February 2012 Entries
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Contributed by Nancy Sleeman
It was during the winter semester of 1942 - in the early days of World War II, when we had the pleasure of a new arrival, Tom, at grammar school in Chicago. Having a new 4th grader was a real treat for me.
After graduation, we attended different high schools and universities. A mutual friend occasionally reported news of various former classmates. Years passed. Then suddenly my longtime friend informed me of the news of the death of Tom’s wife of all those years. I sent a simple note of condolence. Much later that year, I received my...
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By Marian Goe
Our new Executive Chef, Judd Canepari came to us with a love of food and a natural talent handed down to him from his Italian grandmother who made everything from "scratch." Every member of his family was welcome in her kitchen as she delighted in having them at her side. It was the epicenter of their family and welcomed every member to take an active part all the while teaching them the Art of Cooking.
After Judd graduated from high school he attended the Johnson & Wales Culinary School in Providence, Rhode Island and then went on to become...
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By Jeannette Bowers
Have you ever met anyone who has never tasted a Hershey Bar? Not likely. February 9 is the 118th anniversary of the founding of the Hershey Chocolate Company.
Milton Hershey's father frequently traveled away from his Mennonite family in Pennsylvania, taking Milton with him. Milton tired of that life. At age 26, he left his father in Chicago to return to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Having obtained a recipe for baking caramels on a prior trip, he established the rapidly successful Lancaster Caramel Company.
In 1893 Milton visited the World's Columbian Exposition. The J.M. Lehman Company of Dresden, Germany, displayed a machine...
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Contributed by Herb Kapin
In 1935 the Marines came to colleges and recruited students for a Platoon Leaders Class in San Diego. I was one who joined. After leaving college we were commissioned as 2nd Lieutenants in the Marine Corps Reserves.
I was working at a bank when they asked me to go to Quantico, Virginia, for a reserve officers class. I didn’t go to the first or second class and they advised me that if I didn’t go to the third ROC I would lose my commission. So the Bank of America, where I was employed, wished me well and gave...