LIVERMORE FALLS — Starting on Palm Sunday, the First Baptist Church (FBC) can have 75% capacity in the church. However, we still have to abide by the six foot social distancing, which will be our guide more than the 75% rule. On Easter, the division of the pews will change. The back pews will be […]

New arrivals at Treat Memorial Library include The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, the young adult fantasy The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna, and the picture book Ambitious Girl by Meena Harris. For more recommendations, tune in Saturday, April 10 and Saturday, April 24 at noon for Bonkers for Books on our Facebook page. We […]

The end of this month marks my eighth anniversary of the onset of a severe health crisis. During my two-week stay in the hospital, one in the ICU and one on the medical-surgical floor, I tried to make the best of my circumstances. Due to construction at the hospital, there were no private rooms. So […]

NORTH LIVERMORE — At the North Livermore Baptist Church March 21 service the congregation was welcomed in by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Call to Worship was read and the Invocation/Lord’s Prayer was recited. The hymns that were sung was “At Calvary”, “Since I Have Been Redeemed”, “It is […]

NORTH LIVERMORE — At the North Livermore Baptist Church March 14 service, the congregation was welcomed in by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Call to Worship was read and the Invocation/Lord’s Prayer was recited. The hymns that were sung was “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”, “Fairest Lord Jesus”, “The […]

As a young girl, my spring vacations meant going to visit my grandmother at her home just outside of Boston. For the four-hour drive, Mom and I would pack the car in the early morning hours. It always felt like a grand vacation! Residing inside, my mother was a free spirit that came alive as […]

NO. LIVERMORE — At the North Livermore Baptist Church March 7 service the congregation was welcomed by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service.   The Call to Worship was read and the Invocation/Lord’s Prayer was recited. The hymns that were sung was “I Know Whom I have Believed”, “’Tis So Sweet […]

Many of my international colleagues are currently posting about springtime blossoms, baby artichoke salads, and rejoicing in springtime activities invited by warmer temperatures. Here in the mountains of Maine, I can’t yet share with them any rejoicing over warmer temperatures or report my first daffodil sightings. Regrettably, you can only see fiddleheads in your imagination. […]

How interesting can butter be? It’s a blob of yellow dairy product made from separating the water and milk in cream from the fat and protein. That’s the Wikipedia definition. My definition is quality butter is a delicious taste of Heaven that enhances nearly any food. For the last 10 years, I have made my […]

Plans are in the works for installing a solar array development on my neighbor’s farm adjacent to our land. Marketing efforts call these arrays “farms,” giving the technology a warm fuzzy feeling. Anything we do to the environment affects us all, so while I respect a landowner’s rights, I also appreciate the earth and its […]