Tri-County Independent
HONESDALE/HAWLEY - The Stourbridge Line marks in its seventh season in 2021 since the popular train excursions were resumed in 2015 under the auspices of the Delaware, Lackawaxen & Stourbridge Railroad. Moving full throttle coming out of a difficult year with the COVID-19 pandemic, passengers can look forward to several new theme excursions- and even pedal power.
Jeff Hiller, who coordinates the excursions, reviewed the highlights.
On Saturday, May 29th they have scheduled their first BL2 & BBQ train leaving at 12 p.m. in Honesdale, with chicken BBQ from Bethany United Methodist Church.
Art Train
On Sunday, May 30 the excursion collaborates for the first time with the talented artists of the Zane Grey Plein Air group, aboard the Art Train. Get on board at Honesdale station at noon and enjoy the ride to the the depot at Hawley, where passengers will disembark for an hour to see the artists painting along the river. Artists wil be selling their work in
Most faculty, staff at Dillard University received vaccine, President urges community to get vaccinated Share Updated: 6:22 PM CDT Apr 30, 2021 Share Updated: 6:22 PM CDT Apr 30, 2021
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Show Transcript SICK OR DYING AS A PART OF THE VACCINATION IS VERY VERY SMALL, BUT THE RISK OF YOU BEING A VECTOR AND KILLING KILLING SOMEBODY ELSE IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. WELL, YOU JUST HEARD THAT STRONG MESSAGE THERE COMING FROM DILLARD UNIVERSITY’S PRESIDENT, DR. WALTER KIMBROUGH. HE CONTINUES TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY ESPECIALLY HIS STUDENTS HIS FACULTY AND HIS STAFF TO GO AHEAD AND GET A VACCINE DR. KIMBROUGH AND I TALKED ABOUT A LOT TODAY INCLUDING THE VACCINES. OF COURSE THE AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH. ASSOCI. SHOULD RECOMMEND VACCINES BE REQUIRED FOR ALL ON CAMPUS COLLEGE STUDENTS THIS FALL AT DILLARD DR. KIMBROUGH TOLD ME IT IS RECOMMENDED FOR MOST STUDENTS AND IT’S REQUIRED SPECIALLY FOR THOSE LIVING ON CAMPUS STUDENTS INVOLVED IN ANY GROUP ACTI
But there are also many other stories . if every one of them were written down, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. John 21:25 Feminism has done more to save the lives of women in the last 30 years than Jesus Christ did in the last 2,000 years! renowned lesbian feminist Sally Gearhart, Ph.D., proudly proclaimed as she opened her sermon one Sunday night in the sanctuary of Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco, the proudly LGBTQ church in the Castro district.
It was in the middle of the hardest of the AIDS years and the church was packed for its Sunday night gospel service. The reaction was quick and strong. A congregation of over 200 predominately gay men rose to their feet and gave a spontaneous sustained ovation as Gearhart s words electrified the room. You could feel the moment these worshippers, themselves almost paralyzed by AIDS-related grief, made a life-saving connection between gay liberation and feminism. A few y
My New Orleans
01/08/2021
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – On Friday, Jan. 15, local nonprofit organization Sustaining Our Urban Landscape (SOUL) will launch its
Reforesting Pontchartrain Park campaign, an exciting new initiative to plant 700 native trees in historic Pontchartrain Park one in front of every home. Trees planted during this project will mitigate stormwater runoff, cool and clean the air, and create shade and beauty. The organization is working closely with the Pontchartrain Park Neighborhood Association to coordinate these efforts and with the Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans on educational outreach.
SOUL is proud to announce this new project on a day both honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and celebrating Louisiana State Arbor Day. In accordance with the City’s Modified Phase One response to COVID-19, the campaign launch will take place online. Additional details can be accessed at