Flurries aren’t the only thing this Wednesday morning will bring to the Northern Miami Valley. Along with the cold weather, a modern day Santa Claus and his helpers will visit Council on Rural Services in Piqua and they will have plenty of gifts for local preschool children. Members of HYPE (Helping Young Professionals Emerge) will [...]
Black Friday has come and gone and from what I have read analysts say it was a spectacular year considering our economic woes. Everyone of every religion would agree that one of the United States’ biggest problems this time of year is our focus on buying gifts. Now admittedly, especially right now, our economy needs [...]
The city of West Milton Ohio is removing a hydro power site. The cost will be 1.3 million dollars. This site can be repaired for approx. $275,000. Why can’t the new governor stop this removal and work toward the green energy bill signed by President Obama. This dam could provide electricity to the city buildings, [...]
The Troy Hayner Cultural Center will be offering Design Your Own Gingerbread House class presented by Miami County artist and bakers’ daughter, Karen Purke. Start a holiday tradition by learning how to construct your own gingerbread house. Supplies include gingerbread house parts, icing, a base for your house, candy to decorate your creation, and take [...]
Ever wondered what football, hunting, shopping and floats have to do with Thankgiving? Now we know.
The West Milton Lions Club met November 23rd in the UCC Social Hall. Kicking off the meeting was a dinner of fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, waldorf salad and rolls, with cherry and pecan pie for desert. The 50/50 drawing jackpot was $8.00. After the drawing the winning table led us all [...]
Happy Thanksgiving! It is that time of the year when we as a human society in the United States of America use one of our strongest attributes: free will. Free will which gives us the ability to choose how we are going to live our lives, interact with others, and who we are going to [...]
Special Holiday Concert at the Historic Tipp Roller Mill Theater 225 E Main St, Tipp City, OH, 45371 Traditional American Music Celebrating the Christmas Season Saturday, December 4th 7:30 p.m. $7 admission Mary Jo & Charlie Leet (of Dry Branch Fire Squad fame) join forces and voices with Linda & Chris Tatarian (of the locally [...]
Math is very far from being my specialty, but I estimate that I’ve seen approximately 1,000 movies in my lifetime. All of the ‘Police Academies’ puts me almost at the half way point by themselves. There have been some films I really enjoyed, and others that I want to forget, by the way ‘Showgirls’ is [...]
Try Adding an Annuity to Your Retirement Portfolio Provided by Robert Stolz, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network How long do you expect to live? These days, we hear more and more about unprecedented gains in longevity. In fact, IRS tables show that a 65-year old today can expect, on average, to live to age 86. Many [...]
