End of an era for South Dakota homemakers club
In Grant County South Dakota the Half Century Homemakers Club will disband at the July 8 Reville meeting after 50 years. Declining rural volunteerism and fewer working-at-home homemakers shrink membership from earlier highs, though social ties and local impact through programs like hot lunches and scholarships remain noted.
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Suhr
Revillo
Reville Town Hall
Street
Grant County Extension Club
South Dakota
Sioux Fats
Cooperative Extension Service Club
Grant County
Reville
Delores Street
Braun
Milbank
Phyllis Roggenbuck
Aurora
AP Pure Half Century Homemakers Club
Delaine Magedanz
Shirley Meyer
Ede Magedanz
Karen Meyer
Helen Heller
Madison
S.C
The Spirit of 76 and 1776 Remembered
Calder Pickett recalls the pre 1776 era from the French and Indian War through the Revolution and focuses on key figures such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin. The piece surveys world events and cultural figures in 1776, including Mozart, Voltaire, and early American writers, framing the bicentennial as a lens for memory.
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William Billings
Chester
Massachusetts
Boston
Patrick Henry
Concord
Paul Revere and Company
Concord Bridge
Lexington Common
Fort Ticonderoga
Congress
Tle
Breed
Bunker
Quebec
Tom Paine
George Ili
New York
Catherine the Great
Russia
Capt
Cook
South Seas
Tahiti
Benjamin Rush
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Voltaire
Geneva
Shakespeare
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Weimar
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Pennsylvania
Robert Livingston
Roger Sherman
Connecticut
Jefferson
St. Thomas Aquinas
Isaac Newton
John Locke
Elderly aunt faces possible alcohol problem after spouse loss
A distant relative suspects aging aunt Liz may have begun drinking heavily after her husband’s death. Symptoms like forgetfulness, shaky hands, and balance issues mimic aging, but the concern is real. Talk gently to her, involve her doctor or pastor, and seek help from health or social services. Seniors have the highest alcoholism recovery rates, and sobriety can improve health and mood.
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Aunt Liz
United States
Glassblower's art fuels university research work
Don Murray, a seasoned glassblower at the University of Missouri-Rolla, creates ampoules and complex glassware for the materials research center. His lab work blends artistry with precision as he fashions fragile vessels used in vacuum tests, some valued at over $100,000. Murray collaborates with departments across campus, transforming sketches into functional glass components for scientific experiments.
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Columbia, Ma
Don Murray
University
Murray
Stewart Hall
Robbie Wren
Wren
University Physics
Agricultural Engineering
Materials Research Center
University of Missouri-Rolla
Ken Allison
Don
Doni Murray
University of Missouri At Columbia
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Margaret Suhr
Cooperative Extension Service Organization
Marie Antoinette
Benjamin West
John Singleton Copley
Britain
Charles Willson Peale
Gilbert Stuart
America
William Bartram
Philadelphia
Edward Gibbon
Phillis Wheatley
David Garrick
Austria
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Paine
Colonies
Dunlap
Pennsylvania Packet
Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg
Boston Gazette
Massachusetts Spy
Howe
Halifax
New York Harbor
Adm
Richard
George Washing
Charles Lee
Israel Putnam
Nathanael Greene
Benedict Arnold
Calder Pickett
Kansas University
Journal-World
A. Sheaea
Betty Gibb
Kansas Senior Press Service
Sunset
Vennes
Tribune Media
Geddew
Unjayt
Henri Arnold
Mike Argirion
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