Why Eugene Hated Racists By Margaret Ann Porter In the weeks that followed his assassination on April 4, 1968, the congregation of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Carlsbad, New Mexico, held a march to remember the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mt. Olive was the black church in town. Other than ordering […]
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Don’t Mention The “P” Word! By Carol Ann Curtis My husband hates when I say that I’m thinking about “a new, little project.” He’s lived through several of my projects and knows just what can happen once the craftsmen and I get started. Let me share my most recent project with you. It sprang
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My Personal Archeological Site By Katina Pontikes A very old brown shoebox sits in a corner of a musty storage closet, stuffed with relics of my romantic history. The box contains loose photos of me on picnics or vacations, tanned and smiling, hopeful for a glorious life. Sometimes I am next to boyfriends who
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Core Volunteers Of Villa Infantil “Sisters, I must tell you, the kids are thieves,” Pete shared. “Oh, no, what is it?” Sister Blanca asked. “I tell you, Sister, those orphans have stolen my heart.” Pete Jarveis and his wife Julie are an integral part of the Volunteers at Villa Infantil. They learned of the
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NORTHERN LIGHTS MUSIC FESTIVAL —Wins Sponsorship from the State of Jalisco By Jim Cooper The annual Northern Lights Music Festival each February has become perhaps the largest and most anticipated cultural event in Ajijic. For fourteen years over twenty-five world class musicians have been packing their violins, flutes, and cellos, and trekking to Ajijic.
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Lights, Camera, Action, Couscous By Carol L. Bowman Quarzazate—the Hollywood of Morocco “I’m shocked, shocked, to find out that film making is going on here!”—From the movie Casablanca Of the hundreds of movies, TV series and documentaries that have been filmed in Quarzazate, the Hollywood of Morocco, ironically the movie that is most associated
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Child Of The Month By Nicole Sergent, Clinic Director Maria de Lourdes (Loulou) H.P. Loulou is an 11- months old child from Chapala. She was born premature (8 months) with lungs and heart problems. The problems with her heart were resolved after a few months. She continues to have problems with her lungs and was
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A Long Way From Nowhere A Novel by John Thomas DoddsReviewed by Clare Gearhart John Thomas Dodd’s muse is in overdrive! Last month his book of poetry was positively reviewed in OJO. Now, for those who don’t groove on the distilled language of poetry, John has published his debut novel,” A Long Way from
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Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt Riches Redefined Victor’s day starts before daybreak. Surrounded by dark, he slips out of the house to go to his first job of the day. It’s a simple job, one he inherited from his son: he walks dogs. Then he reports to his day job, which starts at
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The Darwins Are Out! Yes, it’s that magical time of year when the Darwin Awards honor the “least evolved” among us . Here Is The Glorious Winner: 1. When his .38 caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach, California would-be robber James Elliot did something
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