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Scotts Valley
October 6, 2025

Healthy living: Bittersweet victory

On Saturday, March 26, I ran a 35-kilometer trail race in Woodside. Even though I was the first woman to cross the finish line, you will not see my name in the results.

Wine Lover: Wine makers invite locals to celebrate spring passport day

April Passport Day in the Santa Cruz Mountain Appellation is right around the corner. It will be one of the best days of the year to venture out and discover some of the wineries that are not usually open to the public.

Cougars shine at track invitational

A San Lorenzo Valley High School distance medley relay team, consisting of three freshmen and a sophomore, ran the 18th-fastest time in the nation this month.

The Mountain Gardener: Marvelous garden home to species galore

Recently, I had the honor to tour a remarkable garden in Scotts Valley. This horticulturalist calls himself a hillbilly gardener, but he is no such thing. Some of his plants come from as far away as Oklahoma, Texas and Hawaii.

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.

New Faces

Jake Thomas Stinson was born to Danelle Dawn (Trevino) and Jeff Charles Stinson of Scotts Valley at 1:15 p.m. March 21, 2011, at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces.

SLV golfers drop game to Aptos

San Lorenzo Valley’s Larry George led the field this week at the Boulder Creek Country Club, shooting one over par on the front nine against Aptos High.

Sports Shorts

Cougar softball takes third

Letter:Something to hide?

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Greg Wimp

Sandwich shop owner appointed to Scotts Valley Council

As Greg Wimp, the owner of multiple area Togo’s sandwich shop locations, stepped up Oct. 1 to address Scotts Valley City Council about why...