A TIME OF CELEBRATION & FREEDOM – Home Country
The annual Fourth of July picnic is a celebration of time and freedom. We’d all watched the parade, earlier, because
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The annual Fourth of July picnic is a celebration of time and freedom. We’d all watched the parade, earlier, because
Read MoreHe was a year-old shelter dog. But even an animal deserves a second chance in life, so we adopted this
Read MoreThis year’s QHF Celebration will be held July 14-16 at the Quilters Hall of Fame the former home of quilt
Read MoreIt seems that the viney honeysuckles are always blooming on the banks of Clay at graduation time. Its yellow and
Read MoreSteve looked out from the turret of his cabin and watched the sun set behind the mountain. Branding is over
Read MoreIt took a village of dedicated quilters to fulfill the wish of Joan to have her final quilts finished before
Read MoreMay has gathered her full green skirts about her and left our hills, allowing June to enter with her roses,
Read MoreThis year the 4th grade team at Waynedale Elementary devised an interactive, cross-curricular (writing, social studies and math) unit to
Read MoreIt has been 63 years ago, since I graduated from high school. The viney honeysuckle is climbing over the banks
Read MoreSteve reached up and put his cup of coffee on the floor of the turret in his cabin, then climbed
Read MoreMy Dear Readers, A few weeks ago I received an email from Waynedale News reader Joan. Below is an excerpt:
Read MoreThe waters of William’s River run swift and cold. It rushes around huge boulders, cresting in white spray and moves
Read MoreBilly slowly raised one eyelid and looked around. Boots and Desdemona, Aunt Ada’s cats, were curled up, one against his
Read MoreMother’s Day came early for me this year as my son Marine Cpl. Robert Eubank arrived back home on April
Read More“LIFE BEGINS AT 80”—Author UnknownWe oldsters surely get away with a lot just because we’ve managed to keep breathing longer
Read MoreAs we finished our scout meeting, I reminded the boys about the next week. “Don’t forget that it is our
Read MoreWindy’s pickup truck was the third one to arrive at the scene of the fender bender. Both cars pretty well
Read MoreThe Harlan UMC biennial quilt show organized by Blessed are the Piecemakers Sewing Group and held on April 8 &
Read MoreREMEMBERINGby Hazel Bias Browning(With apologies to Thomas Hood)Ah, I remember, I rememberThat company house where I was bornDeep in a
Read MoreThe earth is waking up from its long winter’s sleep and is coming to life once more. Over the hills,
Read MoreMarjorie Pincus looked out the front window at her husband, Marvin, and smiled. No matter how old he gets, she
Read MoreI recently got a call from Charleene Wallace who lives in Huntington, Indiana. She explains to me how she, her
Read MoreHave you been discussing the possibility of homeschooling your child with family and friends? Odds are some of these individuals
Read MoreThe 26th Annual Gathering of Quilters held at Wayne High School on March 19 was a resounding success. Over 600
Read MoreThe sun is shining brightly on this spring day, with a restless March wind blowing through the budding maple tree.
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago I got a call out of the blue from Darlene Gerster from Indianapolis. Darlene had
Read MoreFebruary has left the hills, and no one seems sorry to see her go. She has always been a hard
Read MoreThe Jesters of the University of Saint Francis will present their annual spring performance on March 12 at 6 p.m.
Read MoreAs we bask in our record-breaking winter temperatures, it’s easy to wax nostalgic over the previous two winters. As a
Read MoreThe sun is shining brightly from a deep blue sky on another winter day, although it is cold and frost
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