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April 28, 2026

The Mountain Gardener: Spring to-dos in the garden

The rain last week was welcomed by all of us who like to watch things grow. There's a patch of grass growing beside a creek where I live that is the brightest neon green I've ever seen. Whether you call it apple green, lime green or chartreuse, it shouts that spring officially started Tuesday, March 20, the vernal equinox.

New Faces

- Mateo Valente Sotelo was born at 7:45 p.m. March 9, 2012, to Bessie Pearl (Mahony) and Manuel Arteaga Sotelo of Boulder Creek. He weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.

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Girls softball falls in opener

Let’s go fishin’: Spring time for fish

We have finally received some rain now that it is spring. It may be late in the season, but fish are happy to have water.

Little league season underway

For the Press-Banner

Valley Neighbors: Tennis pro shares love of the game

Since her childhood, Judy Newman, the tennis director at La Madrona Swim & Racquet Club and coach of the Scotts Valley High girls team, dreamed of playing tennis at the highest level. Today, she lives that dream.

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published April 24, 2026

Civil Grand Jury applications due soon Santa Cruz County Superior Court is accepting applications for its Civil Grand Jury, a 19-member volunteer panel that reviews...