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NETFLIX’S ‘CRIME SCENE’ FOCUSES ON THE WRONG VOICES – At The Movies With Kasey

February 26, 2021February 28, 2021 Kasey Butcher
Streaming on Netflix, Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel takes a deep dive into the mysterious case of Elisa Lam, a 21-year-old Canadian tourist who disappeared at the infamous Los Angeles hotel. True crime buffs are likely familiar ... Read more
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BEFORE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD

February 26, 2021February 28, 2021 Vince LaBarbera
With the unofficial holiday titled “Employee Appreciation Day” observed on the first Friday of March this year, I can’t help but recall the first real job I ever held. ... Read more
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FORMER WAYNEDALE NEWSPAPER OWNER RELEASES NOVEL

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 Michael Morrissey
A local author, and former owner of the Waynedale News, is releasing his first book on the market. ... Read more
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WARM THE COCKLES OF MY HEART! – Around The Frame

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 Lois Levihn
I’m sure many of you have heard the expression “From the cockles of my heart”, but have you ever wondered what the heck are cockles and how do they emulate from your heart? I decided to research the idiom and found out cockles are the heart’s ventricles, ... Read more
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JANUARY IS “GO MONTH” GET ORGANIZED IN 2021

January 29, 2021February 2, 2021 The Waynedale News Staff
During 2020, for many Americans, home and work lives saw a major shift as people turned living space into workspace—and classrooms, and workout areas and even quarantine zones—resulting in a call for help to organize, downsize and streamline ... Read more
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CAN WE MAKE GOOD MOVIES DURING THE PANDEMIC? – At The Movies With Kasey

January 29, 2021February 2, 2021 Kasey Butcher
In theaters and streaming on Amazon Prime, One Night in Miami follows Cassius Clay (a.k.a. Muhammad Ali), Malcolm X, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke on the night in 1964 that Clay defeated Sonny Liston to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World. ... Read more
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WINTERTIME LOWS MEET SUMMERTIME HIGHS – Around The Frame

January 15, 2021January 20, 2021 Lois Levihn
The holidays are over, and we’re in the wintertime stretch to spring. January invokes low energy, gloomy cloudy days, and the bone chilling winds that greet me as I walk to work, when all I want to do is curl up and take a nap. It’s that time to get ... Read more
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THE TWO-FACED ‘FROSTY MONTH’

January 15, 2021January 20, 2021 Vince LaBarbera
The first month of the year is named after Janus, the two-faced Roman god of doorways. With one face he guarded the front door and with the other he also watched the rear entrance. A duel-dimensional designation for January is appropriate since, ... Read more
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PURDUE MUSICAL TO PRESENT FIRST-EVER VIRTUAL CHRISTMAS SHOW

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 The Waynedale News Staff
For the first time in 87 years, Purdue Musical Organizations will present the Purdue Christmas Show as a virtual production. The show will be shared online via the PMO website and social media channels on Dec. 19 and will be available to view ... Read more
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A LITTLE ABSENT MINDED

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 Daris Howard
When we visit our children, one thing I really enjoy is pizza and movie night with my grandchildren. It usually gives their parents time for a date, and it gives my wife and me time with our grandchildren. I always buy the pizza and the pop and rent ... Read more
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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 108 YEARS, OPERATION SANTA IS NATIONWIDE!

December 4, 2020December 18, 2020 The Waynedale News Staff
Let’s face it, this year has been a struggle for so many people in more ways than one. Thoughts of kids, the holidays and wondering how to provide for them may also be weighing heavily on many. But take heart, Santa and the Postal Service are way ... Read more
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TIPS FOR REDUCING HOLIDAY STRESS WHILE TRAVELING

December 4, 2020December 7, 2020 Katie Sandler
The holiday season is typically the busiest time of the year for traveling. People enjoy going to see family members or exploring new locations as they have time off from their jobs and schoolwork. This year, traveling may come with a bit more ... Read more
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COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS TO CHRISTMAS – Around The Frame

December 4, 2020December 7, 2020 Lois Levihn
We’re counting down the days to Christmas as we spiritually prepare for the birth of the Christ Child. ... Read more
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GIFT GUIDE FOR PLANT LOVERS – Green-Thumb Gardener

November 20, 2020November 24, 2020 Erin Davidson
We all have someone in our life with a green thumb. Whether they have more houseplants than the jungle or they are already gearing up for spring gardening, we have put together a gift guide to break down the season’s best plant selection. ... Read more
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CURIOUS GRANDCHILDREN

November 20, 2020November 24, 2020 Daris Howard
I have the smartest grandchildren. Of course, all grandparents think they do, but I really do. My daughter and her family came to spend a few weeks with us in the summer, and I quickly learned how smart my grandchildren are. Of course, part of intelligence ... Read more
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WEDDING BELLS FOR KIMBERLY AND ROBERT – Around The Frame

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Lois Levihn
It’s a story as old as time: A man and woman meet, over time they fall in love and get married. That’s what happened this Halloween to my son Robert and his beautiful bride Kimberly. How they met, I don’t know, how they fell in love, I don’t know. All ... Read more
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MY APOLOGIES TO PRIVATE JOHNSON ON THIS UPCOMING VETERAN’S DAY

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Vince LaBarbera
One of my most frightening experiences occurred when, as a new Army recruit, I was marched off for Basic Training. ... Read more
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AN OUNCE OF UNDERSTANDING

October 23, 2020October 27, 2020 Daris Howard
I looked at my class roll and turned to Colleen. “Colleen, it’s your turn for the presentation today.” ... Read more
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PAINTING THE HOUSE

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Daris Howard
There are only a couple of jobs that I really hate to do, and I have been working on one of them this month. I am getting old enough so that I don’t brand cattle anymore, so I was doing the other job I hate—painting the house. ... Read more
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CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN DURING THE PANDEMIC – Around The Frame

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 The Waynedale News Staff
Like so many events this year, trick-or-treating may be taking a major hit. I imagine there will be many youngsters trick-or treating, if it is allowed, dressed as surgeons, Ninja Warriors, bandits, bank robbers and other imaginative costumes ... Read more
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AWAY OFFERS SPACE DRAMA, ROMANCE, & RICH CHARACTERS – At The Movies With Kasey

September 25, 2020September 28, 2020 Kasey Butcher
New on Netflix, Away chronicles a group of astronauts on a roundtrip mission to Mars, as well as the complicated feelings of their families back on Earth. ... Read more
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PROVING SOMEONE RIGHT OR WRONG

September 25, 2020September 28, 2020 Daris Howard
Mateo looked at the paper in his hand and smiled. He felt one of the greatest feelings of satisfaction he had ever felt. But then a memory came back to him—one that was a mix of both good and bad. ... Read more
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O WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE…

September 25, 2020September 28, 2020 Vince LaBarbera
…not only “when first we practice to deceive,” as Scottish Novelist and Poet Sir Walter Scott (1731-1832) said, but in everything we think, say or do. ... Read more
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A LABOR OF LOVE – Around The Frame

September 11, 2020September 15, 2020 Lois Levihn
Back in the late 1980’s, I met Deb Steeg when I worked for a doctor where she was a patient. It was on Valentine’s Day 1989 that she delivered her beautiful daughter Jamie and ten months later I delivered my son Robert. Flash forward and we became ... Read more
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‘BUFFALOED’ OFFERS ROWDY SATIRE; ‘WE SUMMON THE DARKNESS’ FALLS FLAT – At The Movies With Kasey

August 28, 2020September 3, 2020 Kasey Butcher
In Buffaloed, Peg (Zoey Deutch) grows up in a working-class home in Buffalo, where her single mom, Kathy (Judy Greer), struggles to make ends meet while raising Peg and her brother, JJ (Noah Reid). Peg spends her adolescence training herself ... Read more
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