Deaf College Student Bicycles Home Despite Challenges
Sharon Smith, deaf since birth, rode from Athens to Cumberland with a friend from Gallaudet College, mostly on trails and camping along the way. They faced a thunderstorm and a broken brake, rode a train home, and found locals friendly. She also helps run her family's Athens County Fair ice cream trailer and enjoys backpacking and camping.
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Sharon Smith
Athens
Sharon
Gallaudet College
Washington, DC
United States
Potomac
Cumberland
Athens County Fair
Weird family gives up television in TV rich era
The Fisler family of Maurice River New Jersey rejects TV despite 95.5 percent of homes owning sets. Oldest daughter Carmena says they do not want a TV and spend 44 hours weekly in active pursuits, while younger children grow up TV free aside from occasional viewing at friends homes. Neighbors call them odd or un American for not owning a set.
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Family Circle
Friends Homes
Fisler
Maurice River
N.J
Carmena
Fislers
Jeannette Fisler
Noel
Jeannette
Married Lover: Fisler family defies TV with active life
The Fislers split time between reading, bug collecting, piano, plays, and macrame, claiming TV lessens family friction and violence. Jeannette notes their library use is high, kids study music in the mornings, and Sharon has won fair awards while teaching crafts. A European school tour in summer highlighted their activities.
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Sharon
Bible School
Wesleyan Church
Europe
Spain
Local Students Share Deaf Awareness And Advice Columns
The Athens Messenger features Sharon Smith on deaf awareness and inclusion in school, stressing lip reading where possible and clear communication. The page also runs Abby letters about love with a married man, shoplifting peers, and parental guidance, offering personal responses and practical tips.
Frozen Pickles Recipe and reader queries from Hap piness column
Marian Reeder shares Betty Wiseman's Frozen Pickles recipe using cucumbers onions sugar and vinegar for freezer storage. A reader, Gracie Noland of Reynoldsburg, asks for a Christmas Relish recipe with red and green mangoes celery and other ingredients. Readers are invited to send in recipes.
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Marian Reeder
Betty Wiseman
Betty
Gracie Noland
St. Hillview Drive
Reynoldsburg
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