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Those gathered to see the completed restoration of Dunkard (Brethren) Cemetery are pictured from left, Wilbur Kipp, Larry Poos, Jeanette Poos, Jean Gray, Sharon Thompson, Tommy Thompson, Mary Fulscher and Ken Frantz. — Johnson Publications
Two original headstones were all that remained of the Dunkard Cemetery prior to its recent restoration. — Johnson Publications
Dunkard Cemetery restored; unmarked graves found
Two small monuments were all that remained of an almost unknown cemetery located southeast of Amherst in a wheat field until last spring.
A few Amherst skeletons have been leading fun, active lives that easily rival a millennial’s Instagram feed. The scene in Maury and Nola Kramer’s yard has been changing weekly this October, with the skeletons — both human and animal — depicted barbecuing, canoeing, riding a three-wheeler and posing for a portrait.
Don’t be a lazy bones when local Halloween festivities abound
From infants to senior citizens, the people of Holyoke won’t be without plenty to do for Halloween this year.
Much has changed in the 500 years since the start of the Reformation
It’s impossible to say just how much the writings and actions of Martin Luther 500 years ago have impacted Christianity, but certainly his influence has been worldwide.
Upon their Oct. 18 return to their farm between fire-ravaged Sonoma and Napa counties in California, Preston King and Farmer Jack receive a welcome greeting from goats and turkeys they feared had been lost in the fire. It was a pleasant surprise, to say the least.
Nothing remains of Farmer Jack’s trailer on the farm property where Preston King and Courtney Carver work. Their tent on a platform escaped the flames, thanks to their goats who had eaten the brush surrounding it, keeping the fire 10 yards from their tent.
Return to fire evacuation site is both shocking, rewarding
Fleeing the Nunns Fire in California Monday, Oct. 9, was heartwrenching for 2011 HHS graduate Preston King and his girlfriend, Courtney Carver.