On June 28 the Cromwell Area Community Club hosted its fourth annual midsummer steak fry, silent auction and variety show. It was a lovely evening. Some people remained well past the events, enjoying the Kaleb Anderson Memorial playground.

Our silent auction solicits one-of-a-kind donations from community members who have designed and made things themselves: paintings, photographs, sculpture, quilts, weavings, table runners, placemats, homemade jellies, pickles, breads and soaps, handmade jewelry, woodworking, books, and potted plants. Zimmer Farm and Lynn Swatek donated a basketful of far...