Renowned “tukang hias” are now a rare breed in a craft that few younger generations have shown interest in, let alone embrace. Kazuliah Mohamad Taufek – A ‘tukang hias’ for over six decades. I can’t help but admire her graceful appearance and poise as she poses with ease in frontRead More →
Celia Jiménez here, thinking of the joy and pride that a group of young football players brought to their city. A few weeks ago, the King City High School Men’s Soccer Team won its first-ever CIF Northern California Division V Men’s Soccer Championship after defeating Wheatland High School 2-1 inRead More →
Photos of Jim Hawkins tattooed on Cedric GrayThe left arm of are three football players in the sky wearing the numbers 9, 10 and 43. They represent Tony Romo, Eli Manning and Troy Polamalu, him and his brothers’ favorite football players growing up. It’s one of hisRead More →
Dear citizens of Port Arthur, I greet you in love. I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your vote of confidence and support in this election. My passion for this city and my commitment to serve my community are a great motivation that allows me to stay focusedRead More →
As the son of Mark Few, it’s understandable why Gonzaga University senior AJ Few is a die-hard fan of the school’s men’s basketball team. However, AJ Few is not just an avid supporter of the team – he is one of the team’s managers. As manager of the team hisRead More →
Harish Chandra is the bean man, a business idea that rubbed off on his father and now more than 18 years later, the 57-year-old is still at it. Chandra says he is good at his job which has held up over the years. He said he believed in working hard,Read More →
Video by Julia Espinoza/The Collegian Fresno State had its own booth at the World Ag Expo, held at the International Agri-Center in Tulare, to represent its reputation for agricultural education at one of the largest agricultural expos in the world. . After last year’s event was held virtually, exhibitors andRead More →
AUDUBON— When this year’s Celebrate Audubon Citizen of the Year recently completed a questionnaire, she said, “Volunteering is my passion, and I try to make Audubon County a place for everyone to enjoy.” She has touched many lives in the area, just doing what she loves to do. Chris JensenRead More →
As part of P&G’s ongoing commitment to increasing the number of women in our workplace and in our STEM workforce, we’re spotlighting four passionate women scientists who are driving innovation behind our products. Julia Semenchenko discovered his passion for science very early on. When she was six years old, herRead More →
there is no direction Sydney Sweeney away from his favorite pastime. Sure, she’s glamorous on “Euphoria” as Cassie’s crazy boy, but off camera she gets dirty and fixes her used 1969 Ford Bronco in front of an audience of nearly a million. on TikTok. “I wanted a Bronco so badly,”Read More →
Beyond the ranks of Class BC, where Trae Thilmony has racked up the majority of his 152 wrestling wins, there are potentially better wrestlers out there. Since steel sharpens steel as the saying goes, Thilmony, two-time state champion from Thompson Falls, is looking for him. Missoula Big Sky has aRead More →
Wyatt Miller doesn’t mind people teasing him for his love of sewing. The 19-year-old from La Ronge, Sask., is proud of his passion. “When people call me kokum or grandma, because I sew all the time, I take it and laugh,” said Miller, who is a member of the PeterRead More →
When Monte Kiffin was interviewed to become the Dallas Cowboys’ defensive coordinator in 2013, team owner/general manager Jerry Jones and his staff insisted he have a chat with the Cowboys’ up-and-coming linebacker coach. who pondered her own future. Kiffin followed, putting Matt Eberflus in front of the dry-erase board inRead More →
Margot Wehrle, 14, first found her voice with music, now she’s branched out into slam poetry. (Christine van Reeuwyk/press team) Margot Wehrle is visibly enthusiastic about her new passion for slam poetry. The 9th grader at Oak Bay High already had a voice, as an active musician. She plays violin,Read More →
1883 star Tim McGraw has a passion for preparation. While some might think a star of his caliber can take it easy once in a while, the country singer and actor isn’t one of them. Talk to taste of country, he explained what his normal schedule was when filming. TurnsRead More →
I know it’s only the end of January, but believe me when I tell you Maddie ZieglerThe new movie is special. I had the opportunity to catch The consequences at SXSW 2021, and the movie has been on my mind ever since. Had he received a 2021 release, he likelyRead More →
news, local news, A drive to educate everyone across the livestock supply chain to ensure humane treatment of animals has seen Stephen Loane named OAM to the Australia Day Honors List. Mr Loane has great local prominence as Chief Executive of the Forbes Shire Council and is also recognized forRead More →
Jenelle Partridge decided to embark on a career she had dreamed of since childhood by opening her own flower shop and upscale boutique.Cathy Cook| Chief El Defensor There’s a new flower shop tucked away in the mall next to Yo Mama’s. Pretty Petals Boutique offers custom arrangements for all occasionsRead More →
A passion for educating everyone across the livestock supply chain to ensure humane treatment of animals has seen Stephen Loane named OAM to the Australia Day Honors List. Mr Loane has great local prominence as Chief Executive of the Forbes Shire Council and is also recognized for his service toRead More →
After several years of teaching and practicing art, recently retired couple Martin and Cynthia Amorous now devote much of their time to creating art and maintaining their six-acre property in Willis. And the local artist couple, who have been together since 2006, wouldn’t want it any other way – finallyRead More →
Every day of his life, every day, Shaheen Pasha wonders about the fate of incarcerated people. But she does more than think. She invests, plans and supports – a passion that was ignited nearly 20 years ago when her high school best friend was sent to prison for murder. AsRead More →
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Brandon Chrostowski needs to know a lot to run a fine dining establishment like Edwins Leadership and Restaurant Institute. Cooking, service, wine, business and motivation are part of his skills. But above all, Chrostowski is efficient and always on the move. Her slender body moves quickly betweenRead More →
Making Waves is a weekly column series highlighting the top emerging League of Legends talent in North America. For as long as he can remember, Immortals Academy jungler Michael “Concept” Su has said he’s always been able to excel at whatever he set his mind to. The 22-year-old Chicago nativeRead More →
SOMERSET — Brody Wildenmann started bowling when he was just 3 years old. Wildenmann’s grandfather, Charlie Miller, introduced him to the sport. Now the Somerset High School senior pays tribute to his late grandfather. On Friday, Wildenmann signed a national letter of intent to bowl at Division III Muskingum UniversityRead More →
Tags: Arts, Campus Life, CLA, Home Page, Student Success, students Drew University Student discovers and pursues his passion André Sabbag C’22 was passionate about photography while exploring the arts of theater January 2022 – André Sabbag C’22 has always dreamed of following in his family’s footsteps and becoming some kindRead More →
Renowned university professor and caricaturist Ġorġ Mallia always knew he wanted to become a teacher. Her love for reading and writing began at a young age, and her choice of people to share a meal with clearly shows what her hobbies are. He likes meat and chocolate, doesn’t like sports,Read More →
Kendal Johnson’s passion for baking began when she was just a little girl. Now the 17-year-old from Dickson City has turned the hobby into a business. “I baked Christmas cookies with my grandma when I was younger and loved it,” she said. She started Kendal’s Cakery Kreations in June 2020.Read More →
It has been nearly half a century since a pasture-turned-amphitheater in Townsend began a ministry that has touched thousands and changed lives. Bob Temple started the Smoky Mountain Passion Play in 1973, and that same newspaper, called the Maryville-Alcoa Daily Times at the time, covered his early days with photosRead More →
Justin Wood just wanted to get back in shape and spent two years focusing on cardio, light weight lifting, and good nutrition to lose 70 pounds. His new lifestyle led the current high school student at Edgemont High School to set New York State powerlifting records for his age groupRead More →
The players refuse to let their handicap get in the way because they excel on the pitch The two-day TANA Multi-Capacity Wheelchair Cricket Cup, hosted under the auspices of the Telugu Association of North America (TANA), concluded Thursday at ZP High School Ground in Gopalapatnam. Refusing to let their disabilitiesRead More →
A young apprentice carpenter from Plymouth won a prestigious award after attending a scintillating ceremony in London earlier this month. Henry Powell went straight from Saltash Community School to a Level Two Carpentry and Carpentry apprenticeship with Barratt Homes and has not looked back since. Despite training during the pandemicRead More →
Steven Rosenblum, right, and Brecken Rosenblum, left, compete in an arm wrestling tournament. (Courtesy of Steven Rosenblum) For Steven Rosenblum, a Jewish resident of northeast Philadelphia, the standoff isn’t just a sleight of hand. A few years ago it became his main hobby. Then it turned into his side hustle,Read More →
Jake Dickert is where he wants to be and where he was meant to be. Dickert, 38, is the passionate leader and head coach of the Washington state soccer team, which faces central Michigan on Friday at 10 a.m. in the 88th Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. Dickert took overRead More →
The Panthers’ Kawann Short, an EC Central graduate, played a key role on the defensive line. Jim hunsley The large, bold and colorful mural on the exterior wall of Columbus Drive Gyros hits you like a storm surge as you enter the building. This is a life-size painting of hometownRead More →
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Meet entrepreneur, author and fashion historian Nancy Flaherty. Using her knowledge for fashion sewing, she recently launched her book French Flair: 10 essential pieces for the style and history that makes them so iconic. Flaherty presents ten key items women should have in their wardrobe, from the little black dressRead More →
Kass (Pfeiffer) Newell is pictured with her husband, Dalton, and daughter, Nyla. (Courtesy photo.) The Mulhall-Orlando FFA Chapter has a long and proud tradition of success in a variety of competitions, but perhaps the most significant contribution is the success it has generated among its alumni after they leave itsRead More →
By Lora Lavigne, WRAL Durham reporter Raleigh, North Carolina – The YMCA of the Triangle is broadening its approach to reach more young men of color. A national grant provides the local organization with the resources to tackle the disparities and challenges young men face in their communities and schools.Read More →
AT WORK: Abby Molloy is now pursuing her dream of becoming a registered psychologist, with support from the Country Universities Center. Photo: Supplied. If you had told Abby Molloy at 18 that she would one day work as an addiction and alcohol counselor and enthusiastically move towards certification as aRead More →
For over a decade Guy Didier Rurangayire has been practicing karate and from his experience, he says locally, there is a need to ensure that this particular game has an equal opportunity to compete internationally. For this reason, in 2015 he established his own karate academy known as the JapanRead More →
“When something bothers me, I go around it.Don’t let life bring me downI will take life as I found it.“I have music in me” – The Kiki Dee Band Music has been a part of my life all of my life. I was fortunate enough to grow up in aRead More →
“People are learning more about it. It’s not just weed anymore, ”said Joel Warrick, owner of Green Bud Lounge. Since the Green Bud Lounge, located on Hillsboro Boulevard near Dotson Products, opened in May, owners Joel and Laura Warrick have worked to bring customers a range of quality hemp derivatives.Read More →
It doesn’t take much encouragement for the new FFA National President, Cole Baerlocher, to unleash his passion for the organization and for agriculture in general. “There is a place for every member, every student, whether or not you come from an agricultural background,” said the enthusiastic student from Washington StateRead More →
“Why do you love him so much?” ” He asked. You could ask a lot of people the same question and they wouldn’t be fazed like me. I thought back to the beginning of my passion, to the birth of my new hobby. My friend picked me up to takeRead More →
WATERFORD – Tanya Maney’s days of staying out of the limelight are over. The longtime community activist and volunteer has spent many years working behind the scenes while helping with local events and issues. But now she takes a high-level leadership role as the new executive director of Explore Waterford,Read More →
“Children need to find their passion for anything, anything, and to find the confidence to take risks, and that is not easy for many of them,” said Ricciardo d’Abou. Dhabi, shortly after competing in the last Formula 1 Grand Prix for the 2021 season. “Growing up and managing schooling isRead More →
Created: Dec 15, 2018 2021 08:00 Mike Sharpe’s passing this weekend is still being felt in local sporting circles, as tributes continue to be paid to the former Olympic sprinter. Another track and field athlete, Mike Watson, was just one of those calling Ian Rawlins’ radio show Talking Sports onRead More →
“The only thing my wife (Kathy) told me was that no one really thought you could handle the things that you accomplished,” said Barzee. “You had to keep proving yourself over and over again, but that’s what made me leave, what made me tick. “I didn’t have a college degree,Read More →
After a week of swirling speculation and rampant rumors, Matt Campbell has finally spoken. Although to Campbell, it was hardly the words that mattered. “A lot has been said,” Campbell said Sunday hours after his Iowa State football team was selected to play in the Cheez-It Bowl against Clemson, “andRead More →
By LAUREN THOMSON Journalist Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 4, 2021. Miranda Buchholz, born and raised in Medicine Hat, is now in her second year of performing in musical theater at Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton. She is participating in her first college-level performance, “The World Goes’ Round” fromRead More →
Perhaps the only thing that matches Shellee Young’s impressive list of qualifications is her incredibly high level of passion when it comes to sports and athlete mentoring. Young brought her experience and energy to Littlestown High School, where she was appointed Director of Athletics. She succeeds Jeff Laux, who leftRead More →
With a mom as a high school choir director and a great-grandfather who sang for fun, Jaycob Steels, a student from the Blinn College District, was bound to have music in his veins. Jaycob steels(courtesy Blinn College) Steels, a second year College Station vocal performance student taking lessons at BlinnRead More →
What if you could reduce the damage of greenhouse gases to our planet by simply saving leftover food? What if this simple gesture could repair the damage to 3 and a half cars? A local woman is passionate about helping our planet heal while helping her garden. Cays resident LauraRead More →
DANBURY – Edwin Rivera scribbled on a notepad. The bounty hunter was on guard with his partner, who had been a Green Beret in the military. Rivera was inspired by his partner and wrote a character based on him in his manuscript. It was in 1996. Twenty-five years later, RiveraRead More →
METROPOLIS, III. “SPORT – a game, contest, or other pastime requiring a certain skill and generally a certain amount of physical exercise.” This is Mr. Webster’s main definition of sport. The second is more appropriate for this exhibition: “any pastime or fun, diversion”. Esport might not fit the first definition,Read More →
The community of Oakboro recently lost one of its primary citizens with the passing of Anabel Speight. Known for her work with the Oakboro Regional Museum, the former Stanly West teacher helped start a sport in the county that Stanly is now among the most productive in the state inRead More →
About 10 years ago Sarah Doerneman was reaffirmed before God. Since then, she has made it her mission to help the children of the region discover the same love that she feels with the Lord. The Schuyler native – who now lives in Duncan – did so by helping runRead More →
The Futaba of My Senpai Is Annoying is not just a hard worker. She also has a creative side that can inspire others, as episode 7 proves. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for My Senpai is Annoying Episode 7, “Here and Now”, now airing on Funimation. Futaba Igarashi has aRead More →
Questlove in 1975 at a salon in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.Credit…Courtesy of Questlove By the time he started elementary school, Thompson had spent more time on the road with adults than in Philadelphia with children his age. When his freshman class had to bring music to school, he chose “Why FoolsRead More →
If you’ve watched basketball in the past 15 years, you know Russell Westbrook, the man at the center of Passion Play: Russell Westbrook, a new feature documentary making its debut on Showtime. The film offers an insider’s perspective on the polarizing playmaker, a man who reshaped the record books whileRead More →
SHOWTIME Sports Documentary Films has released a first look at the upcoming documentary Passion Play: Russell Westbrook, an intensely personal examination of one of the most dynamic and complex figures in professional sports. The documentary premieres tonight, Friday, October 15 at 9 p.m. ET / PT on SHOWTIME and willRead More →
Teach and learn with technology 3 tips for successful passion-based learning Passionate learning, a form of self-directed learning in which students pursue projects that interest them, is becoming increasingly popular in schools – and for good reason: educators who have set aside time for passionate learning. found that students becomeRead More →
SHOWTIME Sports Documentary Films has released the official trailer and poster for the upcoming documentary Passion Play: Russell Westbrook, an intensely personal examination of one of professional sports’ most dynamic and complex figures. The documentary premieres Friday, October 15 at 9 p.m. ET / PT on SHOWTIME and will beRead More →
EXCLUSIVE: NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook will play a starring role on his new team, the LA Lakers, this season, looking to win the first championship of his career. But before the start of the 2021-22 campaign, he stars in a different kind of project: a documentary about his life, careerRead More →
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He had the joy of living. This was how family and friends remembered Corpsman 3rd Class Maxton “Max” W. Soviak of the Navy Fleet Hospital at the funeral Monday in Milan, Ohio. The young sailor was one of 13 U.S. servicemen killed in an ISIS-K attack at Hamid Karzai InternationalRead More →
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He had the joy of living. This is how family and friends remembered Navy Fleet Marine Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Maxton “Max” W. Soviak at the funeral Monday in Milan, Ohio. The young sailor was one of 13 U.S. servicemen killed in an ISIS-K attack at Hamid Karzai International AirportRead More →
On the coffee table is a Lego Creator 3in1 set, an alien minifigure with a crystal set, 327 pieces, designed for ages 7 and up. Rodrigo Blankenship builds this alien from the couch of his home in Indianapolis, a display case containing a soccer ball sitting inches away. He’s theRead More →
Brian Forrest worked on his father’s dairy farm in Wisconsin while he was growing up. After graduating from Stratford High School, he majored in agricultural engineering at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. He returned to the family farm after graduating in 1994. Two years later he started buying cows andRead More →
Max Rohskopf has not spoken publicly since leaving the UFC. Things were confusing and complicated for a while. After receiving his pink record, Rohskopf (5-1) kept a low profile and deleted his social networks, a decision that had been matured for a long time. He endured a period of inactivityRead More →
When Max Alff graduated from high school, he hadn’t initially planned on studying any longer. He enrolled at the North Carolina State Agricultural Institute for Ornamental Plant and Landscape Technology, planning to earn his associate’s degree and enter the workforce. “I love working in the landscape industry and didn’t wantRead More →
SAN ANTONIO – Students across the country are facing obstacle after obstacle and it took specialist teachers to go above and beyond to both motivate and educate them. “I studied journalism at university, so I have training and a few years of working for newspapers. I worked as a directoryRead More →