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I know Memorial Day was observed a few days ago, but growing up, Memorial Day occurred on May 30 every year. I can recall listening to the Indy 500 many

The event, co-hosted by Franciscan Health and the Diocese of Gary during Respect Life Month, aims to celebrate all life with an emphasis on individual life and the goal of

Just a few minutes southwest of the city of Tehachapi sits a secluded patch of heaven hidden in the clouds. A peaceful atmosphere pervades the beautiful 470-plus-acre property of the

Mary Jane Ann Augustine, responsible for the Sweetwater Trail from Summit Park to Jamul and instrumental in getting a trails system in place throughout Bonita, died of natural causes on May 8 at Sharp Grossmont Hospital at the age of 87.

In our monthly column on Cork’s inspirational women - past and present - called Shes Inspirational, NICOLA DEPUIS tells us about Mary Aikenhead - ...

Leslie Ann Gray died on Sept. 28, 2021, in her West Tisbury home, with her husband at her side. She lived bravely with metastatic breast cancer for nearly six years, determined to make the most of each day, continuing many hobbies and visits with friends. She was 72. Leslie was loved and admired for her […]

People identified in rediscovered Alaska photos from 60 years ago CNN 2/23/2021 Story by Francesca Street, CNN. Video by Sofia Couceiro, CNN. Graphics by Sarah-Grace Mankarious and Gabrielle Smith, CNN © Courtesy of Jennifer Skupin It was an ordinary Friday for Susanna Stevens-Johnson. She woke up in snowy Mountain Village, on the Yukon Delta in Alaska, and checked her Facebook account. An old school friend had posted a link to a just-published CNN Travel article showcasing ...

Mystery of 60-year-old Alaska tourist photos is solved MGN It was an ordinary Friday for Susanna Stevens-Johnson. She woke up in snowy Mountain Village, on the Yukon Delta in Alaska, and checked her Facebook account. An old school friend had posted a link to a just-published CNN Travel article showcasing beautiful color photos from mid-20th century Alaska under the headline: “Do you know the mystery behind these Alaska travel photos?” A Yup’ik Alaskan who grew up in and around Mountain Vi...

Nun at the prayer vigil for consecrated life in St. Peters Basilica, Jan. 28, 2016. (Credit: Alexey Gotovskiy/CNA) This Feast of the Lord’s Presentation in the Temple has been observed for many years now as an occasion to acknowledge the contributions of Religious to the life of the Church. That day was chosen by Pope John Paul II precisely because on that day the Infant Christ is proclaimed as a “light for the nations” and the late Holy Father – along with the whole Church – saw Reli...

SERAFIN Joseph Serafin, of Philippi, died on Jan. 18, 2021, at his home with his wife and daughters by his bedside. He was born Dec. 11, 1921, in Bayard, Grant County. He was the son of the late Andrew and Mary Augustine Serafin. Joe married Lois Ann Bachtel on June 28, 1952, at Red House, Maryland. They had been married for 68 and a half years. Surviving are two daughters, Juliana Serafin (husband, Albert Liu) of Charleston, and Priscilla Serafin (husband, Timothy R. Young) of Rowley, Massach...