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submitted by janet stillsedited by justin orsino & sarina e. guerra My name is Janet Stills and I have lived in Brawley my entire life, excluding the four years I spent away while attending San Diego State University. I am 63 years young, and retired from a wonderful teaching career of 37 years in 2022. … Read more
submitted by bradley scheffleredited by sarina e. guerra & justin orsino My pickleball adventure began in late 2019, on the tennis courts of Southwest High School in El Centro, not too long before Covid entered the picture. While playing tennis with some of my friends, I noticed a small group of people of all ages … Read more
submitted by julio bracamonte jr., former fieldworkeredited by justin orsino & sarina e. guerra My name is Julio Bracamonte Jr. and Iâd like to tell you about an experience I had in the 1960s during the Cesar Chavez march era. I started working in the fields picking and packing grapes in 1963 at the age … Read more
submitted by jose m. renteriaedited by sarina e. guerra I never want to sound cliche with old sayings you especially hear when you’re growing up, but I have to admit that it has served me well. Always having creative ideas growing up, and well, still to this day, has kept me motivated and looking forward … Read more
submitted by madison gonzalezedited by sarina e. guerra Although the term Deaf+ isnât widely known, it represents a unique community of individuals who are Deaf and also live with blindness, Cerebral Palsy (CP), or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). While being Deaf is often seen as simply a lack of hearing, in my eight or so … Read more
submitted by letty c. guerraedited by sarina e. guerra Politics, plane crashes, and slew of social media posts of every kindâaaahhh! It can all be too much to handle and makes a person just want to run away and scream! This past weekend, I knew I had to find a respite for my soul. A … Read more