will be received and placed in the basket. Receiving Christmas cards is appreciated, especially those containing notes and letters reporting on family news. These are really welcomed. So, i...
Q. Is there a need to study the Old Testament since the teachings of Jesus are in the New Testament? Great question! The Bible is divided into Old Testament and New Testament (see the table of contents in your Bible). But many people struggle with reading the Old Testament since many passages do not seem to relate to our lives as easily as those of the New Testament. However we must be careful not to think that the Old Testament lacks the teachings of Jesus. In fact, when teaching his disciples after being raised from the dead, Jesus revealed...
As you age, Christmas presents change. Babies may get a stuffed animal or a rattle, but often the bulk of the gifts are items for the nursery like lamps, blankets or pictures. Some new outfits are normally part of the mix, too. As the toddler stage approaches, there are push toys, ride-ons and skill building items. Often books are part of the gift pile, and there always seems to be a few clothes sneaking into the offerings. In fact, as we age, clothes seem to take over most of the gift stack. One of the family traditions of times gone by is...
For years we’ve heard the phrase in high school sports: “It’s hard to beat a team three times in a season.” In rural areas in particular, it is easy to play a team three times and quite often that phrase seems to come true. To be honest I never heard it said in college sports. Until last weekend . . . It changed when a number of sports commentators on TV used that phrase during the volleyball game between the Nebraska Cornhusker Volleyball team and the Wisconsin University Volleyball team. Nebraska had already defeated Wisconsin the first two t...
As Christmas nears, thoughts go to Christmas pasts. As a young mother years ago with two young sons that kept me busy, I prepared for Christmas as best I could. Christmas was so exciting but as Christmas drew closer in those days, I learned, as always, my husband and my large families on our mother’s and father’s sides, never gave an inch on Christmas family get-togethers. Both sides set the date for Christmas Day. Thankfully, my father’s side of the family soon decided to move their Christmas get-together near New Year’s, so it worked better...
A week ago Monday I had two computer parts shipped from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa. Thankfully, I wasn’t in desperate need of them for they took the long way to Superior. The tracking report indicated from Broken Arrow they went to Tulsa. Instead of heading north from Tulsa they went south to Dallas. They reached Omaha at 6:14 a.m. Friday but they weren’t delivered in Superior until Tuesday. In the 1970s, Superior Publishing was asked to partner with a printer at Henderson to print and mail the Rural Electric Nebraskan mag...
Phone calls . . . There are still some people around that remember the very early days of phone calls. For us in rural Nebraska that includes “party lines.” Most every ring of the phone was a time of excitement and anticipation. You could even listen in on other calls if you were on a “party line.” Phones are just one example of how much things have changed over the years. I don’t have to go into what all those changes are as everyone is familiar with them. What this is leading up to is all of the phone calls a person receives that they real...
Q: Does the bible mention anything about transgender people? A: The most important verse to remember in regards to transgender people or anyone else is John 3:16. God has proven his love to the entire world by sending his Son to take the full penalty for our sins and offer us eternal life as a free gift. Other verses to consider are Psalm 16:11 and John 10:10, which tell us that God wants to bless us with abundant life. The guidelines for life we find in the Bible are designed to free us and enable us to live this blessed, abundant life. With...
The have-nots usually borrow from those who have. Edward had a no-borrowing policy. He refused to borrow even the smallest thing. From experience, he found out if he borrowed something, for sure it would break, and he would have to repair it and fix it up better than when it came to him. We had a neighbor who liked to “borry.” Edward always had a big shop, well stocked with everything he needed to repair the many mishaps that happen on the farm. “Jim” would come over and “borry” some air from the compressor, and “borry” some tool while he w...
A phobia is an irrational fear of something, for example, claustrophobic is an irrational fear of close places and triskaidekaphobia is an irrational fear of the number 13. Therefore, I have lostcellphoneaphobia - an irrational fear of losing my cell phone. This fear extends into a fear of losing my contacts, panic when my phone responds slowly to a command and becoming unhinged when questionable texts randomly appear. To keep my anxiety at a manageable level, I have strict rules for cell phone usage. I leave my phone at a specific spot and...
One of my husband’s favorite travel shows to watch on the television is “Adventures with a Purpose.” It got me to thinking about what a farm wife’s “Adventures with a Purpose” would be. Adventure means an unusual and exciting, typically hazardous, experience or activity. Thinking back to my farm wife “Adventures with a Purpose,” through the years those adventures would be numerous. There are the times when called to come outside to the hog pens and help separate and load hogs in order to get them into the truck or trailer would certainly be a...
One of my husband’s favorite travel shows to watch on the television is “Adventures with a Purpose.” It got me to thinking about what a farm wife’s “Adventures with a Purpose” would be. Adventure means an unusual and exciting, typically hazardous, experience or activity. Thinking back to my farm wife “Adventures with a Purpose,” through the years those adventures would be numerous. There are the times when called to come outside to the hog pens and help separate and load hogs in order to get them into the truck or trailer would certainly be a... Full story
With the Simic Roller Skating Rink reopened and a new generation of youngsters learning how to skate, I thought it might be appropriate to share the following from the Nov. 27 issue of the Nelson Gazette. I expect many of today's skaters do not understand nor use the proper code. I was never an accomplished skater and it has been 40 or more years since I tried. However, should I decide to risk life and limb at the rink, I still have the shoe skates I purchased when the Simic opened in 1979. As... Full story
Q: If someone hasn’t heard what the Bible says about what it takes to be saved, how can that be their fault? Will they go to heaven anyway? A: Before we can understand the answer to this question, I have to lay some groundwork about God, His rules, and our fallen nature. We must begin with the fact that God is our Sovereign Creator (Genesis 1:1; Psalm 100:3). Because God made us, He gets to make the rules that govern our lives and He decides the consequences for breaking them. The rules are fairly simple: those who do good are rewarded and thos... Full story
“Bigger is Better!” How often have we heard that phrase? I thought of it on Thanksgiving Day while watching the parade in New York. If I remember correctly, that Thanksgiving Day Parade has always be noted at “the” parade in beauty, length and enjoyment. I have not watched every year, but I did see most of the parade this year. And . . . I was disappointed. It was not a “parade,” it was an event organized for a T V audience and for that purpose, and I was not impressed. I have also witnessed many a high school parade, usually for the homecom...
There are many things to be thankful for this week. Some are major and often recalled but there are minor items we tend to overlook. For example, this week I was reminded to be thankful turn signals are now standard equipment on motor vehicles. I even have turn signals on my three-wheeled electric bike. But turn signals have not always been available. My first automobile didn’t have the signals. If I wanted to make a left turn I was to roll down the window and extend my arm straight out. For right turn I was to raise my arm along side the v...
Memories . . . What do 1962 and 2024 have in common ? ? ? Both years saw the Nebraska Husker Football Team break out of losing seasons and both seasons earned the team a Bowl game. In 1962, Bob Devaney and team took the same team the former coach had and earned a winning record for the season and then played against Joe Namath in the Gotham Bowl in New York City. In 2024 Matt Rhule earned six wins (at this point in the season) which did two things: earned a possible Bowl game and also gave the team the chance to end a period of losing seasons....
Q: Does a person have to go to church to be saved? A: There are multiple scriptures throughout the Bible that tell us there is only one requirement for receiving forgiveness of sins and everlasting life as a free gift; believing in Jesus Christ. (John 3:18; Acts 16:30-31; Romans 4:5; Eph. 2:8-9). That being said, salvation is more than a ‘get-out-of-hell-free’ card, it is a life-changing experience that serves as the beginning of a whole new life. If we have genuinely placed our faith in Christ, we should have a desire to get baptized, spe...
Editor: I want to start with an apology. I am sorry we didn’t get to say goodbye. I want everyone to know how much I have appreciated being part of your lives. It was such an honor to bring you the evening news for all these years. I arrived in Nebraska in 1997 as a 23-year-old with short blonde hair, excited about her first big anchor job. Thank you for welcoming me into your homes from the beginning. Not for one moment do I take that for granted. I consider myself so fortunate to have had a career I thoroughly enjoyed. I was going to say I h...
The old Superior roller skating rink south of the Burlington Railroad tracks was a wood frame building with tar paper exterior and a series of windows that could be propped open during warm weather to ventilate the rink. To make the experience more pleasant, music from a phonograph was broadcast over loud speakers to cover up the rumble of the skates. During warm weather with the wind from the south, I could lie in bed at 1127 Kansas Street and be serenaded by the skating rink music. During the winter months, the windows on the rink were...
Whoever would have thought that we would have four bathrooms in our new town house! We, who grew up with a 2-holer and a path in the backyard. Some folks mention corn cobs, but we were rich enough to always have a Sears Roebuck catalog on hand. Many tales have been told about such privies. It was especially a hardship in the cold dark nights of winter. One year of heavy snowdrifts, our little boys dug a tunnel through the snow to the outhouse. What an adventure for them! (This was our first month after moving home from four years of city...
editorʼs notebook When I was an undergraduate and graduate student at Kansas State University in the 1960s, various business ventures dictated I return to Superior nearly every weekend. Other students learned of my regular travel and asked for lifts to and from school. Most were northern Jewell County residents but there was one girl from rural Miltonvale and occasionally a student from further into Nebraska would ride to Superior where they were met by a friend or family member to continue their trip home. One of those riders was the late...
Q: Starting with Adam and Eve, did people marry their siblings in the Old Testament? If so, why? A: This is a question that I have often been asked. First let me say the historical account of Genesis does not explain where Cain got his wife, or why individuals like Abraham married close relatives (Abraham married his half-sister, Sarah), or whether it was permissible for them to do so. In short, the Bible does not directly answer this question. Because the authoritative word of God is silent on the subject we are free to come up with a...
Deciding to attend my class reunion, I hitched up my trailer and headed east for Pennsylvania. I left on a Tuesday so I could spend Wednesday with my cousins in Missouri, leave Thursday and arrive at my campsite Friday with plenty of time to visit some friends in Pennsylvania before the Saturday event. All was going according to plan as I left Missouri Thursday morning. It was after dark by the time I reached Columbus, Ohio, so I decided to get gasoline and find a spot to stop for the night. Unfortunately, I picked a poor exit for getting...
