It would be a sure bet that Jim Nolan, 72, currently of Bishop Hill, has lived in every state west of the Mississippi River. During that time, he's become a master craftsman, skilled with tools and working with wood.
Check out these finds: GoodLight Natural Candles; Tatutina's Yellow Dog Treat Box; and Ethan Allen's Twig Lamp.
There is a good chance many of our readers have a pair of binoculars or know someone with them. Even a lowly pair of binoculars are a valuable instrument for bringing you closer to the night sky.
Weekly canine Q&A, with advice on getting a new dog after a death and how to deal with a piddler.
Have you seen the e-mail circulating about the danger of outdated cake mixes?
With its principles of healthy, balanced living and an awareness of our body’s connection to the elements, yoga is a natural fit with sustainability. The discipline of yoga is based in a centuries-old Sanskrit tradition that includes principles like “ahimsa,” or “doing no harm.”
Martha Stewart, take note. Deryl and Margaret Schertz have been growing and canning their own vegetables for 63 years. They "put up" (that's canning-speak) more than 400 jars - pints and quarts - every year.
Roger Luft is a Montana native and one of eight children born to immigrant parents. Learn that and more about the Galva man in "Q & A with . . ." in the Aug. 27 Galva News.
Career counselors everywhere are fielding this question: Should I go to graduate school to wait out the economy and re-enter the job market with stronger credentials?
Reading “Ice Cold,” Tess Gerritsen’s newest suspense thriller, in the summer heat seems like it would be a good foil to the ubiquitous whine of the air conditioner. In Gerritsen’s latest Rizzoli & Isles novel, there’s so much snow in Wyoming ski country that it’s tough to find out where the bodies are buried.
A woman’s efforts to save a baby squirrel left her barn cat nursing the furry little creature along with its newborn kittens. But wildlife experts recommend she immediately rush the squirrel to an expert, although it’s thriving.
Question: Our family has decided to take our dog with us on vacation, what can I do to help keep him safe? Michelle VanOpdorp offers some thoughts about that in the "Ask the Vet" column in the Aug. 27 Galva News.
On Aug. 9, Henry County Board member Jim King accepted a very generous donation to the Henry County Courthouse Clock Tower Fund made by Wilbur and Marilyn Nelson of Bishop Hill. The couple donated the money on behalf of Nelson Farm Service and The Village Smithy, both owned and operated by the Nelsons. “I feel that the Henry County Courthouse is one of the most outstanding courthouses in Illinois,” Wilbur Nelson said.
Weekly family rail, with tips for a creative kids room, a review of “Takers” and more.
Travel: Since our group’s arrival in South Africa, Arthur had to remind us that it was winter time, even though we were experiencing beautiful sunny, springlike weather instead.
Kevin Shannon, 68, said he believes the art of writing and a chance friendship banished the demons of his post-traumatic stress disorder – a condition not diagnosed until 2005.
Art Goodrich understands fire service. And through his writing and speaking efforts, people globally can learn more about it, too.
This is the time for harvesting herbs from the garden. Recipes improve when you add fresh herbs for seasoning.
Arnold Feliciano remembers fondly his days as a strolling troubadour, walking through restaurants singing love songs to couples over food. Now he is skipping the middle man: Feliciano starts his mornings by singing to a pumpkin. And the pumpkin clearly loves it: It is 3 feet tall and growing every day.
