by Christine | Nov 28, 2010 | Welcome Column
Regina Bartlett recently submitted her first regular welcome column and chose to give her monthly contribution a name; “Harmony Road.” I was trying to think of something clever if I was to name my column; something that would reflect the theme of most of my articles....
by Christine | Aug 16, 2009 | Welcome Column
You know, every month about this time I start thinking on just what I?m going to write this week for my column. Sometimes happening events, like the FDF, drop a nice package right in my lap?.other times I have to rely on ongoing projects like my Tour de Jam. This...
by Christine | May 19, 2016 | Welcome Column
Well, folks, it’s just around the corner! One month from now, I, and many of you, will be setting up camp at the Nevada County Fairgrounds for the 41st annual Father’s Day Festival. I am very excited about this year’s fest, and my son and I have started planning for...
by Christine | Jun 6, 2007 | Welcome Column
When I was a kid, summer was everything, of course. It was so simple: Summer meant no school, no getting up early, and playing all day. It doesn’t get any better than that. My mom says we all started whining about how bored we were by the middle of July, but that...
by Christine | Oct 23, 2003 | Welcome Column
’ve just read a couple Hooked on Bluegrass stories that came during the night, both about “first instruments”. Got me to thinking about mine. The summer of my fifteenth year was a season of firsts for me: my first real job, a summer gig at a candy factory, my first...
by Christine | Jun 25, 2011 | Welcome Column
You bet! It’s the Father’s Day Bluegrass Music Festival at Grass Valley California! And, as far as I’m concerned, one of the top items, the important category to plan for, is the FOOD you will be enjoying while you’re there. (I’m rubbing my hands together just...
by Christine | Jun 23, 2010 | Welcome Column
The last day of school! How the summer stretched before us kids. September was unimaginable, the same way that being 100 years old is impossible for a 50 year-old to imagine. Shoes were tossed into the closet, dresses thrown in the hamper and the proper uniform of sun...
by Christine | Apr 25, 2010 | Welcome Column
I hate saying “Good-bye,” to folks that I love, don’t you? When I made my final rounds at the fairgrounds in Turlock last Sunday, I made it a point to say, “So long,” “See you later,” or “Love You,” to the bluegrass friends. I didn’t tell anyone “good-bye.” It was a...
by Christine | Jun 26, 2010 | Welcome Column
Day one, Thursday, June 17, 2010, CBA Father’s Day Festival, 35th Anniversary, and the day was warm. Warm enough for the skin to need protection from harm’s rays. Rays being projected from the mammoth fireball in the sky. Rays that are inconsequential to those with...
by Christine | Aug 29, 2017 | Welcome Column
Last night I received a phone call from Bryan McClenahan, son of Lou and Sunshine, letting know that his mother has passed away. There’s a lot I could, and will, say about my beloved friend, but I’m unable to do that now. This will take time to...
