Opinion

Gratitude and thankfulness are powerful

3 years ago By Rev. Katie Hudak

As we draw closer to the end of the season of Lent and this “not quite yet” time before the celebration of Easter, what might we do, say, or meditate on in these last few days? What if we were to find one thing that we are grateful for each day between now and Easter and thank God, truly thank God for that at the beginning or end of each day? This might be hard to do for many of us. We know that so many people are hurting, including ourselves right now.

April is Stress Awareness Month

3 years ago By Karan’s Korner Karan Heffelfinger

KARAN’S KORNER April is Stress Awareness Month in which we observe and promote the importance of coping positively with and reducing stress. An accumulation of stress over years can lead to chronic stress and this affects our bodies negatively.

Sweet peas need to be planted in late winter

3 years ago By News Staff

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: I had two gardenia trees in large pots. I think the winter did a number on them because the leaves all turned brown.

Sweet peas need to be planted in late winter

It’s salad season!

3 years ago By Kara Gerbert

Springtime means warmer weather, and with warmer weather comes a change in food cravings for many people.

Gone are the cravings for rich, heavy foods, and in its place is the desire for lighter fare.

The one option that comes to mind when we talk about lighter food is salads. Not just those leafy green salads, but all sorts of salads.

Caprese salad with heirloom and Roma tomatoes. Photo by Kara Gerbert

One pot andouille pasta skillet

3 years ago By Kara Gerbert

If you are looking for a one and done meal, that is full of flavor, easy to make, and dissimilar from your usual fare, this one pot meal is what you’re looking for.

A cross between Italian and Cajun, the pasta skillet carries all the spicy goodness one expects from Cajun fare along with the pasta and cheesy sauce of some Italian dishes. It’s simple, delicious, and can be on your dinner table in less than an hour.

From coal mines to Cooperstown

3 years ago By News Staff

GUEST COLUMNIST In 1869, Hughie Jennings became the ninth of 12 children born into a Pittston, Pa., coal mining family. At age 12, Jennings dropped out of school to work as a breaker boy in the mines near Scranton, Pa., where he picked slate from coal for 90 cents a day.

Fewer teens are getting their driver’s licenses

3 years ago By News Staff

GUEST COLUMNIST Along with identifying as “Swifties,” ignoring the reported Chinese threat of bad dancing posed by TikTok, and pretending that plant-based meat is actually edible, many young people in America are engaging in another fascinating trend – not driving. According to recent surveys, around 20% fewer teens of driving age are getting their driver’s licenses as compared to the glorious 1980s.

Fewer teens are getting their driver’s licenses

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

3 years ago By News Staff

If you don’t like it, leave it Dear Editor, I’m sorry to hear about the death of Elena Pena Gallego of Alpine. I see the writer of the obituary that appeared in the Pioneer had to bring up politics, i.e., racism in our past.

Kindness is not weakness

3 years ago By Rev. Katie Hudak

For the past several weeks we have been talking about this season of Lent as a “quite not yet” time when we see hints of new life but not full completion, as we prepare for Easter. Today, let’s look at kindness as a practice that God asks of us, and that we can contemplate and put into practice during this time.

Seepage on trees indicate decay within cracked area

3 years ago By News Staff

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil: My eastern redbud, albeit, leaning, seems to be healthy and has bloomed for several years. I noticed this spring that it has an area that is moist and weeping on its trunk.

Seepage on trees indicate decay within cracked area

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