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Back in 2012 for the Hill County Centennial, I organized several tea and dinner parties to commemorate the event as well as other events reaching a milestone anniversary.  One party I organized was for the 150th anniversary of the Homestead Act.  I chose lime and yellow gingham dinner plates purchased...

The Elks Club in Havre used to host several women entrepreneurs who set up a table and sold a variety of goods, mostly jewelry but also other things like thermal totes.  One of the sellers was Roxanne Mangold, a lady whom I've known since childhood.  She was selling Cookie Lee...

When I moved into my first apartment in 1991, my mother took me grocery shopping to set up housekeeping.  She taught me what to look for, compare prices and brands, and how to use coupons.  As we were going through the aisles, she picked up a Kraft cookbook that said...