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‘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 ...

Spaghetti Dinner, Auction

Mark your calendar and set a reminder on your phone for Friday, April 5 at 5 p.m., when Bethel Baptist Christian Academy hosts its annual Pasta Dinner and Auction. Next, call the school to reserve the tickets to avoid paying an additional $3 at the door. “This is our biggest ...

Safety Obstacles

By now, we had seen quite a bit of Cuenca, Ecuador and had traveled outside of the city a bit. We found the people to be very polite and friendly. It appeared that security was important to Ecuadorians as exhibited by the tall walls around most properties. Even though Cuenca has one of ...

Magical Childhood

Danny Triplett moved to Jamestown when he was just four years old, but moved away eight years later. Eight years is a short amount of time to an adult, but to a child, it is a lifetime. The 45-year old Florida man recently made a post to the “You Know You Are From Jamestown, New York ...

Leap Of Faith

When Jeremy and Liz Gruber purchased Peterson’s Candies in Busti, they were taking a leap of faith, especially with Jeremy leaving his job as an accountant to jump into candy-making. The couple purchased the business that started in the 1930s as Peterson’s Corn Crib Candies at Third ...