celebrate 50 years October 24th!

The first word that comes to mind would be Con –

gratulations, but there's so much more to be said to the happy and lucky couple who celebrates this remarkable milestone.

They may have stayed the same but the world has changed around them and they've persevered it all; mostly their second son Troy! They've learned to de – pend upon themselves and others; mostly Jessica, their second daughter. They've managed to understand what it's like to let a child go; sometimes far away, namely Patrick, their eldest son and Joshua, their youngest son. They also have managed to endure the loss of a child, Heather.

Aside from all these things they've managed to find happiness. Joy in golden wheat fields flowing in the wind, followed by a respectable harvest. Family gath – erings which sometimes ended with a trip to the ER. Most recently, the laughter and crying of new grand – children and great grandchildren.

Happy 50th Anniversary Mom and Dad! Thanks for your lasting commitment to each other and all of us! We love you!

Patrick, Kathy & family Troy, Jenna & family Joshua, Amanda & family Jessica, Jayson & family

Wow! Fifty years of marriage is a huge accomplishment!

Daniels County

Librarian Val Landeraaen

Hours are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Pre-school story hour every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m.

A note to all of our patrons: Daniels County Library is enforcing the mandated mask policy when there are 4 or more active cases of COVID-19 in the County. Signage will be posted when the mandate is in place. If you choose not to mask up when necessary, we can deliver your books to you outside, give us a call at 487-5502. Thank you for your cooperation.

A new thriller by Sandra Brown is at the library, “Thick As Thieves”. Twenty years ago four individuals pulled a heist and almost walked away with half a million dollars. By daybreak one was in the hospital, one in jail, one dead, and one got away with it. Arden Maxwell, daughter of the man who disappeared, has never reconciled with her father’s abandonment of her and her sister.

Returning to her family home near Caddo Lake, she get answers to the questions that torment her. Unfortunately, two of her father’s co-conspirators are watching her every move. Ledge Burnet is back in town to care for his ailing father, and to keep his eye on the county’s corrupt district attorney, whom he suspects was the real murderer. Arden’s presence ignites Ledge’s determination to expose the D.A.’s treachery.

Master storyteller Ben Macintyre uncovers the true story behind the Cold War’s most intrepid female spy in his historical biography, “Agent Sonya”. In 1942, in a quiet village in leafy English Cotswolds, a thin, elegant woman lived with her children and her husband, who worked as a machinist. Ursula Burton was friendly but reserved, and spoke English with a slight foreign accent. She seemed to be living a simple life, her neighbors knew little about her, they didn’t know she was a high-ranking Soviet intelligence officer, her hus band a spy, or that she was running powerful agents across Europe.

Behind the facade of her picturesque life, Burton was a dedicated Communist, Soviet colonel, and a veteran agent, gathering scientific

secrets that would enable the Soviet Union to build the bomb. Over the course of her career, she was hunted by the Chinese, Japanese, Nazis, MI5, MI6, and FBI, and she evaded them all.

With unlimited access to recipes, why does anyone need another cookbook? Because not all recipes are born equal! In his new cookbook, “Gordon Ramsay Quick and Delicious: 100 Recipes to Cook in 30 Minutes or Less”, Ramsay helps the reader create chef-quality food without spending hours in the kitchen. Over the course of his stellar career, Gordon learned every trick in the trade to create dishes that taste fantastic and that can be produced without fail during even the most busy times. He has written an inspired collection of recipes for the timepressed cook who doesn’t want to compromise on taste or flavor. The result is

100 tried and tested recipes

you'll find yourself using

time and again.

Friends of the Library Annual Silent Auction ends October 22. Come in and take one last look at the items, if there is something you would like to bid on, Val or Rhonda can give you an anonymous bidding number. Bids end

at 4:00 p.m. Phone bids are accepted, or let Val and Rhonda know your maximum bid and they can watch the item for you. Start your Christmas shopping as there are some incredible items.

A reminder to our Classics Challenge participants, youth and adults, you have two months to get your books read and reports in. Friends of the Library is sponsoring prizes for our winners. A new challenge begins in 2021 so make that a resolution if you missed out on it this year.

The Library Book Club is reading, “The Rent Collector”, by Camron Wright, based on the true story of Ki Lim and Sang Ly who live with their sickly son, Nisay, in a municipal waste dump in Cambodia. Life is a daily struggle as they collect trash to trade for money so they can eat barely enough food and pay rent to their cranky rent collector. The dump is a dangerous place with the danger of gangs, combustible piles of trash, and the big dump trucks who don’t care if you get in their way. Redemption comes in many forms, where people are not who they seem and it’s not where you are but who you are that really matters. The main theme is hope and anyone can rise from the ashes. Discussion will take place November 17th at 6:30 p.m. If you would like to join us, see Val or Rhonda about borrowing a copy.