Long, long time ago in the early 1960’s my husband, Jeff, had a friend named Frank Willard. He lived on the adjoining ranch to the Stephens family. Mr. Willard was an older man, in his 70’s, when he became friends with the little boy Jeff Stephens. Jeff would walk up the street to play croquet…
7-14-11 USAID’s Community Connections program and AgLinks Project collaborated on a three-week training program on contemporary agro-technology in fruit cultivation in California during summer 2010. The Uzbek “community” consisted of 10 people from Uzbekistan’s Ferghana Valley, including farmers, public sector agricultural pro-fessionals, food safety professionals, agricultural research institute managers and researchers, plus private sector actors…
3-5-11 Appeal Democrat On Aadil Fahim’s first day of American high school, he found it a little strange and awkward that in between subjects, students crowd hallways and slam locker doors, moving from class to class as they leave their teachers behind. In his hometown of New Delhi, India, students stay put and teachers move.…
2-27-11 The Marysville-Yuba City Soroptimists are hosting their annual fundraiser, “Laughlines Comedy Club,” on Saturday, March 5, at the Bonanza Inn Convention Center. Doors open at 7 p.m. for pre-show roving appetizers and raffle giveaways, followed at 8 p.m. by three hilarious comedians: Sacramento-based Mike Betancourt; Cheryl “The Soccer Mom” Anderson; and headliner Michael Winslow…
8-21-10 Some businesses attain success by finding a niche and filling it. Others go for the shotgun effect and spread out into all types of endeavors. And then there’s Stephens Farmhouse on Highway 99 south of Yuba City. Area residents know them for their delicious pies and other tasty goodies, but what most people don’t…
5-7-09 Appeal Democrat There might not be a lot in the bank account these days, but many Yuba-Sutter area business owners don’t believe Mother’s Day will be any less busy than another year. After all, they said, this is mom we’re talking about. “Remember, she put up with you for at least 18-plus years,” Kevin…
11-26-08 It started with a Nebraskan’s recipes and a 10-year-old’s tomato stand — and survives as a lost art packaged in pink boxes and loved by fans that include sports royalty and the mayor of Yuba City. The Stephens Farmhouse along Highway 99 bakes pies that customers picking them up for Thanksgiving described as “insanely”…
8-9-07 Appeal Democrat Summer in Yuba-Sutter means luscious melons, juicy peaches and ripe tomatoes for those willing to check out a farmers market or two – one of the bonuses of living in a state known for its agriculture. But market-goers might be surprised at how varied Yuba-Sutter’s harvest is. A new “Map of Yuba-Sutter…