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Kingdom of Fife at the Downing Museum

January 7, 2023 tim@sokyhappenings.com Comments Off

Coming to the Downing Museum this month is a multi-generational, multi-media art exhibition from longtime friends of the museum, the Fife family. Todd, his nonagenarian father, Malcolm Noland, and son, Malcolm Mathison exhibit together for […]

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 [...]

Great summer beers with a little less kick

June 15, 2019 Comments Off on Great summer beers with a little less kick

Looking for something on the lighter side that won’t ruin your appetite or get you dancing in public after one or two drinks? Many craft breweries are pushing the limits lately, trying to create the [...]
Five facts about a faithless people

September 3, 2021 Comments Off on Five facts about a faithless people

The percentage of Americans who identify as atheists doubled from 2007 to 2014 (Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center). But that hardly tells the whole story. Our culture is drowning in a political correctness that stigmatizes [...]
Small Town Christmas 2021 – Franklin-Simpson Renaissance

December 2, 2021 Comments Off on Small Town Christmas 2021 – Franklin-Simpson Renaissance

Small Town Christmas has been an event in Franklin for over 20 years. The first Saturday in December is a day of fun and celebration of the holiday season. We start about 10am with Santa [...]
Remembering dining out in mid-1900s

September 3, 2021 Comments Off on Remembering dining out in mid-1900s

Reminiscing is a familiar action that is fun. When two or more individuals meet together, it is not long before someone says, “Do you remember…?” Suddenly the participants are picking through an array of memories [...]