Monthly Archives: October 2008

Westminster College – New Wilmington, PA

October 18, 2008 – 1:06 pm

October 13th through the 17th
After our visit to the Cleveland area, we made the beautiful drive to Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA. The trees are changing to their Autum colors with brillant shades of red, orange, brown, and everything in between. This part of the country is also the home of many Amish communities [...]

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Cleveland Area of Ohio

October 4, 2008 – 8:07 pm

October 4, 2008 – We are now up in the Cleveland area staying with our dear friends Bill and Susie. They have an incredible home surrounded by 10 acres of forrest with a large pond. I will post a few pictures so you can see how beautiful it is. Today we are recovering from [...]

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Buddhist monks create art to cleanse negativity

October 4, 2008 – 11:06 am

Sunday, August 03, 2008
Monks make for low-maintenance houseguests.
Grand Junction’s Ray and Peggy Pilcher invited six monks with the Gaden Shartse Monastery to stay in their home during the monks’ stay in Mesa County.
The monks are on a U.S. tour, raising awareness about Buddhism and donations for construction of a hospital to serve their monastery and [...]

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Sand mandala to be swept away tonight in Grand Junction

October 4, 2008 – 10:56 am

GRAND JUNCTION — Today is the last opportunity to view the colorful sand mandala that six Buddhist monks have taken turns working diligently on for the past three days at the Western Colorado Center for the Arts.
By tonight the mandala will be swept up, and the sand dissolved into the Colorado River.
The monks will begin [...]

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