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Healing with Horses: Pathways for health

At Centaur Stride, we have witnessed remarkable changes in the people we serve, and now research is delving deeper to explain why. Today, the pendulum is swinging back toward natural approaches that support the body's ability to develop or heal. Whether driven by rising healthcare costs ...

Getting a taste of Spain while on the trail

Editor’s note: This is the second of three parts. On our way north along the Portuguese Camino we crossed into Spain after crossing the river Minho in a small open boat at the town of Caminha, Portugal. The wind had whipped up a pretty good chop on the water, and although it was a ...

A lesson from the fourth grade talent show

When I was in 4th grade I had a wonderful teacher. She was young, beautiful, kind and caring. My classmates and I could never pronounce her name and we certainly couldn’t spell it. I think I could pen it correctly now but it was her maiden name and we kids often just referred to her as Miss M. It was early in Miss M’s career when she taught me. It may have even been her first year of teaching. I don’t remember the exact details of her teaching career. I do remember sitting on the carpet in her classroom in Cluster One and listening to her read to us. My classmates and I were ...

Helping others to find the light again

The bright and dedicated astronauts who rode Artemis II to the dark side of the moon have expressed profound appreciation for their country and the scientific community which afforded them the opportunity to see the earth from a distance greater than ever before. There, from opposite windows inside their little floating capsule, they beheld both the magnificence of our blue planet and the unfathomable darkness of space. Yet they have been unable to express anything profound about the journey. Their statements about love and the great accomplishments of mankind seem banal, ...

Just Between Us …

Owen Ward of South Dayton was named to the Dean's List at Wilkes University for the spring 2026 semester. To be named to the Dean's List, students must obtain a minimum 3.5 grade point average and carry at least 12 credits. … SUNY New Paltz is proud to congratulate Grayson Osborne-Coy of Fredonia, for being named to the Dean's List for the spring 2026 semester. … The Dean's List at the University at Albany recognizes the outstanding academic achievements of full-time undergraduate students. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a grade point average (GPA) of 3.25 or ...

WACS lists high school honor, merit students

Westfield Academy & Central Schools has announced the fourth quarter honor and merit rolls for the high school. MERIT ROLL: Students earning an average of 85.00-89.499% are awarded recognition by having their names placed on the Merit Roll. Ninth Grade: Garrett Black, Addison Close, Milyn Cooney, Nevaeh Dulmus. Tenth Grade: Ella Atkins, Annabelle Caraballo, Tyler Jaynes, Raegan Luce, Claire Schofield, Robert Schofield, Reagan Weingart. Eleventh Grade: Nahlia Douglas, Parker Gambino, Avery Smith, Isabella Sorrento, Noah Tuah, Seth Zielinski. Twelfth Grade: Nataleigh ...