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The Mountain Gardener: A world of cacti in San Lorenzo Valley

Aptos woman sinks hole-in-one at Valley Gardens

Nature Friendly: Fred McPherson: ‘The river is my teacher’

Let’s Go Fishin: Steady summer bite continues

August 31, 2010

Fishing in Monterey Bay has been consistent, and the weather has been calm on the ocean. Rock cod are still the hot pick, but salmon and halibut are also coming in. From the outer bay waters, albacore have been difficult to catch, but along the shore, striped bass continue to bite for surfcasters.

New Faces

August 31, 2010

• Colton Michael Jones was born at 12:35 a.m. Aug. 4, 2010, to Amber Rose Gardner and Timothy Michael Jones of Boulder Creek. He weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces, at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.

Anniversary: Boulder Creek couple celebrates 70 years

August 31, 2010

Retired veterinarian Howard Carroll and his wife, Ruth, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Aug. 22 with a celebration at Felton Presbyterian Church.

Talk About Money: Giving needn’t be entirely altruistic

August 31, 2010

Warren Buffet and Bill and Melinda Gates recently obtained a pledge from 40 of America’s wealthiest individuals and families. This Giving Pledge, as it is called, commits those individuals to giving away at least half their wealth during their lifetimes or after their death.

The Mountain Gardener

August 31, 2010

You can feel it. When school starts, Indian summer usually starts, too, and already we’re basking in lots of sunshine.

Let’s not dismiss troubled youth

August 30, 2010

EDITOR,

Football jamborees on tap

August 26, 2010

The Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League’s season-opening football jamborees will be this weekend.

Sports Shorts

August 26, 2010

Flingers wrap up softball title

Crunch Time: Bay Area excitement on the rise

August 26, 2010

We’re in the dog days of August, and I couldn’t be happier. Not only is the weather heating up, but high school, college and professional football games are about to capture my interest until long after Christmas.

Thunder captures bronze at statewide tournament

August 26, 2010

A young redhead blew hard one last time into her noise-maker vuvuzela, marking the end of the Soccer by the Bay Tournament in San Mateo on Aug. 21 and 22. When the echo of the horn had faded, her brother’s Scotts Valley-San Lorenzo Valley Thunder under-13 boys travel soccer team had defeated Livermore, 2-0, to claim third place in the competition that featured teams from all over California.

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Aptos woman sinks hole-in-one at Valley Gardens

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