Ruth Anne “Ruthie” Furman, 84, of Jericho, Vt., passed away peacefully on June 3, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. “Born in Grand Rapids, Minn., I was the second child of Ruth and Sandy Fraser.

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Much has been written about the desirability of a hobby — an activity for active persons that is generally unrelated to their main day-by-day and week-by-week business of life, by which they earn ...

Steve Sherrell, a Joliet Junior College art professor who will retire in December, is exhibiting a variety of his work through Oct. 17 at the Laura A. Sprague Art Gallery on the JJC Main Campus. (Eric ...

Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., recently announced the retirement of Ken Sammons, the campus’ longtime plant and construction services leader. For the past 55 years, Sammons has overseen 100 ...

As one of the young guns in preservation, avocation turns to vocation for Braden Brickman at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City. Dr. Christopher MacMahon Growing up, the Nevada State ...

Historical fiction author Lauraine Snelling’s description of one of her characters making soap spurred Bear Grass resident Nicole Modlin to turn the page on her curiosity and create a thriving Bear ...

Beloved brother, cousin, uncle, friend passed away on August 22, 2023. He lived in Columbia, Missouri. His surviving sisters are: Martha Galisky, Portland, Oregon ...

Jimmy Buffett died on September 1, 2023, and we lost one of our finest entertainers and a national treasure. What does this have to do with agriculture? As the late law professor, Morgan Shipman, used ...

In addition to the educational offerings, the program offers opportunities for relaxation and spiritual and family-building events. The 2023 Women In Ophthalmology (WIO) Summer Symposium will held at ...