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Pages of Time: Ben Lomond Library an Overlooked Treasure

August 5, 2023December 26, 2024 Julie Hornerben lomond, history, libraries0 comment

By Julie Horner and Ronnie Trubek When was the last time you took a stroll on historic Mill Street in Ben Lomond? The short stretch of byway that runs parallel to the San Lorenzo River is home to Ben Lomond Market, Sew Rose, painted Bermuda pink on the corner, and Santa Cruz Mountain Art Center. Several other small businesses line… Read More

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Columns History Local History

Fredda Carr’s Photography Studio | Local History

March 12, 2023December 26, 2024 slvpost.comben lomond, fredda carr, Mill Street0 comment

By Ronnie Trubek The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported record snow in the county on January 28, 1957. Pictured above from that day is the snow-covered Ben Lomond studio of photographer Fredda C. Carr (1903-1992). Fredda was born in Massachusetts in 1903. Her family moved to California a few years later. In 1949 Fredda moved to Boulder Creek opening a photography… Read More

Community Fire Recovery Local News

Rebuilding Community in Ben Lomond: The Historic Alba Schoolhouse to be Rebuilt

January 14, 2022January 23, 2022 slvpost.comben lomond, fire recovery0 comment

By Julie Horner It’s full steam ahead for rebuilding the historic Alba Schoolhouse in Ben Lomond, which was destroyed in the 2020 CZU fire. Last August, the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to replace the structure, which has served as a school, a library, and most recently as a community center for the mountain… Read More

Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening

A March Garden

March 1, 2021June 7, 2023 slvpost.comben lomond, gardening, san lorenzo valley1 Comment

by Josh Reilly In February, a gardener’s anticipation borders on intolerable. Especially in those parts of the SLV subject to frost. A lot of what we see growing happily in Santa Cruz, right now, undamaged by frost, is under threat here. Alas, many winter-flowering plants are a lost cause here, with a few very worthwhile exceptions (see below). Flower buds… Read More

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Streetwise History: Newell Creek Road Ben Lomond

January 3, 2021November 9, 2023 slvpost.comben lomond, history0 comment

San Lorenzo Valley Museum's Lisa Robinson shares a history of Newell Creek Road in Ben Lomond, California in the Santa Cruz Mountains Read More

Columns Fire

From Denial to Grief and Gratitude

November 7, 2020December 4, 2020 slvpost.comben lomond, CZUFire, czulightningcomplex, san lorenzo valley0 comment

A firsthand perspective on surviving a fire that “couldn’t happen” By Jayme Ackemann Every fire evacuation isn’t as dramatic as those middle-of-the-night knocks our neighbors in Boulder Creek got, but mine was every bit as terrifying. The CZU Lightning Complex fire evacuation order came down for Ben Lomond, the San Lorenzo Valley town where I live, on August 18. It… Read More

Art Business Fire Recovery

Illustrated by History

November 1, 2020December 30, 2020 slvpost.comalba schoolhouse, ben lomond0 comment

By Emily Johnson Illustrated by its history, the Alba Schoolhouse, located just two miles above the town of Ben Lomond, has always been a prime example of perseverance. In the fall of 1895, the one room schoolhouse was built because children had to walk too far to get to and from school everyday; a distance which the superintendent at the… Read More