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September 13, 2025

Your Health: Protection from sun’s rays

I’d like to make my annual plea for the liberal use of sunscreen to protect all of us, young and old from the damaging effects of the sun.

Talk about money: Tips to avoid being swindled

In a Ponzi scheme, someone who claims to be a financial adviser creates the illusion he’s getting high returns for clients. Really, he’s just paying off early investors with money from new ones. He can keep the deception going for years before it collapses, leaving investors burned.

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.

New Faces

- Clementine Grace Clark was born at 8:39 a.m. May 21, 2012, to Leilan Brittany Dobbins and Travis Malcolm Clark of Boulder Creek. She was delivered at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, where she weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces.

The Mountain Gardener: How to fill a container properly

A tree in full bloom is a breathtaking sight. A flowering shrub covered with fragrant blossoms is awe inspiring, too. But it's a spectacular group of plants in a great container that never fails to get my attention.

The Mountain Gardener: Change your own garden path

You can be led down the garden path, get off the beaten path, take the path less traveled. Everywhere are references to paths in literature and philosophy.

Commentary: Open letter in defense of community theater

Soon, the Bethany University Theater will close its doors indefinitely. This is a great loss to Scotts Valley.

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025

Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...