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By Tiana Suazo Addictions come in many forms: extreme sports, food, bad habits, drugs–any continuous habit that is detrimental to your health. No matter how

by Darryl Birkenfeld A trio of amazing Directors departed OC’s Board this month. Their service over the years has been exemplary, and yet their time

By: Bobby Gierisch (Former OC Board President and Board Member, 2010-2016)   Prepping for a group photo, 2016 OC Orientation Retreat at Talon Point Retreat

By Delissa Villa (Tulia, TX) To take serious action on managing your financial wealth, begin by looking at your mindset. What do your conversations about

By John Wittler (Vilas, Colorado) A few years ago, I came across the work of C. R. Snyder, a well-known psychologist (Hope Theory: Rainbows in

By Savannah Jack (Tulia, TX) My name is Savannah Jack, I am 16 years old and before last summer I had never had a job.

By Chris Dyer My name is Christopher Steven Dyer–named after the great story character Christopher Robin. I was born in Lubbock Texas. My life started

by Alea Wittler (Vilas, Colorado) Two summers ago (2018), during my first OC Community Internship, I was able to go to Camp Amache  near Granada,

By Esdras Rodriguez (Friona, TX) At a young age, I became immersed in the medical field–translating for my mom at her appointments, being hospitalized for

By Amanda D. Emert Amanda–out doing field research and meeting up with familiar friends! Ecosystem services, defined as benefits to humans freely provided by our

By Iyankawin Yellow Hawk (He Dog, South Dakota) The past two summers, I did my OC Internship with the Rosebud Economic Development Corporation (REDCO) Food

By Tom Giessel (Larned, Kansas) At first glance, one might suspect the title of this blog to be a directive for our current COVID 19