Arctic Journey begins in Cherry Valley

by Janine Giordano
RSMerc
March 29, 2007

CHERRY VALLEY – Who would have ever thought a journey across the Arctic Circle would begin in Cherry Valley?

The answer to that came by way of a phone call from the mother of one of two young cousins, Paul Lundkvist and Kevork Derderian, both from the Chicago area. The two young men, both in their 20s, according to Ricardo Sierra, executive director of the nonprofit Hawk Circle, of Cherry Valley, were trained at Hawk Circle recently in preparation of their July adventure across the Arctic Circle – following a phone call from one of the young men’s mother.

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Nancy Erway: memory maker

Community Profiles - Nancy Erway: memory maker, memory keeper in Cherry Valley
by Janine Giordano
12/14/2006

CHERRY VALLEY – Walk through the doors of Nancy’s Old and New shop on Main Street in Cherry Valley and you will be bombarded by many things, tangible and intangible. First and foremost, at first glance, you will be bombarded by...junk. Yes, junk. Good junk. Lots of junk. New junk, old junk. Everywhere you look you will see junk. Or is it? ...


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