Tell Me About It
Local man hamming it up
1. Tell me about the hobby, what you enjoy about it. Amateur radio is a group of people who enjoy radio communications for personal satisfaction. They don't look for any monetary gain. The international treaties define amateur radio as an intercommunication,...
Tell Me About It: You can go home
1. Thomas Wolfe said you can't go home. You just spent five years out of town, so is he right or wrong.Actually, when I returned to Lima the first time [to lead the congregation at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church] I quoted Jesus who said, "A prophet...
A lesson in strength
1. How long have you been involved in fitness instruction? I've been teaching since I was 22 years old. I've been teaching over 20 years. With personal training, I've been training for over nine years. I was more into classes and things, but we didn't...
Missionary brings culture here, learning American way
1. How did you end up in Ottawa? I was ordained in 1998 in Tanzania. In November, I was given the news that I had been transferred to the Missionaries of the Precious Blood in the United States. In February, I came here [to the United States], and then...
Peddling treasures amid an apple orchard
1. How did you end up here opening up a shop? We came from southern California 15 years ago. I grew up in Auglaize County. It was like coming home. I was gone 40 years. We found out this was on the market. My grandparents built the house and this farm...
Standing watch at Schoonover Pool
1. How did you land this job?I actually live really close to Schoonover. I came here a lot when I was young, I just thought it would be a neat place to work. I had so many good memories here and I just wanted to be a part of it.2. Do you feel any pressure...
Shawnee native thrives under the sea
1. Is being in a submarine like people see in old movies? Submarines are capable of a lot of different missions, everything from intelligence collection to shooting tomahawk missiles and launching Special Forces. It's not quite like it used to be. All...
Job comes naturally for Rita Thelen
1. Tell me about your job. What's a naturalist? One of the things I tell some of my audiences is that it's not a naturist, someone who goes to nude beaches and resorts. A naturalist is the best job in the park district. As naturalists, we are educators,...
Getting fit and making a statement
1. Gas prices are at $4 a gallon, everybody's complaining about it. So what are you doing about it? With the prices so high, I got tired of pumping gas so I pumped up my tires, got out my bike and off I went. 2. What motivated you to start it? Last...
An Interview with Doll Maker Fara Ewing
1. How did dolls and doll making first become a part of your life? I had injured my knee my senior year of high school, two weeks into my senior year. After that the doctors took me out of school, so I was going crazy because I didn't...
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