Marcia Hepner of Galva is about to reach a milestone – crocheting her 700th pair of mittens. Considering that she only began making them five years ago at the age of 67, her achievement is quite remarkable.

 

As Rebekah Montgomery finishes her tenure as interim pastor of First Baptist Church of Galva, she is preparing for a new challenge - becoming a patient at the Mayo Clinic. The illness that takes her to the renowned medical center is West Nile Virus (WNV), which she contracted six years ago.
 

The May flowers are blooming. Aren’t we all optimists, knowing that spring will arrive eventually? The definition of optimism is the belief this world is the best possible world. Another definition is an inclination to anticipate the best possible outcome. That is why we plant a garden or flowers each spring.
 

My neighbors, Clarence and Marie Medley, had encouraged me to visit Munson Cemetery during the annual “Wildflower Walk.” The Medleys are members of NAGS (Natural Area Guardians), which is a subcommittee of the Henry County Soil and Water Conservation District (a state agency). I had procrastinated because seeing several acres of grass growing (granted it is prairie grass) just didn’t sound all that exciting. I was wrong - BIG WRONG!

 

You may choose to hire a professional contractor to repair, build, add, remove or decorate something around your home. Whether working on structures or on landscaping, their actions usually have ramifications upon your outdoor spaces.

 

“Sweet Annie’s,” a new antiques shop, opened in Bishop Hill on May 13. The shop is located on West Main Street, across the street south of the park, on the first floor of an 1855 colony building which had 15 sleeping rooms.

The fourth-annual Senior Expo, hosted by the Galva News and its sister newspapers, CentralBank, Good Samaritan Village and Hammond-Henry Hospital was “very successful,” according to Galva News Publisher Dee Evans.

 

Registration is underway for the Galva Independence 5K Run/Walk to be held July 4, beginning at 8 a.m. at Wiley Park. The 3.1-mile run will be preceded at 7:30 a.m. by a half-mile fun run around Wiley Park for kids 10 and under.
 

Repurposing is using something for a task other than what it was originally designed. Repurposing can be a gardener’s answer to low-cost unique ornamentation.

 

Galva High School students displayed the fine attire they wore to Saturday night's prom by holding a preview at Veterans Memorial Park and at Courtyard Estates last Saturday afternoon.

The date has changed for this year’s reunion of all classes which graduated from Galva High School 50 years or more ago. The new date is Sunday, Aug. 16. It’s important to note that this date is still the same weekend as Galva Day (which is Friday, Aug. 14), but will be held on a Sunday instead of Saturday.
 

Carol Winbigler doesn’t want her son’s death to define his life. In the early morning hours of Jan. 17, Daniel Hall was found dead on a bathroom floor following a night of partying in a home at 742 Knox Road 2350N. A heroin overdose caused his death, according to his family. He was 26 years old.



 

As a child, Marlene Manning feared that God would call her to be a missionary in a far-off country. Today she embraces the idea.
 

A Senior Expo partially sponsored by the Galva News will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, May 1 at the Geneseo Community Center. The expo will feature nearly 35 vendors exhibiting everything from information on senior housing to entertainment options.

 

This is one day when I don’t know what to do first. I had a full day planned but it began to fall apart right when I arrived home from exercise class.