Tag: Ben Lomond
Plain Talk About Food | Molasses, The Dark Tide
While pouring the dark, thick and very sticky molasses from its bottle this morning, I thought about the people who drowned during the Great...
Letters to the Editor | Published Sept. 27, 2024
Seniors face burden of increasing property costs
Regarding Patrick Johnston's letter on Sept. 20: I too am concerned about the increase in property taxes proposed...
Plain Talk About Food | All of Us
“All of us at some time or other, need help. Whether we are giving or receiving help, each one of us has something valuable...
Letters to the Editor | Published Sept. 13, 2024
Longtime SLV resident supports Bradford for county supervisor
Christopher Bradford has my vote in our upcoming election for Fifth District county supervisor.
My family roots are...
Plain Talk About Food | Pass the Salt, Please
“Ye are the salt of the earth.” —Jesus of Nazareth
At the age of 5 years old, I would eat my bowl of oatmeal or...
Highway 9 paving project between Felton and Ben Lomond set to...
A major maintenance paving project on Highway 9 is scheduled to begin Monday, Aug. 19. The paving project will take place between Lazy Woods...
Mountain Community Theater’s New Works Weekend features staged readings of original...
Mountain Community Theater (MCT) in Ben Lomond has been cranking out stage-based entertainment since 1982, and the assortment of plays and musicals produced in...
Plain Talk About Food | I Have a Piggy Bank
Years ago, a dear friend upgraded me to a Piggy Bank as she was tired of watching me put my nickels and dimes into...
Plain Talk About Food | Small Mercies
“I am thankful for small mercies. Some people expect only the best. I found that I begin at the other extreme…expecting nothing and am...
Plain Talk About Food | Then and Now
Living just off Highway 9 in Ben Lomond, I am often caught up in lines of traffic going “nowhere” for minutes at a time....
News Briefs | Published April 24, 2026
Civil Grand Jury applications due soon
Santa Cruz County Superior Court is accepting applications for its Civil Grand Jury, a 19-member volunteer panel that reviews...
