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Serving Our Community’s Children

The library exists to serve our community, and we are here for children and teenagers who don’t always have a safe place to go after school – and who don’t always have enough to eat. With the help of local organizations including the YMCA, 5 & 2 Ministry, and the Jamestown Jackals, ...

Renovation, Inspiration

SUGAR GROVE — When Sarah Edwards was a child, her artistic talents and passion for design had already shone through. She remembers moving the furniture when her mother was away from home. “My artistic flare started at a young age on the farm. I would play in the hay bales and ...

‘The Traditional Way’

During our 22 days in Ecuador, 15 of those in Cuenca, we were able to visit many artisan shops, thanks to Noel and Christine, my husband’s cousin and his wife. One of those visits was with Chris to a shop that made Panama hats. They originated in Ecuador, but were wrongly named Panama hats ...

Nourished

RANDOLPH — “This was totally God-led,” says Melissa Brown of Nourished, a business she opened with her husband recently in Randolph. “I said if God wants this, He will have to provide.” Melissa and her husband, Nick, prayed they would find a building in which to house ...

‘Planning And Encouraging’

During our stay in Cuenca, Ecuador with my husband’s cousin Noel and his wife Christine, we were able to take in many experiences that never would have been possible without Chris’ planning and encouraging us to keep moving. Early one sunny Friday we were picked up by a van which held ...

In Amish Indiana, Tradition And Heritage Mix With Basketball

MONTGOMERY, Ind. (AP) — The old chestnut is that basketball is its own religion in Indiana, a church that welcomes Hoosiers into the temple on cold winter nights, celebrating raucous services in front of screaming parishioners. But there’s a part of the state where the Holy Order of ...