Friends gathered Dec. 18 to honor Jeanie Greathouse upon her retirement. An article in an earlier edition of the Plain Dealer & Sun chronicled how she ran her Antique Store for 36 years in the heart of downtown North Vernon. She retired as of Dec. 31. Those present when the photo was taken were, starting with the guest of honor who is standing at center right and going left around the table are Donnie Miller, Amy Thompson, Larry Greathouse; Stephanie and Bob Giddens; Reggie and Judy Ross; Wayne Stearns; "Red Ear" Perkinson; Debbie Biehle; Donna Perkinson; Judi and Scott Brown; and Mike Miller.-Submitted Photo by Wayne Stearns
If you read the popular PD&S column "100 Years Ago," you may have noticed quite a few of the photos accompanying the column were donated by the late Kay Brown, who passed away April 29, 2020.
Hayden Elementary recently named those students making high honor roll and regular honor roll for the second nine week grading period as well as the semester.
Brush Creek recently named those students making the honorable roll and honorable mention for the second nine weeks and semester of the2020-2021 school year.
Honor Roll
2nd Grading Period
Grade 1
Reece Boswell, Tatia-na Hicks, Magdalene Hillen, Sophie Johnson, Lyla Myers, Teagan Stearns, Elizabeth Vannoy, Natalia Venegas, Delaney Whittaker Wednesday, January 27, 2021
* On Jan. 25, 1776, the Continental Congress authorizes the first national Revolutionary War memorial in honor of Gen. Richard Montgomery, who had been killed during an assault on Quebec on Dec. 31, 1775, one of the first generals of the American Revolution to lose his life on the battlefield.
* On Jan. 30, 1835, Andrew Jackson becomes the first American president to experience an assassination attempt. Richard Lawrence, an unemployed house painter, shot at Jackson, but his gun misfired. A furious 67-year-old Jackson confronted his attacker, clubbing Lawrence several times with his walking cane. Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Blueland, a zero-waste company, offers 21 ways to get 2021 started on the right (green) foot:
Low Waste Everyday Swaps
There are a bunch of little things we use in our everyday lives that can be swapped out for a plastic-free alternative.
1. Switch to a reusable water bottle (S'well is a favorite!) 2. Carry a reusable straw, like the ones that include a cute little case from Final Straw Wednesday, January 27, 2021
