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[ June 4, 2025 ] Worship that’s worth it Community
[ June 4, 2025 ] A parents’ summer survival guide Community
[ June 4, 2025 ] Come visit The Garden Patch in our new location – our farm! Community
[ June 4, 2025 ] Home energy conservation tips from Realtor Perry Thessen Community

The Public Library: A haven for book lovers!

July 12, 2024 tim@sokyhappenings.com Comments Off

Public libraries all across America have supplied readers with books since the early 1800s. While fee-based subscription libraries existed before then, the first tax-supported library providing services at no cost to borrowers was established in […]

Essential areas of financial planning for business owners from Ben Smith Investments

June 4, 2025 0

Owning your own business provides you with many great opportunities, but it also comes with its own unique set of circumstances. Growing up with a father and grandparents who owned businesses, I saw firsthand the [...]
Worship that’s worth it

June 4, 2025 0

If you think “worship” is that time in the church service where you sing some songs, you’d be right, but it’s so much more. Online, worship as a noun is explained as “the feeling or [...]
A parents’ summer survival guide

June 4, 2025 0

HELLO SUMMER! We did it, moms and dads… we made it through another school year, and now it’s time to throw caution to the wind and embrace the chaotic season that is summer. Constant towing [...]
Come visit The Garden Patch in our new location – our farm!

June 4, 2025 0

The Garden Patch has made a change in our ongoing story! After many years in our great ole house in downtown Smiths Grove, we have moved back to our farm. Our roots are dug in [...]

Do you really need a special reason to get a cool rug?

August 31, 2020 Comments Off on Do you really need a special reason to get a cool rug?

Does it get better than a great rug to finish off a room? Ford’s Furniture is so pleased to carry a line called Jaunty Rugs. https://www.fordsfurniture.com/ Jaunty Company, Inc. was created in 1979 and their [...]
On Stage at the Capitol: Music – and Bigfoot!

May 4, 2024 Comments Off on On Stage at the Capitol: Music – and Bigfoot!

The Capitol auditorium has proven to be a great venue for hosting larger-scale library events, as well as a space for outside groups to rent for various live performances. The stage, sound system, and acoustics [...]
Back-to-school with Ben Smith Life Compass Financial

July 31, 2023 Comments Off on Back-to-school with Ben Smith Life Compass Financial

When I was a young boy, August was the third month of summer. Although I am a fan of the current school calendars having fall and spring breaks, I sometimes find myself reminiscing about August [...]
“Find a need and fill it if you want to start a business” – Celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Great Escape

September 3, 2017 Comments Off on “Find a need and fill it if you want to start a business” – Celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Great Escape

submitted by The Great Escape “Find a need and fill it if you want to start a business” is a time-proven principle for success, and Gary Walker, the founder of the Great Escape Record and [...]