What’s new in your area? What can we do that’s different? How can you provide an experience? Those are the types of questions I get when I go to a trade show and meet face to face with tour operators looking for “the experience” for their groups. The Marion Area Convention & Visitors Bureau has […]
Community’s Children Need Your Continued Support
October 17, 2013 by
Dear Committed Marion County Resident, Our community’s children need your continued support! Marion County Children Services is asking voters to RENEW their commitment to children on November 5. The 5 year, 2.12 mill renewal levy will mean NO NEW TAXES to Marion County residents and will allow one out of every 10 children to continue […]
In September, We Celebrate the World’s Oldest Written Constitution
September 12, 2013 by
The following column was submitted by State Representative Dorothy Pelanda. If you asked a group of people to name their favorite holiday, many will probably answer with “The Fourth of July,” or, more appropriately, “Independence Day.” This is a time when families come together, enjoy the beautiful mid-summer weather and fly the stars and stripes […]
Back to Church Sunday
September 9, 2013 by
Did you know that most people who have stepped out of church have not lost faith in God? We have found that a physical move, a change in schedules, or being hurt by Christians or a church before have effected many when it comes to being in Christian community. At The Shepherd’s Fellowship, we have […]
Refocus
August 29, 2013 by
I have explored in the last couple posts the fact that God calls His children (those who have accepted Jesus as Leader and Forgiver and who follow His way of living instead of the world’s ways) to live in freedom. We have seen that through salvation, we are released from the bondage of this world. […]
An Opportunity to Help All of Our Children Succeed
August 27, 2013 by
The following column was submitted by Pam Stone, Executive Director of United Way of Marion County No matter how old you are, the back to school season fills many of us with the excitement and promise of a new school year. But for too many of our children, it means another year of struggle and […]
Intermediate to Elite; Helping Athletes Cross the Bridge from Fitness to Performance
August 12, 2013 by
At the Y, one of the primary objectives is to provide the necessary programs to address the physical health of members. We accomplish this by focusing our efforts on developing youth, improving healthy living for all and fostering social responsibility to create positive and lasting personal and social change. Historically, we have concentrated much of […]
Counterfeit Airbags – HB 177
August 12, 2013 by
The following column was submitted by State Representative Dorothy Pelanda. I am proud to sponsor House Bill 177 which imposes criminal penalties for knowingly distributing counterfeit airbags to be installed in vehicles. Automobile manufacturers, Homeland Security, The Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Customs and Border Protection, have been working since 2010 to combat counterfeit and […]
Be Thankful
August 7, 2013 by
Psalm 9: 1-2 “I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.” How much of your prayer life (assuming you have a prayer life) focuses on thanksgiving and […]
Are You “Righteous” or “Wicked”?
July 22, 2013 by
There continues to be a disconnect between people who claim to believe in Jesus and how they live. A great majority of those who claim to be Christians or run to God when a tragedy hits live their lives no differently than the world. Here’s some of the ways this manifests…. – Feel they don’t […]
