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“Chris and his team have been very easy to work with through the whole Medicare process. He helped my husband and I find the Medicare supplement and medication plan that best met our needs. He was very good at explaining everything in the two individual meetings we had before signing up for our plans. The team members have been easy to reach by phone to answer any questions we have had and we have also received phone calls to check on us and make sure that everything is going well with the plans we chose. The process of working with Chris and his team was seamless and we highly recommend his services for your Medicare needs!” —Julie S.
John Thomas Roche. ( So, that’s where Dad’s name came from. ) The great-great-grandparents were Bridget, from County Clare, and Patrick, from County Cork. The legends were true. Bev had me do a 23andMe DNA test. I spit in a tube like a good husband. Sure enough, the results came back: Cork and Clare. Science, meet tombstone. THE PAST IS ALWAYS PRESENT Standing among the headstones, I realized I had never thought about Patrick and Bridget Roche. I couldn’t have told you their names a year ago. But without their grit through famine, ocean crossings, and Nebraska winters without Wi-Fi or furnace heat … I wouldn’t be here.
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Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars
Ingredients • 1 pt strawberry ice cream • 1/4 cup strawberry preserves • 1 pt vanilla ice cream
• 1 5.25-oz package crispy sugar cookies • 1 0.8-oz package freeze- dried strawberries
Directions 1. Stir strawberry ice cream in a large bowl until spreadable. Fold in preserves until evenly streaked throughout. 2. Stir vanilla ice cream in a separate large bowl until spreadable. 3. Spoon 1 1/2 tbsp of the strawberry mixture into the bottom of 8 (1/3-cup) popsicle molds. Spoon 1 1/2 tbsp of the vanilla mixture on top of the strawberry mixture into the molds. Repeat, alternating the 2 mixtures, until each mold is full. 4. Place sticks into the popsicles and freeze until solid, 4–6 hours. 5. In a large zip-lock bag, crush sugar cookies with a rolling
They’ve been gone for over a century. Who’s visited their graves in all that time? Who will visit mine in a hundred years?
Maybe no one. But that’s not the point. We come, and we go.
BUT WE ALL COME FROM SOMEWHERE. Knowing where I come from has helped me understand who I am — and a little of why I do what I do. It grounds me. All of you have lived rich lives. I always enjoy hearing your stories when you come in for that initial appointment. The stories of where you came from matter and matter to your family.
pin until pieces are rice-size; pour into a shallow dish. 6. Repeat with freeze-dried strawberries and stir the pieces together. 7. Run the ice cream molds under warm water to release popsicles from molds. 8. Coat bars evenly with cookie mixture. 9. Eat immediately or place on a cookie sheet and freeze. Call 402-614-3389 to speak with a licensed insurance agent! • 3
Licensed Insurance Agent –Christopher J. Grimmond
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