For the love of the cause Local golfers complete Hundred Hole Hike, again
For the second straight summer, Josh Carlisle and Nate Stambaugh have done the unthinkable. The two men walked and played 100 holes of golf at Union Country Club in Dover to raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Ohio. The duo were able to accomplish the Hundred Hole Hike again with the help of local sponsors, helpful caddies, the country club and more than anything, their...Read to learn about God's perfect methods of teaching us
Last week I touched on the fact that sickness is not a blessing nor is it Gods way of teaching us. That poses a question that I am sure many people are asking right now: If God doesnt put sickness on us to teach us, then how does He teach us? That was my question when my mother first told me that God doesnt put or allow sickness on us to teach us. And let me tell you, I didnt ask it in a...
Whether rain at the beach or high school physics, things are bound to get better
ATLANTIC BEACH, NC – Few things in life make you feel more helpless than watching it rain for days on end, knowing that its no ones fault, but feeling on a visceral level that someones got to be responsible. Trust me on this. Shaking your clenched fist at the bruised and leaden sky will do nothing to bring the sun out from behind those purplish clouds that seem to hang above the ocean...
Welcome to what might be a very great day
The best thing about today is that everyone in my family woke up and is blessed with another day to live this gifted life. I could hear calling birds through my bedroom windows. I could see them perched on the branches over my front porch roof. They did not annoy me. Welcome to a very great day. And I could hear a morning silence in the house, soon to broken by a gurgling coffee pot and the...COLUMN: Shop wisely and go back-to-school with a bang
Wait, did someone say back to school? I thought it was still June? August usually comes flying right along somewhere soon after July has whizzed by. Flyers filled with colorful backpacks and clothing you just HAVE TO HAVE, according to the latest trends, is screamed from the high mountain tops. Lace-up boots, acid-wash button downs, and baggy boyfriend jeans are the latest looks calling out...COLUMN: Shop wisely and go back-to-school with a bang
Wait, did someone say back to school? I thought it was still June? August usually comes flying right along somewhere soon after July has whizzed by. Flyers filled with colorful backpacks and clothing you just HAVE TO HAVE, according to the latest trends, is screamed from the high mountain tops. Lace-up boots, acid-wash button downs, and baggy boyfriend jeans are the latest looks calling out...8/11/14 Commissioners triple recommended distance from landfill for oil and gas exploration
SUMMARY: Seismic tests will have to stay 500 yards away from landfill. Commissioners say they are wary of seismic testing, which could cause landfill to leak into groundwater. The Holmes County Commissioners are setting the boundaries on oil and gas exploration near the countys landfill. Meeting with representatives of Precision Geophysical Monday August 11, commissioners said they do not...