Lifestyle

With the bone piercing cold we’ve been encountering this winter, what better way to warm up the bones with a little comfort food and a great way to use up some of the leftovers.

2020 has certainty been a year of years. I do not need to recount the events of this year; we all know them too well. It is just strange to think that it was less than a year ago since we impeached the president, yet it seems more like a decade. As we think back over the events of the past 12 months, it may be helpful to know that 2020 is not unique. We have had other years in which we did not know if we would survive, especially years in the middle of wars. Yet we always did. One year in particular has come to my mind. As crazy as 2020 was, 1919 gave it a run for its money, and, like always , we endured and overcame.

During December’s Pioneer Area Quilter’s Guild Christmas luncheon, Brenda Berman made her family’s favorite holiday pie, Shirley Bellmon’s Pecan Pie. Brenda originally found the recipe in the Junior Welfare League of Enid’s Stir-Ups cookbook, donated by the Bellmon’s daughter, Gail Bellmon Wynne.

Miquel Huerta and Kandice Nieto Valez are the Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) December Students of the Month. Huerta is an adult student from Ponca City and is in the Industrial Technology program. He is mastering SolidWorks software to generate images for 3D printers. His instructor adds that he has great motivation to learn and is involved in Work-Based Learning at MakeKings sign shop. Kandice Nieto Valez is a Medical Assisting student from Ponca City. Her instructor says she comes to class each day ready to learn with a smile on her face. Valez chose Medical Assisting because she wants to take care of others. Her instructor feels she will be a great asset to the healthcare field. For more information about Pioneer Tech’s programs and services call 580-762-8336 or visit pioneertech.edu.