Spring 2025, Spring 2025 feature
Living Energy Farm by Linda Salisbury At a 2023 workshop, Debra Piesen demonstrates making an insulated solar electric cooker. These were developed in cooperaation with California Polytechnic and are used for about 70 percent of LEF’s cooking (photo courtesy of...
Spring 2025, Spring 2025 feature
Taking the Plunge by Zoe Hanrahan Following the Polar Bear Plunge of 2025, a group photo was taken of the individuals who completed it (photo submitted by Ruthie Haden). While taking a plunge into icy cold waters is not everyone’s ideal way to start a new year, every...
Spring 2025, Spring 2025 feature article 2
Heartbeat of Louisa: The Betty J. Queen Intergenerational Center by Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt Youth sports are among the popular programs offered at the Betty J. Queen Center, where children and adults can find both competitive and just-for-fun play (photo...
Spring 2025, Spring 2025 feature article 1
Peace, Love, and Waterskiing by Linda Salisbury The preliminary round when Corey Vaughn wins his first Pro Slalom title in Oxford, England in 2024 (photo by James Elliot). Three-year-old Corey Vaughn stood on a sandy beach at Lake Gaston, North Carolina, his feet...
