Celebrating a sweet centenarian
In an excerpt from her poem, “My Philosophy,” 99-year-old Rena Lamontagne explains in 30 short and simple sentences the “rules” she has lived by throughout her long life.
Great Garlic Cook-off 2012: ‘The year of comfort food’
When you’ve been judging garlic-inspired creations for as long as judges Jay Minzer and Evelyn Miliate – who tasted their 100th dish during the Great Garlic Cook-off Saturday – they know the contest sees its years of “lows” and “peaks.”
Truck driver dies in solo crash on Highway 101
A 65-year-old San Leandro man died this morning when he was
Sweet tradition treat
Rich sauce drizzling over marshmallows and glistening under bright kitchen lights smells like chocolate – pounds of chocolate – as it falls into the silver bowl in Gilroyan Rosalind Farotte's hands.
Castillo plays Cupid
If different varieties of wine were women, Nate Castillo might be considered a modern-day Cassanova.
CERT volunteers test their skills
A major earthquake resulted in numerous casualties in a “moderately damaged” building in Morgan Hill last weekend. Emergency search and communications volunteers mobilized, alongside the professionals, to locate the injured and trapped victims inside—some of them covered in blood and screaming for help—and determine who needed to be treated first. Once safely outside, the casualties were separated according to the severity of their injuries so that medics could begin treating them and stabilizing those who were quickly losing blood or unable to breathe normally.
