Today, the annual cookie drive happened at the Trinity Lutheran Church on Union Street, just as it has for the last 48 years.
Apron Clad and on a Mission
Category: The Local Lowdown
Catlin Park
The Local Lowdown 8/24/22 4 years ago we took family pictures at Catlin Park, off of Rt.71 outside of Ottawa. When I think back to that time period, life was so good. I still lived in a world in which both of my parents were alive, my Grandma too. It seemed like a simpler time [...]
Starved Rock Strollin’
The Local Lowdown 8/17/22 Clad with my giant, white dog and the task that no assigned me, ie: The Local Lowdown, we set off to one of the most iconic state parks around; Starved Rock. The first time that I remember going to Starved Rock was when I was in high school. I wore an [...]
The Local Lowdown
I do this thing when I travel, I marvel at all the commonness around me. I smile up at the canopy of trees overhead as we set up our campsite. I'll spend too much time on my "PictureThis" app in order to identify the tree who produced the leaf that I'll hold in my hand [...]
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