Sunday, November 12, 2006

Brother sewing machine - Halloween memories

When I was a kid growing up in Poplar Hill, Halloween was one of the highlights of my year. I get the feeling that dressing up on Oct. 31 isnt as much of a tradition for kids these days in towns small or big. And thats too bad. I had a ton of fun.
Impoverished Latinos in Provo are benefiting from the revolutionary microcredit idea of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus. The Bangladeshi has worked with professors and students at Brigham Young University to create nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that give microcredit - small loans of about $200 - in impoverished areas of Utah County and villages in Mozambique.
Haute couture or spandex that doesn't ride?
BELMONT, N.C. John Benjamin Timothy, 56, of Catawba Woods Ct., Belmont, N.C., died Oct. 26, 2006. Born May 10, 1950 in Valdosta, he was the son of Thomas Joseph and Johnnie Mae Williams Timothy of Summerville, S.C.
Hannah Shakir may no longer be alive, but she is still shattering myths about Arab-Americans.
Marie and Jim Petroff, members of the Pleasant Valley Historical Society gave a tour to Gila County Cooperative Extension agents that included a visit to Boot Hill, the old Tewksbury cabin in Young and the historic home of Ola Young, the town's first postmaster.
A complete sense of helplessness enveloped him. For the first time, the reality of a new and difficult journey stirred him daringly in the face. It was a journey that he never bargained for but thrown upon him by the cruelty of a human being against his fellow brother.