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March 2, 2026

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Fall Color Happens Here, Too

Inspired by a website called “Dude, Autumn Happens Here, Too” (https://www.californiafallcolor.com/ ) I set off last week to see the quaking aspen groves in the Sierra. As I drove up Highway 4 and over Ebbetts Pass the aspen groves came into view. Markleeville and Monitor Pass displayed some nice color, too. As I enjoyed the fall display I wondered if they would be as beautiful for future generations or if our impact on the environment would cause these glorious trees to change in any way.

Plain Talk about Food Bruschetta Appetizers on a Train

The greatest defeat in life is to miss riding on a train.  One day we will have to quit this life filled with music, laughter, leaves turning golden in the fall, the touch of a loved one’s hand.  Never having had the joy of riding on a train falls somewhere in between.

Plain talk about food: dealing with onions

    The summer I was five years old my Aunt Betty outfitted me in ‘berry-picking-clothes’ which consisted of my oldest pair of Buster Brown shoes, a long-sleeved shirt, and a thin rope which had an empty Hills Bros coffee can attached and tied around my waist.  I was now ready for my first berry-picking adventure.

New rules will simplify tax returns for many

Out with the old, in with the new.

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Road project on Highway 9 in Felton continues next week

A project to construct sidewalks, curb ramps, driveways and retaining walls on Highway 9 between Graham Hill Road and the San Lorenzo Valley schools...