What happens when we create art together? A whole lot! Join us in Hamllik Park on Nov. 11 to brainstorm a design for the mural we’re planning there. All ages welcome! Plus, there will be pizza ;).

For me, it was a Wednesday morning commitment where I mentored/tutored individual or small groups of students. In all, I ended up working with eight different students at various times during the year. Without exception, the kids were cooperative, polite, and seemed to appreciate that there were people in the community stepping up to help…

Why do I pick up trash? Why don’t I just let somebody else do it? Well, let me start with this quote by Margaret Mead, the well-known social anthropologist, which I include with every email I send. It’s a quote by which I try to live: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed…