My husband Mark met Trudi Forti at an open mic night at The Commons Café in Bend.
When he came home, he told me he got choked up listening to her poetry reading. As he described it, he was clearly moved and since Mark is not the easiest person to impress, I decided I […]
While he’s experienced an extraordinary amount of personal and professional stress over the past year, when I asked him about it, he talked openly and comfortably.
“I don’t know how to measure […]
Note: The following interview was conducted in Spanish by Nancy Ayala and translated to English:
Before letting anyone into your day, you come first! That is the advice of Hilda Garcia Leon, from Central Oregon, who is an activist, mother, wife and is […]
So we’ve all heard the saying “opposites attract” and I think that may be the case for me and my husband Mark. While he and I have a lot in common, we are also wired very differently. And that’s a very good thing.I’m kind of all over the place and Mark is […]
Adam Williams is a friendly, easy-to-talk-to 39-year-old guy and one of 2,500 veterans living in Crook County.As director of Crook County Veteran’s Services, he spends most of his time talking with other veterans and their families, working to connect them with the support, resources and benefits they need. That’s why […]
By Nancy Ayala
Si conoces a Gregorio Delgado (mejor conocido como Greg) y si Greg te conoce, es seguro que te salude de mano, beso y apapacho.Greg, originario de Arizona y Oregoniano por decisión, se describe como una persona que vive ¡bien feliz! Un efecto que surge cuando trabajas en la comunidad y […]
Before the pandemic, I had a goal to stay home at least two nights a week. Most weeks I was unsuccessful. I was feeling overwhelmed and exhausted with my work, music, social and family schedule.Almost everything on my schedule was positive and fun, but it was simply too much. I’m aware that […]
The first time I met Rick Molitor, he was wearing a suit and tie. Clean-shaven, kind and enthusiastic, he was superintendent for Jefferson County School District 509-J.As a long-time educator and father of two, he is passionate about community and providing all kids and young adults with access to a quality education. […]
I’m having a really hard time coming up with something to write about this month.I think I’ve started and restarted this blog about 9 times over the past several days and I can’t seem to land on anything that feels relevant and relatable. It doesn’t feel right to stay silent about what’s […]
Central Oregon’s Kelly Jenkins talks about living with a stress-related chronic illnessThere are a lot of things to like about Kelly Jenkins. She’s smart, kind, hard-working and an overall lovely person. As a 34-year-old who lives with Ulcerative Colitis (UC), an autoimmune disease directly tied to high stress levels, she’s become an […]
