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In a 46-year career, Chip Lamborn held 49 titles, collected 29 name tags and worked in 33 different states and six other countries.

The cast of The Villages Musical Theater’s production of “The Producers” were backstage putting on makeup and costumes when they got word that their final performance was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.

Kenny Alhona enjoys bluegrass music because it’s a people’s music.

Clown Alley 179’s golf cart parades were short trips around two squares Tuesday, but they went a long way to bringing some cheers to the young and young at heart. After about six months away from being clowns, the resident group gathered about 30 members to participate in the parade, which s…

Mike and Charity Gill originally met at Universal Studios in Osaka, Japan, where they were both working. A friend suggested that they become a musical duo, and Gilly & the Girl held their first gig at a pizza restaurant in Japan.

One day, a young Billy Buchanan was listening to Prince when his mom came into the room and said, “You know, Prince is nothing but a mix of Little Richard and James Brown.”

The Villages Theater Company’s production of “Made for Each Other” started out as a script-in-hand performance for actors who had trouble memorizing lines or hadn’t been on stage for a while. However, in a turn of events that director Beth Ely jokingly calls an “amazing ordeal,” the cast and…

As the sun hung low in the sky, neighbors on Reedy Creek Place trickled over to Ed Hagerty’s driveway with lawn chairs in hand. Spreading out six feet apart between two driveways, they caught up on the day’s news. Since mid-March this has been the daily ritual for the Village of St. Charles …

Norita VanWart and her husband, Al, couldn’t feel luckier having Carolyn Vena as a next-door neighbor.

The father-and-daughter team of Jim Caisse and Melissa Caisse continue to share their love of dance, an activity that has been an important part of their lives.

The Lovewood Ladies Bocce Golf Group has been kicking its social game up a notch.

Artie Brennan’s art projects have taken over his home, he admitted with a chuckle. His spare bedroom closet is set up for pen and ink drawing. His garage is set up for painting. But recently one project has taken over more than the others.

At a young age, Linda True Stromski was given a choice of musical instruments.

Some Villagers have lost count of how many puzzles they’ve completed in recent months.

When Mitch Hadfield and his wife, Diane, moved to the Village of Pine Ridge three years ago, Mitch brought along his tools and set aside space for a workshop in the extra large garage.He just didn’t know what he wanted to work on.Six months later, the workshop was complete. Art was on the wa…

Julie McGlone offers the residents in her art class a choice: the giraffe or the goat.

Dee Logé-Wacker has sung with numerous choral groups throughout her life, including one notable performance with a Duke.

On Tuesday evening, five women dressed in black T-shirts bedazzled with the word “dance” and black shoes to match put on a performance outside Allamanda Recreation Center.

When it comes to making artwork with clay, Ruth Mansdoerfer keeps an open mind with each project.

Residents who passed by Barbara Bettler’s house in the past few months probably would have done a double take.