Today's Features

Jennifer Hope Deas and John David Wilson Jr. were married at 2 p.m. May 4, 2013, at Union Baptist Church by the Rev. Jackie Jenkins.

 Televised images of roaring infernos devastating forests and destroying entire communities in western states have been unsettling. 

Having experienced frightening grass fires at Cedarleaf, I cannot imagine the terror of landowners facing the recent mega-fires.

Because superfires are becoming more common, the American Forest Foundation just devoted a large section of its new magazine, “Woodland,” to this topic. 

Jacqueline Marie Hunt and NaBarrett Cherard Smith were married Sept. 8, 2012, at Cape Fear Botanical Garden in Fayetteville, N.C.
The bride is the daughter of Ronald and Carolyn Quenga of Raeford, N.C. She is the granddaughter of Unellear Rogers of Raeford, N.C., and the late Gene Rogers. She has a bachelor’s degree in business administration with concentration in health care from Methodist University.

 Sherry Archie

For The Lancaster News

Two and a half years ago when Debbie and Wayne Dickson married, they began finding ways to blend the belongings each had accumulated over the years. Both having been married previously and lost their spouses after many years of marriage, they each had a house filled with furniture as well as yards full of plants that had special meanings. Debbie’s house was in Chesterfield and Wayne’s home was in Lancaster.