Gleaners Class hosts Christmas dinner at Pruntytown church
The Gleaners Sunday School Class of Pruntytown United Methodist Church hosted its annual Christmas dinner on December 19 in the church social rooms. The class provided turkey ham and beverages. guests contributed covered dishes. Rev. David Baker gave the grace. Attendance included numerous Criss, Shumaker, Gawthrop, Bolyard, Currey, Roe, McCracken, Carder, Findley, Mann, and Coplin families and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Criss
Brad
Mike Criss
Dorsey Criss
Kevin Criss
Charles R. Shumaker
Roger Shumaker
William R. Shumaker
Robert
Brian Shumaker
Rober Gawthrop
Randy
Rodney Gawthrop
King Hedrick
James L. Flesher
Howard D. Bolyard
Billie Jo Bolyard
Melvin Lee Currey
Donetta
Mark
Kristal
Chad Currey
William E. Roe
Theodore McCracken
John Earle
Gawthrop
Paul D Klepfel
Lee Cooper
Bryan Rutherford
David Baker
Annette
Kevin Ray Baker
Donnie Carder
Trickett Hosts Homemakers Christmas Party at Grafton home
The Oak Grove Extension Homemakers Club held a covered dish dinner and Christmas party on December 16 at Mrs. William Trickett’s home on the Grafton Morgantown Road. A gift exchange and Jolly Sisters reveal with new selections marked the eve, with 20 members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
William Trickett
Grafton-Morgantown Rd
Oak Grove Extension Homemakers Club
Jolly Sisters
Marjolyn Bryan
Extension Home
Nut price shifts reflect pecan shortfall across year
The national nut supply remains healthy outside pecans with record peanut and almond crops and near record walnut output. Pecans face steep price hikes of 33 to 50 percent, urging substitutions to walnuts. Readers with older pecan stock may still use it, while papershell pecans vary in meat yield, sometimes requiring 2 to 3 pounds to shell 1 pound of meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Nurses Party at Eldorado with Gift Exchange
Grafton nursing staff on the fourth floor held their annual Christmas Party at the Eldorado Supper Club. The event featured candlelight, a lasagna dinner, and a gift exchange with attendees Aine Raucher Mara Sloan Jane House Debbie Shaw and guest Virgil Eagle. The piece then shifts to cost comparisons of pecans and walnuts, discussing shelled versus unshelled prices and home shelling advantages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Eldorado Supper Club
Aine Raucher
Mara Sloan
Jane House
Debbie Shaw
Guest
Virgil Eagle
Birthday notice for Carolyn Wagner on December 22
Carolyn Wagner of Mountain Statesman requests readers to send their name and birth date for annual publication. The notice specifies December 22 as the birthday date to be recognized each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Wagner
Mountain Statesman
Christmas program and church meetings listed in Dee Dee Duckworth bulletin
The Dee Dee Duckworth bulletin notes a December 22 Christmas program at Haymond Elementary School at 2 PM with puppet finale, December 24 AA meeting at Harman Center at 8 PM, December 27 Taylor County United Methodist Youth Christmas gathering at Blueville UM Church at 7 30 PM, January 6 Corner Club and United Methodist Women meetings, and a family dinner menu with brisket, noodles, salad, and beverages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haymond Elementary
Taylor County
Corner Club
Durbin St
United Methodist
Pruntytown UM Church
James L. Flesher
Plzegt
Christmas Dance With Knuckle Featured
Cooking directions for beef roast plus a holiday event note. The recipe instructs salting peppering beef and baking covered at 300 degrees for several hours, chilling beef and sauce separately, then reheating sliced beef in sauce. A Christmas Dance runs Thursday December 23 and Sunday December 26 featuring "Knuckle."
Growing Older and Making New Friends in Later Life
The piece argues that aging does not forbid friendship and that older adults can form new bonds distinct from family ties. It notes friendships require choice and ongoing effort, while family is constant, and suggests circumstances shape the changing nature and number of friends as people age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly
Dale
Violet
R.C
B.J
Making New Friends in Old Age A Shared Mercy
The piece argues older people can form new friendships despite loneliness. It stresses that friendships require active effort to make and develop ties, not mere coincidences. Sharing, giving, and mutual dignity drive meaningful connections beyond reminiscence.
Lena Lambert presents Christmas program for Webster Seniors
Webster seniors met December 16 at the Community Center for a dinner and Christmas program. Pearl Felton presided while Nancy Starcher offered blood pressure checks. Lena Lambert, guest from Grafton, gave readings and recitations as Gay Kerns performed a Christmas piece. A song fest closed the gathering with piano accompaniment by Nila Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Lambert
Webster
Emma Boylen
Marietta
Ohio
Fenton Glass Company
Grafton
Gay Kerns
Nev. St. James
Nila Smith
Nancy Starcher
Ollie Wolfe
Rebecca Neal
Barbara Stewart
Cora Gull
Velma Ludwick
Mildred McWilliams
Colletta Kuhnes
Bessie Withers
Ida Lake
Pearl Felton
Howard Kuhnes
Truman McVicker
Hobert Moore
Telephone Employees Yule Party in Grafton
GRAFTON The Grafton Area C P Telephone Employees were invited to the home of Mr and Mrs Bob Sydenstricker for a Christmas Party Friday evening Dec 17. The home was decorated in red and green. A buffet ham dinner followed with cards socializing and dancing. Attendees include Debbie Reed Linda Varah Berry Hinesman Kate Warder Clarewell Bartlett Holly Beaty Kathy Shay Opal Ricman Luther Elaw and the hosts Jean and Bob Sydenstricker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Grafton Area
C&p
Bob Sydenstricker
Debbie
Gerald Reed
Linda
Jim Varah
Berry
Joe Hinesman
Kate
Joe Warder
Clarewell
Frank Bartlett
Holly
Harry Beaty
Kathy
Blake Shay
Opal
Luther Ricman
Mary
Bud Elaw
Jean
Beauty Tips for a Neat French Twist
A French twist flatters when neat, not with straggling ends. Use bobby pins to secure loose strands and finish with a light spray to hold the style in place.
Polly's Problem Dear Polly Household Advice Column
A collage of reader queries and Polly's practical replies covers mildew removal for clothes sun bleaching salt and lemon juice optional bleach, neighbor disputes over garden use, deglazing discolored cookware and curtain maintenance, a family reunion table setup with weighted cloths, removing heel marks from linoleum with fabric sprays, and a simple homemade bill tracking helper using a wooden board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly
Mrs. T.T
Deborah
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David Carder
Howard D. Bolyard, Sr
L.F. Malone
Robert Wyckoff
Ellen Wyckoff
Roger Findley
Jeff
Brice Findley
William Mann
Tuesday
Lisa Mann
Nick Carder
Beth Ann
Matthew Carder
Louise Coplin
Richard Coplin
Jody
Judd Coplin
Trickett
Milford Freeze
Milton Matthew
Berlyn Bryan
Clark
Timothy
Alice Westerman
Carla Dawn
Ruth Malone
Amanda Jean
Donald Ford
Donnie
Kevin
Linda Edwards
Kelly
Edna Fast
Virginia Ellis
Maude David
Helen Wilson
Floyd Watkins
Steve
Sharon Trickett
Chris
Judy Shackelford
Melanie
Freda Simms
Kim
Virginia Henderson
Eleanor Blake
David
Amy
Irene Trickett
Dorothy Sinsel
Lena Allen
Katherine Lemmon
Dee Dee Duckworth
Bulletin Board
Harman Center
Hickory Inn
Parkview
Bob Clinton
Gary Lopez
Emmanuel Baptist Church
North View
Clarksburg
Clinton
Lopez
Grace College
Winona Lake
Ind
William Lopez
Denver
Colorado
Lou Cottin
Yule Party
Betsy
Polly Cramer
Manos Theater
E. Main St
Herculon
Axl Ooo
Grafton, W.V
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