by oncapemagazine | Sep 21, 2023 | August 2011
By DIANA T. BARTH It wasn’t the sparkles on the ceiling of my circa 1960s kitchen that bothered me the most, or even the warped doors on the light oak cabinets. My breaking point was the burnt orange Formica countertops. They were designed, I fear, for an era of...
by oncapemagazine | Sep 21, 2023 | December 2015
By CHRISTOPHER KAZARIAN Do you have a family member who is a Whovian? Or a friend who dreams of visiting Middle Earth? Or a coworker who is already planning on calling in sick on Friday, December 18, the same day the latest installment of the Star Wars franchise, “The...
by oncapemagazine | Sep 21, 2023 | December 2015
By NANNETTE DRAKE OLDENBOURG Two local crèche enthusiasts were inspired to collect by the awe they felt as children peering at Nativity scenes with the baby Jesus surrounded by adoring animals. For the Reverend Tim Goldrick, pastor at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in...
by oncapemagazine | Sep 21, 2023 | December 2015, Uncategorized
By CHARLES TASHIRO Photography and videography are powerful tools to capture those holiday moments that we treasure over time. The results often disappoint, however, because the execution does not equal the events’ emotional importance. That’s because as powerful and...
by oncapemagazine | Sep 21, 2023 | August 2011, Uncategorized
By JOANNE BRIANA-GARTNER Homework is a fact of life for most school-age children. Kids as young as 1st grade bring home spelling words, math worksheets, and longer assignments, such as making personal time lines, book projects, and interviewing older family members....