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A Column by Donna Jobe Cronk LIBERTY — Hoosier author and Union County native Donna Cronk is the guest speaker at the next senior Reminisce program-luncheon at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 18, at the Union County Public Library. A meal will follow the program at noon. Reservations are needed by Tuesday, Nov. 15, by …
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Column by Donna Jobe Cronk I don’t know how it is in other counties, but in the second smallest one in Indiana, Union, the 4-H fair queen pageant was a big deal in my growing-up years. Many little girls dreamed of wearing the crown–then spending a week in a showring distributing ribbons to those who showed …
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Column by Donna Jobe Cronk If you’re amped up on spring cleaning, ready to blend that perfect mix of vinegar and water to make the windows sparkle, if you can’t wait to tidy up the landscaping, or clean your woodwork, you have my admiration. It’s my second spring as a retiree, and our house could …
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A Column by Donna Jobe Cronk Yesterday turned out to be a day for miscellaneous activities. I’m prepping hard with great anticipation of 18 different author-related venues scheduled in the coming weeks, mostly, with a few strays reaching into the summer months. Maybe you can join me at the Union County Public Library at 1 …
By Donna Jobe Cronk, a Union County native ON OUR TREE, DAY 4: The 1840s Brownsville Covered Bridge spanned the Whitewater River on the west side of Brownsville, Indiana in Union County until the county could no longer justify its expensive upkeep and on a gray March Saturday in 1974, the morning after our 20-0 …
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