Licklog Players in rehearsal for Romantic Comedy
      A History of the Theatre describes the romantic comedy as a "happy adventure, the atmosphere of gaiety and romance, a play of wit and humor." Which accurately describes the delightful play opening at the Peacock Theatre on March 28, aptly entitled Romantic Comedy.
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Cooking with Barbara
By BARBARA WALKER-HUFF
      Sour Cream Apple Pie This recipe came from the Market Bulletin in the 1970's . The paper was so faded I could hardly read it. There are many recipes for apples. The fresh apple cake is delicious and of course apple cobbler and the traditional 2 crust apple pie. This recipe is different but deli...
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Moments in Time
      • On March 6, 1899, the Imperial Patent Office in Berlin registers Aspirin, the brand name for acetylsalicylic acid, on behalf of the German pharmaceutical company Friedrich Bayer & Co. In its primitive form, the active ingredient, salicin, had been used for centuries in folk medicine.
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Trivia Test
By FIFI RODRIGUEZ
      1. TELEVISION: What was the name of the spaceship on "Lost in Space"? 2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: How many member states belong to the United Nations? 3. LANGUAGE: What is a pugilist? 4. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital city of Canada?
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Dixie Divas
Saying good-bye to Mama
By RONDA RICH
      After early church and Sunday School, Mama and I had hurried to the grocery store. An older friend was ailing badly with the flu, so I told Mama I'd made him some quick homemade chicken soup and she could make the cornbread muffins. Then, I'd run it over to him.
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Horoscopes
      ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your soft-hearted self is drawn to a tempting offer. But your hard-headed half isn't so sure. Best advice: Do it only after every detail is checked out to your liking. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your inventive mind should help you find a way to get around an apparent...
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Book Fair scheduled for March 20th and 21st
      Murphy Medical Center is hosting a Book Fair on Thursday, March 20th from 11 am- 6 pm and Friday, March 21st from 7 am -2 pm. in the large conference room at the hospital. The book fair features quality books and unique gifts provided by the Books Are Fun organization, a Reader's Digest Company, a...
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Your Health Matters
      I recently received an email from a dear friend from another state that told me about a mutual friend who had lost by accidental or suicidal death, her fourteen year old grandson. To me, the death of a grandchild is incomprehensible.
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Now Here's a Tip
By JOANN DERSON
      • What's on sale in March? Winter clothes and cover-ups, camping and gardening equipment, washer/dryer combos and tableware and china. • Use your muffin pan to bake hot potatoes. Stand the potatoes on end in the cups.
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Donna's Day: Creative Family fun
Easy Tarts From Your Family Test Kitchen
BYDONNAERICKSON
      Get your creative juices going with your own family test kitchen, and bake something new and mouthwatering like these cherry chocolate tarts. Mine are actually a spinoff of a new and easy recipe developed at Pillsbury's real test kitchen by test-kitchen expert Julie Hinderks for Pillsbury's Just ...
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