by Christine | May 20, 2010 | Welcome Column
Back in the middle of the last century, about spring of 1962 “The San Joaquin Valley Boys” band, fell victim to one of these phony T.V. “Talent Contests”. Here’s what triggered the memory of that phony “gig”. One day this...
by Christine | Oct 10, 2013 | Welcome Column
Recently I once again became a part of what the CBA calls its “leadership team.” It happened at Grass Valley last June. On the Wednesday of festival week I bought a local paper and noticed that although the cover of the weekend entertainment section had a sort of...
by Christine | Jun 27, 2020 | Welcome Column
Ah, you can’t miss it now, but then again I think I started seeing displays go up in September. Yes it is that time of the year where most folks are running around preparing for something, shopping, dealing with a bunch of other people doing the same, and getting...
by Christine | Nov 6, 2003 | Welcome Column
The rain has returned to Jamestown and, true to form, I spent the summer almost but never quite getting around to patching the roof on my barn. The barn’s where I keep my tools and do my woodworking and, again true to form, I’ve situated my table saw directly...
by Christine | Aug 7, 2018 | Welcome Column
I have frequently heard the adage that the mechanic’s car, the carpenter’s house, and the plumber’s pipes are the ones in most need of repair. It would appear, based on the frequency of hearing it combined with casual observation, that the adage appears to have some...
by Christine | Nov 19, 2019 | Welcome Column
I have frequently heard the adage that the mechanic’s car, the carpenter’s house, and the plumber’s pipes are the ones in most need of repair. It would appear, based on the frequency of hearing it combined with casual observation, that the adage appears to have some...
