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Mayor’s Message | The Stitchwork That Holds Us Together

October 17, 2025

Fitness | Improving Dementia Through Exercise

The Mountain Gardener | Why to Plant Ornamental Grasses

Finance | Medicare and Medicare Advantage Planning

Guest Viewpoint | Scotts Valley Schools Kick Off New Year With Upgrades, Student Achievements

Carrying our resiliency into 2021

January 1, 2021

By Bruce McPherson, County Supervisor This year began like many other years—unpredictable but full of promise. What we experienced, managing twin crises, was a test...

Leading through giving

December 28, 2020

By Janet Janssen, Strictly Business There is no denying this year has left an indelible mark on the community, personally and collectively. Each month, we...

A poem for gardeners

December 28, 2020

T’was the night before Christmas and all through the garden, The creatures were stirring, the deer got a pardon. The hummingbird feeders were hung by the...

We must remain united

December 28, 2020

By Derek Timm, Scotts Valley Mayor Our Scotts Valley Police Officers do so much for our community, and everyone in leadership agrees that we want...

The meaning of our holiday traditions

December 17, 2020

We all celebrate the holidays in a different way. Each family has its own traditions and warm memories from years gone by. Some of...

‘Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus’

December 17, 2020

By Colly Gruczelak, Plain Talk About Food Pulling the last tray of maraschino cookies from the oven I noticed that darkness was descending on our...

Making a holiday wreath

December 11, 2020

You can have chestnuts roasting on an open fire and Jack Frost nipping at your nose, but what would the holidays be without a...

The effects of alcohol

December 11, 2020

The holiday season is a wonderful time for family gatherings and festive parties. The presence of alcoholic beverages is especially more prominent as we...

Scotts Valley Community Christmas Tree honoring memory of Christopher Ow

December 11, 2020

By The Scotts Valley Advocates The Scotts Valley Community Christmas Tree lit up on Nov. 27, continuing a tradition dating 30 years. The Scotts Valley...

Issues from 2020 will follow us into 2021

December 4, 2020

By Bruce McPherson, County Supervisor It’s an understandable instinct at the end of each calendar year to wrap up undone business and start the new...

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Mayor’s Message | The Stitchwork That Holds Us Together

Fitness | Improving Dementia Through Exercise

The Mountain Gardener | Why to Plant Ornamental Grasses

Finance | Medicare and Medicare Advantage Planning

Guest Viewpoint | Scotts Valley Schools Kick Off New Year With Upgrades, Student Achievements

SOCIAL MEDIA

Santa Cruz County’s 2024 Crop Report shows jump in local crop...

News Briefs | Published Oct. 17, 2025

Highway 9 accessibility improvements begin this week in Ben Lomond

Scotts Valley police promote pedestrian safety this month

News Briefs | Published Oct. 10, 2025