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Reveling the Railroad

by Ann Hattes

The heyday of the “iron horse” is becoming more of a memory every day—except in Union, Ill. (pop. 576),

first appeared: 7/13/2008

Watching for Wildfires

by Ted Alan Stedman

Billy Ellis trains his binoculars on the rugged, forested terrain surrounding his 9,748-foot mountain-top lookout in Colorado's Pike National Forest

first appeared: 6/29/2008

Strut, Cluck, Cackle

by Curt Arens

Sporting homemade tail feathers, Del Hampton struts around the open-air stage in Wayne, Neb. (pop. 5,583), clucking like a nervous hen.

first appeared: 6/22/2008

Gathering The Good News

by Marti Attoun

Seated at the same oak desk she's used since 1938, Mildred Heath works the telephone at The Beacon-Observer newspaper in Overton, Neb.

first appeared: 6/8/2008

Soda Fountain

by Marti Attoun

Cherry phosphates, brown cows, dipsy doodles and other soda fountain treats are sipped and savored at Wilton Candy Kitchen

first appeared: 6/8/2008

Bringing Families Together

by Marti Attoun

Brian Scheel, 14, stands on a 25-foot cliff above a swimming hole at the Johnston Hospitality Ranch in Etna, Calif.

first appeared: 6/8/2008

Promoting Art on the Farm

by Vicki Cox

Each June, the Harrills transform their 260-acre farm into one of America's most unique arts festivals, known simply as Art at the Farm.

first appeared: 5/18/2008

Knitting Novelty Socks

by Diana Lambdin Meyer

As a fifth-grade teacher in Helmsburg, Ind., Sharon Rivenbark was determined to create ways to help her students learn, feel good about themselves and become successful.

first appeared: 4/27/2008

Delivering Produce on Wheels

by Rebecca D. Williams

Like a little red barn on wheels, the Mobile Farmers' Market rumbles into the parking lot of Plaza Towers, a rent-controlled apartment building for senior citizens in Greeneville, Tenn.

first appeared: 4/27/2008

Rounding Up Rattlers

by Stuart Englert

Tony Felder and Dean Wilson climb among the hills west of Okeene, Okla. (pop. 1,240), searching cracks and crevices in the porous gypsum rock for the elusive Western diamondback rattlesnake.

first appeared: 4/20/2008

Rebuilding a Beloved Diner

by Sheryl Kayne

Hungry and excited patrons inhale the aroma of morning coffee and scones as they wait to enter O'Rourke's Diner in Middletown, Conn.

first appeared: 4/13/2008

Western Swing Town

by Stuart Englert

The sweet sound of twin fiddles and a steel guitar drift over the pews at the Church of Western Swing in Turkey, Texas

first appeared: 4/6/2008

Singing for the Fallen

by Naomi Seldin

Josh Revak's life changed in a flash in June 2006 while he was escorting a tank in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.

first appeared: 3/30/2008

Crafting Classic Watercraft

by Virginia Wright

Workers pour buckets of red thermoplastic powder into kayak-shaped molds, preparing them for the 20-foot-long cylindrical oven at Old Town Canoe Co. in Old Town, Maine (pop. 8,130).

first appeared: 3/16/2008

Animating Time, Inspiring Smiles

by Marti Attoun

When the Kit-Cat Klock debuted in 1932, its wide grin, rolling eyes and wagging tail brought a moment of joy to Depression-weary Americans.

first appeared: 3/9/2008

Crusading for Bike Safety

by Sheryl Kayne

For kids on bicycles, riding the streets is a lot safer than it used to be in Stamford, Conn., thanks to Glenn and Peggy Coppola.

first appeared: 2/24/2008

Customizing Billiard Tables

by Margaret Schroeder

Today, the A.E. Schmidt Billiard Co. is the oldest family-owned billiard table manufacturer in the nation.

first appeared: 2/24/2008

A Frozen Good Time

by Vicki Cox

With coffin races, a polar plunge, costume party and frozen turkey bowling, Frozen Dead Guy Days is residents' weekend farewell to the area's harsh, snow-filled winter.

first appeared: 2/24/2008

Providing Hope through Charity

by Susan Palmquist

A tractor-trailer backs up to a 20,000-square-foot warehouse in St. Louis Park, Minn. (pop. 44,126).

first appeared: 2/17/2008

Placing a Lock on Love

by Sherril Steele-Carlin

Holding hands and laughing, Mary and Larry Starr stroll through Lovers Lock Plaza recalling the day they symbolically renewed their commitment to one another...

first appeared: 2/3/2008

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