Author: Kristin Zeisloft Camplese
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Thanksgiving Recipe: Orange Marsala Cranberry Sauce with Sage
Read more: Thanksgiving Recipe: Orange Marsala Cranberry Sauce with SageI make it no secret that I am a little particular about what kind of food I generally serve. I wouldn’t call myself a total food snob, because I still enjoy a box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese as much as the next person. It’s just that when I cook, I rarely use processed or convenience items. This morning I bought both Cream of Mushroom soup and Pillsbury Crescent Rolls. Sometimes tradition wins out. And sometimes it’s OK that you serve Green Bean Casserole and don’t make rolls from scratch. Our Thanksgiving meal has a certain set of necessary items…
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Thanksgiving Recipe: Portuguese Stuffing
Read more: Thanksgiving Recipe: Portuguese StuffingAs a Thanksgiving treat, we’ve established a partnership with, Cuizoo. Cuizoo is a local food and photography blog by Kristin Camplese. For the rest of the week (and maybe in the future) The Bloomsburg Daily will be featuring recipes to help round out your table. The goal of Cuizoo is to get parents back in the kitchen and to do so in a way that makes families develop an appreciation for real food. Creative marketing has led us to believe that families don’t have time to cook, that we need processed food to provide short cuts, that cooking from scratch…
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Bloomsburg Nursing Leader Elected to Post in Nursing Honor Society
Read more: Bloomsburg Nursing Leader Elected to Post in Nursing Honor SocietyThe Community Accomplishments Column focuses on the great things local people are doing both in town and around the world. If you have an accomplishment that you would like to see featured, feel free to email us at info@thebloomsburgdaily.com. Dee Welk, Faculty Emeritus of the Department of Nursing, Bloomsburg University, and member of the BU Theta Zeta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), the Honor Society of Nursing, was recently elected to the Indiana-based STTI’s Board of Directors and as the Chair of the Regional Chapters Coordinating Committee. The mission of the Honor Society of Nursing is to support…
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McQueary on Administrative Leave and Other Penn State Updates
Read more: McQueary on Administrative Leave and Other Penn State UpdatesAccording to Onward State, “President Rodney Erickson has placed assistant coach Mike McQueary on paid, indefinite administrative leave. He will not coach or attend Saturday’s game against Nebraska.” In other news, the Penn State nation began what is sure to be a slow healing process through several initiatives including Proud to Be a Penn Stater, which was raising $200 a minute for RAINN.org today, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization. In addition, the Friday pre-game pep rally was cancelled in favor of a candlelight vigil on the Old Main Lawn at 9:30 PM on Friday. On Saturday for the game, fans have organized a “Blue…
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Bloomsburg Natives Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro (Part 1 of 4)
Read more: Bloomsburg Natives Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro (Part 1 of 4)Kilimanjaro. Africa’s highest mountain. Wishing to raise money for health care and education for the children of Kenya, the sister and brother team of Veronica and Richard Smiley, in partnership with the March to the Top Foundation, climbed Kilimanjaro this past August, raising $25,000 in the process. This is Part One in The Bloomsburg Daily’s Four Part series on Bloomsburg natives Ronnie and Rick. This initial installment tells of the inspiration and preparation for their climb. Part Two, detailing the difficulties of the climb can be read here. Part Three looks at the New Hope Orphanage and the Children that…
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Flood Help and Events
Read more: Flood Help and EventsJulie Kuntz Klingerman is the adminstrator of the Helping Neighbors – Bloomsburg Flood 2011 Facebook group. She will be helping us compile flood-related help and events. The “Turn the Page” book drive is in full swing at the Columbia Mall near Dunham’s. Over 30,000 books are available for children of all ages who have lost their libraries. The books are being handed out for free, and children of all ages may choose up to a dozen books. The hours are: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday – Closed Thursday – 4:00 – 7:00 Friday – 4:00 – 7:00 Saturday – 1:00 – 7:00 Sunday…
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The View from Here: A New Day at Magic Carpet Preschool
Read more: The View from Here: A New Day at Magic Carpet PreschoolYesterday we talked about the extensive flood damage at the Magic Carpet Preschool and the extraordinary lengths teachers, parents, alumni, and friends went to rebuild and restock supplies at the school. Well, today is a happy day: Students showed up this morning for their first day back to the Barton Street location. Our photographer, Bob Rush, was on the scene to see the smiling faces and happy reunions in the beautifully refurbished school. We are sure there are going to be many new preschool memories made with Miss Penny and her staff. And looking at the photos of the children…
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Sen. Toomey Sends Letter to Army Corps about Bloomsburg Flood Wall
Read more: Sen. Toomey Sends Letter to Army Corps about Bloomsburg Flood WallAccording to a press release from U.S. Senator Pat Toomey‘s (R-Pa.) office, the senator sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today urging the Corps to conduct a new cost/benefit analysis for the Bloomsburg flood wall project. The release states: A new analysis could improve the chances that this project will receive federal funding. The town of Bloomsburg has been waiting for the construction of a flood wall since Congress first approved the project in the 1990s. The Bloomsburg Area Joint Flood Control Authority estimates that damage to Bloomsburg’s two major employers from this year’s flood may cost as…
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Mayor Dan Knorr and Town Officials Visit Washington, D.C.
Read more: Mayor Dan Knorr and Town Officials Visit Washington, D.C.Bloomsburg Town Hall has confirmed with The Bloomsburg Daily that Mayor Dan Knorr, Councilperson Dianne Drosdick Levan, and members of the Bloomsburg Flood Authority all traveled to Washington D.C. on Wednesday morning. We requested an agenda for their day, but none was made available. Given the press release from Senator Toomey’s office and letter he sent to the Army Corps of Engineers today regarding the Bloomsburg flood wall project, we did want to see whether town officials were meeting with Toomey. According to Senator Toomey’s office, they were not scheduled to meet with the senator. As of Wednesday evening, we have not received…
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Donors Help Magic Carpet Preschool Get Back to Barton Street
Read more: Donors Help Magic Carpet Preschool Get Back to Barton StreetWhen Penny Pomfret, director of Magic Carpet Preschool in Bloomsburg, dismissed her students early on September 7th from their Barton Street location, she was thinking about flooding but was focusing on the potential for losses in the school’s basement. “I did not realize how destructive the flood would be until I woke up Thursday morning after it had already happened. We went to bed Wednesday evening believing [the river] would crest at 28 feet, much less than Agnes.” Because the school’s current location was not flooded during Agnes, the main concerns were water in the basement and the potential loss…