Fascinated early on with a local healing ritual called “pagbawi” (literally “to get back” or “to recover”), I have, through the years, never stopped trying to understand the process. When I began looking at the practice (which I would pluralize later), the actors in the rituals were the “encantos,” the…
The Amador Valley boys volleyball team rolled to three straight wins last week, keeping a share of first place in the EBAL Valley Division. Across town, the Foothill Falcons varsity team went 2-0 for the week and did so with .