President’s Message – October 2008
Posted on by tepiastarBy Barbara ToyBesides Octoberfest and Halloween, October used to be known as the month when Daylight Savings Time went off and we went back to standard time. The Powers That […]
By Barbara ToyBesides Octoberfest and Halloween, October used to be known as the month when Daylight Savings Time went off and we went back to standard time. The Powers That […]
By Barbara Toy My apologies – I’m afraid I fell down a bit on the job last month, as I didn’t realize until after the August issue of the Sirius […]
By Barbara Toy By the time you read this, the Starbecue at the August our party will probably be behind us, as the star party is August 2nd. I hope […]
By Barbara Toy Now that we’re past the summer solstice, the nights are starting to get longer again, which is good for those of us who enjoy the summer sky […]
By Barbara Toy We’ve already had “unseasonable” heat spells in April and May, along with some periods of June gloom to remind us of the weather we usually have at […]
By Barbara Toy Well, after a promising start to the rainy season, the rains abruptly stopped in March, and everything started drying out. As seems to be the case with […]
By Barbara ToyAs I write this in mid-March, wildflowers have burst out all over the hills around Elsinore and along the route to Anza, and the rains have apparently not […]
By Barbara ToyAmazingly enough, spring is on its way – after a much wetter winter than we’ve had for the last couple years. That’s good news on the drought and […]
By Barbara ToyThe 2008 OCA BoardThis is the time of year we welcome the new OCA Board and say a sad farewell to those past members who, unfortunately, will not […]
By Barbara ToyAlthough different cultures may celebrate the beginning of the new year at different times, in most cultures it seems that the start of each year marks a time […]