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eight16… a great “staycation” location

December 31, 2020 tim@sokyhappenings.com Comments Off

“Staycation” became a buzzword a few years ago for not taking a traveling vacation and just trying to relax at home. In recent years it has, at least to me, become a term for staying […]

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 [...]

Rock’n B Horse Carriage Farm – The Gift of Giving

November 3, 2017 Comments Off on Rock’n B Horse Carriage Farm – The Gift of Giving

by Robin H. Harden of Rock’n B Horse Carriage Farm & Mammaw’s Kitchen Gift giving season is here, along with the stress that goes with it. Really, we don’t know what a person wants anymore [...]
The American Goldfinch at the Wild Bird and Nature Store

June 3, 2024 Comments Off on The American Goldfinch at the Wild Bird and Nature Store

To encourage Goldfinches into your backyard, plant native thistle and other composite plants, as well native milkweed. Almost any kind of bird feeder may attract American Goldfinches, including hoppers, platform and hanging feeders. These bright yellow male birds [...]
Coming in HOT: Historic RailPark & Train Museum’s 3rd Annual RailPark Rendezvous

July 27, 2023 Comments Off on Coming in HOT: Historic RailPark & Train Museum’s 3rd Annual RailPark Rendezvous

The Historic RailPark & Train Museum is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated 3rd Annual RailPark Rendezvous this September 14th, 2023. For those who haven’t had the pleasure of rendezvousing with us before, the RailPark [...]
Bluebirds in your yard from Wild Bird and Nature Store

May 4, 2025 Comments Off on Bluebirds in your yard from Wild Bird and Nature Store

The first thing to know about bluebirds is to put food out. Bluebirds do not come to your usual bird feeders but will come to a feeder if you offer mealworms, fruit or bluebird nuggets. [...]