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- Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Life top stories
Quinlan Visual Arts Center uses grant to reduce its lighting costs
The Quinlan Visual Arts Center is getting a little greener. But it's not because of any new art display.
Marching toward the future
Students of the East Hall High School band marched around their school's track last week blasting holiday tunes with a finesse that can only be earned through many hours of practice.
Cleveland’s Luke Pilgrim rising on country charts while creating his own music videos
Luke Pilgrim never thought of music as a hobby or a side gig. He was 11 years old the first time he strummed a guitar. A year later, he was playing in front of audiences in his hometown of Cleveland. "We always sort of treated (music) like it was bigger than it was," Pilgrim said with a chuckle. For more than a decade he played local shows, performed at festivals and toured the country with ...
Gainesville's Mormon church displays hundreds of nativities
A Gainesville church is opening its doors to celebrate the reason behind the Christmas season this weekend.
Planting tips in Farmer’s Almanac, other sources often based on science
Recently, a local news channel that reported a story about garden and weather folklore.
New breed of grandma's skillet topping holiday gift lists
One of the hottest items on cooks' holiday lists this year is one of the oldest types of cookware around: cast iron.
Hit TV series, Schwarzenegger movie filming on Lanier
Lake Lanier isn't just an attractive location for tourists and fishing enthusiasts. Lately, it's become an alluring location for Hollywood film and television crews, too. According to the Lake Lanier Convention and Visitors Bureau, two different crews will be working on the lake during the next few weeks and into the new year: The CW's "The Vampire Diaries" and "Ten," a new thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. "Ten," directed by David Ayer, is about an elite ...
Make advent calendars a Christmas tradition
The advent calendar, which eases anxiety by counting down those pesky 24 days until Christmas Eve, is as much a holiday tradition for my family as the tree.
Group of disabled adults takes on projects for those in need around Demorest
A group of developmentally disabled adults in Demorest is using its members' creativity to help others in their community overcome life's challenges.
Union Baptist congregation has a long familial history that continues today
The Civil War had ended the previous year when parishioners from two Flowery Branch churches sat together and discussed the merging of their respective parishes.
Pick out, cut and care for a live Christmas tree
One of the best childhood memories I can remember was going with my dad to pick out a Christmas tree.
Last chance to beef up turkey’s flavor
Traditionally the showpiece of the holiday meal, turkey tends to intimidate. Each year, cooks across the country fret about how to cook it. And they shouldn't. For some, it has been a year since they last tackled a whole turkey, and they've forgotten how to roast it. Others simply crave new flavor twists. And, yes, we know, some even dread the whole fowl process. We can see why. November food magazine covers and inside pages ...
Balloon tidbits before the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade tune-in
NEW YORK - One man's Elf on the Shelf is another's Kermit the Frog, but at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, there is room for both.The parade has to be a multigenerational crowd-pleaser for the more than 3 million people who typically attend the event and the TV audience of 50 million. There are 86 years of history to honor while making a pitch to first-time fans.
Falcons reward students with room makeover
Josh Grindle didn't know what to think when his mother, Lori, picked him up early from school Tuesday.
School News Nov. 19
Josten representative Pat Cornelius presented Lakeview Academy yearbook faculty sponsor Brooke Burt and the 2011-12 yearbook staff with the National Yearbook Program of Excellence award.
Articles by Section - Life top stories
Student council collects books for community library
Fifth-grader Heartley Twiggs loves to read fiction books and thinks kids are better off when they read books they enjoy.
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.
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