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Saratoga chips, as potato chips were once known, were thought to have been "invented" in the 1850's by Chef George Crum at the ultra-fashionable spa at Saratoga Springs, New York. A feisty customer kept returning an order of fried potatoes because they weren't thin enough. Finally, in a rage, Chef Crum cut them so thin they were nearly opaque. He then immersed them in a pan of boiling fat till golden. Served thus, the patron loved them. And the rest, as they say, is history.

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Birth Announcement

Gregg & Jackie Wiersema of Morrison are the parents of a daughter - Alicen Jean Wiersema, born at Mercy Medical Center in Clinton, IA on July 7, 2009, weighing 10 lbs. 14.9 oz, 21" long.

Grandparents are Terry & Deb Adolph of Chadwick and Larry & Janice Wiersema of Morrison.

Great Grandparents are Richard & Alice Adolph, Phyllis Jean Forth of Chadwick, and Gene & Hope Justice of Odessa, TX.