PHILLIPS – It was standing room only at Phillips Elementary School just before Christmas break as family and friends joined students and staff in the gym for the Annual Christmas Concert and the First Trimester Awards Assembly. Student Council President Bear Rollins opened the proceedings with the traditional Spirit Clap, then led the assemblage in […]

Over the holidays as friends and family were sitting around chatting, my wife told the story of how our son, Joe, gave us a Y2K scare. On December 31, 1999 as we were counting down the last ten seconds of the year, our lights went out just as we said zero. Joe had sneaked downstairs […]

This article to the Franklin Journal is long overdue! The last one was sent in July, a five month gap and I apologize. I have no excuse except to say that Year 3 in Kosmach is much different than Years 1 and 2. While some of the magic has worn off, relationships have deepened. Work […]

Here are this week’s pets of the week at the Franklin County Animal Shelter. Hi, I’m Dylan! I’m an energetic dog who should go to a home without cats. I do like other dogs, but you should schedule a meet and greet with your furry family members before bringing me home. Please come meet me […]

Pets of the Week at the Franklin County Animal Shelter need a forever home for Christmas. Please find it in your heart to adopt one of these pets.

As a father lay dying, he said to his 16-year-old son, “The worst thing about having to go now is that I won’t know my grandchildren. You must promise me one thing: my grandchildren will never read censored newspapers.” It was 1969. They were in Hungary, and the communist government controlled what the papers could […]