This shows the old Salem-Zion Mennonite Church as it was from 1912 to 1956, when the current building was constructed. The Salem-Zion Church — or the North Church — is located 4 miles straight east of Freeman.

This shows the school building used by the Freeman Independent School District in the early part of the 20th century. The distinctive structure was located on what is today Lions Park (facing east) and served the students and staff from 1900 until 1923, when it was destroyed by fire. A new buildings...

Anybody visiting Jamboree Foods in Freeman knows that Schmeckfest is coming up. This display welcoming visitors is standard issue for the downtown grocery store. The annual festival will be held next Friday and Saturday.

This is what is known as the Gottlieb and Karolina Schmitt House, which is the centerpiece of the Menno Heritage Museum in that town. Located just off Fifth Street (Menno's main downtown roadway), the structure was acquired by the Menno Heritage Association in 1983, restored, and turned into a museu...

For those familiar with what it takes to prepare a Schmeckfest musical, this is a familiar scene. It shows the Pioneer Hall auditorium in the middle of its transition to a theater during a rehearsal for "Shrek the Musical" last week. The fairy tale featuring an array of characters will be presented ...

This is Monday's Facebook post from Heritage Hall Museum and Archives. We know the familiar building (pictured here) on the north side of Railway Street between Main and Juniper in downtown Freeman as part of AMPI. But there's a remarkable "rest of the story." The milk-processing plant traces its ro...

The Freeman Missionary Church is pictured on the first Sunday of March.

Freeman's starting lineup is set to be introduced prior to Friday night's Region 4B game between the Flyers and Centerville — a game the Tornadoes won 61-60. Freeman trailed by as many as 15 points but took the lead late, only to see Centerville take a back and hold on for what was a wild one-point ...

This was the scene inside the Freeman Junior-Senior High School lunchroom Friday morning as the local FFA chapter served breakfast to the public. The March 1 pancake feed was a fundraiser for the popular organization with a freewill offering accepted. Serving was from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m.

This undated photo shows the line for the Schmeckfest meal extending well outside of Pioneer Hall, presumably sometime in the 1970s. Much has changed since this picture was taken — notably the removal of the Industrial Arts building on the right and the construction of Sterling Hall, which closed th...