Lee Overbeck: Remembering a Great Coach and a Greater Man
Lots of teachers inspire by opening the door to learning new things. Some special teachers with how they approach their craft can inspire and enrich their charges years after the final school bell has run. One of these for me, and thousands others, was San Lorenzo Valley High’s Lee Overbeck, who died Wednesday from leukemia.
Plain Talk About Food: Plain talk about fried chicken
Nothing pleases me more than a Sunday's drive up Alba Road in Ben Lomond on a warm sunny day.
Team Tortoise cycles globe; UK couple visits Scotts Valley as part of multiyear trip
Thirty-three countries, four continents, 21,000 miles and a fireworks show in Scotts Valley.
The Mountain Gardener: Time to take on February garden tasks
The unusually warm January weather has made the early flowering trees and shrubs bloom even earlier this year. Actually it's not so unusual for us to have a warm streak around here in January. What is unusual is the prolonged dry and stable conditions we have encountered. The high pressure system that blocks our usual winter rains does not usually last more than 2 to 3 weeks even in the heart of the rainy season. The persistent ridge has not behaved in a typical manner. We can only hope the ridge breaks down in the next few months and brings us more than a smattering of rain here and there. What should a gardener be doing in February?
Scotts Valley graduate receives Teamsters scholarship
Violeta Dauksa of Scotts Valley has been named a recipient of a 2026 scholarship from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Scholarship Fund.
Dauksa is a...
