Book Review: A Penny for a Hundred Ethel Pochocki; Maine Author Mary Beth Owens; Maine Illustrator A Penny for a Hundred is a historical fiction picture book based on true events in Maine’s Aroostook County during World War II, in 1944, where Clare and her parents worked on their potato farm. The gentle, colorful illustrations, […]
John E. Stears John E. Stears passed away peacefully on Friday, June 16, 2023, in his home in San Antonio, Texas. John was born Oct. 4, 1938, in Burlington, Iowa. He graduated from St. Pius Catholic High School in Lincoln, Neb., in 1956. He joined the U.S. Army in 1958 and served for eight years