Tammy Gemaehlich

1 week ago | gjsentinel.com | Tammy Gemaehlich

I’m going to talk about food today — I apologize in advance if you have not yet eaten breakfast. A little more than a year ago, I started a new hobby that has been around for thousands of years. Everyone else was doing it so I thought I’d give it a try. I am writing this as my eyes roll into the back of my head with delight after each bite I take of toasted spinach/artichoke sourdough bread — dotted with baked-in cream cheese chunks, spinach and artichoke tidbits, and Parmesan cheese baked on top.

2 weeks ago | gjsentinel.com | Tammy Gemaehlich

At 9 a.m. Saturday, May 24: Be in your seat at Suplizio Field for the first Alpine Bank Junior College World Series baseball game — Johnson County (Kansas) vs McLennan (Texas). On Saturday, May 24, at anytime: Standing in front of your backyard grill, scraping and cleaning and trying to figure out why the grill won’t light. Fifteen minutes later, in the checkout line paying for a propane tank refill. Sunday, May 25, after church: Locating and preparing your U.S. Flag to put out on Monday.

4 weeks ago | gjsentinel.com | Tammy Gemaehlich

Mother’s Day always brings a flood of memories — some tender, some bittersweet, and a few that still make me laugh out loud. One in particular has stuck with me through the years, a perfect snapshot of my mom’s warmth, her humor, and her very human moments. It was several years ago on Good Friday. I had invited Mom and my sister to join us at our church’s evening service. The choir performed a beautiful cantata and, as the sanctuary settled into silence, communion was served.

1 month ago | gjsentinel.com | Tammy Gemaehlich

There was a photo on a jump page in Wednesday’s newspaper that accompanied a story about former Daily Sentinel publisher, Ken Johnson, who died Sunday at the age of 92. The photo featured Johnson along with some fire officials and “other” Sentinel employees, meeting following the April 9, 1974, fire that destroyed the Sentinel’s printing press. In this 51-year-old color photo is a man, off to the side, wearing in a yellow dress shirt and tie. His name was Elvin E.

1 month ago | gjsentinel.com | Tammy Gemaehlich

Spring is definitely living up to its name this year, bouncing all across the weather gamut. Earlier this week, it was warm and sunny, followed by wind, followed by dark and gloomy, followed by rain, followed by chilly, followed by … you’re following me, right? The weather may be unpredictable, but thankfully we can plan on a 100% chance of a “Sonrise” on Sunday morning.