ERNESTO ALVAREZ

Ernesto E. Alvarez, 82, of Dallas, passed away on July 29, 2020, at the Dallas VA Hospital at 5:15 p.m. Ernesto was born on September 25, 1937, in Pleasanton to Jesus Alvarez and Dolores Alvarez (Espinosa). Ernesto served with the US Army Artillery and was stationed in Germany. He is survived by his daughters, Mary Frances Leyva and spouse Martin […]

DAVID DELGADO JR

David R. Delgado, Jr. of Pleasanton passed away July 24, 2020, at the age of 65. He was born in Pleasanton on December 30, 1954, to David and Kathryn (Rangel) Delgado. David is going to be remembered for his loving, big hearted, giving self. If you were in need, David would give you the shirt off his back. He loved […]

Verdilizer


As we all know we have an extremely critical election coming up in November. I want to share some information for those who have access to the internet as well as for those who do not. There is a website you can visit that gives information on every politician. All you have to do is enter their name and information […]

David and Goliath of Television

On the Edge of Common Sense

“The farmer has always been a peasant.” – Richard Blinco, Idaho When the market crashed in 1975, Richard had a ranch, feedlot, dairy, potatoes, alfalfa and a packing house. Here we sit 45 years later and not much has changed. Today less than 1.3% of the American population, (and 7% in Canada), is involved in production agriculture. We, who are […]

Gardening Q&A

Plant Q & A

Q. Are rose thorns poisonous? A friend of mine started a new rose garden and the first thing that happened was that she had a reaction to the thorn punctures on her thumb. A. Rose thorns can be sharp and everyone who grows roses receives wounds. Sometimes those wounds become infected, but I have never heard of the infection being […]