CCS champs head to state
San Lorenzo Valley High School runners Anna Maxwell and Cody Johnson ran away from the competition on Friday, May 25, to capture Central Coast Section track and field championships in their events.
Your Health: Hair loss
Hair loss is a normal part of aging for men and even for some women. It is estimated that two thirds of men will begin to become bald by the age of 60.
Nature Friendly: Walk on the wild side with pumas
It was a few minutes before midnight when I pulled onto my property in the Santa Cruz Mountains. There, captured in the bright car lights, was an adult, un-collared mountain lion looking up into a madrone tree. As I stopped, the cat turned and walked deliberatively back into the thick forest.
Atlantic bound: Local men embark on cross-country cycling trip
Two San Lorenzo Valley friends will embark on the journey of a lifetime, a two-month cycling trip across the U.S. to raise money for the Big Brothers, Big Sisters and to send campers to summer camp in Mount Hermon.
Let’s go fishing: Promising salmon prospects for 2014 season
I have been happy to see rain lately. It may not be a wet year but any rain helps fish. On another positive “fish note,” the prospects for salmon season look very good.
Your Health: Pertussis epidemic present danger to infants, unimmunized
According to a recent public health alert, California is experiencing an epidemic of pertussis, with over 5,000 cases reported this year.
Comedy Corner: Another look at the Laundry Mat
What does that mean? I understand “laundry,” don’t get me wrong, but “mat”? Where does “mat” come from? So I Google’d it.
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...