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September 12, 2025

Mountain Gardener: Learning the bonsai way

I walked through an Asian-inspired bamboo gate and entered another world: the world of bonsai. Some trees were blooming, others just leafing out, and some had trunks thick and gnarled, as if they'd been alive 200 years — and they had.

Letter: Choice is important

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Plain talk about food: Irish corned beef

I begin thinking about my Irish papa, Patrick James, about this time each year. 

Golfers hit the links

Both the Cougars and the Falcons are looking to improve on last years seasons as the boys golf teams take to the fairways for the 2012 season. The teams finished toward the bottom of the pack last season but plan improving this year as the younger golfers learn the finer aspects of the game.

Sport Shorts

Scotts Valley lacrosse rolls on

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.

SLV alum Johnson makes way toward NFL

San Lorenzo Valley High alumnus Nick Johnson has the arduous task of getting noticed by the National Football League scouts at the league’s Super Regional Combine in Detroit.

Your Health: Childhood nutrition

March is National Nutrition Month. I would like to discuss the important topic of childhood nutrition. Whether you have a newborn or a teenager, what he or she eats is important to both physical and mental development.

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Scotts Valley police arrest 8 for DUI during late summer enforcement

Scotts Valley Police Department arrested eight drivers suspected of driving under the influence (DUI) during a nearly three-week period through Labor Day weekend. The enforcement...