7 Kid-Friendly Outdoor Spring Activities

7 Kid-Friendly Outdoor Spring Activities Bubbles- Kids love bubbles, but one thing that is inevitable is that there will never be enough bubble solution.  No matter how many jugs of solution you buy or how many tubes with wands you have, your toddler will bend over to pick something up and spill the entirety of…

Chocolate Cheesecake Easter Dirt Cups

Chocolate Cheesecake Easter Dirt Cups Prep time: 15 mins Total time: 15 mins Serves: 8 – 10 Ingredients 1 package OREO cookies, crushed 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 1/2 cups milk 2 packages (3.4 oz) JELL-O Chocolate pudding mix 2 tubs…

Easter Bunny Pancakes

Easter Bunny Pancakes Prepare your favorite pancake batter as directed on the package Prepare four round pancakes in varying sizes (i.e. 2 small, 1 medium, 1 large) to give you what will become the head, body, and two paws of your bunny pancakes Prepare two oblong pancakes to give you what will become the ears…

Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon Asparagus Skillet

Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon Asparagus Skillet Ingredients 1 medium salmon fillet, cut in 3 or 4 chunks 2 bunches of asparagus, rinsed and trimmed 1 teaspoon olive oil 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1/2 cup (125ml) low-sodium vegetable broth        (or white wine) 1/2 stick butter 1 tablespoon hot sauce, optional (we used Sriracha)…

Jason Watkins

Difference Maker: Jason Watkins Jason Watkins has been a difference-maker for as long as memory serves.  Immediately upon graduating from Quincy Notre Dame, Jason agreed to sacrifice everything and enlisted in the Army.  It was during his basic training that the unspeakable events of September 11th, 2001, occurred. Jason left for Iraq in April of…

Not-For-Profit: Sod Busters Classic

I recently got the chance to visit with Blake Duesterhaus, Sod Buster Classic Committee Member, regarding the Sod Buster Classic and how this yearly fundraiser gives back to the community. The Sod Buster Classic came to fruition in 2013 and was inspired by a similar fundraiser in Greene County, Illinois. A group of now committee…