Hometown Hero
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.
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first appeared: 10/19/2009
A Special Teacher Who Helped to Change My Life Forever
I separated from the United States Air Force on April 30, 1983, and began college classes at the College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska, that summer of 1983. I pursued my nursing degree with vengea
first appeared: 8/4/2009
Tribute for my Uncle Roy
"Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today." This maxim bombarded me as I recently visited my Uncle Roy & Aunt Miriam in Westminster, MD. I've meant to write a tribute to
first appeared: 6/11/2009
Teacher or Puppy Raiser
Linda McMahan is an eighth grade science teacher here in Shawnee, Oklahoma, To see her on the street you might wonder about her because she has a dog with her 99% of the time. Linda is paying it forw
first appeared: 5/29/2009
Exclaiming and Proclaiming
A modern-day town crier provides a voice for his community
first appeared: 5/17/2009
Chris Rhoda, Higher Ed Information Technology Guru
When you first meet Chris Rhoda [M.B.A, '88], it's all about the business of information technology and services. What else? Rhoda takes his role very seriously of providing the technology to
first appeared: 4/30/2009
Clipping Coupons for Soldiers
Kay MacVey, 83, sits down at her kitchen table in Ames, Iowa, scissors in hand and a waste basket at her knee.
first appeared: 2/1/2009
Helping Hospitalized Kids Return Home
Katie Moore is a happy, bubbling 9-year-old who plays with dolls and climbs trees with her friends. She also is a living miracle.
first appeared: 12/14/2008
Freda Smith Receives College Degree at Age 85!
It's never too late! Freda Staples Smith is undoubtedly the most senior member of Thomas College's senior class. Smith, 85, a resident of Sunset Home in Waterville, Maine received her Associate of Ar
first appeared: 12/10/2008
Sharing Classical Music
Cellist Evan Drachman, 44, and pianist Richard Dowling, 43, perform Camille Saint-Saens' "The Swan" in the cafeteria at Loma Heights Elementary School
first appeared: 12/7/2008
Sung From The Soul
ATHENS FAMILY BRINGS SOUTHERN MUSICAL TRADITION TO EAST TEXAS With vision born in the farming days of old Texas, coupled with a lifetime of singing gospel music, an Athens couple has painstakingly
first appeared: 10/31/2008
Henry the Pelican
The year Hurricane Ivan hit, in the aftermath of the storm a local man named James Blevins was walking along the beach. He heard the faint pitiful crying of an animal. He found an baby pelican,
first appeared: 10/19/2008
Open Wide for the Zoo Dentist
Dr. John Scheels, 60, snaps on his latex gloves and dons his surgical mask before reaching his hand into the mouth of a Western lowland gorilla named Femelle.
first appeared: 10/19/2008
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