The Amish Cook Reflects on Harvest and Loss
Elizabeth Coblentz writes from Indiana about neighbors shocking wheat and threshing with horses, an ice cream social, and family memories. She recalls Mary’s passing, Paul Jr’s hospitalization for pneumonia, and ongoing support from readers while she notes her Amish heritage and hand written column by lantern light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trafeamyres
Mary
Leah
Riley’s Children’s Hospital
Indianapolis
Paul Jr
Elizabeth
Indiana
Coblentz
Oasis
P.O
Middletown
Ohio
Winning apple pie recipes revealed
Franklin County Fair Board opens with First Place Fern Masketer for His Favorite Apple Pie featuring flaky crust and a 9 inch pie yield. Recipes detail crust and filling with apples sugar cinnamon nutmeg and optional cornstarch. notes include bake times and fridge storage. Second and third places list Amber Showalter and Randi Thompson with their entries and methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Fair Board
Fern Masketer
Amber Showalter
Granny Smith
Randi Thompson
Randi
Local Birth Announcements Include Lowry Malone Families
Ottawa and nearby towns report several birthday acknowledgments including Marissa Anne Lowry turning three on July 9 1997 daughter of Forrest and Jeanette Lowry with Megan Christine Lowry aged nine and extended kin Mildred Lowry Dorothy Poston Bonnie Clark grandparents in Kansas Texas and Missouri Carter Michael Mann first birthday June 26 1997 son of Noah and Wendy Mann Wellsville with detailed grandparents and great grandparents and Brandon Joseph Malone born July 17 1997 son of Virginia Baker and Mitchell Malone Wellsville family links list multiple siblings and grandparents across several cities in Kansas and Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marissa Anne Lowry
Forrest
Jeanette Lowry
Ottawa
Megan Christine Lowry
Mildred Lowry
el Dorado
Dorothy Poston
Osawatomie
Bonnie Clark
Seymour
Texas
Carter Michael Mann
Noah and
Wendy Mann
Wellsville
Brandon Joseph Malone
Virginia Baker
Mitchell Malone
Melvern
Dustin
Ricky Baker
Melissa Baker
Larry Barrett
Emporia
Betty Barrett
Glen Malone
Clathe
Martina Rouen
Fontanta
Angie Barrett
Melva Henderson
Harveyville
Jessie Hogan
Olathe
Johnsons Unite in May 1997 Ottawa Wedding
Alicia Johnson Brandy and Richard Stephen Johnson, both of Ottawa, wed May 10 1997 at Cherry Street Wesleyan Church. The bride is daughter of Kathy Bowling and Gary Bowling of Ottawa. Groom is son of Pat and Steve Johnson of Haven. They reside at 634 Walnut Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandy Alicia
Richard Stephen Johnson
Ottawa
Cherry Street Wesleyan Church
Kathy Bowling
Gary Bowling
Pat
Steve Johnson
Haven
Casey Sue Wood
Dusty Lee Rice
Walnut
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Elizabeth Coblentz
Eet
Ben
Paul
Luaarent
Sree
DEL
LS Lly
Kids
His
Denise
William van Buren
Lee’s Summit
Gloria
M.E. Mann
Lawrence
Earline Clark
Meade
Lester
Dorothy Langewisch
Lowry
Mann
Alicia Johnson
Brandy and
Richard Johnson
Ponte
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