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…

  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…

  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…

  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…

  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…

  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…

  Lent and Easter week are difficult for me so you may just want to quit reading now.  I will forgive you! Today is Easter Sunday.  To me it is the most important holiday of the whole year.  We celebrate…

  Today is Palm Sunday.  The day we remember the joyful entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.  Crowds cheered and palm branches were waved.  But this was all leading up to unimaginable suffering on Good Friday.   Easter Sunday gives us the…

  Usually start this column with those who are no longer with us.  It is always sad to lose friends and family and those who are important to us.  This week was no exception.  We lost Wayne White on St.…

  Kenneth Schluter passed on Sunday, March 7th.  He was the father of Karen Janssen of Augusta.  He was also one of the last employees of Morton Seed Company in Bowen.  Memorials may be made to the Bowen Cemetery Association.…