Anita Farmer’s love of flowers, family and community has sustained her for 41 years By Andee Erickson Staff Writer 8-18-2016 MT. PLEASANT—After 41 years under Anita Farmer’s ownership, Farmer’s Country Floral has been renamed Farmer’s Floral. Farmer’s name hadn’t left the shop and neither quite had she. For the past few decades,…
Ensuring the family pet’s well-being By Corrie-Lynne Player Columnist 8-18-2016 Last time, I told you about what happened when I acquiesced to my almost grown daughter’s pleas for a dog. She insisted that she’d “always take care” of it. Her desire for a pet lasted exactly a week. I ended up feeding, watering…
Sketching turns grief into treasured memories By Daniela Vazquez Staff Writer 8-18-2016 MT. PLEASANT—In the face of adversity, one Mt. Pleasant woman turned from her grief and now gives those who are struggling a priceless memento of a lost loved one. Former Far West Bank employee Lucinda Brotherson worked for 15 years in…
Heaven Help Us Tips for Building lasting love Corrie Lynne Player Columnist 3-2-2017 It’s traditional to talk about love and relationships during the month of February. Store aisles are filled with red teddy bears, dancing hearts and candy kisses. Retailers hope you’ll splurge on your sweetheart, and they spare no…
Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come Randal B. Thatcher Columnist 1-19-2017 A New Year has dawned, and with it, a fresh new beginning, filled with optimism and hopeful expectation. Or, as Tennyson put it: “Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be…