Hope and Healing: Serenity Hills Life Center Offers New Recovery Option Ellen Brafford McCroskey October 30, 2019 “Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up.” — Anne Lamott All Sharon Travis was...
Pennies From Heaven … Thanks to Kenny? Ellen Brafford McCroskey January 16, 2019 Call it karma, or cause and effect, or the result of living by the Golden Rule. However you label it, good things often come to good people. That was certainly the case this week when Project HOPE received a...
Coach Helps Fantasy in Lights Parade Swing Into Season of Miracles Cassie Bendel November 16, 2018 In the sports world, it’s not unusual to hear a certain catch, a well-orchestrated play or a come-from-behind victory referred to as a miracle. Christmas is a season for miracles. Not the kind that get a team i...
Good Grief! Dr. William Mercer Unveils ‘Joe Nailer’ Ellen Brafford McCroskey November 13, 2018 Dr. William Mercer is well known in the local area as a driving force behind the Clean Indoor Air Regulation that banned smoking in most public spaces in Ohio County back in 2005. What may not be so well known ...
HOPE for the Homeless — Street Medicine Team Cares for Wheeling’s Most Vulnerable Ellen Brafford McCroskey October 3, 2018 1 Imagine that you’ve just had your leg amputated. It’s an emotionally devastating and life-altering event that will change the way you go about your daily routine. Staying mobile, performing simple self-care and...
