Looking Back and Looking Forward

Remember last June when we could write “love notes” in the library?

Linda Bono Nothing’s the same anymore, is it? COVID-19 is our new reality. It’s an unprecedented situation, and we don’t know what the future will bring. Nevertheless, Friends of the Library (FOL) is making plans. At this writing, the date of the library’s reopening and any new restrictions are uncertain, but the library will be…

Robson Ranch Choir Sings the ’70s

Frances Hackley, Publicity Chair The Robson Ranch Community Choir is still planning on presenting “That ’70s Show” on Saturday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 9, at 4 p.m. So as my mother used to say “God willing and the creek don’t rise,” the show will be a go! This show is packed full…

Voices United Zooms Through the Coronavirus Lockdown

Members of the Thursday Voices United discussion group on Zoom: top row (from left to right): Karen McDaniels, Jane Scholz, and Janet Scott-Harris; second row: Jan Lands, Margo Ways, and Kim Robinson; third row: Joan Wall and Frances Rolater

Jane Scholz Voices United, a Robson Ranch group of progressive women, has kept our fellowship and conversations going through the lock down through the use of Zoom, an online meeting application. Our two monthly discussion groups—each with 10 to 12 members—first tried online meetings in late March. Although few of the discussion group members had…

Fellowship at the Ranch

Pastor Ed Jones Why was God so willing to reveal Himself in Bible times but seems hidden and silent today? One reason God may seem hidden today is the simple fact of willful, unrepentant sin. “Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time, He will hide…

What I Am Doing on My Coronavirus Vacation

Jax and furloughed parents

Catherine Simpson I know I should not be enjoying staying at home with a blank calendar, but I am. After having a brain tumor removed May 23, 2019, results included deafness in one ear and eye difficulties—the deafness keeps me from watching any television and noises interfere with my concentration, which limits my reading. So,…