Yearly Archives: 2017


BY WAYNE CROSS I had the whole world in my hands, and then it crumbled to pieces. All because of my mind, my imagination or, as I like to refer to it, the beast. I was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in second grade. I was also diagnosed with […]

Gaining Control Over ‘The Beast’


BY KATIE KOSTOHRYZ If it weren’t for the loss of my sister, Kristin, I wouldn’t be the counselor and professor of counseling I am today. My life’s work is how I choose to love every day through loss. On that summer day years ago, I lost not only my sister […]

The Loving Never Stops




It was a full house at The Attic at the State Theatre Monday evening, February 20. Seven individuals shared their inspiring stories of loving through loss.Thank you to our storytellers, Pam Lehrman, Wayne Cross, Katie Kostohryz, Jacki Hunt, Julia Rater, Beth McLaughlin and Elizabeth Brady, and our musical talent, Ned […]

“Loving Through It” Fills The Attic