Are Things Better?
My daughter, Haley, encouraged me to think about my world view, to read the book...
WILLow LeaVes and HSJ Online Announce HSJ Benefit Schedule 11/02
WILLow LeaVes and HSJ Online Announce HSJ Benefit Schedule...
HSJ Online Yearly Highlights: Celebrating 10 Years & Hope to See You Saturday, November 2
HSJ Highlights...
Please Attend: An Invitation to the HSJ Online Benefit Celebrating 10 Years
We are excited to celebrate our tenth year as HSJ Online...
56th Hope Heritage Days Managed Despite Wind and Rain
Jenn Guthrie, Content Coordinator for HSJ, stated this in her promotional HSJ column for Hope Heritage Days...
A Special Thanks to Community for Most Successful HSJ Hope Run/Walk
The HSJ Team would like to express much thanks for all the community support...
Rena Blake Dillman: Patchworks Art Studio
I recall getting to know Rena when working with her son, Jon, at Hope Elementary...
Students' Fund of Hope Recognition Celebration at WILLow LeaVes
It was quite the honor to be invited to the Students' Fund of Hope Recognition Celebration at WILLow LeaVes...
John Robertson: A Friend to Many
I'm at WILLow LeaVes purposely sitting at a red table in a corner...
Hope to See You Saturday, August 3rd at HSJ Hope Run/Walk
Our HSJ Team is looking forward to welcoming you to the HSJ Online Hope Run/Walk from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday...
People In The Hope Area Notice Little Things
I was a facilitator in a local Book Study for “The Noticer” by Andy Andrews...
Snake in the House
I should start this story sharing that my wife purchased toy snakes to place on the mirrors of our white van to deter birds from leaving their unwanted deposits...
Bud Herron’s Acceptance Speech for The William R. Laws Human Rights Award
I attended the recent 2024 Human Rights Annual Dinner Meeting at The Commons in support of my good friend, Bud Herron...
Help HSJ Through Participating in 2024 Hope Run/Walk
We are excited to announce the 4th HSJ Online Hope Run/Walk at the Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Campus...
Henry Lee Summer & Memories
Due to Brian Blair's post in The Republic about Henry Lee Summer appearing at the Brown County Playhouse...
Low Impact Exercise Group at HUMC Has Large Impact
I attended my first low impact exercising class at Hope United Methodist Church...
Planting for Joye and for Others, A Memory Garden
The Beeker family is well known in the Hope area. Once a month...
Connecting with One Another with Our Words and Actions
The Willow Leaves Coffee House evening was a success in many ways..
The Greatness of a Season, of a Team, is not Always Determined by the Final Score of a Game
For once, I arrived very early at a sporting event, a very important one for the Hauser Jets and the Switzerland County Pacers...
The Gift: Brazilian Restaurant, Comedy, A Movie, & Snow
Our two daughters worked together in presenting us a very nice gift that started at Rodizio Grill Brazilian Steakhouse in Columbus, Ohio...
Coffee House Evening at WILLow LeaVes 02/28
Coffee House Evening at WILLow LeaVes: CD Release by David Webster/Avery Tallent/Ben Cleland Special Guests: Carol Ashbrook, Mike Harding, Bud Herron, Pete Law, Matt Lee/Tim Dooley, Tim McNamee/Paul Bunting, Warner Michener, Larry Perkinson, Dale Sechrest, Sally Webster/Pam Anderson...
Dr. Pacilio: February 13, 1966 - December 28, 2023
It does not seem all that long ago I was writing an article about Hope losing a chiropractor who had served our community for years, Dr. Greg Sweet...
The Book "The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments"
In my thirteen years of writing articles for the Hope area, I have written several about movies and books. Recently, I received a book from one of my daughters for my birthday, "The In-Between" by Hadley Vlahos, RN...
Hope Still has a Newspaper When Other Communities Do Not …
Thirteen years ago, I retired from teaching in the Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corporation...
"The Well House" Play: About Vietnam War & Love Now on YouTube
“The Well House” is one of the best books I have read. It was written by two friends, Mark Van Voorhis and Ed Kugler...
An Invitation to the HSJ Benefit Featuring Bud Herron
We are excited that Bud Herron will be performing songs of yesterday that still present a message today at the HSJ Online Benefit in the delightful setting of WILLow LeaVes from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, November 4...
A Perspective of 2023 Heritage Days: All Roads Lead to Hope
Due to once again spending many hours at Heritage Days at our HSJ Online booth under the shelter house, I feel inspired to write a little about the goodness of the event...
Yellow Trail Museum, One of the Best Small-Town Museums Even has an Interactive Model of the Town of Hope in the 30s & 40s
The Hope Yellow Trail Museum undoubtedly is one of the best small-town museums around. It is due to the efforts of many people within the community over the years...
The Honor of Taking Care of Grandchildren
After thirty-six years of teaching fifth graders at Hope Elementary with a superb team and being extremely thankful for the Hope community, a significant amount of my time has been devoted to taking care of my two grandsons, Gibson and Rowan. Interestingly, both of their parents are teachers...
Do You Remember Me? Thinking About Danielle Renae Mills
As I am looking at Danielle Mills in the 1999-2000 Fifth Grade Hope Elementary School Picture, one of my 27 students that year, it is as if she is asking, “Do you remember me, Mr. Webster?”...
Where is Hauser Graduate Alex Gross? From Hope Biddy Ball to Professional Basketball in the Netherlands for ZZ Leiden Dreams Can Come True!
I was at the Hope Community Center Smoke on the Square event and was thrilled to see Alex Gross and to have a few moments to talk...
Mississippi Riverboat Adventure
We took a wonderful riverboat tour, Riverboat Twilight, with our friends, the Slagels. After meeting them in Lafayette, we traveled four hours to Iowa where we stayed at LeClaire, birthplace of Buffalo Bill, for the night...
Prices in 1952, in 2023, and Inflation
My mom has been going through papers collected over 94 years...
Help HSJ Through Participating in 2023 Hope Run/Walk
We are excited to announce the 3rd HSJ Online Hope Run/Walk at the Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Campus on Saturday, August 5 with a flexible starting time from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Registration forms can be located at Special By Design, WILLLow LeaVes, and Hoosier Sporting Goods...
Special Individuals Like Bruce Burton, Roger Moore, Sally Webster, and Rana Wetzel
Our world is one of ugliness but one of beauty, too. The balance can be tipped all too easily between the two. Throughout my life, I have considered myself quite fortunate due to being surrounded by beauty an extremely high percentage of time with many special individuals playing a significant role.
Hope Elementary Kindergarten Roundup Excitement
Our grandson, Gibson, came home from Hope Elementary Kindergarten Roundup with much excitement and had a bag of goodies which each item was proudly pulled out to show his grandpa who has taken care of him since baby days while his parents serve in important education roles.
Snook Haven, Florida
Off the commercial areas of Florida, there is a secluded gem called Snook Haven. The name was derived from a fish, one with delicious white flesh that can grow as large as 40+ pounds.