Students participate in Model U.N.
The seventh year of the Model United Nations (MUN) club at Mount Madonna School (MMS) got underway recently with a conference at Stanford University. The following MMS high school students participated: Alyssa Feskanin, Lena Wiley, Lexi Julien, Renata Massion and Zoe Kelly, 12th; Isabella Bettencourt, 10th; and Indigo Kelly, ninth, along with honorary member Lekha Duvvoori.
The South Valley (needs to) diet
Apparently we're not eating our apples, or at least not enough
Peak of success
SOUTH OF Monterey, the Santa Lucia Range rises boldly from the Pacific Ocean and parallels the coast southward for 105 miles. We know the range best for the local Big Sur coastline, where beautiful sheer conifer- cloaked cliffs plunge into the sea. But the range also has an inland side that rises above the Salinas Valley. While the Big Sur coast gets all the attention, the east side has a hidden nook that I promise will surprise and amaze you.
The importance of the community newspaper
“If all complaints had to be accompanied by the submission of a delicious sandwich, then fewer people would voice them while more would be willing to listen.”
GETTING OUT: Experiencing Pinnacles’ best-kept secret
Pinnacles National Monument, nestled in the Gabilan Mountains an hour south of Hollister, boasts a fistful of marquis attractions. I recently joined a group of friends to hike to a feature that many people don’t even know is part of the park.
Sales tax on county supes radar, no decision in sight
Board could place the tax before voters in November election
Good bosses, lousy director and a dainty charity bid
People get ready: Friday the 13th is ahead and we've got a


















