Rick Pendergast has spent the past 27 years getting yelled at by Benicia Little League baseball coaches, players and fans. Last week in San Bernardino, the 65 year old got a chance to cash in his experience by participating in the most prestigious event of his long career. As Benicia’s premier baseball umpire, Pendergast has […]
Clock Tower elevator defective
Every century or so, you might need to replace your elevator. That’s the situation facing Benicia City Council Tuesday night as it addresses the elevator in the historic Clock Tower building. The elevator is thought to have been put in the building prior to 1915, City Manager Brad Kilger wrote the Council July 9. The […]
S Club concludes year, honors graduating seniors
As the current school term begins drawing to a close, the S Club of Benicia High School has recognized its graduating senior members as well as its accomplishments of the past year, Susie Harper, S Club Liaison said. S Club is a student organization sponsored by Soroptimist Benicia, of which Harper is past president. Among […]
OK showing for Benicia track and field at SCAC Championships
Benicia High’s track and field teams had an OK showing in the Solano County Athletic Conference Championships at Corbus Field. Benicia’s varsity boys and girls each finished in fourth place. Vanden ran away with the boys title with 207 points, followed by American Canyon (96), Vallejo (85) and the Panthers (50). The Vikings made it […]
Mackey’s no-no completes perfect SCAC season for BHS softball team
Senior Victoria Mackey threw a five-inning no-hitter Tuesday as Benicia High’s varsity softball team beat visiting American Canyon, 10-0, on Senior Day to wrap up its third straight unbeaten Solano County Athletic Conference campaign. The Lady Panthers (23-4, 15-0 SCAC) scored in every inning against American Canyon (14-12, 9-6 SCAC) while Mackey scattered two walks […]
Thoughts on what transpired at Benicia Middle School last week
EARLIER THIS WEEK I LEARNED that African-American students at Benicia Middle School were taken out of class to attend what was later discovered to be an unauthorized assembly related to African-American History Month. I learned this through a Facebook post by another Benicia parent who wondered why only African-American students were selected. The subsequent FB […]
Council may seek flood fix money
Benicia City Council may seek Solano County Water Agency funding Tuesday to help pay for preparatory work on a project that would provide relief from flood waters in the vicinity of St. Augustine Drive and East Second Street.
Moms fair answers preschool questions
Saturday’s fair designed to be one-stop source of information for parents. When a group of mothers who joined the Benicia Moms Group began asking the same questions about getting their children prepared for preschool, Ann Brooner soon decided there had to be a better way to get answers than to call each school and wait […]
Public art acceptance on Council agenda
Less than a year after the Council approved the design and placement of its first piece of recycled public art, “Wind, Water, Land” will be submitted for the city’s acceptance. Library Director Diane Smikahl wrote City Manager Brad Kilger Dec. 10, 2014, explaining the multi-section art piece is the collaboration of six local artists, who […]
BHS wrestlers off to a great start at Liberty Tournament
Benicia High’s wrestling team had 10 grapplers advance to the Liberty Tournament semifinals on Monday. Kyle Creech (106 pounds), Ryley Boutain (113), Christian Ramos (113), Alejandro Lanza (126), Fernando Lanza (138), Mason Boutain (145), Steven Butts (152), Joseph Hurst (160), James Butts (170), Brandon Ajari (182) and Joseph Salt (195) each survived the first day […]