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December 24, 2025

The Mountain Gardener | Vines — More Than Just a Pretty Face

Vines are beautiful to look at when in bloom or fall color. Fragrant vines can scent the air when you’re sitting outside on the...

Letters to the Editor | Published June 16, 2023

Boxing class helps on many levels I want to thank Drew Penner for his wonderful article (“Parkinson’s Boxing Class a Lifeline for Seniors With Disease,”...

Plain Talk About Food | Honor Thy Father…

As a small child and living with my elderly uncle and aunt, I gave little thought to my absent father until it was time...

The Mountain Gardener | Anxiously Awaiting Summer

The calendar says summer starts next Wednesday, June 21, at 7:57am. To say it’s been a strange year weather-wise would be an understatement. I,...

Letters to the Editor | Published June 9, 2023

The hard truth Regarding Lynn McKibbin’s May 19 letter, “Dignity Health Closes Boulder Creek Clinic,” I had a prior warning of what was to come...

Fitness | Let’s Talk Cardio and Core

How often are you getting in cardio and core training? Let’s start off talking about cardio. When we think of cardio, what comes to...

The Mountain Gardener Celebrates 900 Columns

Well, it’s come to this—my 900th column. Starting way back in October of 2005, my first column appeared in the newly combined San Lorenzo...

Guest Column | Scotts Valley back then

One intersection with traffic lights. No high school. No movie theater. No transit center. One big shopping center. That was Scotts Valley when I...

Strictly Business | Embrace the Charm: Saturdays on the Deck

Vacations are meant to be filled with adventure, curiosity and pure enjoyment. We all have ideas of how to spend our holiday time, but...

Plain Talk About Food | There’s Something About Chickens

Growing up in the 1940s, every household in my family included a chicken coop in the backyard. And when families came together for holidays...

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San Lorenzo Valley Water District extends deadline for committee applications

San Lorenzo Valley Water District (SLVWD) is inviting local residents to join its standing committees, with the deadline for applications now extended to Jan....