Cannabis meeting at Rossmoor Benicia residents, especially seniors and veterans, with an interest in how cannabis works to relieve pain, inflammation, and stress are invited to attend the next meeting of the Rossmoor Medical (Cannabis) Club, on Tuesday, Aug. 14, Diablo Room, Hillside Clubhouse, 7:15 p.m. The guest lecturer is an expert botanist/herbalist. You will […]
Flashback Friday: Herald headlines for the week of Aug. 12, 1943, 1978 and 1993 (WEB EXCLUSIVE)
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Gen. Somervell Visits Benicia (Aug. 12, 1943) (Editor’s note: This article originally contained a pejorative term commonly used to describe Japanese and Japanese-Americans at the time. That term will not be reprinted here.) Lieutenant General Brehon B. Somervell, who heads the Army Service Forces, made a brief inspection […]
Voice of the Village: A day that changed my life
By Judie Donaldson I was deeply touched by Lois’s last column about losing a friend to Alzheimer’s disease. She shared her experiences and feelings with such tenderness. As I read, my eyes darted from one sentence to the next as I projected how I would feel if I had a similar experience with a good […]
2018 Benicia Film Festival returns Labor Day Weekend
Staff Report This Labor Day weekend, remind yourself that the best cinematic stories do not have to be told in more than 90 minutes with enormous budgets. The 5th annual Benicia International Film Festival returns with a wide variety of films from throughout the world that cover a range of topics and stories. […]
Photo: A new kind of “Flower Box”
Library adds bilingual storytime in English, ASL
Staff Report The Benicia Public Library has added a monthly bilingual storytime in American Sign Language (ASL) and English to its Saturday storytime repertoire. The library also hosts a storytime in English and Mandarin. “We are so excited to add another bilingual storytime,” Library Director David Dodd said in a statement. “Our Mandarin storytime […]
Flashback Friday: Herald headlines for the week of Aug. 5, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago “Do We Have What It Takes” Is Subject Of Rilea W. Doe, Vice President Safeway Stores For August 10 Meeting Of Kiwanis Club (Aug. 5, 1943) Rilea W. Doe, vice president of Safeway Stores, Incorporated Oakland, California, will speak before the Benicia Kiwanis Club on August 10, it […]
Voice of the Village: My friend has Alzheimer’s
By Lois Requist People sometimes say things like, “Growing old isn’t for sissies,” or “It’s all downhill from here,” or some other such remarks, none of which I agree with, but, as we’ve talked about here before, our culture tends to glorify the young, the perfect, while not speaking highly of its elders. People say […]
Letter: Like-minded groups are good
Like-minded groups are good Benicia is run by democratic principles; fair elections, free press, open government. Complaints about agendas and biases and quasi-shadow interest groups miss the point. Of course there are diverse opinions, and of course,there are groups formed of people with like minds. How else would issues be brought to light, examined and […]
County to abate mosquitoes near State Recreation Area on Monday
Staff Report The Solano County Mosquito Abatement District (Solmad) will be working to thin the mosquito population near Benicia State Recreation Area on Monday, the city announced. Between 6 and 7:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 6, Solmad officials will be doing an area application of larvicide by helicopter on the south side of Interstate 780 […]