Today's Features

During the winter, it is often hard to come up with really good fresh vegetable meals. Tomatoes are never as good as the summer, however, I will buy the tomatoes on the stems because they do taste a lot better to me. I much prefer to use frozen vegetables because they also seem more like fresh vegetables, and frankly, the frozen vegetables do retain more of their nutrients. There are always good ways to cook the frozen vegetables and you don’t have to cook them to death, you can still have them al dente.

Brenda Wood has joined the United Citizens Bank & Trust Co. staff in Carrollton. 

Wood was previously with US Bank in Louisville, but had her banking start in Carrollton.  She has been in banking for five years and has climbed the ladder. She began as a teller, became a teller supervisor, moved on to lending, and in her last banking position had become assistant manager.

The Carrollton Rotary Club is participating in a world-wide initiative sponsored by the Rotary  International  Foundation to assist in providing clean water to coffee-producing countries.  “Clean Water for Coffee”  successfully  funded water projects in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Bolivia, Haiti, and Honduras in 2009-10 with $50,000 received from Green Mountain Coffee sales.  Local club members are selling Green Mountain Coffee in four blends, House,  Sumatran Reserve, Rainforest Nut, and House Decaf for $10 per bag. 

Are you getting tired of the snow and cold weather?  Then come with me to a tropical splendor, where it’s warm and cozy, and the whole family can have a good time. Let’s go to Hawaii in your own home. It’s a great place to get away and the best part, you can sleep in your very own bed.