BENICIA – As we enter Black History Month, and reflect on the African American story and contribution to our country’s larger story, here are some pictures from, and a summary of, our fourth annual Benicia MLK Day celebration, held on Martin Luther King Day, January 21, 2019. The event was organized by the Benicia MLK […]
Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame announces the 2019 Inductee Class
The 2019 Inductee Class will be honored at the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Enshrinement Banquet on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO – The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame is proud to announce it has selected the 2019 inductee class. The inductees will be honored at the 40th […]
Hiking Back In Time By Richard DeGraffenreid: The Shamans Redoubt
This column first appeared in the Jan. 31 print edition of the Benicia Herald. Welcome back to my outdoor column focused on local day hiking destinations, that with a little imagination, will take you back in time to when our local Native Americans lived in a garden of Eden we now call home. For more […]
Violin soloist to perform with Vallejo Symphony at Empress Theatre
Galen Kusic, Editor Classical music lovers are in for a treat. On Feb. 10, renowned violinist Alina Kobialka will join the Vallejo Symphony to perform Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 at the Empress Theatre. Kobialka, 19, currently attends the Cleveland Institute of Music where she studies under Ilya Kaler. The soloist phenom is a San […]
Letter to the Editor: Supervisor Monica Brown on CASA
In my capacity as the Alternate Solano County member on the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Executive Board, I voted against a regional housing compact known as CASA. While there were some positive aspects to this proposal and I am thrilled to see an emphasis on solving housing issues, I do not believe that […]
Voice of the Village by Judie Donaldson: What is wisdom anyway?
This column was published in the Friday, Jan. 25 edition of the Benicia Herald For some reason, I’ve been thinking a lot about wisdom recently. What comes to your mind when this topic comes up? Or does it come up at all? I realize that it isn’t something that I’ve discussed with others recently. If […]
Mrs. B’s Blather: When is it time for a residential care facility?
This column was published in the Wednesday, Jan. 23 edition of the Benicia Herald Touchmark in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon is one of several residential (levels of care}facilities that I have visited over the years. With my son, Eric, moving to Washougal, Washington, I began to think of new opportunities that arise if […]
A Different Drummer by Steve Gibbs: Responding to readers
This column was published in the Sunday, Jan. 27 edition of the Benicia Herald I’ve had a few questions put to me from readers I bump into downtown. Let me see if I can use up all my words answering them. The two I hear most are somewhat related, so I’ll lay those out and […]
9 BMS students accepted to North Bay Honor Band
Galen Kusic, Editor Nine Benicia Middle School students were accepted to the 2019 North Bay Honor Band. Following a two-day rehearsal, the concert took place at Pioneer High School in Woodland, Calif. On Jan. 20. “It’ll be nice to let the town know what a great music program we have. There are many talented students in […]
2,000 Solano County students become scientists through local environmental education programs
Programs give students and teachers hands-on experience understanding watershed health SOLANO COUNTY – This month the Solano Resource Conservation District (Solano RCD) continues engaging more than two-thousand Solano County youth in its Watershed Explorers, Biomonitoring, and School Water Education Programs. These programs will continue through May and include students from each of Solano County’s seven cities […]