Madera Canyon, a top southeast Arizona birding destination
If you talk to any birders who have visited southern Arizona, you probably will find that they stopped at Madera Canyon. Located a short hour south of Tucson, the canyon is easily reached and offers a wide variety of trails to hike. You can even hike all the way to the top of Mt. Wrightson, the tallest peak in the area at nearly 10,000 feet. However, at this time of year, such a hike would mean...
Plug in, tune in and remember what it was like to care
Essentially, it was just a thin piece of plastic-coated wire, skinnier and much shorter than a strand of stretched-out spaghetti. A nothing. A trifle. Something you might find in a junk drawer, a long-forgotten and abandoned artifact; in fact, if you happened upon it, decades later, you might not ever recognize what it even was. And that makes you normal. But not me. No sir, no...
A Michigan March into spring
February has passed and my hand was quick to flip the calendar page; welcome March. I celebrate you whether you come in like a lion or come in like a lamb. This is Ohio and with an open-mind and a dont blink attitude I will accept any weather you bring on as your door opens, because March 20 is the first day of spring and that is all I want, an official day. Every March my mom, daughter and...
Who would you honor for Womens History Month?
Several years ago a local publication, Shenandoah Valley Hit, included me in their list of honorees for Womens History Month. I was going moi? but they toasted my role as a writer/editor in the community. While it was a beautiful gesture and happy ceremony full of many hugs, the remarkable thing was hearing the accomplishments of the other women in that room. Most of us were very ordinary...Thirteen students qualify for State Business Professionals of America in Ohio Region 8 competition
Thirteen Wayne County Schools Career Center business students have qualified for State Business Professionals of America in Ohio Region 8 after competitions were held in January. Awards were presented at the Wooster Grace Brethren Church. The Wayne County Schools Career Center hosted some of the regional contests. Schools participating in the contests were: Buckeye Career Center of New...
Beacon Hill celebrates two years of growing like a weed
For a two year old school, Beacon Hill Community School at The Pier Lighthouse of Hope in Mt. Eaton seems like it has been around for quite some time. Maybe because it has grown so rapidly from year one to year two. The school celebrated its second year with an informational banquet recently, and the celebration showcased the schools mighty accomplishments in a very short period of time, as...
10th annual writers workshop at The University of Akron Wayne College
The 10th annual Writers Workshop is being held on Saturday, April 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at The University of Akron Wayne College. This years workshop allows writers and aspiring writers to meet published authors and participate in sessions about poetry writing, history writing, writing for newspapers, writing novels and the art of telling stories with pictures. The program begins with...