Hometown Hero - Page 12

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 Luthier

by Warren D. Jorgensen

first appeared: 10/12/2003

Paradise in the Pines

by Kara Carden

first appeared: 10/5/2003

Serving the Sioux

by Paul Higbee

first appeared: 9/28/2003

Painting Childhood Memories

by Andrea Gross

first appeared: 9/21/2003

When Help Is Needed

by Sharon Bass

first appeared: 9/14/2003

A Teepee Tradition

by Joseph Baneth Allen

first appeared: 9/7/2003

A Sweeping Tribute

by John McBryde

first appeared: 8/31/2003

Blooming Beauty

by Polly Campbell

More than 30,000 people flock to the farm in Canby, Ore., on weekends during the dahlia festival in August and September.

first appeared: 8/24/2003

Mission Possible

by Alan Ross

first appeared: 8/17/2003

Crossing Guard Granny

by Marti Attoun

first appeared: 8/10/2003

Carpetbagging It

by Paulette Dininny

first appeared: 8/3/2003

Teaching 10,000 Swimmers

by Laurel Holliday

first appeared: 7/27/2003

Dr. Silly

by Pamela Rohland

first appeared: 7/20/2003

The Pickle-Packers

by Jackie Sheckler Finch

first appeared: 7/13/2003

Speaking for Two Cultures

by Sheri Rehwoldt

first appeared: 7/6/2003

Closer to God

by Marialisa Calta

first appeared: 6/29/2003

The Fireworks Master

by Candi Helseth

first appeared: 6/22/2003

Wizard of Whirligigs

by Andrea Gross

first appeared: 6/15/2003

Honoring Grandma

by Vivian Wagner

After her grandmother died in 1991, Emily Douglas wanted to do something to honor her spirit—and just before Thanksgiving, 1992, the 10-year-old began to consider how she could do that.

first appeared: 6/8/2003

Joining Old and Young

by Laurel Holliday

It was sadness that helped 14-year-old Alexis Kusy form a musical group that brings joy to lives of both young and old.

first appeared: 6/1/2003

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