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November 17, 2025

Fitness | Live Longer with Strong Bones

We all know clean eating habits and regular training will keep you healthy. But did you also know healthy eating a weekly fitness routine...

Plain Talk About Food | The Value of Pho

I would be remiss if I didn’t write about the problems we all have had since the January storms here in our valley; particularly...

The Mountain Gardener | What to Do in the February Garden

Hopefully these cold mornings will be a thing of the past by the time you read this. My plants were much happier right after...

Guest Column | Helping Our Community Begin the Recovery Process

At the end of last month’s column, I wrote that “2023 would no doubt bring new challenges and opportunities.” What none of us could...

The Mountain Gardener | Add a New Bareroot Rose and Prune the Rest

I see some outstanding new rose varieties available for the 2023 season. It won’t come as a surprise that they are all very fragrant...

TherapyWorks | 4 Goals to Set to Improve Your Mental Health in 2023

Do you set personal goals as you head into the new year? Did you know that people who set goals tend to have higher...

Plain Talk About Food | A Watched Pot Never Boils

Benjamin Franklin, during the late 17th century, coined the phrase, “A watched pot never boils.” I am sure each of us has uttered that...

The Mountain Gardener | Get Your Bare-Root Edibles Now

The other day I visited three local nurseries to see what’s new in their bare root edible selection. In addition to the classics, I...

Guest Column | Rain! Rain! Rain!

On Jan. 14, Scotts Valley joined other local jurisdictions when City Manager Mali LaGoe issued a Proclamation declaring a local emergency, to be ratified...

The Mountain Gardener | Fight Air Pollution with Houseplants

So many power outages these days. I’ve needed to set up a portable propane heater as well as start a fire in the fireplace...

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Nov. 14, 2025

County hosts forums to shape future behavioral health services Santa Cruz County Behavioral Health Services is hosting community forums to help shape the County’s First...