The beverages were as good as the food; we drank some of the family’s homemade apple juice as well as some cold and crisp champagne. The family doesn’t add sugar to their apple juice, it’s simply the juice of pressed apples. And it tasted like… apples. And I know this word is starting to become vastly over-used on this site, but it was delicious. As I sipped it my alcoholic mind imagined various ways I could use it in a fall-themed cocktail. … [Read more...] about Two Days at a 200-Year Old French Apple Farm
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86-year-old former Missouri minister deemed sexually violent
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that jurors reached the verdict last month in the case against Donald Peckham, but the case records weren’t publicized until Tuesday. Prosecutors say Peckham, who is from Sarcoxie, sexually abused at least 14 boys between 12 and 16 years old over the course of 30 years and continued to victimize young boys until he was 67 years old. … [Read more...] about 86-year-old former Missouri minister deemed sexually violent
Victim of South Tahoe hit-and-run was 78-year-old local man
Authorities have identified the 78-year-old California man who was struck and killed while crossing a street in South Lake Tahoe in a hit-and-run accident over the weekend. … [Read more...] about Victim of South Tahoe hit-and-run was 78-year-old local man
Father of 9-year-old murder victim guilty of weapons charges
A Cook County judge on Wednesday found Tyshawn Lee’s father, Pierre Stokes, guilty of gun possession and aggravated battery. The charges stemmed from a 2014 argument in which witnesses said Stokes flashed a gun at a woman. At the time, the 29-year-old Stokes was barred from owning a firearm because of a robbery conviction. … [Read more...] about Father of 9-year-old murder victim guilty of weapons charges
94-year-old man arrested in slaying of wife with dementia
The Venice Police Department tweeted that Wayne Juhlin told detectives Monday night that he had intended to kill himself, too, but said his gun malfunctioned, and he couldn’t do it. … [Read more...] about 94-year-old man arrested in slaying of wife with dementia