Wednesday, December 25, 2024

The Lilly experience

Today’s front page offers the Wells County Foundation announcement of Ella Wheeler being awarded the Lilly Endowment Scholarship. It is similar to...

My excitement for Parlor City Christmas

When I was younger, many of my friends would go mall-hopping. Myself being born in between the end of the millennial generation...

Angelkeep Journals: Christmas golden corn weevils

In Christmas’s month, golden corn kernels supplied for hungry deer tended to be dropped in a more generous quantity. After all, even...

Here’s something to be thankful for: Normal

This might be considered a delayed Thanksgiving column. I’ve been catching up on some reading after a busy couple...

It’s beginning to look a lot like winter

The calendar tells us that we’re still three weeks away from the official start of winter yet I’m guessing you saw and...

It was a dark and (sort of) stormy night

Many memories of that day are hazy. After all, it’s been a few years. I was in the eighth...

Grateful for family this Thanksgiving season

“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

A post script to a Veterans Day salute

It is always gratifying to get feedback or responses from readers. First, it is nice to know people are actually reading my...

Angelkeep Journals: Thankfulness for Silver Spotted Skipper

Angelkeep long declared the dragonfly the official mascot of its location.  Angelpond thrives with many beautiful and busy creatures....

Who knew it would be so hard to buy Christmas decorations

“You might say it was a Christmas miracle.” Longtime friend and News-Banner colleague Chet Baumgartner summed up our conversation...