I seen a video recently of Dolly Parton talking about those old brown bag treats we all got growing up at Church for Christmas service. Many of us have taken them for granted. I know, I too have been …
Pinecone cheeseball recipe Ingredients: 8oz cream cheese, softened 1 small pkg of honey ham, diced 3-4 stalks of green onions, washed and chopped 1 c. Pecan Halves …
Festive Veggie Pizza Ingredients: 1 8oz block cream cheese softened 1 pkg dry Ranch seasoning Vegetable of choice, we used 1 cup shredded Broccoli slaw, sliced baby carrots 2-3 2-3 bunches of Broccoli and cauliflower, 1/2 c. Shredded Cheese (We used shredded Colby jack and cheddar)
Hard Candy Recipe Ingredients: 3 3/4 c. White sugar 1 1/2 c. Karo light corn syrup 1 c.water Assorted food coloring Flavor oils Directions: Stir in large …
Winter brings a tranquility that no other season knows. Today the weather tells me winter is here!!!!! We woke up to 4.80 inches of snow over night! When we heard the forecast yesterday I simply …
Few individuals have an impact on their place of work like Frances Patridge did on Union College. All you had to say was Miss Pat, and immediately everyone, not just at Union, but in all of …
When I was growing up, the excitement of Christmas began the day after Thanksgiving. I had to write Santa a letter, I had to make sure my mom knew what I needed as well, she could pick up the slack …
Trump is the president of the USA. Mamdani is the Mayor of NYC. Trump has more authority. The dems are in favor of socialism and communism but yet they call Trump Hitler. How stupid can you …
This holiday season as we gather around dinner tables, Christmas trees, packages and more it is the opportune time to share family memories and tales from our past holidays. Those of us who have …
UNION COLLEGE TO HONOR COACH PETE MOORE ON HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY. The Museum Corner looked back at the 1964 – 1965 basketball season as was told in the 1965 Yearbook, the Stespean. Our sincerest …
While I was hard at work prepping food for our annual Thanksgiving dinner, I briefly heard the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in the background among the noise of the blender or the repetitive …
The Advocate readers lift my spirits! Without them knowing their continued letters and emails feed my inspiration. Their words help me a great deal to continue to write my column. I pulled this …
As we make our annual preparations for family and friends to come together for an afternoon or evening of fellowship and fabulous food, the Museum Corner thought it might be interesting to see what …
If you feel overwhelmed this week, you are not alone. My husband and I scrambled to the grocery store to get the Thanksgiving groceries and upon returning home, I realized that I only got half of …
Thanksgiving holiday is a time when memories abound as families gather to celebrate their blessings and be grateful. Hopefully the aromas of turkey with dressing, ham, sweet potato casserole and …
If Knox Countians could pinpoint one entity that kept them safe and disease free in the middle of the 20th century, nine out of ten would point to Health Department nurse Mary Browning. We wrote …
I have the birthday blues. I don’t think that I have ever experienced them until lately. Why should anyone be sad about their birthday? I love celebrating and of course, the cake and maybe the …
While thinking about a piece to write….. a photo and a coffee table book kept staring me right in the face when I dusted. For some time now I’ve encouraged my daughter …
As we celebrate Veteran’s Day this week, the Museum Corner would like to express our appreciation to the Barbourville Tourism for the veterans’ flags that are currently flying all over …
My birthday is quickly approaching, and I’m feeling it this year. If your are between the ages of 35 and 50, chances are, you celebrated a Birthday at Druthers or Hardees. Both were restaurants …