Author: Janet Miller

Rechargeable batteries

It was not until I experienced a near disaster that I feared the possible danger of rechargeable batteries. Last summer I was given a personal rechargeable fan and soon appreciated why we hear many battery warnings. I plugged in...

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George Washington

“These are the times that try men’s souls: The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman,.”...

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Celebrate National Soup Month

The entire month of January is known as National Soup Month. It is a perfect time of year for warm comfort foods. As it turns out, January also is National Menudo Month, a soup-type ethnic specialty. Possibly, celebrate soup...

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Crab feed and zinc

The Jiggs Graham Memorial All You Can Eat Crab Feed is Jan. 25 at the DES Hall in Dos Palos. Cocktails are at 5 p.m., and dinner is at 7:30. There is a silent auction and raffle. No take outs or outside alcohol is allowed....

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