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September 11, 2025

Wine Lover: An analysis of wine making

Making wine must be one of the most fundamentally simple processes there is. Essentially, all you need to do is pick grapes, crush them and allow the natural sugar in the juice to turn into alcohol. It's as basic as yeast eat sugar and make alcoholic juice.

Datebook

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The Mountain Gardener: Know your mountainous climate zone

Gardening is a tricky thing up here in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Untarnished etiquette: Courtesy toward the disabled

Most of us are not fully aware of challenges facing people with disabilities. Generally, we make efforts to learn how we can be helpful to people with special needs if they are a friend or relative. With this article, I hope to illuminate courtesies we all should extend to those living with these special challenges. 

Sports Shorts

Local tennis pro to play in international championship

Sustainable living: ‘Re-Skilling’ for an uncertain tomorrow

Many of us know how to set up a home wireless network, assemble a children’s bicycle, scour the web for cheap air fares, and perform other tasks that define contemporary life for many Americans.

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.

Let’s go fishin’: Trout to return to Loch Lomond

After a hiatus of several years, trout will again be planted at Loch Lomond Reservoir! The fantastic news came last week, and all parties involved feel this is a win-win situation that was made possible by the efforts of many people.

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Felton Fire Protection District

Felton Fire District to review parcel tax proposal at meeting Thursday

Felton Fire Protection District (FFPD) Board of Directors has scheduled a special meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. to discuss a proposed...