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Ben Lomond’s Wee Kirk Market seeks vendors for 2025 season

The Ben Lomond Village Alliance (BLVA) is now accepting new vendor applications for the highly-anticipated Wee Kirk Market—an old-fashioned, fun-filled farmers and makers market...

Plain Talk About Food | Chicago Means Kielbasa

It was 6 o’clock in the morning and I was putting my carry-on and a grocery bag in the United’s overhead container, when I...

Guild Kitchen: Act III owner’s San Lorenzo Valley roots run deep

For the past few years, more often than not, you could find Alan Strong perched on a folding chair on break from his janitorial...

MCT’s ‘Steel Magnolias’ blossoms on stage with heartfelt production

Get ready to have your heart teased and tousled as Mountain Community Theater (MCT) presents “Steel Magnolias,” opening this weekend at Park Hall in...

Plain Talk About Food | Biscotti Shared Over Coffee

“Do one thing every day that scares you.” —Eleanore Roosevelt My traveling shoes had taken me to Washington State; I was on my way to...

History presentation to recount Ben Lomond’s early years

The rich and colorful history of Ben Lomond comes alive in the second of a three-part lecture series, “Tales of Ben Lomond, Gem of...

Plain Talk About Food | Oh That Bread Pudding!

I was such a little thing when Uncle picked me up and sat me down on a red leather stool that swiveled. Honestly, I...

Plain Talk About Food | Ahh, That Skirt Steak!

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” —Winston Churchill Often when I am in Santa...

UPDATE: Pile burning in Ben Lomond and Scotts Valley now set...

Two pile burns are now planned for Feb. 18-28 in Ben Lomond and Scotts Valley on Land Trust of Santa Cruz County land and...
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Letters to the Editor | Published Feb. 7, 2025

Forest Lakes Firewise includes more neighbors When I moved to the San Lorenzo Valley in 2018, I fell in love with living in the forest....

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Ember Flash named semifinalist in XPRIZE Wildfire competition

Ember Flash Aerospace, a Santa Cruz County company with deep ties in the San Lorenzo Valley, has been named a semifinalist in the XPRIZE...