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TURNING 100 — Juan Colón Muñoz recently turned 100 and is as feisty as ever. The first technology he ever saw was the Victrola, the first internal horn phonograph. Today, the centenarian lives with his family in Cleveland among the high-tech world of computers and Internet service.

One hundred and Juan
Juan Colón Muñoz recently became what his family believes to be the first known Puerto Rican living in Cleveland to turn 100 years old. Muñoz came to the U.S. for the first time at the age of 97, a...

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SEEKING THE KINGDOM — Emily Owens, 22, posed with a Bible student at a Christian meeting during her visit to Guyana in 2010. The former Meigs County youth said this was a way of expanding her ministry and reaching out to serve where the need was greater.

Youth finds productive life visiting Guyana
For a youth who spent most of her life in Meigs County, Emily Owens decided to take a missions trip to Guyana and, in turn, discovered something remarkable about herself and a life of sacrifice.

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NEW DIRECTOR — Christina Poteet, the new director of service-learning in the office for community and civic engagement at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, is changing the perception of community and civic engagement as being more than just the office that organizes service projects. The Cleveland native, seen above during a Christmas Gift Drive with one of the children involved in the project, sees her office as a one-stop shop for community service, volunteering and service-learning.

Christina Poteet: Raising the bar for service-learning
Christina Poteet, a 2002 graduate of Cleveland High School, is the new director of service-learning in the office for community and civic engagement at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

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IRISH HERITAGE — Irish descendant Sam Malone celebrates Saint Patrick’s Day every year by donning his lucky green shirt and green plaid hat. He adds to his collection of Saint Patrick’s Day memorabilia each year. (Below) Malone’s wife, Pat, makes sure he gets a new Saint Patrick’s Day item every year like the “Kiss me, I’m Irish” badge he’s sporting. And yes, he got his Saint Patrick’s Day kiss. (Inset left) Malone looks over the book he helped to edit: “Malone and Allred Families, Second and Revised Edition,” published by Randolph A. Malone, Thomasville, Ga. Photo by BETTIE MARLOWE

Sam Malone finds ‘Luck of the Irish’
Local genealogist traces ancestry roots to lineal ‘gold’

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OPERA ROCKS! — The face of opera is changing with bright young faces like the operatic soprano Sarah Kate Walston, who returns to Cleveland as the featured guest in the Squires Hall Recital series located at the South Wing of the DeVos Center for the Humanities at Lee University. Thursday’s 7:30 p.m. recital is free and open to the public.

Opera’s popularity rises with Sarah Walston
To possess a voice so silvery that it soars among the more memorable classical timbres has made acclaimed opera singer Sarah Kate Walston a musical must-see whenever she performs in Cleveland. The ...

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A GOOD “BAD GUY” — Rodney Wiseman, a former Cleveland resident, is making a name for himself playing sinister characters like his latest “bad boy” role in the faith-based film “Frontier Boys.” The film won the coveted Adam Award for Best Picture at the Sabaoth International Film Festival, in Milan, Italy March 5. Wiseman’s parents are missionaries Gene and Lorene Wiseman, who live in Cleveland.

Rodney Wiseman makes bad look good in ‘Frontier Boys'
Former Cleveland resident shines in his latest award-winning faith-based film

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RECOVERY CELEBRATED — Outside The Salvation Army’s Celebrate Recovery facility, counselor Jim Welch prays with a woman. Since breaking free from his addictions, Welch has committed his life to helping others with addictions, habits and hang-ups. He is the addictions counselor for the new program. Banner photo, MELISSA SNYDER

Addiction counselor steers addicts to recovery
The lowest point of his life was when Jim Welch did drugs with his own son.

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ODE TO THE DANCING OUTLAW — Cleveland singing artist Tanner Flowers co-wrote and sang the latest song about “The Dancing Outlaw” Jesco White, who lives in poverty despite his celebrity status. Flowers said if the song is a success part of the proceeds will go to assist White. Photo courtesy of Vision Studios Photography. Inset, White posed with movie star Johnny Knoxville who produced the documentary “The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia,” currently airing on Showtime.

Local songwriter honors ‘Dancing Outlaw’
Famous mountain dancer and celebrity entertainer Jesco White, the “Dancing Outlaw,” has teamed with Cleveland singer/songwriter Tanner Flowers and written his biography song, aptly named, “The Danc...

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A TOUCH OF CLASS — Trumpeter John Burton, 16, will perform with the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra during the Cleveland Symphony Guild’s youth concerts at North Cleveland Church of God March 8.

Get on the horn about John Burton: Local teen trumpeter is about to blow you away
If happiness means doing something you love, in a place you love and in a way that benefits others, then John Burton may be one of the the happiest teenagers around. The 16-year-old sophomore at Wa...

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Local nonprofit is ‘Be More Awards’ finalist
The goal of the 2011 WTCI Be More Awards is to recognize the superlative and often unrecognized accomplishments of nonprofit organizations, those who support them and those dedicated to improving t...

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