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Hospitality at Sea

My husband and I have just gotten off a cruise ship which took us to South America. As with every trip, we have met people from all walks of life and have had many interesting experiences. I perked up and started asking questions, when I overheard a conversation over breakfast one morning ...

‘Magnificent Nine’ Babies Are Now Adults

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — They don’t remember, of course, but 18 years ago, a group of newborn twins and triplets made big baby news across the nation. Dubbed the “Magnificent Nine,” the three sets of twins and one set of triplets were born in a 24-hour period Jan. 9-10, 2001, at Carle ...

Beautiful Ocean View

My husband and I are on our way to South America, after traveling by our personal vehicle to Pompano Beach, Fla, with stops in Washington, D.C., Charlotte, N.C. and in an Uber to the cruise port in Miami. We have just set sail on a cruise ship, having experienced a few minor glitches on a ...

Grandmother, Grandson Enjoy Cooking Together

RANDOLPH — A return visit to retired teacher Judy Stevens home found her baking an Upside-Down Apple Pie with her grandson, Wesley Sluga, who was home for a break from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. “I enjoy cooking with Grandma,” says the college senior who is studying ...

Trip Begins Long Before Travelers Make It To The Cruise Ship

My husband, Fred Rowland, and I recently took a trip to South America via a cruise ship, a plane, a taxi and other modes of transportation. The plan was to visit his cousin, Noel and his wife Christine in Cuenca, Ecuador. We set out from home in the same Chrysler Town and Country mini-van ...

Genealogical Investigators Conduct An Evening Of Research

Have you ever pondered over your family lineage? Perhaps about the when and where they arrived in North America? The what it was that they did, and the who it was that they were? Locals and members of the Fenton History Center piled in the Fenton’s Research Center for the 11-hour sixth ...