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September 30 Family Bingo Night will be held at the Bibb Graves Community Center in Millerville on Saturday, September 30, from 5-8 p.m. New prizes, gift cards and more. Bring your friends and family! Come play where everyone has fun!   October 5 The Richville Neighborhood Watch will meet Thursday, October 5, at 6:30 p.m.…

  I have enjoyed some roasted butternut all week long. Then I was given a whole bunch of celery, carrots and onions so I made soup base and canned it up for when my husband wants some waterzooi, a Belgium traditional chicken soup. I also got my fall garden in, lots of cabbage, cauliflower, collards,…

  This is the end of September. Fall arrived last week bringing a little cooler weather, especially in the mornings. It has been really dry the last couple of weeks, but predictions for rain have increased this week. I’m looking forward to the changing leaf colors. I have a new great-grandson! He had a little…

  I thank God for other writers such as managing editor of the Alexander City “Outlook,” Lizi Arbogast Gwin, whom has blessed me in the past and who still is today. Her editorial last week titled “Who needs Christmas – now is the most wonderful time of the year” truly blessed me during this time…

  I got my first fall CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) from Coosa Fancy Farms, and I asked for double of the butternut because it is one of my favorites! I know some hate it because it is hard to peel and chop, but I like to cut it in half and scoop out the seeds…

  I hope that a certain lawyer appreciates how quickly the moat in front of his office was filled in last week. Maybe he took advantage of the construction and noise and went to chill out on the beach for a week. I wonder if anyone has a visual…? The Mexican restaurant that was supposed…

Christopher’s Favorite Chocolate Brownies   Recipe submitted by Christine Owens   A reader contacted us recently requesting this recipe, stating that she used it often and that it made the “best brownies” she’d ever had. It became a staple recipe for her, and she was thrilled to find a brownie recipe that called for cocoa…

  The Richville Volunteer Fire Department had a good attendance for bingo last Saturday night. The next bingo night is November 18 at 6:30 p.m. Make plans to attend. You get 20 games for $10 with prizes of $10 value. Reminder that Alabama Power will be lowering the water on Mitchell Lake beginning next week,…