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Body My sister and I left our family’s midtown Manhattan apartment in New York City on Jully 23, 1954, for an overnight bus trip to Niagara Falls. I was 18; Joyce was four days shy of 23.

FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

Body The Silverton Senior Citizens had their monthly meeting Friday with a very nice crowd attending and we enjoyed a very good meal. We were glad to have Kathy May bring her portable organ, and she sang several cowboy songs.

LOOKING BACK

Body March 29, 1979—One Act Play selected as district alternate. Liz Brown was selected for All Star cast, and Ramona Clay received honorable mention. Others in the cast were Carol Stodghill, Roxanne Bullock, Cynthia Edwards, Kim Fitzgerald, Bill Denton, Cam Forbes and Earl Jarrett.
Advisers cowed by dictators

Advisers cowed by dictators

Advisers cowed by dictators

Body It’s no wonder dictators don’t always do the right thing. They’re surrounded by yes men—plus some yes women. Nobody dares tell them they’re wrong. There I go, stereotyping dictators. Some no doubt listen to the counsel of those whose opinions differ from their own.
Soffritto: so good, and so good for you

Soffritto: so good, and so good for you

Soffritto: so good, and so good for you

Body Soffritto is a combination of onion, carrot, and celery. In Italy, soffritto is finely diced, uniformly. But it is very similar to the French version, called mirepoix, which is often diced a bit larger. The threesome is also referred to as the holy trinity by some.
SILVERTON SUSPECT Eduardo Reyna Barrientos of Silverton was arrested last week in connection with the death of Tess Birkenfeld, 29, who was found dead March 16 at Happy RV Park. Her death is being investigated as a homicide. | COURTESY PHOTO

SILVERTON SUSPECT Eduardo Reyna Barrientos of Silverton was arrested last week in connection with the death of Tess Birkenfeld, 29, who was found dead March 16 at Happy RV Park. Her death is being investigated as a homicide. | COURTESY PHOTO

Silverton man arrested, accused of murdering woman at Happy RV Park

Body SWISHER COUNTY — A man is behind bars in connection with the murder of 29-year-old Tess Birkenfeld of Happy on March 16. On March 25 the Swisher County Sheriff’s Office arrested 21-year-old Eduardo Reyna Barrientos of Silverton in connection with the slaying.
Guthrie OAP advances to area

Guthrie OAP advances to area

Guthrie OAP advances to area

Body The Guthrie CSD One Act Play company of “Chemical Imbalance: A Jekyll and Hyde Play” competed at UIL bidistrict last week in Post and will be advancing to area competition at Frenship on April 1. They received the following awards: Best Sound Technician: Emilio Gonzalez.
$10,000 DONATION Russ and Donna Rhinehart of Stillwater, Oklahoma, have donated $10,000 to the Paducah Pool Project. Donna Rhinehart is a 1967 graduate of Paducah High School. | COURTESY PHOTO

$10,000 DONATION Russ and Donna Rhinehart of Stillwater, Oklahoma, have donated $10,000 to the Paducah Pool Project. Donna Rhinehart is a 1967 graduate of Paducah High School. | COURTESY PHOTO

PHS alum donates $10K to Paducah pool project

Body Russ and Donna Rhinehart of Stillwater, Okla., made a big splash this week in Donna’s hometown of Paducah. The couple pledged a $10,000 donation to the city’s ongoing “Make A Splash” fundraising campaign to restore the historic 1937 city pool.