Library Preparing for Used Book Sale on March 14

Library Preparing for Used Book Sale on March 14

“Little Shop of Horrors” Wowed With Music and Puppetry

Robson Ranch Ladies Social Club News

Fine Arts Guild Opens the House

Features, September 2020

Dollars and Sense: What Is A Stated Income Loan?

In the past, stated income mortgages were home loans that did not require income verification or documentation. Lenders just needed a borrower’s stated income—hence the name “stated income” loans. Unfortunately, these risky loan types contributed to the 2008 housing market crash, and banks stopped issuing stated income loans as a result. This prevented banks from selling…

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Front Page, August 2020

Playing by the Rules

Larry Sundin The COVID-19 pandemic has been quite a challenge for all of us as we’ve been learning to adhere to a whole new set of rules for doing life together. Some of the rules, like social distancing, have limited our ability to interact with friends and family. Other rules have made it impossible for us…

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Sports, August 2020

Softball Profile: Bill Schaible

Softball Profile: Bill Schaible

Keith Bradley Just outside Flint, Mich., is the small town of Swartz Creek. It was here that Bill Schaible first played little league baseball. Like many other youngsters, his lack of success prompted him to turn his attention to other endeavors. “In four years of playing I think I got one hit,” he remarked. Golf,…

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Clubs & Classes, August 2020

Fused Glass Club Is Back

Mary Nunn The Fused Glass Club is back after an intermission! We’re so happy to connect with each other, from a distance, and share our ideas again. There have been some interesting projects, from hedgehogs to multi-jointed giraffes to modern lanterns. We will start small classes in the near future. If you are interested, contact Doris…

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Features, August 2020

Word of the Month: Contumacious

David Zapatka Sister and reader Judy Haberstroh wrote after reading the June column, “This one is interesting. Initially I was leaning toward using ‘yet’ but once I saw the specific definition of ‘still,’ I felt that was the correct word. However, when talking, I would more likely place the word ‘still’ after ‘it’s’ rather than…

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