August 2022

Common Baking Mistakes And How To Prevent Them

Baking can be a wonderful hobby or even a successful business venture. Although baking is a relatively easy skill to learn, there are some who lament that they are wonderful cooks, but terrible bakers. That's likely because cooking is much more forgiving in terms of ingredient measurements and technique, while baking requires more precision. 'Ratios of the staple ingredients can't be improvised [in baking], but all the flavors certainly can,' says Duff Goldman, Food Network star and expert baker. Baking is a science and ingredients combine to form chemical reactions that ultimately produce the desired results. This is just one area where baking mishaps can occur. Read on to discover other common issues and how to avoid them and address them if you find yourself in a baking emergency.

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Missouri Fall Festivals

Plan a day trip or a weekend getaway to some of the best festivals Missouri has to offer. Enjoy the vibrant red and yellow colors and cool yet comfortable temperatures that fall brings along with seasonal favorite foods and drinks including caramel apples, apple cider and of course everything pumpkin! Here are just some of the upcoming unique fall events happening throughout the Show-Me State!

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All Aboard For Railroad Days

Railroad Day was held at Brookfield Junction Park on Aug. 13. A variety of groups and organizations donated raffle items, food and prizes. Some of the supporting groups and businesses include Chariton Valley, Prengers, BNSF, Brookfield Junction Park Board, Brookfield Rotary, Brookfield Public Library, Stanbury Uniforms, Macon Coca Cola, the City of Brookfield and numerous volunteers. Those attending the event enjoyed kidde train rides, displays, a raffle, face painting and more.

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Motivation Shouldn’t Be Problem for Brookfield Football Early

With the expected rugged run of Clarence Cannon Conference games looming for the 2022 Brookfield High School football Bulldogs in weeks three through nine, in some situations, second-year head coach Cory Luke and his staff might have the luxury of considering the ’Dogs’ two non-conference outings to start the season primarily as stepping stones or test runs to use to get the squad fine-tuned and polished for the start of that league gantlet. In other cases, there might be concern about getting the players’ attention focused on the non-CCC foes, given the challenges which surely await once league action commences.

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Young And Old Gave State’s MLB Teams Soaring Sunday

LCL SPORTS EDITOR psturm@cherryroad.com While graybeards were continuing to confound Father Time on Missouri’s eastern border last weekend, on the state’s western flank, members of a youthful talent wave which hopefully will regenerate the fortunes of the Major League Baseball team there were offering evidence that might come to pass while testing the team with the major leagues’ best 2022 record to date. At Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium Sunday, Brady Singer pitched six dominant innings as the Royals ended the Los Angeles Dodgers' 12-game winning streak, blanking them 4-0 on two hits.

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Noah Jackson Wild

Noah Jackson Wild, age 2, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville, TN. Noah was born on March 6, 2020 in Franklin, TN to parents Gary and Courtney (McClamroch) Wild.

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