Dennison Railroad Depot Museum unveils engine
The Dennison Railroad Depot Museum, 400 Center St., Dennison, will have a public unveiling party on Friday, Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. for the recent restoration of Chesapeake and Ohio 1940s-era steam engine 2700. More than 320 parts had to be recreated by Jason Johnson of Gemini Industrial to complete the restoration that was part of a local Ohio Department of Transportation Enhancement...
Feminism unintentionally eroded the ritual of teenage dating
By contrast to my seemingly sunny, optimistic disposition, my wife will attest that I’m actually quite crabby at times. That’s because at my core I’m a grumpy generation Xer. And if there’s one thing that defines us, it’s our general disdain for society on the whole. We’re quite good at picking out problems and telling folks what’s wrong. Sometimes we offer solutions,...
Health Council welcomes Debra Lehr to nursing board
The American Health Council welcomed Debra DeHass Lehr, MSN, CNM, FNP-BC to its nursing board. Lehr has spent the last 15 years in the health-care industry and the last two of those years building the community impact of Grace Family Practice, her own private practice, specializing in family practice, midwifery, Department of Transportation and bioidentical hormone therapy services. As a...
County Library to host Artisan and Local Author Faire
The County Library System will hold an Artisan and Local Author Faire on Nov. 11 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Main Library in New Philadelphia. “Art is such an important part of our community,” director Michelle McMorrow Ramsell said. “The Artisan and Local Author Faire will be a place to celebrate artists and authors along with their creations, designs, writings and ideas.” During...Seminar for entrepreneurs over age 50
Encore 50+ Informational Seminar is a business mentoring program for entrepreneurs over age 50, and it will take place Thursday, Nov. 9 from 2-4 p.m. at the Carrollton POWER Training Center, 209 Scio Road SW, Carrollton. Sign-in will be from 1:45-2 p.m. Participants will be able to learn if entrepreneurship is right for them, receive an entrepreneurial resource guide, hear the stories of...
Losing oneself on the back roads of life
The October wind is whistling through the trees. Can you hear it? Each leaf is telling a tale of letting go, the ever-falling downward spiral that teaches us about the end of a space in time. There is no holding onto the seasons, and fall — more than any season — shows off its brilliance in a dazzling display, a small death and each dying leaf a glimpse of what was and what is to...
And here we are, still standing, still laughing, still happy together
When the phone rang that Saturday afternoon 30 years ago, I had no idea my life was about to change. I was living in a four-room apartment, well, five if you counted the eave under which I slept on a mattress devoid of a frame or box springs. And I wasn’t doing much, except trying to survive. The fall of 1987 was one of seismic shifts for me. My girlfriend of a decade or so had left me. I...
Victory comes when we rely upon God for our needs
In my last column I wrote about Chris, a person who was a Christian from his youth but finally after years received revelation of the love of God and his need for him in his everyday life, not just as his ticket to get to heaven. This concept has been on my heart lately because I too lived many years of my Christian life in the “saved and stuck” mode, waiting for the victory that comes...
Houses revel in all that dress up
Most houses love to entertain company. That’s because they get all gussied up with clean floors and dusted furniture. The table is set with all the best linen, china and silverware. Plus flowers grace the table center. Houses revel in all that dress up. There are a few dwellings that don’t get excited about guests. They are few and far between, but I have known at least one. She was a...