I always find it a shame that arts are underfunded and underappreciated in communities of all sizes. It’s rare, if ever, that you hear of a school’s sports department str...
The New Year’s lag.
That’s what I call the stretch of time between Christmas and Easter. It feels like everything is waiting patiently to get hectic again. Time has froz...
Bleak midwinter quickly approaches, which often means folks hole up indoors for months at a time.
I don’t know about you, but I used to catch major cabin fever from now u...
I’ve never made a New Year’s resolution.
Not because I’m against the idea, but because I don’t particularly enjoy change.
I get the feeling others share this sentiment,...
There’s nothing I love more than when everyone comes home for Christmas.
I'm talking about the Harry Baileys among us. The kids who come home from college and crowd the l...
There’s always talk of traditions and nostalgia as the calendar flips to December. What I look forward to most when that time comes, is the special food.
Chex Mix, oyster...
The holidays often spark old flames of arguments between families. Some quarrels may seem unavoidable, but they often take away from the tender and loving spirit of this ...
It’s that time of year ... when everyone you know will ask you what you need or want for the holidays.
As a child, it seems we can’t stop thinking of items we want. As a...
Christmas cards, Christmas trees and Christmas carols: A great deal of the holiday traditions Americans hold dear achieved widespread popularity in the late 1800s in Engl...
The Butler County Symphony Association’s “Holiday Traditions” concert will bring live singing to families for the holiday season at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. The event ...
