Let’s go fishin’: It’s a steelhead time of year
The days are short and cold and steelhead season is starting! I love fishing and one of my favorite types of fishing is for steelhead. There are many varieties of fishing and steelhead fishing is one that you either love or dislike, because it is during the cold wet winter months where we live.
Cougar boys open season 2-1
After an opening-season loss, the San Lorenzo Valley boy’s basketball team won two straight games heading into the Dad’s Club Tournament this weekend.
Plain talk about food: Making a difference with cookies
My hubby Norm returned home from a business trip on a December’s evening a few years ago, to a house filled with cookies. I had spread the cookies out to cool on every flat surface available; bathrooms included.
Nature Friendly: Geologist seeks to determine minerals of SLV watershed
Some of us live on sandstone; some of us live on granite; and some of us live on marble and that makes a difference, according to geologist Jeff Nolan. He and other natural science experts spoke recently at a public planning meeting for the San Lorenzo Valley Water District’s Felton watershed property.
The Mountain Gardener: Trim ornamental grasses correctly for year-round vigor
I've lived in California my entire life and have traveled on many a back road enjoying the scenery, the trees, the flowers and the birds. Discovering a new road, the road less traveled, is half the fun of any journey. It was close to sunset recently when I found myself on one of those roads. Actually I kind of got lost on my way to Aunt Rosemary's house and ended up on the back side of Mt. Diablo. Serendipity, the occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way, was on my side.
News Briefs | Published Oct. 30, 2026
SLV Middle School presents ‘Shrek The Musical JR.’
San Lorenzo Valley Middle School Theatre will present “Shrek The Musical JR.” with performances Nov. 6-15 at...
