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Doug Creamer: Church grandparents
By Doug Creamer I was invited by a reader to come and speak at her church’s community senior’s group. Mt. Gilead Church is located near ...
By Doug Creamer I was invited by a reader to come and speak at her church’s community senior’s group. Mt. Gilead Church is located near ...
By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension The Rowan County Extension Master Gardener Plant Sale is happening next weekend, on May 3, from 8:30 a.m. until ...
By Ashlie Miller My grandparents had a print of the painting “Road to Emmaus” by Robert Zünd hanging in their living room for as long ...
By Ashlie Miller Inevitably, when I cook a supper that emanates a fragrance throughout the house, someone finds their way into the kitchen to get ...
By Doug Creamer I received a text from a friend this week congratulating me on another safe trip around the sun. He was wishing me ...
By Laura Allen N.C. Cooperative Extension Over the past few months, Rowan County 4-H’ers have been actively engaged in a variety of events and competitions, ...
By Libby Anderson Rowan Public Library Earth Day, the world’s largest environmental movement, takes place annually on April 22. According to the Earth Day organization ...
By Ashlie Miller Do you remember object lessons in school or, better yet, volunteering as a participant? What are some of your most memorable ones? ...
By Doug Creamer Our church has two Saturdays each spring when we get our members together to do some spring cleaning and sprucing up. There ...
By Ann Farabee Heaven felt really close that morning. Above me were the whitest white clouds and the bluest blue skies I had ever seen. ...
By Shelby Carroll Saturday mornings at the Salisbury Farmers Market, the Donation Station stands ready with a simple mission: to turn fresh, local produce into ...
Spring is the perfect time to enjoy art. The members of The Carolina Artists guild are offering events and classes in April. The third annual ...
By Melissa Gephart Rowan Public Library VOX Books, which are physical books with integrated audio readers, offer benefits like improved reading accuracy and comprehension, increased reading ...
By Ashlie Miller What is on your honey-do list? In our area, keeping heat out or in, depending on the season, is usually on the ...
By Doug Creamer Have you ever been mistreated by someone? If you have been alive for any length of time, you have probably been mistreated ...
By Lyndsey Maloney Rowan Public Library Calling all bread lovers! Rowan Public Library invites adults 18+ to a deliciously educational experience at the Sourdough 101 ...
SPENCER — The Easter Bunny returns to the N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer for four fun-filled days of egg-cellent activities, train rides and egg hunts. ...
By Toi Degree N.C. Cooperative Extension Most of us have felt stressed out from time to time, but when this feeling persists, stress becomes chronic ...
By Alesha Woods Rowan Public Library Rowan Public Library has been offering Virtual Author Talks since July 2022 and will soon be celebrating the 100th ...
By Ashlie Miller If someone asked you the difference between idle time and leisure time, could you clearly articulate that? I recently read that idle ...
By Doug Creamer We are in the heart of March Madness. I can’t tell you much about it because I don’t really follow sports. However, ...
By Ann Farabee Recipes — where do you keep yours? Only in your mind? Or do you have a recipe box or recipe drawer or ...
(Author’s note: Last fall, I erected a life-size bronze statue at Waterworks Visual Art Gallery here in Salisbury. We have had plenty of positive feedback ...
By Ashlie Miller Sometimes, the daily memories feature on Facebook catches me off guard. Does that ever happen to you? You post something of great ...
By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension Have you noticed bees flying low over your grass and digging small holes? If so, you might have digger ...
By Ann Farabee In some ways, I believe serving students in the college cafeteria while attending Gardner Webb and serving customers at the Pizza Inn ...
By Doug Creamer I stepped out the door for my walk today and was surprised by the nip in the air. I turned around and ...
By Ashlie Miller Fasting is a term many people are familiar with because it does not always necessitate a religious observance. Intermittent fasting has become ...
The Charlotte Hornets (14-45) are heavy underdogs (+12.5) as they try to stop a six-game losing streak when…
On Sunday, March 16, 2025, the Los Angeles Clippers (32-28) square off against the Charlotte Hornets (14-45) at…
The Wichita State Shockers versus the North Texas Mean Green is one of many strong options on Monday…
The Kansas Jayhawks versus the Houston Cougars is one of two games on Monday’s college basketball schedule that…
The college basketball slate on Monday should provide some fireworks. Our computer model has recommended picks against the…