Wash day way back when

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Wash day way back when

Now and Then

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ROGER BRANCH

Published: Mar 24, 2019, 4:00 AM

Only those who have lived and labored through traditional wash days back then can fully appreciate the miracle of modern-day washing and drying machines. Washing clothes was the most uncomfortable and labor-intensive requirement of life for rural wives/mothers. The traditional way of doing things hung on deep into the 20th century.

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Festival of Hope kicks off Recovery Month

Kaleb Williams takes a look at the Faces of Recovery display at the end of the annual Overdose Awareness Walk during the third Festival of Hope at Mill Creek Regional Park on Sept. 2.

Kaleb Williams takes a look at the Faces of Recovery display at the end of the annual Overdose Awareness Walk during the third Festival of Hope at Mill Creek Regional Park on Sept. 2.

SCOTT BRYANT/staff

Published: Sep 7, 2023, 10:00 AM

The third annual Overdose Awareness Walk, coupled with the second annual Festival of Hope, was held Sept. 2 at Mill Creek Regional Park. The events kicked off Recovery Month, observed each year in September.

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