2013 - 2014 AHS COOKBOOK IS OUT!!

2013 - 2014 AHS COOKBOOK IS OUT!!

Katie Howie holds a copy the 2013-2014 Home-Cooking—Dickinson County Style, Capturing the Present and Remembering the Past Cookbook that features her original art work

AHS Art student KATIE HOWIE created the original cover design for the 2013-14 edition of “Home-Cooking—Dickinson County Style, Capturing the Present and Remembering the Past” — a collection of monthly recipes and stories that originally appeared in the Abilene Reflector Chronicle from October 2013 to September 2014.

MORGAN RUTTER, PAYTON SCHMIDT & SHANNON YOUNG, with direction and guidance from Abilene High School business instructor DAWN JAMES, were in charge of the design and publication of the booklet. The students were responsible for the text layout, design, and production of the 13^th edition of the annual cookbook that includes a wide variety of recipes from area cooks.

According to Meta Newell West, who has written the original columns for the last 13 years, Mrs. James and her students have been in charge of the booklet for 12 of those 13 editions and have gone “above and beyond” in putting together a publication that helps capture the history of culinary arts in the county. “Putting together a cookbooks is a complicated project and literally takes hours and hours of planning and work.  It’s always fun to see what they come up with in terms of layout and graphics, and it’s also encouraging to see students involved in projects that help the community.”

All proceeds from the booklet go directly to the Dickinson County Heritage Center and help preserve local history. To order a booklet, contact the Dickinson County Historical Society, 412 S. Campbell Abilene, Ks.  67410; 785 263-2681 heritagecentertj@sbcglobal.net). Books sell for $4.95 + tax at the Historical Society; mail-order deliveries sell for $8.50.