Nature Friendly: Water district announces environmental grant awards
The San Lorenzo Valley Water district announced the winners of its annual environmental grant contest last week.
Let’s Go Fishin’: Find a good spot for spring-time fishing
The weather is beautiful this time of year, and there are quite a few options for fishing. Salmon in the ocean is an obvious bet, and Loch Lomond Reservoir is a great spot for fishing, also. Whether you like the salt water or sweet water, there are local fishing opportunities to be had.
Nature Friendly: The Olympia watershed: A forbidden sand hills journey
“I wandered lonely as a cloud
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. Entries are subject to editing, and publication is not guaranteed.
Cougar swimmers win three way meet
The San Lorenzo Valley boys varsity swim teams took home a big win over both Soquel and St. Francis of Watsonville in three-way Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League competition on April 14.
Falcon softball beat Cougars
Scotts Valley’s Nikki Owens fanned 14 batters and allowed the Cougars (1-3 in league, 8-11 overall) only three hits in seven innings in the Falcon’s 9-0 thumping of their cross-town rival.
Ridin’ with the Wheeldude: Keep tabs on your kids
I drove my Yellow Cab on a very hectic St. Patrick's Day one Thursday night last month. It's always one of top three busiest shifts of the year, so early Friday morning, I was dead tired and ready to go home. Just before logging off though, at about 3:30 a.m., I got dispatched for a pickup in Scotts Valley, scheduled to go all the way to the Mountain Store in Boulder Creek.
Comedy Corner: It’s a coffee wonderland
Last year, I had to do a field research paper on addiction to fulfill one of my class requirements for my addiction studies major at Bethany University. It was a great project. All I did was hang out at my two favorite coffee houses, The White Raven in Felton and Peet’s Coffee & Tea in Scotts Valley. The following is a portion of my term paper:
News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025
Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday
On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...