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Apple dumplings

Plain Talk About Food | The Joy of Leftovers After a...

“Why such a huge turkey?” I was asked by my butcher. “For ‘leftovers,’” I replied. My family loves leftovers as much as they love...
letters to the editor

Letter to the Editor | Published Nov. 28, 2025

Water district meeting to discuss pest management San Lorenzo Valley Water District has recently used the herbicide Garlon 4 as a substitute for the banned...
Mountain Community Theater actors in play

Magical winter revival: MCT’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ transforms for the...

Snow may not fall very frequently in the San Lorenzo Valley, but magic certainly will this season at Park Hall as Mountain Community Theater’s...
Kaila Dettman and John Laird

Ben Lomond native and land conservancy leader honored for preserving California’s...

When Kaila Dettman was growing up beneath the redwoods of Ben Lomond, she spent her childhood racing through the ferns of Quail Hollow Ranch,...
Veterans Village sign

New Veterans Village sign completed on Veterans Day

Ben Lomond resident Rick Moran, 74, served on a U.S. Navy “fast attack” submarine in the Gulf of Tonkin. No, not during the “Incident”...

Town Hall to discuss District 5 roads on Nov. 13 in...

Santa Cruz County Supervisor Monica Martinez will host the District 5 State of the Roads Town Hall on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 6pm at...
Sweet potato casserole

Plain Talk About Food | A Bushel and a Peck

“Oh, I love you, a bushel and a peck, a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck…” —“Guys and Dolls,” circa...
Park Hall in Ben Lomond

Park Hall presents first-ever Monster’s Ball in Ben Lomond

Park Hall and KBCZ 89.3 FM invite the community to step into the shadows for the inaugural Monster’s Ball, a Halloween celebration like no...
Roadwork

Highway 9 accessibility improvements begin this week in Ben Lomond

Construction crews have begun work this week on a Caltrans project aimed at installing Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant curb ramps along Highway 9...
Food apple cobbler

Plain Talk About Food | Apples—Life’s Sweetest Forbidden Fruit

“Adam did not want the apple for the apple’s sake; he wanted it because it was forbidden.” —Mark Twain My hometown, Aberdeen, Wash., in the...

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published March 20, 2026

Top Dog Film Festival returns to Santa Cruz The beloved Top Dog Film Festival is back for another season, showcasing a new line-up of short...