Hometown Hero - Page 31

Hometown Heroes are people who serve other people, their community, and take pride in honoring, restoring, preserving, or celebrating an aspect of American hometown life, be it their work, passion, or pastime.

The Harley Lady

by Pamela Rohland

The Harley Lady: Mover and Shaker on a motorcycle

first appeared: 2/4/2001

The Auctioneers

by Margaret Dornaus

first appeared: 2/4/2001

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

Ballard Keeps the Flame

by Shelley Brinsfield

Ballard Keeps the Flame: Lighter museum displays 17,000 lighters

first appeared: 1/28/2001

Musical Wonder House

by Virginia Wright

Musical Wonder House: A feast for the eyes, a delight for the ears

first appeared: 1/28/2001

Chugging Along to a Different Beat

by Dennis O'Connor

first appeared: 1/28/2001

Hospital Volunteer to the Core

by Vicki Cox

Carolyn Collman: Hospital Volunteer to the Core

first appeared: 1/28/2001

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

An American Memory

by Nicola Smith

An American Memory: Working to save the elm

first appeared: 1/21/2001

History in Miniature

by Nancy Bearden Henderson

first appeared: 1/21/2001

Bringing Sunshine Into the Lives of Others

by Paul Higbee

Brining Sunshine Into the Lives of Others

first appeared: 1/21/2001

Spindleworks

by Virginia Wright

Spindleworks: Turning Disabilities into Art

first appeared: 1/14/2001

If the Shoe Fits...

by Candice Dyer

If the Shoe Fits... The Blantons Probably Made It

first appeared: 1/14/2001

Apples for A's

by Marti Attoun

Apples for A's: What are 40 tons of apples worth? Good will and good grades.

first appeared: 1/14/2001

Literacy Tools

by Tinky Weisbalt

Literacy Tools: Hard Work and a Cookbook.

first appeared: 1/7/2001

The Steeplejack

by Andrew Nemethy

The Steeplejack: Preservation between the earth and sky

first appeared: 1/7/2001

Helping a Child of Chernobyl

by Vicki Cox

first appeared: 1/7/2001

Suson Launey

by Kara Carden

Suson Launey: Unmasking a Smooth Alternative.

first appeared: 12/31/2000

Sharon's Milkman

by Dexter Van Zile

Sharon's Milkman: The Clink and Rattle of Another Era.

first appeared: 12/31/2000

Kent Baker Fulfills a Childhood Dream

by Leanna Skarnulis

Kent Baker Fulfills a Childhood Dream.

first appeared: 12/31/2000

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