2026
| Month | Spotlight Article | Restaurant Review | Recipe | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Legos & More | The Copper | None | Read |
| April | The Future of the DSO Retirees Newsletter | None | Steamed Salmon | Read |
| March | DSO Retirees Website | Los Arroyos | St. Pat's Day Corned Beef and Cabbage | Read |
| February | None | The Brewhouse | Baked Buffalo Wings & Dipping Sauces - Jim Zaleski | Read |
| January | Long Term Elder Care and the LTC Ombudsman Part 2 - Mike Leu | None | Tuscan Avocado and White Bean Salad - Lee Herron | Read |
2025
| Month | Spotlight Article | Restaurant Review | Recipe | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | Long Term Elder Care and the LTC Ombudsman Part 1 - Mike Leu | None | Homemade Rye Bread - John Hoenigman | Read |
| November | Armen Minasian - Marty Minasian | Ca Dario | None | Read |
| October | Nothing Left to Chance - Apollo 13, Many Anxious Moments | None | Turkey Stuffing - Mom's cookbook | Read |
| September | Nothing Left to Chance Photo Gallery | Rose's Café | Marmalade Pizza | Read |
| August | Nothing Left to Chance Photo Gallery | Meet Up Chinese Cuisine | Special Cookies - Debranne Minasian | Read |
| July | None | None | None | Read |
| June | Making Sourdough Bread - Lee Herron | The Ellood at Goleta Beach | None | Read |
| May | Living in the Wine Country of Santa Barbara - Russ Hagen | None | Cooked German Red Cabbage - Lee Herron | Read |
| April | Dynamic Positioning Epilog - Ed Seidel | Harry's Plaza Café | Easy Chocolate Bundt Cake - Marty Minasian | Read |
| March | Dynamic Positioning Part 3 - Ed Seidel | Your Choice Tai Restaurant | Smoothies - NYT | Read |
| February | Dynamic Positioning Part 2 Continued - Ed Seidel | Petrini's Italian Restaurant | Chicken Cacciatori - Lee Herron | Read |
| January | Jerry Compton's 2025 Calendar | Cody's Café | Classic Beef stroganoff - Jim Zaleski | Read |
2024
| Month | Spotlight Article | Restaurant Review | Recipe | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | Dynamic Positioning Part 2 - Ed Seidel | Via Maestra 42 | Big Batch Quick Dinner Rolls - King Arthur Flour Cookbook | Read |
| November | Dynamic Positioning Part 1 - Ed Seidel | Cajun Kitchen | Classic Hot Chocolate - NYT | Read |
| October | None | None | Pickled Beets - Jim Zaleski | Read |
| September | Guest-Testers, Dwain and Julie Vanderhoof | None | None | Read |
| August | Artemis Space Program - Part III | None | None | Read |
| July | Artemis Space Program - Part II | None | None | Read |
| June | Artemis Space Program - Part I | Santa Barbara Biergarten | A Quick Lunch - Lee Herron | Read |
| May | Sespe Creek Ranch Wheat | La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant | Fish Chowder - Lee Herron | Read |
| April | You're Going on What? To the Brothels fo Nevada! - Dwain Vanderhoof | Jane - Goleta | Margarita Bars - NYT (Jim Zaleski) | Read |
| March | A Moon Tree Grows About a 100 Miles From Us - Jerry Compton | FisHouse Restaurant/Harry's Plaza Café' | Easter Celebration - Jim Zaleski | Read |
| February | Firewood Guitar - Lee Herron | Lure Restaurant | Corn Bread Chili Pie - Ed Seidel | Read |
| January | GM DRL Polar Research - Ed Siedel | Mars Restaurant | Cheezy Pear Pie - Lee Herron | Read |
2023
| Month | Spotlight Article | Restaurant Review | Recipe | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | Making Apple Cider at the Ranch - Lee Herron | None | Prime rib Christmas dinner - Jim Zaleski | Read |
| November | Boning a Turkey - John Hoenigman | Chase Restaurant | Thanksgiving turkey & stuffing - Jim Zaleski | Read |
| October | Buck Hunting, The Underlying Story - Dwaine Vanderhoof | Home Plate/Jim & Dwaine | Roast Venison - Jim Zaleski | Read |
| September | Bruce Murdock's Organ Restoration - Bruce Murdock & Lee Herron | Harry's Plaza Café | Santa Maria BBQ | Read |
| August | Yerkes Observatory - Ron Friestad and JZ | None | Fried Fish: perch & smelt - Jim Zaleski | Read |
| July | Hwy 101 Construction - Mark Gudenas, Communications Director, SW Concrete Pavement Assoc. | None (was going to be TAP Thai) | Cooked Red Cabbage - Dick Leitz | Read |
| June | Pancho Villa - Marty Minasian | Joe's Café | Asparagus Rolls - John Hoenigman | Read |
| May | Herman Guenther's Trains - Lee Herron | None | Jim's Branzino | Read |
| April | Lunar Rover - How Two Determined GM Engineers Used GI Joe to Get a Car on The Moon | Shoreline Beach Café' | John's Perfect Margaritas | Read |
| March | Class D Baseball - Dwain Vanderhoof | Timber's Roadhouse | Corn Beef & Cabbage - ChatGPT | Read |
| February | Veteran Honor Flights - Frank LaBouve | Pepe's Mexican Restaurant | Lee Herron's Chili | Read |
| January | The Delco's Museum - Jerry Compton | Dutch Garden | Karen's Hot Fudge | Read |
2022
| Month | Spotlight Article | Restaurant Review | Recipe | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | UCSB Special Collections - Jerry Compton | None | Universal Casserole | Read |
| November | Book Review Across the Airless Worlds | None | Lee Herron's Grandma's Persimmon Pudding | Read |
| October | Lynn Ricardson Hydroponic Garden - Lee Herron | None | Mom Z's Stuffed Green Pepper | Read |
| September | None | None | Mom Z's Chicken & mushroom in wine | Read |