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- Sunday, May 19, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Life top stories
Students make quilt with newly found skills
Quilter Linda O'Donnell has inspired a new generation of sewers at McEver Arts Academy.
A case for Terri
Six years ago, Al and Karen Hollander found themselves in familiar, but unexpected territory.
Local duo reaches youth with inspiring Christian rap
There's more to Dan Moore and Lindsay Justice than what meets the eye.
File it under ‘done’
The seasons have officially changed and that means one thing - spring cleaning time. When it comes to that annual deep cleaning, most people tend to think of their homes only, but they shouldn't overlook their office workspace. Think about it. Your space at work is like your home away from home. If there are 24 hours in a day and you spend 9 of them at work, and 8 sleeping, that only leaves 7 ...
Crush and simmer tomatoes to lock in nutrients
In the food world, tomatoes don't get as much appreciation as they probably should.
Run raises money for Camp Hope
For the last four decades, the Chattahoochee Baptist Association has made sure underprivileged Hall County students get the opportunity to experience what a lot of kids take for granted - summer camp. The camp, called Camp Hope, is held at the Georgia Baptist Assembly in Toccoa.
Gainesville student lends a hand to enhance life for disabled children everywhere
Although he’s a junior in college, Gainesville native Zack Agerton still smiles when he thinks back to his days as a kid away at summer camp.
Hall County students get lessons in horticulture from master gardeners
Two years after local gardeners planted the seed of establishing the Gardens on Green, the fruits of their labor continue to pay off.
From tragedy comes a fresh calling
As a runner on her high school's cross country team, Vanessa Hurtado was used to pushing herself to the limits to outmaneuver her opponents.
Summit Street church still growing and giving
Nestled among the small houses between Summit and Hunter streets in the Fair Street neighborhood of Gainesville stands St. Paul United Methodist Church.
Grow your own plant food
When it comes to going "green," many people do so by reducing, reusing and recycling their household paper, plastic and glass products.
Get creative with crepes
Spring's arrival means more than a landscape punctuated with a rainbow of flowering buds - it also means gardens overflowing with a cornucopia of fruits and berries.
Gainesville woman finds her place in roller derby
By day, Dana Ellis is a soft-spoken paramedic, but at night she becomes a fearless, jammer blocking, hip-checking skater better known as Slick Kitty.
A golden service
Laura Martin may only be a high school student, but she's already left a lasting legacy at Challenged Child and Friends.
Fun is hard work
Believe it or not, there was a time in society when people - especially children and teenagers - went outside to play and interact with their friends.
Articles by Section - Life top stories
Wedding bells, blues and venues
Brittany Evans wanted a storybook wedding but what she got was something more like a movie.
Couple conquers 70 years together
In 1940, C.W. Davis hitched a ride from a driver in a red Ford, ultimately securing a movie date with the woman behind the wheel.
Jehovah’s Witness experiences an influx of hope
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - On the day the Boston Marathon bombing transfixed the world, Mark Watkins of suburban Kansas City, Mo., lay face to face with a crisis of life, death and faith.
Local students put their imagination to work on garden homes for gnomes
Gardens on Green hosted students from Riverbend Elementary on Tuesday for an exercise of creativity.
Better-for-you BBQ chicken
Barbecue chicken is one of my favorite summertime dishes. I like every part of it - the tomato-based sauce (the spicier the better), the crispy skin, even the bones.
Properly preparing a picnic
The school year is winding down and Memorial Day is just around the corner. Activities such as boating, camping and picnicking are fun ways to experience the great outdoors.
Ask cook: Correct way to cut lettuce
Question: It used to be forbidden to cut lettuce with a knife. Only tearing by hand or cutting with a plastic knife was acceptable. But now I see TV chefs regularly chopping lettuce with a regular knife. What is responsible for this change in thinking?
Singles meet and mingle
For 52-year-old Gina Sweet, it had been awhile since she hit the dating scene. Luckily for her, family members gave her the Cinderella treatment before she ventured out to Cocktails & Conversations, a brand-new speed-dating venture in Gainesville.
Racing to the front
JEFFERSON - It was anything but a regular school day for the 15 local middle schools students who participated in the Jackson Electric Membership Corporation Junior Solar Sprint competition May 3. Using one of the Earth's brightest resources, the sun, students put their hand-built solar sprinters to the test in a fast-paced race competition at Road Atlanta in Braselton.
Perfect pink present for mom
Editor's note: North Hall High School junior Catherine Sartain, 16, wrote this column for her journalism class about Mother's Day.
Her husband is her 'hero'
"It will be a blessed Mother's Day for my kids, my granddaughter, my wife," Grady Nolan said, his voice cracking slightly. "And for me."
Lay leaders lend a loving ear
BATH TOWNSHIP, Ohio - The Stephen Ministry is looking for compassionate men and women who want to help people who are hurting.
Diseases of the dogwood tree
Just the other day I was looking at a dogwood tree at the house and saw it was in pretty good shape overall. However, things can change and it is worth keeping an eye on the tree to see if it becomes infected.
Conserve water with recycled rainbarrels
The Soque River Watershed Association in Clarkesvillle and the Habitat for Humanity ReStores in Clarkesville and Clayton are teaming up again to turn recycled Coca-Cola barrels into rainbarrels for water conservation efforts.
Easy mousse for kids to make for Mother's Day
It doesn't matter how skilled - or not - your kids are in the kitchen. This easy, fruity mousse parfait is a great Mother's Day project they can help with.
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