Hometown Spotlight - Page 3

Hometown Spotlights focus on communities which are unique, take pride in and celebrate an aspect of American hometown life, be it their history, heritage, passion, claim to fame, or future.

Built on Furniture

by Stuart Englert

Companies such as Swaim and Thayer Coggin help High Point retain its title as the Home Furnishings Capital of the World

first appeared: 3/16/2008

Restoring and Preserving the DeTour Reef Light

shared by Ann Method Green

Ona beautiful Sunday afternoon in August Milton “Steve” Lovett stepped onto theDeTour Reef Light for the first time in almost 48 years. As a young man Steve served on the Light from1958-

first appeared: 3/9/2008

Where Time Stands Still

by Stuart Englert

Renfro Valley resident John Lair built the 650-seat theater in 1939 and began broadcasting the Renfro Valley Barn Dance live each Saturday night

first appeared: 3/2/2008

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

Trauma System Saved My Life.......I was not expected to live after a fall of 30 feet and I am alive!

shared by Rodney Landrum

The following story is just one article done about the trauma system that saved my life. I am alive today because of a trauma system that got me to a level 1 trauma hospital and after three months in

first appeared: 2/16/2008

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

Small college has big plans for wind energy

shared by JYearout

Representatives from the General Electric Corporation and Mesalands Community College have signed a contract for a 1.5 Megawatt wind turbine (about 400 feet tall) to be installed at Mesalands Communi

first appeared: 1/30/2008

Grandma & the James Boys

shared by Evelyn Gillett

As a child I spent a lot of time with my Grandmother, and she told me many stories of her life in Missouri, the James Boys, and her later trip to Michigan with her family in a covered wagon.At the ti

first appeared: 1/15/2008

Hunting the Yule Log

by Marti Attoun

With red and green capes flying, hundreds of children and adults dash into the snowy woods near Palmer Lake, Colo.

first appeared: 12/2/2007

Big on Basketball

by Jackie Sheckler Finch

Basketball fever runs deep in New Castle (pop. 17,780). In fact, that's why the community built a gymnasium to seat 9,325 spectators in 1959.

first appeared: 11/25/2007

Re-creating Rockwell

by Sean Conneely

The country store's doorbell jingles merrily as holiday shoppers shuffle to and fro. Children play in the street and dream of what Santa will bring.

first appeared: 11/18/2007

Taking Pride in Privies

by Marti Attoun

While some small towns fade without a fight when their schools and businesses are boarded up, in 1996 resourceful Elk Falls residents took a look at what makes their town distinctive and decided to flaunt it.

first appeared: 10/28/2007

Honoring Baseball's Famous "Feller"

by Lisa Lavia Ryan

When Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Feller, 88, looks back over his life and career, he knows where to give credit. "It was my upbringing," he says.

first appeared: 10/14/2007

A Bewitching Time

by Sean Conneely

On a blustery October night, a cloaked figure turns down a dimly lit alleyway in Salem, Mass. (pop. 40,407).

first appeared: 9/30/2007

Singing the Grafton Blues

by Ann Hattes

Until recently, most residents of Grafton, Wis. (10,312), had little idea they were living on musically sacred ground.

first appeared: 9/16/2007

From Vineyard to Vintage

by Jeanne Lauf Walpole

Tucked between San Francisco Bay and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, Lodi enjoys a classic Mediterranean climate of warm days and cool, moist nights, which is ideal for growing grapes for wine.

first appeared: 9/9/2007

Amish & Antiques

by Marti Attoun

Hochstetler is among 20,000 Amish residents in Elkhart and LaGrange counties, home to the world's third largest concentration of the pious Protestant faith.

first appeared: 8/26/2007

Wild About Blueberries

by Sean Conneely

The crowd at the Wild Blueberry Festival in Machias, Maine (pop. 2,353), buzzes with anticipation as contestants take their places...

first appeared: 8/5/2007

Good Land for Sunflowers

by Marti Attoun

Fifty thousand acres of sunflowers burst into bloom each August, creating a golden spectacle in fields around Goodland, Kan.

first appeared: 7/29/2007

Jamestown Loves Lucy

by Laurie Mercer

Sporting perfectly coiffed red hair and a 1950s-style swing skirt, Lucille Ball look-alike Diane Vincent mingles with a crowd of Lucy fans in Jamestown, N.Y.

first appeared: 7/22/2007

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