Honoring Keith Mossman: Making Vinton a better place

VINTON TODAY
June 16, 2011 10:12 am

     "Keith had fun making Vinton a better place."      I spent a couple of hours Monday morning, learning more about Keith Mossman from his family and his pastor during his funeral.

Better than Dad's

VINTON TODAY
June 15, 2011 12:51 pm

       "If I get the farm, I am going to tear this down and build a better one."     Abigail couldn't wait to rat out her sister Lydia, for what she said while they were helping me build a small picnic shelter area on a concrete slab where my grandfather once had a corn crib.

Happy Father's Day, Daddy

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
June 15, 2011 11:42 am

Do you ever think back to the days when your biggest concern was that  you needed a baseball bat all your own? So your dad took you to the store to get you not only a bat but your very first baseball glove.

The Wacky, Wonderful, World Wide Web

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
June 12, 2011 11:50 pm

I STILL find this whole internet world a bit weird...while finding it wonderful as well...but at the time, a bit too nosey for my taste. A couple days ago I "celebrated" my birthday, I use that word loosely.

Pastor's Blog - Do You Hear Voices

PASTOR LANETTE S. VAN
June 10, 2011 8:58 am

  Acts 2:42-47 There are some things I just can't do without hearing my mother's voice as I remember those teaching moments my younger sister and I shared as we watched her prepare meals.

Raspberries after the rain

VINTON TODAY
June 8, 2011 11:01 am

       I have been pleasantly surprised, during my years of living on my grandfather's old farm, at the good things that grow, if I let them.

Judge Judy vs. Jeopardy: Smart people choose smart entertainment, smart leaders

VINTON TODAY
June 7, 2011 10:09 am

            If there is one report from the news lately that indicates best how bad things are in American society, it's this:      More Americans, according to the Nielsen television ratings service, watch "Judge Judy" than "Jeopardy.

Me and Google

VINTON TODAY
June 6, 2011 10:00 am

       I owe part of my success in researching stories to a silly movie.      In the 2002 comedy "Maid in Manhattan," the mother, played by Jennifer Lopez, responds to a question from her daughter by saying "Google it at school.

Pastor's Blog-IMPERISHABLE SEEDS

PASTOR LANETTE S. VAN
June 2, 2011 9:49 pm

  Acts 2:14a, 36-41 I Peter 1:17-23 So, there I was on Saturday, wandering through the garden center of one of those big home improvement stores, surrounded by plants and flowers in 6-packs, gallon containers and planters and racks of brightly colored seed packets.

Dear Advertisers and Community

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
June 2, 2011 12:16 pm

Most months I try to drop a little note of thanks to our advertisers...it seems I've run into a good sort of problem, it's been crazy busy! I don't know if the area folks realize how important all of you advertisers are to making this all possible, you are indeed the engine that keeps all of this running.