As 2024 has come to a close, I want to take a moment to recap the recent water years we have had and look ahead to what 2025 has in store for us. 2023 was a tremendous wet year throughout California that filled up our reservoirs...
Read MoreFR. JOHN SCHMOLL, St. Joseph’s Catholic ChurchContributing Writer The presidential inauguration just occurred a few days ago. Whether you voted for the winner or loser isn’t important. What’s important is that we come together...
Read MoreHello again, Westside Gardeners! This article is devoted to a drenching fertilization process I highly recommend for plants and trees. I would like to share my own recipe with everyone. It’s simply processed from high-quality...
Read MoreOnce more, I invite you to travel back in time with me to delve into my personal box of Valentine’s Day chocolates. It is 1954 in the middle of our shortest month. February is known as the snowiest month, and that year was no...
Read MoreLast year was big for the American Ornithological Society – you know, the people responsible for the official standardized list of North American birds. It’s dinner table quality excitement we’re talking here. “Honey, did you...
Read MoreThe start of the spring semester in high schools and colleges is a good time to ask, “What does it take for a young person to succeed in life?” Many people say it’s a college education, which most people think of as a four-year...
Read MoreThe entire month of January is known as National Soup Month. It is a perfect time of year for warm comfort foods. As it turns out, January also is National Menudo Month, a soup-type ethnic specialty. Possibly, celebrate soup...
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Imagine, if you dare, a cylinder soaring 1,000 feet high bobbing on the Pacific Ocean up to 20...
Read MoreWith the recent passing of President Jimmy Carter, many individuals mentioned the importance of living a life of service. President Carter’s commitment to helping others was admirable and a testament to his character. With this...
Read MoreIt’s said that in 1595 a peregrine falcon owned by Henry IV pulled a u-turn while chasing a bustard over a field in the French countryside, flew all night and the next day before finally landing in a tree in Malta, 1350 miles...
Read MoreHello again, Westside Gardeners. I wish everyone a Happy New Year! January is an important month with much to do in your garden. First, let’s discuss pruning roses and stone fruit trees. Pruning too fast and hard is the number...
Read MoreIt wears a black mask, not a COVID mask but one about the eyes like the Lone Ranger or Zorro. It can hover like a helicopter or fly fast like a fighter plane. And its actions when feeding itself have earned it the frightening...
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