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Whew! We’ve almost made it through each section of the Home Arts of Cooking Marcellus Centennial Cookbook, 1879-1979. This next-to-the-last installment of Marcellus’ Culinary History includes some refreshing recipes. Bon Appétit! Beulah Motter’s Pineapple CookiesMix together:1 cup sugar½ cup butter1 egg3 cups flour1 tsp soda1 tsp baking powder½ cup nut meats1 small can crushed pineapple […]

And how is your summer reading going? Team RickWorld loves suggestions! Let us and The News readers know at editor@marcellusnews.com Justin Ware: Safe Enough by Lee Child.  A series of different short stories. Just okayish. The  Brothers Hawthorne. The 4th Book of the Inheritance Games series.  The mysteries and puzzles continue.  I am looking forward […]

by Jim Hightowerjimhightower.com A gaggle of self-righteous multimillionaires are now in charge of America’s poverty agencies and policies, and they’ve been flaunting their deeply-held ignorance about poor families – almost none of whom they actually know.     Consider the national embarrassment of Brooke Rollins, a patrician ideologue, who is Trump’s plutocratic Secretary of Agriculture. Besides […]

by Cal ThomasCalThomas.com I was born in Washington, D.C., at the end of 1942. Growing up in the suburbs there was so little crime it made the front page in the city’s three newspapers. Today, unless someone who works on Capitol Hill is murdered, or associated with a prominent business, stories are usually buried in […]

by Paula Johnson Which came first the chicken or the egg? This ponderment is no less ridiculous than of the human navel. However, the thought of which came first the wheel or alcohol does seem to have merit.    We often think of the invention of the wheel as the major development by the human […]

From The Marcellus News – June 29, 1939:Large crowds Attend the First Annual Bluegill Frolic:  Crowd estimated at 4,600 attended the Bluegill Frolic in Marcellus both afternoon and evening. The gala occasion got under way at 1:30 p.m. with a big street parade. There were 47 pieces in the parade not counting boys and girls […]

by John Mooy A number of years ago I was able to get some large chunks of Belgian black marble for the purposes of creating some new sculpture. When the stone arrived, it was absolutely beautiful even without being carved or polished. It had the appearance of ebony wood, and I was excited to get […]

With the EnergySTAR label disappearing, consumers should know how to still make energy-efficient decisions in their homes. Dear EarthTalk: Now that the Trump administration has scrapped the EnergySTAR program, how can consumers make sure they are getting energy-efficient appliances?           — Brian Longworthy, Puyallup, WA Have you ever seen a little blue sticker on your appliances, or […]

“Words can inspire. And words can destroy. Choose yours well.” -Robin Sharma. To dig deeper into the power of communication, check out these new nonfiction titles: The CIA Book Club by Charlie English. For almost five decades after the Second World War, the Iron Curtain divided Europe, standing as the longest and most heavily guarded […]

“People say, what is the sense of our small effort? They cannot see that we must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time. A pebble cast into a pond causes ripples that spread in all directions. Each one of our thoughts, words and deeds is like that. No one has […]