Kidz 'n Biz Buzz Grows
What's that wonderful smell wafting from so many residents' kitchens these days? It's batch after batch of chocolate chip cookies, as bakers of all ages fine-tune their secret recipes. They'll all be vying for "The Big Chipper" trophy for the best cookie at the 3rd annual Kids 'n Biz Fest on Sunday, April 22 at Oneka Elementary School in Hugo.
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The cookie contest is great fun (see complete rules, posted online at www.ReadTheCitizen.com), but it is just a small part of the free event sponsored by the Hugo Business Association (HBA), the Hugo Economic Development Authority (EDA) and The Citizen. The Kids 'n Biz Fest is designed to help bring businesses and the Hugo community together for a vibrant and fun-filled afternoon. The event will run from 1 to 4 p.m.
Hugo City Administrator Mike Ericson is on the planning committee for the festival, and he is very excited about this year's lineup of games and entertainment.
... MoreGenealogy! And Beyond
St. Genevieve's Church in Centerville hosted the Anoka County Genealogical Society's meeting of April 2.
Cathi Weber, ACGS president, made a presentation on church records and the role they play in genealogical research.
What do genealogists do? The simplified answer is that they find people.
Like forensic specialists on crime scenes, genealogists are interested in who was who, and who did what, and when. Unlike crime investigators, however, who pursue motives, methods and physical evidence, genealogists are more interested in relationships and clues left in written records that can help identify the members of a family tree.
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A Few More Words From Guatemala
This past weekend I learned a valuable lesson about how not to operate a gas-heated oven.
My friend Zach and I were preparing a hearty vegetarian lasagna in my host family's kitchen in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
All the components were ready to go - a steaming pot of homemade sauce and boiled noodles, two large bowls packed with freshly-cut veggies, and three pounds' worth of ricotta, cottage, and mozzarella cheese. The only thing we lacked was a heated oven.
I thought I remembered my host mother telling me that I had to turn off the stove before igniting the oven; the stove was off, however, and I was not seeing or hearing anything when I stuck the lighted piece of cardboard under the oven's heating element.
