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October 12, 2026

The Mountain Gardener: Bulbs add color to summer garden

A couple of warm days and I'm ready for spring.

Your Health: Medical terminology deciphered

Often, during a patient visit, I find myself explaining medical terms in more common language that a layperson can understand.

New Faces

Isaac Pete Sobrak-Seaton was born at 2:33 a.m. Oct. 18, 2012, to Krista Michelle Lutz and Nicholas Peter Sobrak-Seaton of Felton. He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz.

Let’s go fishin’: Albacore, sea bass, rockfish start to bite

As of press time, warm water is moving closer to the Monterey Bay and boaters are loading up on albacore. White sea bass remain schooled up in the bay off Pajaro and Marina. Rockfish and lingcod are being caught along the coast, and the season will remain open through the end of the year.

Sport shorts

Little League sign-ups extended, tryouts scheduled

Mountain Gardener: Prepare now for dry summer months

April showers will bring an abundance of May flowers around the Santa Cruz Mountains. And that’s just one of the perks of a cool, rainy spring.

Mini ironman

Cory Nounnan crossed the finish line of the Santa Cruz Sprint 4 Fun triathlon in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 28.5 seconds — roughly 0.4 seconds ahead of his mother, Leean Nounnan.

Cougars maul Marina Mariners 44-0 in SCCAL opener

Led by the quarterback duo of senior Isaac Newberry and junior Nick Salibi, and backed by a stout defense, the San Lorenzo Valley High School varsity football team overcame a wobbly first quarter to blow out the visiting Marina High Mariners 44-0 last Saturday in the first game of Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play.

Fall in love with Fall Creek Park

The weathered sign that points to the hidden park stands unnoticed by the traffic moving up the mountain. In the small, dusty parking lot, tan oaks and poison oak surround the few cars.

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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

Central Coast Good Fire Fair returns Saturday to Henry Cowell Redwoods...

California State Parks will host the third Central Coast Good Fire Fair and demonstration burn Saturday, Oct. 10, at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. The...