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…

Monday I ventured to a restaurant for the first time since this whole virus thing began.  Our Illinois Education Association retired officers met to plan the new year and we met at a restaurant.  They had outside seating or I…

  My husband was always on the cutting edge of technology.  We had bag phones, probably most of you do not even remember those brick sized phones in a black bag.  Think your car even needed an antenna.  He had…

  Several important birthdays to mention.  Even if it is a bit late, why not sit down and write them a birthday card.  Evelyn Baker, formerly of Plymouth, will celebrate her 96th birthday on July 14th.  Her address is Evelyn…

We Are (should be) Community by Joyce Steiner Community-“a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests and goals”.  “A group of people living in the same place”. I have been thinking about “Plymouth Area…

  Very interesting week here  in West Central Illinois.  Who would have thought that there would be a black bear sighting in the western portion of Illinois.  Yet there is one which is taking its time traveling south through our…

  It would seem that the third week of June is an eventful week.  We had the summer solstice which means the days now start getting shorter.  Ugh..  I’m definitely into these longer evenings when one can enjoy sitting on…

Since there are no meetings or many happenings in the Plymouth Area  am thinking that this is not a good title right now.  Perhaps “Sharing my Thoughts” or “ Musings with Joyce” might be more appropriate. Want to let you…