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October 26, 2025

Pet Spot: Winter care for mountain pets

Winter can be just as hard on pets as it is on humans. Wolves and mountain lions might live outdoors and thrive, but that doesn’t mean our dogs or cats should, too.

Editorial: Quick hits: Thumbs up for SV school tax plans

A moderate tax solution in SV

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SLV upsets Harbor soccer

Letter: Support Bruce McPherson

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Cougar boys upset Falcons in hoops

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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.

Your Health: Antibiotics explained

In a recent column, I said that antibiotics are usually not necessary to treat most upper-respiratory infections. I have been asked to discuss antibiotics in more detail.

New Faces

- Kayden Alessio Koppe, son of D’Ambra Dawn Graham and Anthony Mario Koppe of Brookdale, was born at 10:45 p.m. Jan. 8, 2012, at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz. He weighed 5 pounds, 11 ounces.

The Mountain Gardener: Dreaming of summer roses

I'm daydreaming about the flowers of spring and summer. What could be more impressive than a big, fragrant, jewel-toned rose? There are some great new ones out this year that I have my eye on. Maybe you have room for one more.

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News Briefs | Published Oct. 24, 2025

Food Truck Friday concludes season with Halloween festivities Presented by Food Trucks A Go Go, in partnership with the Scotts Valley Educational Foundation (SVEF), the...