Rita Hooper 706-3564 Twohoops2@juno.com Hope you’ve had your fish, pork, sauerkraut, beans, grapes and a special cake sometime during your New Year’s celebration. Those foods are sure to insure a good year for you in 2013. It seems that these are almost universal foods worldwide to bring in the New Year. In Spain, the custom(…)
by Rita Hooper I have wrestled mightily with what I want to say in this week’s lead. In just a few days it will be Christmas…but our hearts are heavy with the tragic shooting, murder and suicide of 27 people. Twenty were under seven years of age. There were safely in school (in Newtown, Conn.)(…)
by Rob Tetro The Hannibal boys varsity basketball team held off Solvay following the Bearcats’ furious fourth quarter rally. After a hard fought first quarter, Hannibal took a commanding lead after outscoring Solvay by 15 points during the second and third quarters. The Warriors play remained consistent as they withstood Solvay’s valiant efforts to rally(…)
Rita Hooper 706-3564 Twohoops2@juno.com Ah, what to write about two weeks before Christmas that I haven’t written about in the past say 25 years. As I drove through the village on my way to the high school Christmas band concert, passing our lovely lit Christmas tree, it dawned on me, even though it was dark,(…)
by Rita Hooper Advent is the period before Christmas in the church calendar. Advent is a period of preparation for the birth of the Christ child. Many people have Advent wreaths in their homes. The wreath itself is usually made of evergreens. There are five candles used in most traditions, three purple representing penance or(…)
Rita Hooper 706-3564 Twohoops2@juno.com I am indebted to Mayor Fred Kent for letting me share his remarks made at the recent Hannibal Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration: A day before Christmas in Hannibal: “I awoke early and went to Kim’s Village Cafe for breakfast. Next I took Benny to Scrubby Doo’s Dog Grooming for a bath.(…)
by Rita Hooper Today is Small Business Saturday. It’s a day to patronize your local merchant – that small business guy or gal who is there when you need them, and has even been known to open up his shop when you had an emergency. They take your check and call you by name. You(…)
Rita Hooper ‘Tis Turkey day again — a time for family and friends, a time to laugh, tell jokes and try out some new recipes and, for some, to watch football! This year as you count your blessings remember those who haven’t been as fortunate as you. Lend a hand at a community dinner with(…)
by Andrew Henderson It may be a little more than a month away, but the celebration of Christmas will take place this weekend in Hannibal. The Hannibal business community and organizations are preparing for the ninth annual Country Christmas celebration to be held this Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17 and 18 in and around the(…)
Students from Hannibal High School will participate in the New York State School Music Association Zone IV Area All-State festival at Oswego High School Nov. 16 and 17. Students were selected based upon past solo festival scores and were assigned to band, chorus or orchestra. Hannibal’s Alyssa Mann, Sydney Waloven, Elyssa Terry-DeRycke and Natasha Waloven(…)
by Rita Hooper This passed weekend I attended a Women’s Conference in Albany. It was my first opportunity to speak with women who were in the path of Hurricane Sandy. It’s hard for folks to imagine the mere size of this storm…think of it as all of Europe being devastated like after World War II.(…)
