Walk away the pounds

    Published On: November 1, 2017By 2.1 min read

    Walking 20 minutes a day could add years to your life, a recent Cambridge University study shows. When Villager Susan Preston lived in Dayton, Ohio, she walked on a track. [...]

    The gain from a big loss

    Published On: October 1, 2017By 2.4 min read

    Being overweight was always an issue for Caitlin Smith until she found the right place for the help she needed. When you meet Caitlin Smith, you see a vibrant, healthy [...]

    Defying all odds

    Published On: September 1, 2017By 2.2 min read

    Motorcycle racer Monty Klein: ‘I’ve been racing my whole life, so it is in me. To stop doing something you really love would kill me.’ Open-heart surgeries, a pacemaker, four [...]

    Game plan for Lake County Schools

    Published On: August 1, 2017By 9.3 min read

    The new superintendent overseeing 5,500 employees and 43,000 students sees her job as being a ‘coach.’ Writer: Theresa Campbell Lake County Schools Superintendent Diane Kornegay is seven months into her [...]

    Technology’s educational path to the future

    Published On: August 1, 2017By 6.3 min read

     Technology continues to develop at a rapid pace, and higher education institutions in Lake and Sumter counties aim to prepare students. Story: Theresa Campbell Beacon College, Lake Technical College, and [...]

    Bringing recess into play

    Published On: August 1, 2017By 2.1 min read

    Writer:  James Combs  // Photo: Fred Lopez Dr. Kristi Burns is a staunch advocate for recess in schools. Thanks to excessive time spent in the classroom, many of Lake County’s [...]

    look good feel good

    Published On: July 1, 2017By 0.5 min read

    Your face and body often reflect how you’re feeling inside. Feeling good is not just an emotion, it’s a way of life. No matter how busy you are, there are [...]

    Exuding confidence

    Published On: July 1, 2017By 3.5 min read

    Writer: Theresa Campbell Confidence comes from within, but it is certainly helped along if you feel good about how you look. Putting on a little lipstick and mascara can give [...]

    Keys to happiness

    Published On: May 1, 2017By 1.9 min read

    The causes of depression include everything from death to divorce to physical illness. Finding your way back to happiness isn’t easy, but it is possible. Writer: Leigh Neely Depression is [...]

    The sacred art of making bread

    Published On: April 1, 2017By 1.8 min read

    “I love making bread. Every day is different. You always have to feel your dough, the atmosphere in the kitchen, the temperature, the humidity.” —Philippe Philippe Farrugia is a master [...]

    Speak up Against the Bully

    Published On: March 1, 2017By 3.8 min read

    Writer: Chris Gerbasi Disturbing reports of bullying and violence in schools are found in the news every day, involving everything from threats hurled across social media, to mass shooting plots, [...]

    Putting the Mettle to the Pedal

    Published On: March 1, 2017By 2 min read

    WRITER: Gary McKechnie PHOTO: Fred Lopez How Mike & Lucia Ratrie biked from the Pacific to the Atlantic. When Mike Ratrie, 62, and his wife Lucia, 56, agreed on an [...]

    LOVE

    Published On: February 1, 2017By 14.9 min read

        Ageless love Writer: Theresa Campbell Photo: Fred Lopez Retired Methodist minister John Annas was a 103-year-old widower when he and Lenore Bayus, then 84, quietly eloped on Dec. [...]

    ‘Stand Up to Stand Out’ impacts Lake

    Published On: February 1, 2017By 5.9 min read

    Writer: Theresa Campbell Photo: Fred Lopez A Umatilla mother of three never imagined when she and a friend started a Facebook group—Stand Up to Stand Out—that it would branch out [...]

    Taking a stand

    Published On: February 1, 2017By 1.9 min read

    One young man stood while others around the country sat in protest.   PHOTO: Myron Leggett Arek Trenholm, 16, of Leesburg, has spina bifida—a condition that impairs the development of [...]