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A roundup of historical society summer plans
Carla Charter pf Phillpston. Paul Franz
A display highlighting Shirley Zani, a local softball player, is being planned at the Orange Historical Society museum this summer. File photo
The exact dates for opening and closing the Swift River Valley Historical Society museum in New Salem have not been set yet. There will be no events on the museum premises this summer. file photo
Published: 5/10/2021 8:08:45 AM
Modified: 5/10/2021 8:08:44 AM With Spring coming, also comes the opening of the historical societies in the area. Those societies that are open will be following all federal state and local COVID-19 protocols.
Cooking with Covid
Cooking with Crisco and Sudsing with Dreft. You have to be someone of a certain age to remember that old jingle, but here’s a 2021 twist.
With restaurants shut down during the pandemic many of us have had to re-up our cooking skills. One extreme example would be that of my literary agent. Alice and her husband were stuck on Kawaii for a number of months. For her it was either learn to cook or starve, and to everyone’s surprise, including her own, she’s become quite adept at rattling those pots and pans.
The same is true for me. Years ago, during the course of my first marriage and later as a single mom, I cooked, of course, and in the early years of Bill’s and my marriage as well. But then, after Bill retired, he took over most of the cooking responsibilities, and why not? He’s better at it than I am. I was still in charge of Thanksgiving dinner and when it came to baking rhubarb or pumpkin pies, but for day to day meals, he was the one doing the cook
Carole Gariepy
Special for The Gardner News
When Deacon Peter Haley sent out an email announcing that there would be an Easter Bonnet competition this year, we knew the day would not only be one to celebrate the risen Jesus but would be one of fun and nostalgia.
Years ago, a woman never went to church without wearing a hat, and Easter was the time for purchasing a new hat and a new dress. Christmas services celebrating the birth of Jesus were special, but the service commemorating His rising from the dead was the highlight that demonstrated the promise of life after death for Christians. That’s certainly something to dress up for.