Watching the news these days has become so difficult. The two mass shootings in California this past week were heartbreaking and the enormity of how it has affected not only the victims, their families and others on-site is mind-boggling. Trying to even imagine how any of us would feel if[Read More…]
Author: PAT EDWARDS for The Chronicle
Rural school districts need help; rediscovering the joys of winter
There are some requests sent out from the Crow-Applegate-Lorane School District that I’d like to share with others this week. • First, the district is in need of two community members for its Budget Committee to help determine the district’s budget for 2023-24 school year. It will require only a[Read More…]
Counting our blessings, even on a sad anniversary
Jim and I received the very best New Year’s gift we could have wished for on Jan. 4. We were able to greet our newest great-grandson, Teagen James Stevens.Teagen is the son of our grandson, Kevin and our granddaughter-in-heart, Jazmine. Teagen weighed in at a whopping 9 pounds, 9 ounces,[Read More…]
Here’s hoping for a kinder world in 2023
One more Christmas is in the books for Jim and me. It was a good day filled with lots of love, good food and with seven of our great-grandkiddles, ages 2½ to 7 years, in attendance. There was lots of joy and excitement as we counted our blessings and honored[Read More…]
Family traditions are critical part of holidays
This year, I decided to keep my Christmas holiday decorating to a minimum. The main reason is that, with a new kitten in the house who is experiencing her first Christmas with us, I knew what to expect. So, when I went out to our shed where I have at[Read More…]
Honoring a legendary local newspaper woman
I dedicate my column this week to an amazing woman who served as the editor and publisher of my weekly columns for the Fern Ridge Review, later known as the Fern Ridge-Tribune News headquartered in Veneta and Junction City. Sadly, Pam Petersdorf passed away on Nov. 14, 2022. Pam worked,[Read More…]
Fellowship one of life’s best gifts
The holidays are really upon us. This past week, Jim and I, along with our daughter, Gloria, attended the Lorane Community Thanksgiving Dinner at the Lorane Grange. It’s a tradition hosted by the Lorane Christian Church for many years, but it was put on hold during the pandemic and this[Read More…]
Here’s hoping we get back to finding common ground
As I write this, we are still waiting to hear the results of some of the voting in last Tuesday’s election. Not all of the ballots have been counted yet, and some races and measures are still too close to call. I believe that, for the most part, even though[Read More…]
New England trip was one for the ages
My column has been silent for the past several weeks for several reasons, but the most important one, for Jim and me, was the preparation for and our actual long-anticipated eight-day vacation to New England for a “Fall Foliage” tour. We signed on for this bus tour shortly after our[Read More…]
Get informed, then vote!
This week, I want to write about something that has always been “near and dear” to my heart. Shortly, each of us will have the opportunity to take part in determining our future not only as a nation, but a state, city, county and community, as well as the school[Read More…]
