Nazdar, Prajeme Vam Vesele Vianocne Sviatky. We wish you a Merry Christmas holiday. ...more

December 20, 2009

Tippecanoe County officials may ban manger scenes from the courthouse lawn, but they can't stop the baby Jesus from appearing in the back of a pickup. ...more

December 16, 2008

The ox and lamb won't keep time, but Mary will arrive by donkey, and sheep and a llama will be on hand to bear witness as Atonement Lutheran Church lifts the curtain on its live nativity scene. ...more

December 10, 2008

In the 1940s, Black's Department Store opened downtown on Drane Street and grew to be one of the town's most popular places to shop. Everybody knew Black's. On Saturday evenings, so many customers flocked to the store you could hardly move. And you would not believe the number of people who were there each Christmas Eve to pick up their layaway items. ...more

September 21, 2008

AVON PARK — Patty Phillips remembered seeing this parade when she was only 2 years old. Her mother, Cheryal Phillips, said she went to them ever since the city began having them. "We go to them every single year," said Patty, a 26-year-old Avon Park native. It became a family tradition for the Phillips, and Patty sat on the curb near the corner of Main Street and Butler Avenue with her two daughters, Madison and Morgan. ...more

November 28, 2007

With Christmas only weeks away, brace yourselves for plenty of ranting and ravings about nativity scenes, religious displays in public places, and the usual nonsense that gets so many people wound up every year. ...more

November 14, 2007