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As many of you look forward to celebrating Easter either on April 17 or April 24, the Ukrainian tradition of pysanka: decorating eggs with their folk designs comes to mind. The word pysanka means “to write” or “to inscribe” as the designs are . . .
Paula D. Ashe, the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs program assistant at Purdue Fort Wayne, has released her first collection of short stories with Nictitating Books, a publisher based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The collection, “We Are . . .
As most of us know – often times too late — April Fool’s Day is an annual opportunity on April 1 to play one or more practical jokes on an unexpecting someone, often times a spouse or a youngster. Jokesters often expose their deeds by . . .
Based on the stage musical of the same name, Cyrano tells the classic story of the title character (Peter Dinklage), a not-so-attractive but very eloquent man in love with a beautiful woman, his friend Roxanne (Haley Bennett). When she falls in love . . .
When I was scoutmaster, we had our meetings on Tuesday nights. The girls of the same age had activities at the same time. On one Tuesday a month, the boys and girls met together and had an activity. The boys and girls would trade off who was in charge, . . .
Not long ago I came across a piece of fabric that made me, well, SMILE! It features cute boy and girl smiley faces decked out in Smiley Face attire for St Patrick’s Day.
Now I’m certain, being that “time of year”, that the media will relate . . .
South Side High School presents “The Music Man” featuring South Side students, future Archers and alumni. The multi-generational cast celebrates the school’s 100th anniversary. Performances will be at 7 p.m. March 18 and 19 and 2 p.m. March 20. . . .
The Jay County Visitor and Tourism Bureau will hold its 20th Annual Fiber Arts Festival Friday March 11 and Saturday March 12, 2022, at the Jay Community Center, 115 E. Water St., Portland, Indiana. We will be celebrating our 20th Anniversary with . . .
Indiana author, Kayleen Reusser, has just completed the first book in her World War II series focused solely on women in the military, where she shares stories of spunk and determination along with a little romance during World War II. The release . . .
It’s always a pleasure to welcome new customers to Born Again Quilts. I never get tired of reading the expressions on people’s faces when they slowly take it all in and realize this isn’t your “normal” quilt shop. A few Saturdays ago, I welcomed . . .
When Valentine’s Day rolls around every year on February 14th I can help but think of the trials and trepidations – plus downright fear — I went through as a teenager trying to get the nerve to ask a girl out on a date.
I think the dread goes . . .
With the commencement of a new year, I found myself reminiscing and remembering old songs. You know: such songs as: “Auld Lang Syne,” “Make New Friends, But Keep the Old,” “Why Can’t We Be Friends,” “Friends: How Many of Us Have Them?” . . .
An idiom is a phrase or expression that typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase. When you see a group of words that actually don’t make any sense in the context if read as normal words, suspect it could be an idiom. . . .
Welcome to 2022. Let’s catch up on some of the buzziest movies that were released over the holidays, many of which, perhaps as a sign of the times, were grim, even when trying to be funny.
First, I was thoroughly prepared to hate Aaron Sorkin’s . . .
Christmastide officially ended on January 6th. This was the date Christmas was celebrated on until the change from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar pushed the date back twelve days to Dec. 25.
My Macedonian friends from working for the Macedonian . . .
16-year-old filmmaker Morgan Gullett, and 19-year-old, pop-country singer and songwriter Lauren Gottshall will release their new music video “Easy For Me” on December 10 to anxious fans.
“It doesn’t matter how old you are, or where you live. . . .
Leaders from Arts United and several Northeast Indiana arts organizations were joined by elected officials and business leaders at an event to provide an exclusive look at how community support and investment Arts United is seeking will modernize and . . .
In an update to our program schedule for this holiday season, PBS Fort Wayne is proud to announce that this Christmas, the Crawleys are returning home—to Masterpiece.
The first Downton Abbey movie, based on the mega-hit television series that won . . .
If Stove Top stuffing made an appearance at your Thanksgiving dinner, you can thank a Purdue University alumna.
The late Ruth Siems, a 1953 home economics graduate, is credited with the invention of Stove Top stuffing. The product hit shelves in 1971 . . .
If you read my last article, you are aware that I recently became a first-time grandmother. Eldon James Eubank entered this world at 4:24 p.m. on Nov. 3. As we enter December you may be reflecting on the impending birth of the Christ Child and the . . .
Two girls sat next to each other on the first day of my class. They didn’t know each other, and their differences were stark. Melanie was drop-dead gorgeous. She had blond hair and blue eyes, her hair was styled perfectly, and her clothes were the . . .
According to The New Yorker, one of the most popular Thanksgiving-related myths in American history is the notion that Benjamin Franklin preferred the turkey as the national symbol of the United States, over the bald eagle. Is there any truth to it?
It’s . . .
As you are reading this article, I could very well be cuddling my first grandchild as my son Robert and wife Kimberly expect to welcome their son into the world in late October or early November.
What an emotional time it has been for this first-time . . .
Especially in the fall and winter, my go-to genre is mystery and suspense, with a little horror sprinkled in until the Christmas movies start to stream. We all have our comforts, but I found myself in a bit of a rut and decided it was time to branch . . .