Faith and Basketball
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Faith and Basketball

Writer Shannon Severson Photography Courtesy of Tim Gast and North Valley Christian Academy [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the classic film “Hoosiers,” coach Norman Dale, played by Gene Hackman, molds a small-town high school basketball team into unlikely state champions against all odds. He tells them, “Five players on the floor, functioning as one single unit: team, team, team…

Joye DeGoede – A Leap of Faith Leads to Artistic Adventure
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Joye DeGoede – A Leap of Faith Leads to Artistic Adventure

Writer Sue Kern-Fleischer Photography Courtesy of Joye DeGoede, Heidi Huston and Greg Bubb [dropcap]T[/dropcap]here’s quite a party going on in painter Joye DeGoede’s studio. Party guests include a zebra eating sweet treats, two monkeys eating cupcakes and a pair of donkeys enjoying a bottle of tequila. DeGoede’s party guests — which also include bears, bobcats,…