The Mountain Gardener: Glass garden a spectacular site
Recently I visited a garden of glass, and it was spectacular.
Valley People: From Switzerland to Scotts Valley, gardens green for Schweizer family
Alice Schweizer, manager of Redwood Nursery in Scotts Valley, has happy childhood memories of running through orchards and working in the vegetable garden with her mother.
It’s the law: To guard teens, stop the enablers
When I was a teenager and knew everything, I reveled in the countless Hollywood movies that depicted teenagers saving the universe. We were always smarter and quicker than those slow-witted adults, whether they were parents or the authorities. Our decision-making prowess was nonpareil. It never occurred to me that those feeble parents were once super-smart, quick teenagers. How they went slow and dorky, I just don’t know.
Your Health: Palpitations are mostly harmless but worth checking out
Patients who go to a doctor complaining of heart palpitations usually worry that they have some serious problem with their heart. They often describe a feeling that their hearts are “flip-flopping,” missing a beat, beating faster or beating irregularly.
Punt, pass and kick with Joe Nedney
While the National Football League lockout has fans and players alike wondering what to do, 49ers kicker Joe Nedney took some of his newly acquired free time to spend with a group of kids from Vine Hill Elementary School. A batch of a dozen or so kids from Vine Hill won a raffle to participate in the punt, pass and kick day with Nedney in Scotts Valley at Skypark this weekend.
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...