Betty Betts is well known throughout Greensboro and beyond as an outstanding woman who continually gives of her time and talent to help others.

The use of Chrismons to decorate Christmas trees is popular in many churches today. Chrismons were first developed in 1957 by Frances Kipps Spencer of Ascension Lutheran Church in Danville, Va.

From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Towns staff and volunteers will be manning a table at Memorial Waterfront Park, where they'll be doling out about 250 seeds of roughly seven or eight tree species.

After the cleaning, shopping and the Seder, we have ahead of us - the Intermediate Days, the last day of Pesach, Counting the Omer - and if you haven't yet, the blessing on trees. Moadim Lesimcha!

Dollar Tree is ending its short-lived and ill-fated Family Dollar experiment, offloading the discount brand for $1 billion – just a fraction of its purchase price from a decade ago.

Stacy Jenkins has been a part of Angel Tree for five years and is using it to help her 10-year-old son get gifts this year. “If it wasn't for this organization, he wouldn't have a gift under the ...

“It’s blessing my grandchildren,” Johnson said. “They went through a lot. They were in HOPE at one time, the homeless shelter, and they finally moved into a place in Havana.” ...

The Blessing Tree tradition shines on for the 26th year in a new location in downtown Bettendorf starting with a remembrance ceremony on Dec. 3 from 6 to 7 p.m.

Watercrest Mall’s “Angel Tree” was held in the mall's food court during November and December where the public could select the name of an elderly resident at the Hillcrest Residential Hospital. The ...

An illustrative photo of trees blooming. (credit: GERSHON ELINSON/FLASH90) In the month of Nisan, just once a year, and only in the spring, we go out to recite the blessing over the trees.

And it's just a blessing that no one was injured and no one was hurt," he said. The driver is doing well after the incident and is grateful for the "the outpouring of support" he received from the ...

The second blessing is given here in terms of the modes of transport, or in other words, means of communication. This is mentioned here as symbolic of the various other blessings of this kind.