Youth pastor raising money for orphans in Africa

May 19, 2012 | Raising $40,000 would be enough to build a new home, and cover caring for the children for the first year. The 32-year-old has run from the living dead in a zombie-themed marathon, he's run 26 miles in the Marine Corps marathon, and he's crawled through mud and jumped over a fire pit in the Warrior Dash. Ebersole is planning to run in the 2012 Comrades Marathon in South Africa and raise money to build a home for orphans of AIDs through the South African Children's Resiliency Project. Ebersole is trying to raise $40,000 to build a facility that will house six orphans in Africa. "If we can raise the money to build those homes, we can change the course of where their life may be heading. "Running to change somebody's life is exceptional," said Ebersole, a volunteer youth pastor at the Faith Family Church in Finksburg. FINKSBURG, Md. (AP) — Glenn Ebersole enjoys running. But now, he's running for a cause. Read more »

CobraCo® Expands Line of Copper Fire Pits

May 19, 2012 | Like the popular CobraCo® Hand-Hammered Copper Fire Tub, the Vintage and Mission designs are made with uncoated copper that, when left outdoors and untreated, can develop a patina, adding a classic weathered beauty. Both fire pits include a vinyl cover

Columbia River views, great wildflowers in Hike of the Week

May 19, 2012 | This hike explodes with a vast array of desert wildflowers with the fragrant smell of silvery-green sagebrush, and covers eight miles round trip with an elevation gain of 1750 feet. Be sure to bring a wildflower guide book to help you identify the

Funds being raised to assist Gouldsboro farm fire victims

May 19, 2012 | Marissa Venturi, an apprentice at Darthia Farm in Gouldsboro, stands Friday, May 11, 2012, in a muddy pit where a barn had burned down five days before, killing more than 80 animals that were inside. Bill Thayer, seen in the background,