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.…
We Are Community for the week of March 8th, 2021, by Joyce Steiner
Once again I want to say how fortunate I feel to live in Illinois. We get to enjoy the seasons and the season changes. What could be better than having the temperatures warm, the flowers come up, and getting…
A Squirrel’s Tale for the week of March 1st, 2021, by Joyce Steiner
A Squirrel’s Tale Perhaps this is partially my fault because I feed birds, squirrels, ferals and an occasional human. Went out to sit on my patio for a moment on January 12th and immediately noticed there was a hole…
We Are Community for the week of Feb 22nd, 2021, by Joyce Steiner
Received an email from Janet Schultz this week that her Mother, Rachel Smith Lorentz, had passed away on February 9th. Rachel was the daughter of Stella Lawton Smith who is probably Plymouth’s best known artist. Rachel celebrated her 97th birthday…
We Are Community for the week of Feb 15th, 2021, by Joyce Steiner
Jane Rigsbee passed away on January 9th. She was a small lady largely loved by all who knew her. She will be missed. Our sympathy to her family and friends. Last Sunday was the Super Bowl. I normally watch…
We Are Community for the week of Feb 8th, 2021, by Joyce Steiner
Our sympathy to the family and friends of Pat Akins of Augusta who passed away on February 1st. She did the flea market at Plymouth Old Settlers. Just refilled the bird feeders. Today there are cardinals, a male house…
We Are Community for the week of Feb 1st, 2021, by Joyce Steiner
There have been at least three deaths in our community this week. Harold Kessler of Bowen passed away on Jan 25th. He and his wife could be found at the Buss Stop on chicken night. Got word that Ron…
We Are Community for the week of Jan. 25th, 2021, by Joyce Steiner
There was a notice in the paper that Duane Sorrells of Macomb passed away on January 11th. This brought back memories of when he had a group called “The Wagon Wheel Opera”. Rod Tippy of Augusta, Danny Perez and…
We Are Community for the week of Jan 18th, 2021, by Joyce Steiner
I subscribe to three newspapers, one being the Quincy Herald Whig which comes six days a week. I am astounded at the number of obituaries each day. It is very sad. This weeks’ news included the passing of Melvin…
We Are Community for the week of Jan 11th, 2021, by Joyce Steiner
You all know by now that I read a lot. Mostly I read for pleasure but sometimes I read about things that interest me like Chuck Yeager or the Space Race. Because I was a physics and math major,…