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Protect your furry friend from winter’s worst

Peoplecanescape

Monday, November 28, 2022

People can escape the winter chill by simply donning warm clothing and limiting our time spent outdoors. However, it’s up to us to protect our pets from harsh winter conditions.

Morning fog hanging between the mountains is much more beautiful when viewed from above.

A WALK IN THE PARK — Spring on the Blue Ridge

Lemoyne Mercer Fall Is Beautiful

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

FALL IS BEAUTIFUL on the Blue Ridge, so Shirley and I repeated one of our favorite short trips.

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SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING — Grace as unearned blessing

Sister Mary Thill Happy Thanksgiving!

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I cannot think or write about Thanksgiving without thinking about how blessed we are with so much grace and the need to be grateful for everything!

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Assess your life insurance needs

If Your Family

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

relies on your income, it’s critical to consider having enough life insurance to provide for them after you pass away. But too often, life insurance is an overlooked aspect of personal finances.

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NOBODY'S PERFECT — When you can’t pay for your meds

Sister Karen Zielinski, Osf Myfriend Recently

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

MY FRIEND RECENTLY experienced some serious heart problems. He reluctantly visited a doctor who prescribed a few medications and told him to follow up with an office visit in a few weeks. He went home and, after a few weeks, returned to the doctor for his visit.

Hundreds of acres of desert gold flowers helped qualify it as a Super Bloom.

A WALK IN THE PARK

Lemoyne Mercer

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Sponsored by Wood County Park District SHIRLEY AND I WERE IN YOSEMITE, headed to Sequoia National Park on our way down to Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, and Arches. It was September, so we thought it might be cool enough to stop at Death Valley along the way.

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Nobody’s Perfect

Sister Karen Zielinski, Osf I Will Never Forget

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

I WILL NEVER FORGET how my doctor’s office treated me. I had an appointment with my ophthalmologist. I visit him once a year, so I tried to remember what I had to do when the staff technicians tested me.

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Timely tips for the late-autumn garden and landscape

News Staff

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

IT WILL SOON BE TIME ONCE AGAIN TO BID A FOND FAREWELL TO THE GROWING SEASON and put our gardens and landscapes to bed until spring. Along with cool temperatures and reduced daylight, late fall brings its own set of gardening chores to be tackled before winter’s snow begins to fly.

Wholeheartedness

Spiritually Speaking

Sister Mary Thill Writing This Article

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

WRITING THIS ARTICLE in the midst of the 10-day mourning period after the death of dear Queen Elizabeth II has set my mind and heart in many directions.

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Here’s the trick to treating yourself to a safe Halloween

Dennis Bova Halloween Is Meant To Be Funand

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

HALLOWEEN IS MEANT TO BE FUN AND FESTIVE, but it’s “not the healthiest of holidays, because people are imbibing immense amounts of processed sugar.” That’s from someone with a finger on the pulse of holiday safety: Hannah Fairchild, Trauma and Burn Education Coordinator with Mercy Health.

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