Phil Stone: Mission to make a difference From Raleigh Biblical Recorder Thanks to Mrs. Perkins, Phil Stone had no choice but to take his music seriously. Stone, Baptist State Convention (BSC) church building planning/church administration ministries leader and state Sunday School director, played piano and organ at Home Branch until he headed to Augusta State University to study music and vocal performance. Stone helps churches "move Sunday School from a program that wants to sustain itself to a ministry strategy whose role is to sustain the mission of the church."

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Mountain community connections, resort association committee and ... From North Lake Tahoe Bonanza Resort association looking to fill committee The North Lake Tahoe Resort Association is accepting applications for six open positions on its Marketing Committee. The committee typically meets the first Tuesday of the month, 2 p.m., in the boardroom of the Tahoe City Public Utility District in Tahoe City. Committee members must own, operate or be the designated representative of a business within the NLTRA jurisdiction and a Resort Association member. In addition, the NLTRA is also accepting...

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Lori Kim Jackson From York County Coast Star Lori, daughter of Ernest and Ernestine (Blakney) Weidul was born in Tehrah, Iran where her father was stationed as a diplomat with the State Department. Lori spent many years abroad with her family, living in Iran, India and Thailand. While living in Thailand, there were many trips to the "pet market" resulting in a collection of several birds who could often be found on Lori's shoulder. You could find Lori's apartment by looking for the flowers, plants and hummingbirds outside her window.

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Wilton Event Builds Showcase For American Craftsmanship From Antiques and the Arts Online Wilton Historical Society's American Craftsmanship show has earned a reputation for showcasing the country's finest artisans and artists, and that was never more in evidence than at the November 10 and 11 outing for the show. "It was a little more challenging," show promoter Marilyn Gould said of the show this year. This was one of the few shows where you see younger buyers - 30-something age group," said carver Stephanie Rawson. William Kautz American Folk Art, Hartland, Vt., reported...

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Gloucester mourns man, 70, lost in blaze From Boston Herald Despite a master's degree in counseling, a flair for cooking and equal passions for Hemingway, science fiction and antiquing, Taylor had soldiered 'through the wars of life,' said Janis Bell, wife of Gloucester Mayor John Bell. 'He led a lot of people to serenity.' Hours before his death, Taylor had helped the Trinity Congregational Church, where he'd worked for years as a jack of all trades, pull together a meal of comfort food for the disadvantaged: meatloaf, green-bean casserole, roasted...

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