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September 11, 2025

The Mountain Gardener: Bulbs add color to summer garden

A couple of warm days and I'm ready for spring.

Letter: Jim Hart will make a great sheriff

We are very fortunate here in Santa Cruz County to have three excellent candidates running for the office of sheriff. I will be voting for Jim Hart because of his dedication, experience and qualifications. As a retired Scotts Valley police captain, the retired director of the Public Safety Program at Cabrillo College, and a fellow college instructor, I have had many occasions to work with Jim.

White-elephant fire station

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Stripers, steelhead and crabs for fall

Fall has brought forth a few new fishing opportunities. Fishing the upper Trinity River has produced steelhead for fly fishermen. The Delta is hosting top-water action for striped bass. Salmon continue to enter the coastal rivers, and Dungeness crab season is open.

Editor’s notebook: How a guy can stay interested

Oh, the Internet is a wonderful thing.

Plain talk about food: Irish corned beef

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

Falcons tie Harbor, remained undefeated in SCCAL

Despite a scoreless tie with Harbor High School, the Scotts Valley High School girls soccer team was not satisfied with their effort or the final result on Tuesday, Jan. 28.

Falcon wrestler qualifies for state

Scotts Valley wrestler Shelby Baker has earned a seat at the table in the state finals girls wrestling meet at Lemoore High School.

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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...