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Creating Art to Save and Honor the Farm

by Cindy Murphy McMahon

When Nebraska farmer and rancher Vern Friesen’s livelihood was jeopardized by an uncertain agricultural market in the mid-1990s, he turned to his creative instincts to save the family farm.

first appeared: 2/4/2001

A Family's Tribute to a Fallen Son

by Teresa Norris

Victor and Jeanne Westphall honored their fallen son by creating The Vietnam Veterans Peace and Brotherhood Chapel.

first appeared: 1/21/2001

Dr. Watkins' Glen

by Warren D. Jorgensen

Dr. Watkins' Glen: The racetrack is here, But that isn't all

first appeared: 1/14/2001

Giving All Year

by Tinky Weisblat

Some people carry Christmas around all year—giving their time, their money, their love, and themselves, while gaining in return the gift known only to those who give freely.

first appeared: 12/24/2000

Season of Traditions

by Michael Nolan

Every family, every town or region, and sometimes an entire culture has its own holiday traditions that run like a river through the years and generations—always the same, always slightly different.

first appeared: 12/10/2000

Holiday Baking

by Tinky Weisbalt

An annual gathering yields delectable treats.

first appeared: 12/3/2000

Most Memorable Gift

More than gift shopping, endless baking, or decorating the house to perfection, the true meaning of the holidays comes from within each of us.

first appeared: 11/26/2000

Restoring America's Beacons

by Alan Ross

Creative preservation efforts coupled with environmental awareness and education are paving the way for more community involvement in the maintenance of lighthouses.

first appeared: 11/12/2000

A Partriotic Vigil

by Julie Sturgeon

A Partriotic Vigil: Watching Over the Graves of Fallen Soldiers

first appeared: 11/5/2000

Our Veterans

by Peter Fossel

Behind the Faces Another Battle Is Finally Being Won.

first appeared: 11/5/2000

Oldies But Goodies

by Paul Higbee

Zipping through Spearfish, S.D., streets in his brightly polished 1923 Model T, Les Schuchardt draws grins and waves. He responds with a toot of the car’s exhaust whistle.

first appeared: 10/8/2000

Quiet Heroes

by Ken Textor

Many towns have learned that a volunteer fire department enables it to spend its limited funds on equipment, not salaries—though sometimes the equipment isn’t grand.

first appeared: 9/10/2000

Hometown Architecture

by Peter Fossel

The real places, the places with a sense of self, are holding their own against a tide of malls and franchises—often deliberately, often by fortune.

first appeared: 8/27/2000

Galax, Virginia

by Michael Nolan

Galax, Va. is rich in natural beauty and pioneering history, but you can’t linger long without noticing the mountain music.

first appeared: 7/30/2000

Tribal traditions in Minnessota

by Laine Cunningham

first appeared: 7/30/2000

The State Fair

by Leanna Skarnulis

The Iowa State Fair’s annual livestock show, with competitive judging of beef and dairy cattle, hogs, sheep, horses, poultry, and more, is among the world’s largest.

first appeared: 7/30/2000

Stars and Stripes Forever

by Carol Davis

In the small north Georgia town of Dahlonega, the Fourth of July means more than hamburgers and fireworks.

first appeared: 6/18/2000

Unsung Fathers

by Bradwell D. Scott

Fatherhood and what it's meant to five unsung dads

first appeared: 6/4/2000

Memorial Day Year-Round

by G. Patrick Pawling

Bonnie Carroll founded the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors — TAPS — which delivers huge doses of compassion and healing after a military death.

first appeared: 5/21/2000

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