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Vietnam vets celebrate 10th reunion
It was a memorable weekend weeks before Memorial Day when Tommy Townsend, a Vietnam veteran, met 10 fellow soldiers for their 10th anniversary reunion near his hometown area of Cleveland in April....
May 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Banner photo, WILLIAM WRIGHT LIZ PITMAN, after 45 years of marriage to the love of her life, is making a smooth transition from wife to widow by tapping into some familiar resources on coping with the loss of a spouse and finding contentment in a new lifestyle.
Surviving the loss of a mate
Few events in life will be as painful as the death of a spouse. The sudden death of her husband left Liz Pitman stunned and wondering what the future would hold for a life without her beloved husba...
May 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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ANGELS OF AGRICULTURE is what some call the industrious honeybee. Decatur resident Tim Bailey has been a beekeeper for nearly 40 years. The more he learned about honeybees and their highly organized society, how they act with intricate cooperation and contribute to the environment, including various products that benefit humanity, the more he admired and respected the amazing creature. Banner photos, WILLIAM WRIGHT
The latest buzz on bees
The strange disappearance of honeybees in America has been linked to everything from pesticides and parasites to a virus, deforestation and colony collapse disorder. While scientists around the wor...
Apr 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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HANNAH AND DANIEL PACE posed together in photos from infancy through high school. Their mother, Misty Erickson, said the twins are “extremely close” but they have their differences like normal siblings.
Miracle twins: Making the most of life
Misty Erickson expected the birth of her twins to be a joyous occasion after three years of infertility. She never imagined the nightmare that would unfold. “My children, Daniel and Hannah, were b...
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Joyce Lane Rayburn
Make time for ‘My Time is in Your hands’
Joyce Lane Rayburn has served a half century as a minister’s wife — 38 as wife of a pastor, the late Dennie Lane, who died in January 1999. They had been married 45 years. But that comes in the mid...
Apr 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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THE SHANGRI-LA ACROBATS will appear in the season’s final performance of the Cleveland-Bradley Concert Association Series. The concert will be April 30, 7 p.m., at the Conn Center on the Lee University campus.
Chinese acrobats come to Cleveland
International sensations, the Chinese Acrobats of Hebei combine the power of athleticism with the pageantry of Chinese tradition in a must-see appearance at Conn Center on the Campus of Lee Univers...
Apr 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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JIM AND SARAH JONES moved from Macon, Ga., to Cleveland in December 1989. The 55-year-old businessman said he was the picture of health until his bout with kidney cancer in 2002-03 and the discovery of stage 3 hepatitis-C, which has damaged his liver. Today, Jim and Sarah said they are committed to raising awareness about the need for more organ donors. The couple is seen posing with their two grandsons, Charlie, 2, and Wills, 4, in 2010.
Sharing the gift of life: Local couple in need of organ transplant raises organ donor awareness
Today, more than 113,000 Americans await an organ transplant with more than 17,000 awaiting liver transplants in the U.S. Jim Jones of Cleveland is on that organ transplant list. But he and his wif...
Apr 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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NESTOR PRANIUK, a professional drummer and CEO of AJP Custom Drums in Cleveland, is bringing drums to the forefront by making them available to churches of all denominations and using his carpentry skills to make the finest quality drums available for many inspirational bands. Banner photos, WILLIAM WRIGHT
Making drums that are hard to beat
At one time drums were used to sound warnings and send messages. Then they were added to marching bands and rock ‘n’ roll. Drums were also used in ancient civilizations’ religious rituals. For N...
Apr 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
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CLAUDINE ENSLEY, former crossing guard at Blythe-Bower Elementary School, has been a staple of stability in providing a safe way for children to get to and from school for 47 years.
In service of children: Why Claudine Ensley is one of Cleveland’s most beloved people
Some people believe she can walk on water, but the truth about Claudine Ensley is that she has been perfectly content with making sure children could walk to school on safe ground for 47 years. En...
Apr 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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LLOYD KOESTER can be spotted with his trusty cowboy hat behind the home team at almost every game. Photo courtesy of Gilbert Ruiz.
Meet Lloyd Koester:
Lee University athletics have been supported by many fans over the years, but one in particular may come to the forefront of some minds. Lloyd Koester, an Encore student at Lee University, is one o...
Apr 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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