This column has to be dedicated to Ray Kipling.  He was the father of my best friend in high school, Karen Kipling Madesian.  He was a loyal Chicago Cubs fan and taught his daughters to love the Cubs too. …

  I have missed the passing of two people from the Plymouth area largely due to the fact that I have been doing shows every week of October.  Steven Dooley passed away on October 19th in Quincy.  He was the…

  Florence Metcalf passed away on Monday.  She was a missionary, serving for 28 years.  It is my understanding that her family was from Plymouth.  Her services were held on Friday at the PCCC with the Women’s Circle serving the…

  Our area has really been hit this week.  On Sunday, Carlene Phillips passed away at Golden Good Shepherd Home.  She was 100 years old.  She is the mother of Glenadene Webster and Margaret Phillips.  Carlene was a member of…

  Donald Melvin of Augusta passed away on Monday, October 3rd at Golden.  He is the father of Mixie Tippey, Vicki Bradbury and Donna Bruenger.  Services were Friday at Living Faith United Methodist Church.  Our sympathy to his family, many…

  Think that I forgot to mention last week that I had a lot of monarch butterflies in my yard on Sunday.  I believe they were gathering up to fly south as I never have that many normally.  They do…

Alberta Mattson,  mother of Jim Mattson of Plymouth, passed away in Texas on Sunday.  So sorry to hear Jim and Wendi. Shirley Shoopman of Augusta passed away on Thursday.  She was living at the Golden Good Shepherd Home.  Shirley was…

  Every so often I head for the Mississippi river just above Keokuk to sit and regroup.  Always stop by Subway in Hamilton to get a sub to enjoy at a picnic table by the river.  Have binoculars in the…

  As you know, I like to eat.  This week I had ribs at KD’s Coop on Sunday, chicken livers at the Buss Stop on Thursday and bar be que bacon pizza at the Brick Wall on Saturday.  A good…

Our sympathy to the family of Joan Aleshire Ufkes who passed away on August 27th.  Joan was married to Leroy Ufkes who was a lawyer in Carthage.  Joan was the daughter of Lee and Frances Aleshire from Plymouth.  The big news…