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August 30, 2025

The Wine Lover: Tasting wine, part 1

It’s easy enough to have a glass of wine with dinner or at a party. Most people give the glass a little swirl, maybe look at it for a second questioningly, and then take a sip, because that’s what they see other people do.

Guest column: Gibbs Ranch Resort and Zayante’s lost post office

Deep in the mountains north of Scotts Valley, the residents along Weston Road may not realize that their gated community once justified its own post office.

Datebook

- Submit Datebook items to [email protected] or drop off press releases or photos at 5215 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. F, Scotts Valley 95066. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Entries are subject to editing, and publication is not guaranteed.

SV football team looks to bounce back

The Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League gridiron clash that many preseason observers marked as one of the top contests of the year features two teams coming off disappointing weekends.

New Faces

- Twin boys Alden James Mitchell and Makai Burroughs Mitchellwere born at 8:29 a.m. and 8:31 a.m. respectively March 7, 2014 to parents Alison Miranda (Hunter) and Eric Michael Mitchell of Bonny Doon. They weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and 7 pounds respectively, at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.

The Mountain Gardener: Planted tomatoes ripen for summer

The spring sun has started to warm the soil. I'm already having visions of eating ripe, luscious tomatoes later in the season.

Sport Shorts

Valley Gardens hole in one

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Aug. 29, 2025

Supervisor Martinez to speak to North County Dems Fifth District Supervisor Monica Martinez will be the guest speaker for the Democratic Club of North Santa...