SOMERS, Mont. — So many skills that were once part of everyday life are becoming rarer or disappearing altogether. Maybe that's why one of the best gifts passed from one generation to the next is the ...

Roasting chestnuts on an open fire this winter wouldn't be nearly as inviting without a braided rug to sit on. The old-style rugs that were traditionally formed by braiding three strips of cloth and ...

Pilots for Breeze Airways will hold an informational picket at Rhode Island T.F. Green airport.It is meant to show the pilots have gone five years a contract.AL Car collides with pet grooming business ...

TILTON, N.H. (AP) - In 1968, after 15 years of work, Janice Jurta’s father-in-law, George, got a patent for a machine that braided the wool needed for rugs. With his new invention in hand, George ...

ROCK SPRINGS | The Rock Springs Public Library, 101 First St., will hold a workshop on making braided rugs at 7 p.m. Thursday. Join Raina and Kathy Roloff, two generations of rug makers, as they teach ...

The Stitchmakers Club is offering “How to make a braided rug” at the Rock Springs Public Library. The club will meet at 7 p.m. March 27. All ages and ability are welcome to attend. Please RSVP as ...

Nancy Fogg, an employee for about 22 years, hand-laces the last row of a large, blue-and-white braided rug at Country Braid House in Tilton last week. The wool rug took about a week to braid and three ...