Growing pains for immigrant farmers
Vegetable grower Xay Duc Hoang, 60, brims with confidence on his modest north Morgan Hill farm, despite his diminutive stature, his distance from his native country and his limited ability to speak English.
The Hero of Allemand Raceway
It was a young guy from Hollister, Johnny Lomanto, who dominated our area’s roadster races. Many “hot rods” used Ford’s flat-head V-8, but Johnny raced a cut-down pickup with a hopped up GMC Six.
A holiday fruitcake Californians can love
This is a very busy time of year for those, who like myself, are the chefs of the family. We are busy reviewing our notes from last year, making our checklists, procuring the ingredients and developing our timelines. Because it is at the top of my timeline, I present a recipe for California Inspired Christmas Fruitcake.
Students make sweet music
“Oh, music, sweet music, thy praises we sing. We tell of the pleasures and gladness you bring. Music, music, gladness you bring.”
‘Priscilla Queen Of The Desert’: An over-the-top experience
What do you get when you use 295 ostrich feather plumes, 24 pairs of eyelashes at each performance, 175 tubes of lipstick, 75 pots of eyeshadow, two pounds of glitter and 65 wigs? “Priscilla Queen Of the Desert,” of course!
