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JANUARY 8, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 45
Crafting for a cause BY CATHY MOLITORIS
After watching a documentary on the lack of women’s rights worldwide, Audra Peifer was inspired to take action. In 2012, she founded Binding Love, a ministry that creates and sells handmade scarves to benefit Christian-based homes for girls in Thailand. Now, you can help support this impactful mission
by attending a Binding Love workshop in Columbia. The workshop will take place on Saturday, Jan. 18, from noon to 3 p.m. at Kindred Collections, located at 452 L ocust St., Columbia. A snow date is scheduled for the same time and place on Sunday, Jan. 19. Participants will have the opportunity to design their own scarf in a fun “make and take” event. Half of See Crafting pg 3
Proceeds from a concert series will benefit furry friends like these at Columbia Animal Shelter.
at the shelter, 265 S. 10th St. will be held on Saturdays. Smilo in Columbia, and in the winter & the Ghost will kick off the ooking for a purr-fect way months, there is a warehouse concert series on Jan. 10. The to support a great cause? band plays hard-driving folk-rock. Get down on the dance floor Feb. 8 will feature a BluesFest and support Columbia Animal with entertainment from Deb “It brings people Shelter when the shelter hosts its Callahan, Mikey Junior, Blues on together for a shared 2025 concert series. the Loose and The Nobles. On Concerts will be held once March 8, a Bad Company tribute cause, making them feel a month beginning on Friday, band will perform. On April 12, more connected to our Jan. 10, and concluding on Maxwell Project will present its shelter and each other.” Saturday, Dec. 13. “Each band unique blend of R&B, funk and is different and brings a unique soul. The band for the May 10 sound and vibe to the event,” concert is still being determined, said Tammy Jalbert, executive directly across from the shelter but Honeypump, a rock and dance director of the Columbia Animal where we hold them.” cover band, will entertain on Shelter. “In the warmer months, With the exception of the June 14. The Collinsville Discount the concerts are held on the lawn Jan. 10 concert, all performances Band will perform on July 12,
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Buzz into beekeeping BY CATHY MOLITORIS
“I believe there’s a lot of value on learning beekeeping through a hands-on experience where other students have your same level of interest and experience,” said Mark Gingrich, Eastern Apicultural Society (EAS) certified Master Beekeeper. With that in mind, Gingrich will hold a Beekeeper Training program in conjunction with the Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education. The program will kick off on Wednesday, Jan. 22, and will meet monthly through Saturday,
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A previous scarf-making workshop
Oct. 11. All programs will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m., with the exception of the Oct. 11 session, which will begin at 7:30 a.m. The first three sessions will be held at the Hellam Township Municipal Building, 35 Walnut Springs Road, York, while the rest of the sessions will be held at the Horn Farm, 4945 Horn Road, York. This is the 10th year Horn Farm has hosted the training, which began after Gingrich asked the farm about keeping bees there due to the diverse and plentiful plant life offered on the property. “After a year, I was approached See Beekeeping pg 2
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