Jennifer Coppolo The Robson Ranch Material Girls (and Guy) Block of the Month committee members Becky Duggins, Kristen Duggins, Robin Lauser, and Kay Wynsma hosted a back-to-school themed “Sewcial” at the Creative Arts Center Quilt Studio in September, featuring an elevated school lunch potluck. The event brought together a vibrant mix of seasoned quilters and…
Doris Betuel There is something fun happening in the Fused Glass Club! Glass vases are made by melting pieces of glass around “pockets” of glass. First, take two pieces of glass. Decorate your glass. Decide how big a pocket you want between your two pieces of glass. Then, place thick pieces of fiber paper between…
Pastor Ash Dotson I invite you to join us … Oasis UMC Sundays at 9:30 a.m. in the Laredo Room. In John 7:36 what do you think Jesus means by saying, “You will search for me and you will not find me” and “Where I am, you cannot come”? I hit my late teens and…
Pastor Larry Sundin Back in 2005, after returning from Canada where I had pastored for over eight years, I was invited to attend an Oregon State Football game. We had seats near the 40-yard line, about 10 rows up from the field. As great as those seats were, the thing that really hit me was…
Deborah Dorman The sci-fi musical comedy “Little Shop of Horrors” by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, will be produced by Theater at the Ranch in the Hermosa Ballroom, Jan. 29 through Feb.1, 2026. There will be five performances, including two matinees, and tickets will go on sale in December, online or by phone via the…
David Zapatka Reader, friend, and bridge player, Maria Davis, writes, “I ran across a word that was new for me today: ‘contronym’, a word that can have opposite meanings, like sanction or oversight. I ran across it playing a New York Times free online game called Connections—a fun daily quiz. A quick Google search turned…