By Richard Lubin WE WANT YOUR DEVILISH, TRICKY, SLY, tongue-in-cheek, funny, clever, inane, outlandish, thought-provoking definitions. Actor, n. A person who makes $50,000 a year some weeks. Bigotry, n. This year, for Christmas, we’re going to get a “bigger tree.” Camp, n. A place where parents spend $1,000 for eight weeks so their son can […]
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Benician abroad: Joys, observations from a world away
❒ Judie Donaldson chronicles her year of travel around Southeast Asia By Donna Beth Weilenman Staff Reporter Judie Donaldson, a Benicia writer, announced last spring that she would be leaving in June to spend a year in Asia, primarily in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Donaldson recently wrote that she is adjusting to the new year in […]
Relief for a stricken region
Benicia hardware store owner raises $33K for Superstorm Sandy victims; volunteer describes helping displaced East Coast families By Donna Beth Weilenman Staff Reporter When Gene Pedrotti turned his Ace Hardware Store’s cash registers into fundraising machines for the American Red Cross, he said he would match customers’ donations until $10,000 was raised to help the […]
At wildlife center, animals need Christmas cheer, too
By Donna Beth Weilenman Staff Reporter Suisun Marsh Wildlife Center’s animal and bird residents, particularly the ones that are being rehabilitated for future release, could use a few gifts this season, too, Executive Director Monique Liguori said. “Each year, we rescue and release back into the wild hundreds of sick, injured and orphaned California native […]
Group builds off rebuilding success
❒ Nonprofit, wrapping up refurbishment of Vallejo veterans hall, plans Friday fundraiser By Donna Beth Weilenman Staff Reporter Rebuilding Together Solano County’s third annual “Renovatin’ Rocks the Holidays” dinner and auction will take place Friday in Vallejo this year, Elizabeth Hoffman, executive director, said. While they dine on food provided by such Benicia restaurants as […]
Lone Star Grilling: A secret recipe for smoked burgers
By Ken Paulk DEAR GOOD FOLKS OF BENICIA AND OTHER PARTS, The days are shorter and the nights are colder, but luckily we’ve had a few good autumn days and may have a couple more ahead before we head into winter. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I wanted to invite a few folks over […]
Helping hams
Members of Benicia radio club travel to N.Y. to help Sandy victims By Donna Beth Weilenman Staff Reporter As residents of the Northeast struggle against the devastation brought by a series of storms, including “Superstorm” Sandy, they’re being helped in the fight by amateur radio operators from Benicia and other Solano County cities. John Williams, […]
She Has Traveled The World
By Donna Beth Weilenman Staff Reporter Betty Simpson has seen the Taj Mahal and ridden a camel in India. She’s photographed African warriors, and sailed to far-off ports. As a child, she picked berries and fruit for her parents and their restaurant made out of Oregon logs, where such down home food as Southern fried […]
‘Everyone fell in love with my brother’
Relatives describe Paul Meile, 25, who was found dead outside Benicia on Monday By Donna Beth Weilenman Staff Reporter A free spirit. A talented musician who could play a song as soon as he heard it. An adventurer who used his jobs to get enough money to make another trip. That’s how Paul Meile’s father […]
Ahoy, Mateys! Talk Like A Pirate Wednesday!
By Donna Beth Weilenman Staff Reporter and News Pyrate Aye, me hearties, Wednesday be the day ye shed yer lubberly lingo and harken back to the likes of Captain Kidd, Blackbeard Calico Jack – and Jack London. Let’s raise a mug of grog and toast “International Talk Like a Pirate Day.” The holiday was concocted […]