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Alt Text for ImageWine for Christmas

Alt Text for ImageWine for Christmas

Wine for Christmas

Gus Clemens On Wine GUS CLEMENS If you are reading this column, there is a good chance wine will be part of your Christmas/holiday celebration. Observations: • The big meal is a hectic time. Likely lots of food, also lots of commotion and distractions. Don’t waste your best wine on this event.
OPEN HOUSE Post Public Library hosted a Christmas Open House last Thurs. Dec. 14. Librarian Pam Humble served hot cider and cookies to avid readers Beth Cook and Carolyn Black. The library will be closed today through Dec. 26. Pam reminds everyone to come in next week, Dec. 27 through Dec. 29 and check out the new books selections. | JULIA CHILDS PHOTO

OPEN HOUSE Post Public Library hosted a Christmas Open House last Thurs. Dec. 14. Librarian Pam Humble served hot cider and cookies to avid readers Beth Cook and Carolyn Black. The library will be closed today through Dec. 26. Pam reminds everyone to come in next week, Dec. 27 through Dec. 29 and check out the new books selections. | JULIA CHILDS PHOTO

Library hosts open house

Library hosts open house
Panettone French Toast Casserole

Panettone French Toast Casserole

Panettone French Toast Casserole

The Heirlooom Kitchen ANGELINA L ARUE What a treat it was to stroll around Post last Saturday, running into friends, editors and fellow columnists. We braved the wind and enjoyed the festivities, putting us all in a holiday mood.
Christmas gifts

Christmas gifts

Christmas gifts

Gus Clemens On Wine GUS CLEMENS So,youwanttogiveawine-relatedgiftfor Christmas. Some recommendations. Avoid kitschy wine gadgets.
Christmas Cookies

Christmas Cookies

Christmas Cookies

The Heirlooom Kitchen ANGELINA LARUE I love the rich taste of ginger cookies, both chewy and crisp. Molasses and ginger are a match made in holiday heaven. Ginger is a spice that gracefully lends itself to all things winter.
Standing in front of the fireplace at the C.W. Post on Main Street are Amity President Marsha Norman, Curtis Hudman, and Vice President Nancy Thuett. PHOTO PROVIDED

Standing in front of the fireplace at the C.W. Post on Main Street are Amity President Marsha Norman, Curtis Hudman, and Vice President Nancy Thuett. PHOTO PROVIDED

Amity Study Club tours historic C.W. Post home

The Amity Study Club met recently at the home of Jane Trail. Curtis Hudman gave the program on the history of the old C. W. Post House. Members merrily took a stroll across the street to the old mansion built in 1913.
Laura Catena interview Part Four

Laura Catena interview Part Four

Laura Catena interview Part Four

Gus Clemens On Wine GUS CLEMENS Dr. Laura Catena, managing director of BodegaCatenaZapata,isconsideredtheface of Argentine wine. She is an amazing woman— magna cum laude Harvard grad with a medical degree from Stanford.
Garza County 4-H members Sarah Palmer and Sylee Peterson look over the donations for the November Community Service project. Canned and dried food items were delivered to Garza CountyTrailblazers beforeThanksgiving. The 4-H members are especially thankful to all who donated to the project and helped to make someone’s Thanksgiving a little more special this year! A special thanks to Sarah, Sylee, and also Jackie Milton for helping to deliver the items to Trailblazers. PHOTO PROVIDED

Garza County 4-H members Sarah Palmer and Sylee Peterson look over the donations for the November Community Service project. Canned and dried food items were delivered to Garza CountyTrailblazers beforeThanksgiving. The 4-H members are especially thankful to all who donated to the project and helped to make someone’s Thanksgiving a little more special this year! A special thanks to Sarah, Sylee, and also Jackie Milton for helping to deliver the items to Trailblazers. PHOTO PROVIDED

Garza County 4-H

Garza County 4-H members Sarah Palmer and Sylee Peterson look over the donations for the November Community Service project. Canned and dried food items were delivered to Garza County Trailblazers before Thanksgiving.
Tupperware Tub Cocoa Mix

Tupperware Tub Cocoa Mix

Tupperware Tub Cocoa Mix

The Heirlooom Kitchen ANGELINA LARUE I wonder if any of you have experienced what we used to call Concession Stand Hot Chocolate - the good kind? My first encounter with it was when I was in a high school singing group called Melody Misses. Our practices were held at our director’s home.
Qvevri

Qvevri

Qvevri

It seems inevitable. Whatever is “in” eventually will be “out.” Whatever is out eventually will be the next big thing. In the wine world, orange/amber wine and qvevri are examples. Orange/amber wine is made in the simplest way. Grapes are dumped in a container and nature takes its course.