Month: May 2024

Luminary Doug Heilman makes his culinary debut on PBS

Exciting news from the Luminari community! Our friend and culinary genius, Doug Heilman, is set to showcase his cooking prowess on the national stage. A self-described foodie, Doug grew up on his family’s beef farm where food and the art …

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Broken Pieces

by Dana Wineland O’Rouke, contributing writer Anticipation caused me to hold my breath every time my grandfather slid the big wooden box that he handcrafted from under the living room sofa.  To the little girl me, it was a treasure …

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TikTok — The pros, the cons, and should it be banned?

by Debbie Casini Klein, Director, I Want to be an Ambassador! camp The United States is the country with the most monthly active TikTok users –more than 100 million, with teenagers making up the largest group.  It has more Gen …

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Not that clever

by Margot Callahan, Contributing Writer We were quite proud of ourselves for creating a cool 9th birthday party for our son. It was hot in mid August, and families were gearing up for back-to-school. We called the parents and said …

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Fresh air for the eyes

by Beth Dolinar, contributing writer My home sits atop a hill I’ve come to call Mt. Crumpit, a nod to the mountain home upon which the Grinch snarled and planned his Christmas Eve plunder down below. While I’m not nearly that …

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