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The Gordon Mattison American Legion Post 422 will be celebrating Memorial Day on Monday May 26, 2025 at 12 noon on the Court House Grounds. We invite all veterans, family members, and everyone to attend.

Tending God’s lovely creation

I’m not a betting person, but if I were, I would say there are more people than not who have had circumstances, situations, or people enter their lives where it became crystal clear you just had to do something to help. Quite often you have the skills, know-how, or mindset to accomplish seemingly impossible tasks. You didn’t ask for the job, but the job got plopped in your lap. That’s where this week’s story leads us … Ida and Louise Cook were unmarried sisters, both in their thirties, who lived with their parents in England. One was an author of romance novels for the equivalent of America’s Harlequin romance books, and the other was a secretary for the London civil service. They made their own clothes and shared a love of opera, loving opera so much they would travel to Germany for the weekend just to see opera there.