I started doing art at the Benicia Community Center. I had an interest in water color painting since I was 10 years old and the fifth grade class across the hall had a teacher that taught them that medium.I was excluded. It took me another 60 years to get my hand and my bankroll together […]
Gerna Benz: The importance of having a plan to pay for college
By Gerna Benz Special to the Herald College loan debt is ranked second in all consumer debt, second only to mortgages. The outstanding student loan debt is nearly $1.3 trillion and continues to grow and there are 7 million borrowers that are currently in default of their student loans. The importance in knowing these figures […]
Benicia gets into spooky spirit in October with Halloween events
October is finally here, which means the days are going to become gradually cooler, pumpkins will continue to invade foods and blocks will be covered with decorations. Benicia is certainly getting into the ghoulish spirit, as several Halloween events are planned for the month mostly through Benicia Main Street. Below is a short rundown of […]
Benicia Letters Once More: Dad’s Tool Chest
The following “letter” is part of the continuing series from the unpublished novel by James Garrett, “Benicia Letters Once More”. He does not plan to publish the book but instead is choosing to share the letters with the readers of the Benicia Herald. The letters continue the storyline of Garrett’s first novel “Benicia and Letters […]
Cannabis: Compassionate conservatives
The national cannabis landscape is quickly advancing towards re-scheduling or de-scheduling cannabis to expedite research that has been stalled due to the DEA’s tight grip on cannabis as a Schedule 1 drug with NO medicinal value. To this end, Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch (R) has introduced legislation, with bipartisan sponsors, to collapse the federal bureaucracy […]
Union Pacific still investigating cause of derailment Saturday
A Union Pacific Railroad train derailed in Benicia on Saturday afternoon. The train, consisting of nine hopper cars, derailed near Bayshore Road in the Benicia Industrial Park around 3:40 p.m. No injuries were reported from the incident, and no hazardous materials were spilled. Union Pacific Railroad is currently investigating the situation, representatives for the company […]
6 middle school girls to share STEM camp experiences at AAUW dinner
Six middle school girls, including two from Benicia, will share their experiences of attending a weeklong science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) camp this past summer during the Benicia-Vallejo American Association of University Women’s (AAUW) potluck dinner on Tuesday. The girls’ experience was part of Tech Trek 2017, a summer camp founded by AAUW of […]
Photo: Poets’ minds at work
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines from the week of Oct. 1, 1942, 1967 and 1992
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Baptist pastor arrives here to found a church (Oct. 1, 1942) Baptist worship will be held in Benicia next Sunday morning as the beginning of the first Baptist church in the city’s history. The services will be held in U.P.E.O. Hall at 11 o’clock with Rev. Melvin Hamro, […]
Mother, daughter take over Benicia dance academy
Military East’s dance school might have a new name and new owners, but as they say in show business, the dance goes on. Mother and daughter Carla Farnsworth and Juliet Farnsworth-Henry have taken over Stage One Dance Center and renamed it Farnsworth Dance Academy. After 25 years of running Stage One, Julie Sevier made the […]