Shettler, Browning wed
The new year brought new beginnings. Whitney Ann Shettler and Shawn Michael Browning were married on New Year's Eve at the Sacramento Grand Ballroom. Although they currently reside in Sacramento, both graduated from San Lorenzo Valley High School in 2004 and from University of California at Davis. Both have parents and family living in SLV.
The Mountain Gardener: Easy ways to save rainwater, slow runoff
With so much rain this winter, it's easy to forget just how precious water is. But globally, water is the new oil.
The Mountain Gardener: Fire-safe landscaping, part 1
I drove through the Groveland area near Yosemite a couple of days before the Rim Fire started on August 17. The local talk over Tioga Pass was then about the recent Aspen Fire in the Sierra National Forest. The Rim fire has now burned 400 square miles of forest and cost $122 million to fight to date. What started as a 40 acre fire when discovered exploded to over 100,000 acres within two days. It is now the third largest in California history.
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...
