Sitting under shade tree of joy

I’ve been participating in some mini guided meditations and sharing what I know with some open minded people in town. The Chinese New Year celebration in February, and the Mardi Gras celebration in March gave me an opportunity to get out the quartz crystal...

The ‘true religion’ and ‘law sublime’

I often fish around for inspiring and/or uplifting poetry to share in my yoga classes. Particularly the Basic and Yin classes, where we spend the first few minutes in seated meditation. It’s part of the process of unplugging from everything in the outside...

Barrel full of greetings

Birthday card challenge for Alice Nettnay exceeds expectations CAPAC AREA— The mail carrier was pretty busy last week at the Foley Road home of Alice Nettnay. As her birthday approached on March 14, handfuls of cards were stuffed into her mailbox on an almost daily...

Toast to winter, or winter’s end?

As the icy grip of winter’s bony hand continues its reach into mid-March, something strange occurs. A shift in the brain, a tilt in the thinking, a tingle on the tongue… I realize it was bound to happen sooner or later, but the mere fact that it has still...

Extra! Extra! Times to visit Imlay library

MLAY CITY — A unique opportunity to peek back into local history will take place at the Ruth Hughes Library on Thursday, March 21 from 6-8 p.m. Staff and colleagues at the Tri-City Times—your hometown newspaper—will be on hand with bound books containing copies of the...