Good Morning Monterey Bay

In good news we heard of a stabbing on an English train, and the heroes who arranged to use the emergency stop to stop the train in a station, so police could board and medical personnel could treat the wounded. We also heard of the Dodgers win over the Blue Jays, making them the first team in 25 years to win back-to-back world series. Gail Pellerin was with us. She weighed in on getting out the v...

Rocky Snyder filled in for Rosemary. We learned what were the best and the worst Halloween costumes he has worn. Jaime Smith made things simple for us. Chicken and broccoli. He also let us know how to make food sweet without sugar. Gary Shapiro told us all about Joan Crawford.

Rocky Snyder joined us in the studio for the first hour. He will be filling in for Rosemary once or twice while she is away in the next couple weeks. Dr. Pete talked about cats and the noises they make, sunburn in cats, skin cancer in cats and cattle, and finally all about something of which he is a fan, registered vet techs. In good news we heard of the photo of a sea otter taken by Shmuel Thaler...

We heard of Mr. T, the runaway tortoise, who was rescued from train tracks and reunited with his family. Then there was a tale of a stained glass window purchased for 25 dollars, which turned out to likely have belonged to King Robert the first, of England. One of us, before today, had never heard of Overly Attached Girlfriend .

In Good News we heard of John Lodge, leader of the Moody Blues who just died. We learned of a taco hero who saved the day and then got his own reward. Jaime Smith talked shepherd's pie with us. Jeff Manke saw cackling geese in Alameda. He returned recently from a four-day field trip to the eastern Sierras, where the trees are turning color. We learned why there are so few birds in a redwood forest...

Rachael shared a story of facing her fears related to driving on the freeway, and on the hill. John Laird's Senate Bill 283 has been signed by the governor. The senator came on to tell us all about it.

Dr. Pete had tips for traveling with pets. There was much talk of dogs drinking water, and too much talk of dogs smelling other dogs' butts. Charlie Keutman had news of tomatos, avacados and farmers markets. Then he spoke of flowers of the season, like calendulas and snapdragons.

In good news we heard of the Nobel prize for literature going to a Hungarian, and of a woman who never had a bedroom of her own finally getting one from her daughter. Gary Shapiro had stories about Buster Keaton to share. Janet Romanowski, president of the board of Think Local First told us of the upcoming Boots and Beers celebration and fundraiser for Seabright area businesses, coming up October...

The Nobel price for chemistry was announced. In good news we heard of it, as well as of several motorists, strangers to each other, who banded together to rescue a woman trapped by a crashed air ambulance. Jaime Smith talked chicken. Even boiled chicken can be good. Gary told us of his recent trip to New York City.

We heard of an Australian dog who temporarily became a surrogate mother to a baby koala, carrying the bear on it's back. Then we learned of the Nobel in physics being awarded to a team of three for quantum tunneling. Rachel discussed texting, a book about chickens and how youth is wasted on the young. Trisha Webber, county registrar, joined us to talk about the upcoming election. People interested...

We heard of the Nobel in medicine being awarded and of treasure found in Florida. Dan Haifley was part of a team given an award for a documentary film about the origins of the Monterey Bay Sanctuary. He told of a treaty recently signed to govern the high seas, which comprise about 60 percent of the world's oceans. In the ag report we heard that harvest time is coming. Many local farms are hosting...

Dr. Pete, motivated by the recent passing of Jane Goodall, related his own stories of his experiences with primates, including being the surrogate parent to an orphaned baboon. Charlie Keutman knows tons about flowers that grow from bulbs, and shared lots of what he knows with us. Lee Solomon, formerly of KSBW and then KION joined us in the studio. First we talked fishing. Then he told us about Th...

We learned what a British family eats at Christmas time. At least one particular family does. In the good news we heard all about Jane Goodall, who died the day before. We enjoyed music by Neil Diamond during the transitions today.

We may have set a record for number of topics in the good news segment. Chunk was the winner of Fat Bear Week this year. Atlanta has a Sponge Park that cleverly serves a purpose. A 4,500 foot new tunnel linking Austria and Italy will be a boon. Capitola leaders are doing the right thing at Bay Avenue and Hill Street. Jaime Smith talked apples. He did at one point, in discussing tuna salad recipes,...

A Scottish tree has won tree of the year for the UK. It is an ash. A local fellow from Santa Cruz High has given the proceeds of a lemonade sale to the Second Harvest Food Bank. Over the years he has had other lemonade sales for the same purpose. All together he has raised 27,000 dollars for Second Harvest. Rachael Shelton can elicit the same response in her brother that her grandmother and great...

In good news we heard of a young couple going on safari in South Africa who decided to treat the driver who delivered them to the safari, and they paid to take him with them. Then we celebrated all the winners of the apple pie-making contest at this year's Santa Cruz County Fair. In the ag report we heard that cows at the Cotoni-Coast Dairy National Monument will be outfitted with solar powered co...

Dr. Pete discussed ostriches, including bird flu necessitating the culling of many as well as raising them commercially for food. Also, they are pretty good kickers, according to him. Charlie Keutman drove through the Sierras recently, where he saw Quaking Aspen, which have turned color. That got us to talking about trees that can grow here that turn color, like Chinese Pistache, Ginkgo Biloba, Ja...

Jaime Smith discussed all manner of salt. We heard of table salt, Kosher salt, pink salt, Maldon salt, smoked salt and Himalayan salt. Scott Rolf from state parks says 4,000 residents filled out the survey telling how they'd like to use Seacliff State Beach. Jeff Manke let us know that last night 100,000 birds migrated south past Santa Cruz. There are lots of shore birds to see in this area, and h...

Liliana Eymann joined us in the studio, with her mother and grandmother. She is a sophomore at Santa Cruz High School. She has been a ballerina since she was three years old. She dances with International Academy of Dance . This year, in their performance of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, Liliana will dance the parts of both Clara and the Snow Queen. Dr. Dawn Motyka gave us the skinny on tylenol, autis...

Gail Pellerin recently attended a Care Fair, promoting physical wellness and mental health. She said she and all the other legislators are concerned after the recent political assassination. We need to be able to speak freely without worry of acts like what happened in Orem. Mark Mozena wished us a Happy Autumnal Equinox and discussed these with us. NASA announces new astronaut class today.  New s...

Sean Burns of the Save the Wave Coalition joined us in the first hour. He told us about an amazing report that puts a dollar value to the worth of surfing. Dr. Pete had a story about an ESA. That stands for emotional support animal, right? Nope. This time it was emotional support alligator. Mange in dogs was thoroughly described, followed by hypothyroidism. What is the winning name in the contest...

In  good news we had three stories. One was of the aftermath of the terrible wildland fires in Australia in 2019. They were followed by the springing up of 4,000 orchids that had not been seen there in ages. Then we heard of the couple who crashed their car into a mangrove swamp at night. They were able to get 911 by cell phone, and two deputies went into the water. They broke the windows and resc...

We heard of a pair of brothers, one snatched from a train and the other not, reunited after 50 years. They were put together again by the UK television show Long Lost Family. Jaime Smith and Rosemary discussed fruit with yogurt, a new Japanese food store coming to Capitola, apples being popular now and how to freeze applesauce. We were joined by Daria Troxill, director of the current play at Mount...

We heard of a 12-year-old boy who read books to special needs kids over zoom. He did it for several years, developing relationships with the children over time. The parents consider it quite a boon. Robert Redford just died. We had lots of good things to say about him, including in the good news segment. Rachael Shelton talked geriatric chickens. She did some sleuthing to determine why some of the...

In good news we heard of an Indian hospital in a train car, and an older gent who, upon retirement, followed his dream of joining the marching band at Louisiana State University. Mark Mozena had some particularly interesting topics today. Scientists announce potential biosignature on Mars - best clue yet of ancient microbial life on Mars.  Congress had a hearing on UFOs/UAPs US Air Force funding d...