Tag: Ben Lomond
Plain Talk About Food | The Fifth Commandment: ‘Honor Thy Father...
This Father’s Day I have no plans to be cooking for a crowd. I am taking the weekend off. However, I have included a...
Letter to the Editor | Published June 5, 2026
Clarifications on County Animal Shelter, Foundation
I was very honored to be featured in Janet Janssen’s Strictly Business, “Behind the Scenes of Saving Animals,” May...
Plain Talk About Food | It’s Giving ‘Mmm, Mmm Good’
“Mmm, Mmm good. Mmm, Mmm good; That’s what Campbell's soups are, Mmm, Mmm good.”
Last week while shopping for groceries, I reached for a few...
Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center fights to stay affordable for community
For nearly four decades, the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center has been more than just a gallery tucked along Highway 9 in Ben Lomond....
Letter to the Editor | Published May 22, 2026
California homeowners still unable to obtain insurance in high-risk areas
I receive automatic updates from the California Insurance Commissioner stating that insurance carriers are once...
Plain Talk About Food | Weeping for a Stranger
“One can show no greater respect than to weep for a stranger.” —Jose Saramago
It was in May of 1988 when my sweet hubby Norm...
MCT stages ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ in Ben Lomond
Mountain Community Theater in Ben Lomond has tackled some heavy-hitting pieces of acting in its 40-plus year history: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,”...
Plain Talk About Food | May and Tussie-Mussie Day
As a child, living in the convent school in Tacoma, Wash., I always looked forward to Tussie-Mussie Day. Life was simple then, pleasure was...
Earthquake Stories: Experiencing fear and relief during a classic Californian phenomenon
The 4.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the San Lorenzo Valley, early Thursday morning, a little under a mile southeast of Boulder Creek, brought 24-year-old...
Plain Talk About Food | Life’s Lessons
“Life…some of it’s magic, some of it’s tragic, but I’ve had a good life all the way.” —Jimmy Buffett
I was scrolling through the Nextdoor...
News Briefs | Published June 19, 2026
Candidate forums planned ahead of November election
Santa Cruz County Clerk/Elections Department and local city clerks are inviting residents interested in running for office in...
