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BLHS food class raising funds for competition

CONNORVILLE — Students in a Buckeye Local High School culinary class are raising funds to return to Florida this spring after finding some success at a previous cooking competition. Sixteen students in Luke Fabry’s Foods 2 class have been peddling their homemade wares by selling cookies, ...

Adena Lions will present annual cantata on Sunday

ADENA — The Adena Lions Club is excited to announce its annual Christmas cantata, “Appalachian Winter,” to be held Sunday, Dec. 8. There will be two presentations: one at 2 p.m. at St. Casimir Catholic Church in Adena, 226 Hanna Ave., and another at 7 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church, 123 Union St. Composed by Joseph M. Martin, “Appalachian Winter” is a collection of traditional American Christmas songs. It includes well-known carols like “Away in a Manger” and “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” along with spirituals like “Go, Tell It on the Mountain.” The ...

Boutique opens in Shadyside

SHADYSIDE — The 2 Sisters Boutique is now open in Shadyside next to the Shadyside Flower Shop. The boutique opened in late November with Bobbi Jo Kinemond and Missy Duffy as the owners. Kinemond owns the flower shop on one side of the store building, but the sisters decided to open a ...

Holiday Open House Marketplace continues Dec. 7 in Mount Pleasant

MOUNT PLEASANT — As people look for gifts that are a little out of the ordinary, they should consider the Historic District of Mount Pleasant during the Christmas Open House and Marketplace this weekend. On Saturday, Dec. 7, visitors will find the village bustling as people visit the ...

Ditch cloying casserole for tahini-roasted sweet potatoes

The classic American-style sweet potato casserole is a Thanksgiving staple. It’s also sweet enough to be dessert. With added sugar and a finishing layer of broiled marshmallows, it can be a cloying dish that obscures the natural flavor of sweet potatoes. In this recipe from our cookbook ...