Barefoot In The Woods
by Joyce Johnson Into the woods – First, the mere thought of being in the real woods, makes me feel calm, and at home, and I exhale in...
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The Obstacle is the Path.
By Joyce Johnson It always tickles me when what I seek to understand….shows up “coincidentally” in a media post, or a casual conversation...
Winged Heroes #5
By Joyce Johnson Recently I was chastised by neighbors for leaving out a number in my Hero series. My thought was: “hairsplit’n readers...
More Park County Heroes and their upcoming events
By Joyce Johnson 1) The 8th annual Annual Emigrant Fall Festival is Saturday Oct. 28, 10 to 3pm, where both Emigrant Hall and St. John’s...
Writer Waffle
By Joyce Johnson To Spill or Not to Spill, Always the Question... “Silly,” is what my writer’s muse often sends down the chute...
Hero #3 Animal Rescuers
By Joyce Johnson This subject fills my heart to the brim. There is so much heroism out there— I would never run out of things to put in...
INSIDE THE STUDIO
Yellowstone Ballet Academy Kathleen Rakela, Director I visited the Wed. afternoon classes on South “B” Street this week. (B for ballet...
#One: Paradise Valley Fire Department
When I was approached recently by a local Valley guy, Bryan Wells, to write about our Valley Fire Fighters, I got quick flashbacks of a...
HERO SERIES: #2) GROWERS
By Joyce Johnson Heroes, usually our friends and neighbors, go “boots down” when fire, accidents, and emergencies happen; these warriors...
Write That Letter!
Many of you sometimes feel the urge to express a strong feeling; to write a letter to the editor or to an institution, or PCCjournal!,...
Boots & Ballet “From Montana to Denmark and Back!” and “Tumble Weed Two Step.”
Yellowstone Ballet Company (YBC), Director Kathleen Rakela and I had a great interview last Tues, 6/6. Three decades of stories,...
Heartspeak
by Joyce Johnson In a self help group many years ago I heard honest to god real communication for the first time in my life, and it...
Fiesta En Jalisco’s New Color Blitz
by Joyce Johnson Ron and I dropping into 119 Park Street’s Mexican restaurant, “Fiesta En Jalisco” ….in Livingston, for early lunch...
Friends in High Places, the passing of John Fanuzzi
by Joyce Johnson New Jersey born, 39 year resident of Paradise Valley, and friend of hundreds, provider of 100s of jobs too, that helped...
Emigrant, Heart of the Valley...if you ask me!
by Joyce Johnson Many folks strive to focus on the positive, to just blaze out of and over the stress or fear that lurks under the...
Emigrant, Heart of Paradise Valley...If You Ask Me...
by Joyce Johnson The Journal is back—a torch is re-lit—a new outreach to and for the community. We’re excited to pick up the pen again....
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