Why work out? There may be nobody better to ask than bodybuilder Dave Draper, whose killer biceps have earned him the titles of Mr. America, Mr. World and Mr. Universe.

Thomas the Tank Engine, the storybook locomotive from the imaginary island of Sodor, will visit Roaring Camp Railroads starting Friday, July 24, to give train rides to fans of his long-running PBS series, “Thomas and Friends.”

For weeks, paper signs posted in store windows, on telephone poles and on bus stops in Scotts Valley have announced the final warehouse sale for Sessions, the internationally recognized snowboard, skateboard and surf apparel company.

It took 59 days and nearly 8,000 miles, but Jim Zook has returned to Boulder Creek unscathed from his trek across the United States.

Emergency crews closed Mount Hermon Road in Scotts Valley in both directions for more than an hour during rush hour on Thursday, July 16 after an accident caused a 30 foot water geyser and a temporary power outage.

A WILD TIME: Dan Johnson as Mowgli, a wild boy raised by wolves, casts a wary eye in the direction of Sage Wilkinson playing Shere Khan, a scheming tiger in “The Jungle Book: Welcome to the Jungle,” to be performed by Little People’s Repertory Theatre of San Lorenzo Valley. The original rock musical, written by LPRT executive director Janinne Chadwick, will run July 23 through Aug. 2 at Park Hall in Ben Lomond. For tickets