By Virginia Carrell Prowell The moment a child is born, A woman begins a role in a production called Motherhood. The care she gives her baby is a God-given gift of tenderness….
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POETRY: May Day
OIOpublisher A Poem By Virginia Carrell Prowell (4/30/2021) Photos by Don Backman There was a time, a long time ago, When young children danced around the May Pole. Holding long colorful ribbons…
Coast Guardsman Brings Bagpipes to Area Locations to Delight of All – VIDEO
By Laura Swanson Photos & Video By Don Backman There have been videos of a young man playing the bagpipes at sunset at the Rockaway Beach Wayside, and then a notice appeared…
Drew’s Reviews: WEATHERING WITH YOU
By Andrew Jenck We are constantly reminded of the drastic impact of climate change, thinking how we’re responsible, how we could’ve prevented it, or for some being indifferent. It can especially be…
Sexual Assault Awareness Month: TBCC Offers Free Streaming of Movie “Nevertheless” through April 19th, Community Conversation April 20th
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. From April 12th to April 19th, the TBCC Equity and Inclusion Committee is streaming the film Nevertheless free to the community. Taking a look behind the headlines…
Hoffman Gallery April Show – Featuring Works of Sherrie Wolf & Mary Roberts
The Gallery Presents Hoffman Gallery April Show Featuring the works of Sherrie Wolf and Mary Roberts Open Friday through Sunday | April 2-25 | 1:00-5:00pm Free and open to the public Hoffman Center for the Arts…
POETRY: RESTORATION
– Virginia Carrell Prowell (3-30-2021) (PHOTOS BY Don Backman) The signs of Winter are disappearing and being replaced with a renewed application. Barren branches of the Alder and Oak, the Red Maple,…
FAITH: Questions to Ponder as Observation to the Season – Who Killed HIM?
A historical set of questions to ponder, whether Jew or Gentile, as we think back to the recorded events of 2000 years ago. It was a special time in history, and this…
Singer-Songwriter Amanda Stanaway & Guitarist Stan Cassell: LIVE STREAM CONCERT THIS SATURDAY, April 3, 2021
The Bay City Arts Center (BCAC) has partnered with Mana’s Kitchen to present a special live stream concert event featuring the gutsy-folk style singer-songwriter Amanda Stanaway and renowned guitarist Stan Cassell this weekend, Saturday, April…
Backman’s Blooms: Photographer Pivots during Pandemic to Find Bright Spots of Color in Neighbor’s Yards
EDITOR’S NOTE: What’s a photographer to do when access to your “usual” subjects is restricted? You start shooting in your own backyard, and your neighbor’s backyards. That’s exactly what Pioneer photographer Don…