Weather Frightening, but Creative Mixer Enlightening
I hesitated to leave the confines of my warm apartment to attend the Salida Council for the Arts Creative Mixer last evening, but was oh so glad I did. Wonderful music was provided by...
Author: Cynda Green
Stage Left Theatre to Host ‘WINNERS’ One Act Play Festival
Salida’s Stage Left Theatre Company is presenting “Winners” from their 2014 Original One Act Play Competition. The three winning plays are “Ernie’s Fanny” by Wilbert Turner, Jr. of Perkasie, PA (directed by yours truly,...
PHOTO ESSAY: Twin Lakes, Into the Looking Glass
Last week someone told me to go to Twin Lakes to see the fall foliage colors. Then I saw Salida writer and photographer Joe Stone’s Twin Lakes photos in The Mountain Mail, and on...
PHOTO ESSAY: Meeker Classic is Classic Border Collie
The bumper sticker on a pick-up truck in the parking lot said, “If you don’t have a border collie, you just have a dog”. After attending my first sheepdog trial — the Meeker Classic...
Artist & Writer Mark Kneeskern Killed in Train Accident
Mark Kneeskern posed for this photo on June 27, 2014 in the AltWalk venue during Salida ArtWalk. This morning I read the horrible news in The Mountain Mail that artist Mark Kneeskern was hit...
Breakfast with Robin Williams
Circa 1994, when my daughter Jessica was about 7 years old, she and I drove from San Diego to Tamarack Cross Country Ski Resort on Lake Mary, a short drive from Mammoth Mountain Resort. ...
OPINION: Some Pointers for Muralist David Larcom
David Larcom, mural artist extraordinaire, wrote a very peculiar letter to the Mountain Mail on July 23, sparse on facts, but long on innuendo. He suggests that poor David Larcom is being discriminated against...
OPINION: 500 Words About Highway 50 Retrofit
Selective listeners welcomed CDOT traffic engineer Mike McVaugh’s June 16 presentation to City Council about Highway 50 speed limits and bike lanes. You can listen to the entire two hour meeting (or any portion...
PHOTO ESSAY: Janet Tends Her Garden
Salida is spilling over with hobby and master gardeners. I am blessed to live on a street with many beautiful cottage gardens that are mine to enjoy every time I step outside. I happened...
The Unexpected Mother’s Day
I no longer shop for Mother’s Day cards. My mother passed away a couple of years ago. But for many years prior to her passing, I had fun calling her home on Mother’s Day,...