“Study to show yourself approved unto God, a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the Word or Truth.” (II. Timothy 2:15) I recently completed my continuing education credits for my insurance license. Every two years, I need 24 hours of study credits to keep my license valid. I have also contracted with [...]
Emily’s dilemma was obvious: how do you sell manure? Since she fell in love with Dewey Decker, she could think of nothing less than spending her life with him and embracing the fertilizer business whole hog, so to speak. Emily Stickles has never done anything halfway. In her job with the county, she has kept [...]
May 2, 1913 Madison County Democrat — The members of the Harmony Club met at the home of Mrs. Jennie Kinnard last Thursday afternoon. At the close of the program a lunch was served. — The expansion of the mercury is our thermometers indication sultry warmer heat, 80 degrees in the shade, seems to have [...]
There is an unusual show at the Gallery on High this month, flowers so colorful you can almost smell the fragrance. Kay Majka paints a lot of different subjects but her love for flowers really comes through in each of her paintings. I have known Kay and her husband for more than a few years. [...]
As the global climate change discussions heat up in Washington, many investors are paying attention to the impact of their investments on the environment and the well being of people around the world. As this trend has increased, so has the demand for investment choices that demonstrate not only financial soundness, but also a concern [...]
By Kevin Williams For The Madison Press Over 20 years ago, when I was 18 and a college journalism student, I created The Amish Cook column by hiring Old Order Amish writer Elizabeth Coblentz (Lovina’s mom) to write it. At the time I would have told you that I was all grown up and knew [...]
Tastes in foods go in cycles. If you look back by decades it might surprise you to realize how appetites for different foods evolve over time. So does their preparation. In the 1950s, the average American family ate three meals per day, on a more-or-less set schedule. Breakfast for many of us consisted of meat [...]
“Come unto Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke and learn from Me, and you will find rest for yourselves. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28) One of my Facebook friends posted that she was ready for “her [...]
