GETTING OUT: Coe Parks’ home to ‘Mother of all Madrones’
With the possible exception of clouds, few common sights in nature can inspire more awe than a tree. At 12,000 feet, in the dry desolation of the White Mountains, bristlecone pines grow that were 3,000 years old when Christ was born. The largest giant sequoia, the General Sherman tree in Sequoia National Park, weighs nearly 2,000 tons and is 104 feet around at the base. It grew from a seed the size of an oatmeal flake from a cone the size of a walnut.
Election volunteers needed
The Registrar of Voters is still seeking volunteers for the June 5 primary election, with stipends up to $200. Volunteers are needed from around the county, including specific areas in San Jose, as well as in Los Gatos, Cupertino, Milpitas, Mountain View, Morgan Hill...
Blackened walnuts can be deadly to dogs
Q: I caught the neighbor's dog eating some walnuts that had fallen from our tree. Some of these are black and moldy. Can a dog get sick from eating "bad" walnuts?
San Benito Beautiful
Kathina Szeto, owner of San Benito Bene and the founder/president of the Olive Festival, started her business in downtown Hollister more than two years ago in response to a discussion with the Hollister Downtown Association about what she could do to benefit the region, which was hard hit by the economic recession.
Mormons and Muslims have a lot in common
A look of horror hit the faces of a couple of my friends when I
