If you know me, you know that when my people are sick, hurting or needing to be loved on, I feed them! It’s just what I do. I love cooking for others, and it’s very stress relieving for me. Several years ago, a sweet friend brought me this chicken pot pie after a surgery, and it has become an all-time favorite of mine. When taking it to someone, I usually add another vegetable … [Read more...]
Financially Wise At Any Age
Neither age nor perceived lack of funds should be an impediment to achieving financial freedom – just ask 17-year-old Cole Patterson, whose foray into the world of finance began in the second grade in the form of “power balance” bracelets, which he purchased from eBay for $2 and sold for twice as much. “Since my first attempt at my own little business, the success that came … [Read more...]
Home Sweet Home Projects
A drive around Abilene’s neighborhoods makes clear that not all the effects of the recent pandemic are negative. Abilene yards and homes are becoming more beautiful. With some businesses closed, many working from home, and schools and activities on hiatus, many people in Abilene, as well as the rest of the nation, are finding themselves at home more and with additional free … [Read more...]
Fruits of Their Labor
Several retired Abilene physicians have found a second career in winemaking. Take it from four local health professionals – winemaking is not for the faint of heart. Dan Munton, Vince Viola, Ed Brandecker and Roberta Kalafut Brandecker can attest to that. The Brandeckers are retired. Dan is retired from full-time practice but still monitors neurosurgeries remotely from … [Read more...]
Abilene’s Golf Master
Charles Coody reflects on career, love for golf Charles Coody says he still remembers it as if it were yesterday. His uncle, Roland Kelley, took the aspiring young golfer from West Texas to Fort Worth to see Ben Hogan play in the Colonial National Invitational golf tournament in 1950 at Colonial Country Club. Hogan, a native Texan and one of only five players to win all … [Read more...]