Walk Across America
Table of Contents
by Jenny Burroughs and Abby Wenger
Most people have dreams to take a The Hometown Treasure an exclusive
vacation and tour some unique place or interview.
visit a foreign country. Most of those
His favorite state so far? The quick
dreams never become a reality, but for response, “Kansas. It was incredible.”
one college graduate, that dream did
In response to the question of what
come true.
was the hardest part of his journey
Ebram Megally lives in Boston
so far, he replied, “The first day, when
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and attended Boston College where
I left Los Angeles.” He has climbed
4-H: Coming Up Clover..... 14-21
he graduated in 2011 with degrees in
mountains, walked in extreme temFront cover photo is of John Kelly and his 4-H
International Studies and Theology.
peratures and had countless blisters,
While most of his 2011 graduating
some bigger than he thought possible. insect collection. Location courtesy of Emma Café.
classmates toured Europe after gradu- His motivation to do this was, “To see
ation, Ebram decided he wanted to do
America and meet America.”
something different. He wanted to tour
At night, Ebram usually camps out,
Healthy Hearts, Healthy Homes.......25
America. But he is touring America
but there have been some people along
Heart Of Missions..............................37
with a twist; instead of taking a car,
the way that have graciously opened up
bus, or train, Ebram decided to “Walk
their homes to him. If he is in need of
Recipe.................................................... 4
Across America.”
shelter, he will usually go to a Police or
He began his journey by flying out Fire Station.
Smart Choices.....................................23
from Boston to Los Angeles and startWith a final goodbye, he donned
Spotlight on Nature............................. 5
ed walking on January 17, 2012. Ebram his hat and glasses, put his earphones
says when he first started his journey,
back on and headed on up the road
he would cover about 12 miles a day.
towards LaGrange where he was stayNow, he is up to 30 miles per day! So
ing the night and beyond to Angola
Clueless Crossword.............................. 9
far he has walked close to 2,500 miles
where he was hoping to stay a few days
and is on his sixth pair of shoes. His
to escape the 100+ degree weather this
Coloring Contest................................40
plan is to be home mid August. He has area was expecting all week.
walked on days when it has been eight
Hopefully he found some cool
Drawing Contest.................................44
degrees and also on days when it was
places to stay this past week with temGold Coin Contest..............................35
101 degrees!
peratures over 105 degrees in our area.
On June 26 he was walking
We here at the office wish him safe
Mystery Farm Contest.......................13
through LaGrange County on US
travels and good health as he continues
20 where he stopped and granted
towards home.
Word Search.......................................... 8
Columns
Contests & Puzzles
Everything Else
Classified Ads ....................................... 7
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Community Calendar ................ 10 - 11
Display Advertiser Listing.................43
Hometown Church Listings..............24
Kids’ Club (Birthday Page).................33
LaGrange County Council ................36
LaGrange County Library..................42
Shipshewana Town News.................... 5
Topeka Town News............................27
Westview School Board .....................44
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