Curtain Up: ‘Matilda’ well done, fascinating
Children’s story writer Roald Dahl wrote “Matilda” in 1988. This is a story turned into a musical about an abused child who is gifted and handles the terrible neglect with an abundance of charm and an ability to “always make things right.”
A lowercase ‘y’ will help you set up properly
Setting up a shot correctly is certainly the most important
Sierra Vista OSP hike is stunning
A couple columns ago, I wrote about the Aquila Loop Trail, a short loop near the Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve parking area. In that column, I promised to return to walk the longer loop that reaches deeper into the preserve.
NFL: Dispatch staff predicts the conference title game winners
Members of the Mainstreet Media Group (Hollister Free Lance, Gilroy Dispatch, Morgan Hill Times) decided to predict the winners of Sunday's NFL conference championship games. Here are the picks:
GETTING OUT: Pines add ‘magic’ at Jacks Peak County Park
When I talk to people on the Monterey Peninsula who walk the preserves and parks in the area, they often mention Jacks Peak County Park. My sister and her canine companion, Harry, recently came up from Santa Barbara for a visit, and we decided to rendezvous in Monterey for a short hike. Since Monterey’s county parks are dog-friendly, it seemed like a perfect time to go to Jacks Peak and see what everybody has been talking about.
