Let’s Go Fishin’: Perch tournament a swimming success
The sixth annual Sand Crab Classic perch tournament had a few changes this year and still proved to be a positive event for all.
The Mountain Gardener: Just in time for Easter
Every year, I wait patiently for my Easter lilies to come up in the garden. The shoots are now about 6 inches tall, but they are a long way from blooming, and I’m looking forward to those huge, fragrant, trumpet-shaped white flowers.
Your Health: Pros, cons of health reform
I have been asked by numerous people about my view of the recently passed health care reform law.
Let’s go exploring at Lick Observatory
Many years ago, USA Today asked its readers to define themselves in one word. Of course, this is an impossible task, but I finally decided that if I could use only one descriptor, it would have to be “explorer.”
Easter service guide
A week from Sunday, Christians across the world will celebrate Easter, the Christian holiday that celebrates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley, services and Easter celebrations are plentiful at local churches.
The Mountain Gardener: Early spring is a busy time in garden
In like a lion, out like a lamb: This phrase describing March refers to the position in the sky of the constellation Leo, the lion, at the beginning of the month and Aries, the ram (or lamb), at the end.
Drainage improvement project on Highway 236 begins next week
The installation and replacement of new drainage pipes on Highway 236, from Boulder Brook Drive to Chipmunk Hollow Road in Boulder Creek, will begin...