Vicki Baker When Imelda Marcos fled the Philippines, she left behind an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 pairs of shoes. Joan Crawford, Carmen Miranda, Mariah Carey, and Christine Aguilera are among many personalities photographed in personal shoe closets the size of bedrooms. Footwear has always been of particular interest to women, selected for style, social status,…
Patricia Bender, the education chair of the Happy Potters, hosts and facilitates many pottery workshops and demonstrations throughout the year. Although she is always excited to share “all things pottery” with the group, she is never more excited than when she gets to combine two of her passions: pottery and her favorite local charity, Empty…
Lorraine Wilson The Kiln Krafters club, dedicated to the art of ceramics, is thriving, with over 50 members. The club’s activities range from mold pouring and firing to glazing and painting of various items. Behind the scenes, the Kiln Krafters Board members ensure everything runs smoothly. President Cindy Parker, the backbone of the organization, manages…
David Zapatka While reading Esoteric Astrology by Alice A Bailey, I read, “He is instantly aware, once he is spiritually awakened, of his motivating impulses, and this leads him to an imposed self-discipline-the thing the Leo subject sorely needs and which must always be self-imposed and self-applied for he brooks no disciplinary measures which others…
Linda Buishas Civilla Martin was amazed by the cheerful spirit of her friend Mrs. Doolittle. Civilla wondered how anyone who was bedridden, as Mrs. Doolittle had been for over 20 years, could be so happy. Her friend explained: “How can I be discouraged when my Heavenly Father watches over each little sparrow, and I know…
Cynthia Drury On June 9 Fellowship At The Ranch Church hosted more than 80 guests for an old-fashioned Ice Cream Social and music on the patio of the Wildhorse Grill. It was a perfect evening to build an ice cream sundae and enjoy music provided by Ed and Terri Miller. The music program began and…