No one ever expects to become a victim of domestic violence, said Mary Travers Murphy, executive director of the Family Justice Center, who spoke at a community gathering at the Buffalo Launch Club in Grand Island on Wednesday, May 24th. The purpose of the gathering was to discuss the possibility of building a new Family […]

“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do. Mrs. Dubose

The theme for week nineteen of the 52-week photography project is “back yard” (story). Dogwood Studios suggests: “Give us a glimpse into your daily life.” Well, sure. It has been a week since I posted my week eighteen photographs, which were all about purple. Here are the images and stories of the week. Tuesday, May

On Saturday, May 20th, I participated in a guided hike through Buckhorn Island State Park. The  guide was Dave, who works for New York State Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. The focus of this walk was wetlands. Dave said that there are four different types of wetlands, three of which can be found in Buckhorn

For today’s post, I interviewed Nichole Becker, who teaches Zumba classes at the Radisson in Grand Island, as well as various other places. The Zumbathon that Nichole organized will be held tomorrow at the Radisson. It will feature two hours of Zumba, a basket raffle, demonstration of different types of Zumba classes, and much more.

Today’s blog post is a photo essay, which documents the removal of a dead ash tree from Town Commons, just outside of Grand Island’s Town Hall. On Wednesday, I witnessed the loss of trees in town commons.  The loss, however, had already occurred. The trees that were removed had already passed away. The area was

The theme for week eighteen of the 52-week photography project was “purple.” The Dogwood Photography Studio describes purple as the color of royalty, magic, and mystery. When I was a little kid, one of my favorite stories was Harold and the Purple Crayon, written and illustrated by Crockett Johnson. It was about a little boy

Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910), who wrote Battle Hymn of the Republic, was the first person to come up with the concept of a “mothers day.” In 1872, Howe, a writer, women’s rights activist, pacifist, and mother of six, suggested the concept of a “Mothers Peace Day.” The world had endured two disastrous wars: the Franco-Prussian war

Every year, fourth graders from three of Grand Island’s schools take a bus tour of Grand Island. The tour is organized by the Grand Island Historical Society. It is a highlight of the year for both the fourth graders and for the historical society. As a member of the historical society, I was able to

It was sunny. All day. It seemed like a miracle after a week of nonstop flooding. The creeks had overflowed their banks. I had never seen the water move so fast through the creeks. The ditches were so full of water that they looked like creeks. Front yards had suddenly turned into lakes. It seemed