Back to Main "Linn Grove Latest" Page           Linn Grove Latest December 2003 Newsletter Editor: Sheri Weier     Email: linngrovelatest@aol.com Website: www.linngroveiowa.org A Monthly Newsletter Highlighting Local Events and News from Linn Grove     Linn Grove Public Library Located in the Community Center 110 Weaver Street P.O Box 55 Linn Grove, Iowa 51033 Phone: 712-296-3919 Email: lglib@pionet.net   Hours: Monday – 9:00 am – 10:30 am Tuesday – 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm Wednesday – 11:00 am – 7:00 pm Thursday – 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm Friday – 9:00 am – 10:30 am Saturday – 9:00 am – 12:00 am   The Linn Grove Library will be having story time from 10:00am – 10:30 am.   Services available at the library include: Computer & Internet Access Fax & Copier for Public use Large Selection of Videos Coffee Time Monday – Friday from 9:30am-10: 30am at the Community Center   Dinner Date:   Every Wednesday at 11:00.   Dinner is served at 11:45 by the Northwest Aging Association at the Linn Grove Community Center.   December Birthdays   Teresa Perrigo – December 12th Chase Jessen – December 25th If you know of any birthdays you would like me to put in the newsletter please email them to me or call me at 296-3621.   Featured Business of the Month Homemade from the Denise Wise 104 Ward Street Linn Grove, Iowa 51033 712-296-3758   “Because homemade items are from the heart.” Ideas for these products stemmed from Denise’s love for soaps, lotions and bath salts. She loved the products but couldn’t always afford to buy them, so she began doing research and started making her own. She makes Cold Process soap, which takes about 4 to 6 weeks to cure, body lotions made from goats milk, body butters, bath salts, lip balm, some glycerin soap and several other products. Her products are for sale at Pat’s Floral in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, or you may contact Denise at the number above for special orders.   If anyone has a business or knows of someone with a business that they would like to have featured as the business of the month, please email me at the above email address or call me at 712-296-3621.   Upcoming Events:   December 13th - There will be an Open House, at the Linn Grove Community Center from 9:00 am to 11:00 am.  There will also be a Community Cookie Walk.  Please have your cookies at the community center by 9:45 am.  Santa will arrive at 10:00 am and the cookie walk will begin at 10:15.  We will be serving coffee, hot cider and cookies.   December 13th – The Linn Grove Library will be having a Bake, Book and Craft Sale from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.    December 17th – Dinner Date will be having their Annual Christmas Party. Please let Becky know if you plan on attending.   December 18th – First State Bank of Linn Grove will be having an Open House from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.   December 21st – The Presbyterian /Lutheran Church will be having their Sunday School Christmas Program at 4:00 pm at the Presbyterian Church   December 24th – There will be a Christmas Eve Candle Light Service at the Riverside Presbyterian Church at 7:30 pm   Recipe Corner   Quick Cookies Diane Noll   2 eggs ½ cup of oil 2 Tablespoons of water Whip with a wire whisk.  Dump in dry cake mix; stir with a spoon.  Drop on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. You may use any cake mix that you like.  Some examples would be:  Yellow cake mix, nuts and chocolate chips.  Pineapple and nuts.  Chocolate and roll in powdered sugar.  Spice cake and raisins.   Autumn Tea Darlene Wise   5 individual tea bags 5 cups boiling water 5 cups unsweetened apple juice 2 cups cranberry juice ½ cup sugar or splenda 1/3 cup lemon juice ¼ cup pumpkin pie spice   Place tea bags in a large heat proof bowl; Add remaining ingredients to tea; stir until sugar is dissolved.  Serve warm or over ice.  Yield 3 quarts.   Chocolate Cookies Maxine Nelson   Ritz Crackers Peanut Butter Chocolate Almond Bark   Take 2 Ritz crackers and spread with peanut butter.  Put them together and dip in melted almond bark.   If anyone has a favorite family recipe that they would like to share with us please email me at the above address or call me at 296-3621.   Items for Sale   If you have something that you would like to sell and would like to put it in the newsletter, please email me at the email address above or call me at 296-3621.     Items Wanted:   If you are looking for something and would like to have it put in the newsletter send me an email at the email address above or call me at 296-3621.   News:   High Speed Internet is coming to Linn Grove in the near future.  If interested please contact Doug Jenson at 712-261-0014 or email Doug: douglas.jenson@iowatelecom.com, so that he can get you signed up for DSL.  He said we should have DSL here within the next 2 or 3 weeks.     A walk through the Park:    No news to report on the park this time   News Wanted:   If you have any news, stories, History of Linn Grove or any suggestions on what you would like to see put in the newsletter, please email me at the above email address or call me at 296-3621.   Poem: The Soldier’s Christmas   Twas’ the night before Christmas, he lived all alone, in the one-bedroom house made of plaster and stone.   I had come down the chimney with presents to give, and to see just who in this home did live.   I looked all about, a strange sight I did see, no tinsel, no presents, not even a tree.   No stocking by the mantle, just boots filled with sand, on the wall hung pictures of far distant lands.   With medals and badges, awards of all kinds, a sober thought came through my mind.   For this house was different, it was dark and dreary; I found the home of a soldier, once I could see clearly.   The soldier lay sleeping, silent, alone, curled up on the floor in this one-bedroom home.   The face was so gentle, the room in such disorder, not how I pictured a United States Soldier.   Was this the hero of whom I’d just read?  Curled up on a poncho, the floor for a bed?   I realized the families that I saw this night, owed their lives to these soldiers who were willing to fight.   Soon round the world, the children would play and grown ups would celebrate a bright Christmas Day.   They all enjoyed freedom each month of the year, because of the soldiers, like the one lying here.   I couldn’t help wondering how many lay alone, on a cold Christmas Eve in a land far from home.   The very thought brought a tear to my eye, I dropped to my knees and started to cry.   The soldier awakened and I heard a rough voice, “Santa don’t cry, this life is my choice;   I fight for freedom, I don’t ask for more, my life is my God, my Country, my Corps.”   The soldier rolled over and drifted to sleep, I couldn’t control it, I continued to weep.   I kept watch for hours, so silent and still and we both shivered from the cold nights chill.   I didn’t want to leave on that cold, dark night, this guardian of honor so willing to fight.   Then the soldier rolled over, with a voice soft and pure, whispered, “Carry on Santa, its Christmas Day, all is secure.”   One look at my watch, and I knew he was right, “Merry Christmas my friend and to all a good night.”   Source: www.truthorfiction.com   Merry Christmas everyone and Have a Very Happy New Year.