Author of the article: Taylor Campbell
Publishing date: Jun 29, 2021 • 7 hours ago • 2 minute read • Standing on the shoulders of ancestors. Lana Talbot, heritage coordinator for the Sandwich First Baptist Church, is shown on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, holding a painting of what the future Underground Railroad Museum might look like. Photo by Dax Melmer /Windsor Star
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Lana Talbot’s dream inched closer to reality Tuesday when Sandwich First Baptist Church received another funding boost for its Underground Railroad museum project.
The 182-year-old church’s heritage coordinator accepted a $500 donation from the Windsor and District Labour Council to help pay for the museum. It will eventually sit behind the historic religious structure on Peter Street where thousands who escaped slavery in the U.S. sought refuge.
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Sunday, May 2, through Saturday, May 8, is National Travel and Tourism Week.
This annual tradition celebrates the value travel holds for the economy. Last National Travel and Tourism Week, we celebrated our resiliency. This year, we will celebrate our role in recovery.
Belmont County Tourism will be celebrating the week by helping you check off your travel bucket list while staying in our area. Looking to fill your travel bucket list with epic adventures while planning a staycation can be hard. But it can be done in Belmont County. In this column I will share several places to go and things to do that many of us travel out of the area for. Whether you are looking for adventure, beautiful destinations or unique experiences, this travel bucket list will keep you busy. This list covers some of the best locations and things to do in Belmont County, Ohio.
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Mattoon, IL -(Effingham Radio)- Lake Land College named
PTK Treasurer Rachel Buening, Effingham,
and
PTK Secretary Macy Vogt, Teutopolis,
as 2020-2021 Outstanding Honors Students. Both recipients were honored at the virtual Student Recognition Banquet April 28.
As well as being active in Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society (PTK), both students were Presidential Scholars and achieved full status honors via the Honors Program courses. PTK, the Honors Program and Presidential Scholars are the three components included in the Lake Land College Honors Experience.
Buening is majoring in elementary education and will be transferring to Eastern Illinois University in the fall. She said her goal as an educator is to make a difference in all of her students’ lives.