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Valley Voices: Avola School closes 30 years ago

Valley Voices: Avola School closes 30 years ago

A census reported in 1981 showed 100 adults and 62 children living in Avola. Today there are no children in the community

Think on These Things: A God-shaped hole

Faith is much more of a way of being and a way of seeing life than it is a way of thinking
Valley Voices: Vinsulla derailment

Valley Voices: Vinsulla derailment

A freight train derailment at Vinsulla in 1971 came close to destroying that small community

Think on These Things: Gossip

Gossips make themselves feel good by speaking badly of others

Trekking Tales: On the way to Quesnel

My interest in writing has enticed me into three different writers’ groups, one of them in Quesnel

Think on These Things: Small things can make big differences

Catch the foxes for us, The little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, while our vineyards are in blossom

Pets galore share family Easter during spring break

My nephew and his family came through Clearwater en route to their Spring Break holidays so we posed the usual question

Trekking Tales: Winter finally fades

My first attempts at teaching my bionic hip this “new” skill were successful; that means I didn’t fall down!

Think on These Things: Making the right choices

After Jesus was arrested his people abandoned him. When things got tough his friends deserted him

Think On These Things: Make decisions with prayer

Sadly too often when we make decisions, we make them haphazardly