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e Good China By Trina Machacek I just had what would have been my 50th Wedding Anniversary. But since my wedding partner zipped to heaven some 8 plus years ago, it was not celebrated. It was supposed to be friends and family and cake— always there should be cake at celebrations. It was just me. But! Yes, an always celebrated fine “but.” On the good side of all this hullabaloo I have finally given myself permission to use the good china. You know the set most of us happily received as a wedding present. Well mine hasn’t been used for about 18-20 years. It has just been stacked in the place where the good stuff is stuffed. Lots of fancy stemmed glassware and the like. But for some reason I have always felt the good stuff was for only special times. Well, apparently all my special times are now and tomorrow and all the tomorrows to come. I assume that if there were children in my life the good stuff would be handed down. I gave that a lot of thought and came up with this. I am my own recipient of my own hand-me-down special china. en I had a visitor and I was schooled on what makes my good china real china. I still am not sure what kind of china I have. I do know that I like the pretty of the stacks of plates in three sizes, serving bowls and pretty cups and saucers. It seems almost irreverent to eat my tacos on Tuesday off these plates. But I did. Le a nice pile of the red-orange taco meat grease with pickings of lettuce and smears of sour cream on the plate. How decadent of me to then fill one the fancy bulbus wine glasses with ice and diet coke! en swirl it around, sniff it and take a drink. Leaving greasy fingerprints. I had the most irrational urge to throw the glass at the fireplace, like they do in the movies. But I got over that as I do not want to be picking glass shards out of my feet for the next year. I just filled the dishwasher with the pretty things right next to the frypan and utensils. Was there guilt? Maybe a twinge. I did it anyway. e reasoning we use to convince ourselves we are allowed to do things out of the regular box we put our regulations of life in, is as strong as our mother’s admonishment when we don’t follow the rules. Now there’s a mouthful. at is exactly what I find I do. I give a whole slew of words, a mouthful at least, when I am trying to go a different path from the “norm.” Like the dishes used for only special occasions. at anniversary day I sat and looked at the cupboard where the dishes are housed. Telling myself that I should just look at them. Not, for goodness sakes, USE them. en off in the distance of my pea brain I heard the teeniest “DING.” A light bulb moment. Why? Why can’t I use the things I covet? And the rest is taco history. I wonder now, how I can go further with this. How far should one go when the reins are slackened? Of all the things I could think of, it was the set of china that I really wanted and enjoyed fully. To think I am eating off 50-year-old plates gave me the thought of going out into the garage storage and get out my mom’s old china. Shoot, her china is 78 years old. I know she never used them for tacos! at is really too bad. It’s sad too that I have it and its life with family will stop with me. So I grabbed a few plates and brought them in and stacked them with mine. ey too will be in line for many unceremonious meals. I actually think this train of thought started some time ago. We used to love to pick our way through antique shops. He in tools and me in jewelry and dishes. I remember oen thinking about the people who had once owned the stacks and stacks of dishes, cups and saucers, little individual salt and pepper shakers, soup tureens and platters. Did they ever use them for every day. My guess would be that they did not. Well stand back fine china. You are about to get the workout of my life. And I couldn’t be happier. What do you do with your “good china?” Trina lives in Diamond Valley, north of Eureka, Nevada. She loves to hear from readers. Email her at itybytrina@yahoo. Really!
A group from the Classical Conversations Homeschool Students with The Honorable Derek Dreiling, 2nd Judicial District Court, Washoe County, Nevada.
By Trina Machacek Classical Conversations is a, Christian homeschooling community encouraging parents who want to become the best educators of their children! e Covarrubias family has found this is the way they want to educate their children, Claudia, Gabriel and Clementina. is year Gabe was in the eight grade and with that comes his time to participate in the mock trial experience. e Spring Creek group that Gabe is enrolled with, all went to Reno on April 17. Under the great guidance of e Honorable Derek Dreiling, 2nd Judicial District Court, Washoe County, Nevada, presided over the court sessions. Students from South Reno, Truckee and Spring Creek school groups took each other’s groups on as prosecution and defense in three rounds of court. His Honor Judge Dreiling took his time to teach the children about the way court is run. He taught what each step of a trial is for and how it works. During the “trial” Jude Dreiling talked about the words, phrases and steps that a court uses and their meanings. e children were interested and the learning experience was something special to see. Gabe had dual roles to fill, as a defense attorney and the much beloved (and giggled at) “Trencher” a homeless man living in a trench. Homeschooling was the standard form of education in America until the 1830s, declined through the mid-20th century, and saw a massive resurgence from
Gabriel Covarrubias A Homeless Man? NOT! Gabriel, the son of Judy and Roy Covarrubias was acting as a homeless man during the annual mock trial the Classical Conversations homeschooling group took on as a school project. the 1970s to the present. e modern movement began in the 1970s (popularized by John Holt and Raymond Moore), reached peak popularity during the 2020s pandemic, and continues rising. If you are interested in the Classical Conversations group or want more information on homeschooling contact them at classicalconversations.com.
TIDDLES-N-BITTLES Meet e Canidates A privatly sponsored “Meet e Candidates” talk is scheduled at the R Park On May 8, from 3-5p.m. e flyer states that this will be a moderatedevent and that refresments will be served. e Star contacted the person who posted the flyer and was told all candidates had been contacted and invited. We then asked caniddates and found that some apparently were not included in this event. Politics! Please choose wisely.
Eureka Community Youth Football
Coming Soon!
Irma Davila of Eureka Juviniel Probation is seeking input as to a youth football Program. Are you interested? Contack Irma or Steve at the JPO 237-5450
Eureka’s Early Learning Center under construction. We will have a full story next week on the ground breaking ceremony and more information on the project.
IN THIS EDITION Johnny’s Tech Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Senior Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Eureka Vandal Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Sheriff’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Commissioners News & Notes . . . . . .4 Market Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Crossword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Worship Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 From Our Past . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Meetings, Courts & Arrests . . . . . . . . .6 Legal Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Business Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Word of the Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 May Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8