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My brother, James “Feather in the Wind” Ebbing, and I spent the day together, riding around in his pick-up truck, running errands. He turned on the radio, and we listened to a religious program. One of the things that were said was that . . .
Last month to commemorate Teachers Appreciation Day, we featured the 12 teachers who call Kingston Residence home. We would be remiss if we didn’t also take the opportunity to honor our Nurses who live here too.
May was the official date to celebrate . . .
As strong as I may seem, once you spend time with me, look and observe me, you will find that I have cracks in me, like the strongest of concrete walls.
I know that the Creator has blessed you and given you a special name – Walking Feather – . . .
Part II of II
Quickly he turned and descended the rickety porch steps to wander on foot around the town. His eyes were filled with tears. As he left the house, he noticed an old man next door tending his garden. The old gentleman was on his knees, stooped . . .
Dave (everybody called him Shark Boy) had just found himself pulled into a full body clutch by the stark-naked, suntan-lotion-covered arms of Miss Lillie, when he was suddenly shocked back into the real world by the sound of the hatch cover sliding . . .
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: FREEDOM IS THE
LIGHT TO THE WORLD
It was a dark and stormy night in early May, as I traveled back from Van Wert, Ohio after giving a presentation on quilts and the restoration process to the local Isaac Van Wart . . .
Children ages 2 to 14 are invited to participate in one of the Upper Wabash Interpretive Services’ fishing derbies at Mississinewa Lake, Oubache State Park, J. E. Roush Fish & Wildlife Area, or Salamonie Lake, June 4, during the statewide . . .
On May 20. St. Joseph-St. Elizabeth School first graders celebrated “Fiesta Day” at the St. Elizabeth campus. Fiesta Day is a day the first graders look forward to, after learning Spanish words for a number of food items, as well as learning . . .
FIRST ANNUAL FIBER FESTIVAL DRAWS DYED-IN-THE-WOOL ENTHUSIASTS
You had to be a dyed-in-the-wool fiber enthusiast if you were among the lucky to attend the first day of the fiber festival. Two days before such a late Easter and who would expect not only . . .
Part I of II
What was he going to do now? The year was 2011 and Jeff has just retired from the Navy after 25 years of service traveling all over the world. He was 52 years old. No living relatives and never married. He just wanted to settle down in . . .
Dave (everybody called him Shark Boy), Jini (Dave’s mom), and Miss Lillie (Jesse’s friend from Lexington, Kentucky), were rail down aboard the Dream Weaver and hard charging towards British Tortola. Sea turtles nonchalantly crossed their . . .
Another serene May day sits lightly on our hills. After weeks of rainy weather, we are doubly thankful for the bountiful sunshine that blesses us, and for the idyllic spring day that God has sent us. It is quiet today; the only sounds are the tweeting . . .
As strong as I may seem, once you spend time with me, look and observe me, you will find that I have cracks in me, like the strongest of concrete walls.
I know that the Creator has blessed you and given you a special name – Walking Feather – . . .
Heidi was sitting on her bed in her big brick house on 145 Peppertree Drive in New Kingston, Pennsylvania. She was thinking about her next birthday.
She got up and ran to Mommy and asked, “Mommy, when will I be four?”
“In about three . . .
Dave, (everybody called him Shark Boy), helped Lillie aboard Dream Weaver while his mom scurried about the main cabin putting things in order. After Lillie descended into the cabin Dave put the hatch boards in place and slid the hatch cover closed . . .
The wind is sighing through the treetops, hopefully bidding the last vestige of cold rain good-bye. It has been a stormy week, with heavy rain studded with hail, and strong winds that created havoc in many places. We were spared the brunt of it, although . . .
“We were a-doin’ okay ’til Dewey showed up,” said Steve, behind the sale barn.
Doc and Bert were there to watch the Saturday sale.
“Dewey?” asked Doc.
There’s a world of intrigue around here in the pronunciation . . .
It’s time to throw open the windows, spruce up your home, and get rid of clutter—the emotionally gratifying way: donate things you no longer need to causes in your neighborhood or around the country.
The Pro Football Mini Camp (Founded by NFL Veteran and Carolina Punter-Jason Baker) is proud to announce a Coaches Clinic on May 13, 2011 5:30 P.M. at Wayne High School. The PFMC Clinic is free ($0), hands-on clinic, assist coaches in developing youth . . .
With Easter just past many folks have paused to think about the story of the Passion of Jesus. The story says that a first century Jew from the northern Palestine province of Galilee became a folk hero through his moral and spiritual teaching, purported . . .
What is more fun and challenging than learning to speak in front of your own club? The answer—being in a speech contest that involves many clubs. Baer Field Toastmasters is proud to announce that our own Steve Walter won the Division B International . . .
GARDENING 101
Our light is ever-glowing, with the fragrance of an ever-blooming rose of Love from our Heart Center.
Growing in purpose in the Master’s Garden, we will always be blossoms of Christ’s Love and Light.
We have the power to sink . . .
Part IV of IV
Heidio was the last to have an exciting time. What would it be? Well, it was a totally different experience. She was at the beach with the other three dwarfettes when she put her hand into the pocket of her shorts. “What’s . . .
All about us, the earth is waking up from the long sleep of winter. The maple trees are blooming; their twigs red-tipped and softly glowing from a distance. There is a greenish haze around the weeping willow tree, and the buds are fat and swollen on . . .
PETS RULE AT PET EXPO
If you are a pet lover, make certain you are at the Memorial Coliseum next weekend, April 30-May 1.
The Allen County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals inaugurates the Northern Indiana Pet Expo and the real cool thing . . .
Mick Haller (Matthew McConaughey) is The Lincoln Lawyer, a flashy Los Angeles defense attorney who runs his practice out of his Lincoln town car, driven by chauffer Earl (Laurence Mason). After he is passed the case of Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe) . . .
Part III of IV
A few days passed and the last two dwarfettes were wondering who would be next with these strange events.
Heathero loved to skip flat stones on the water and she was getting very good at it. She was alone on the beach and randomly picked . . .
Dave (everybody called him Shark Boy) pulled apart the big lobsters, removed their heads from their tails, broke off their barbed feelers, removed their mud veins, and slid the tails down the board to Chef Pierre. Pierre chopped them up with his big . . .
I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as . . .
FIRST ANNUAL NORTHEAST INDIANA FIBER FESTIVAL (AND I’M NOT TALKIN’ METAMUCIL)
Northeast Indiana Fiber Festival
April 22
9 a.m.-7 p.m.
April 23
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Noble County Fairgrounds
Kendallville, IN
Admission: . . .