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Scotts Valley
June 16, 2025

New Faces

• Ellie Diane Smith was born at 4:21 a.m. Nov. 22, 2009, to Elizabeth Diane (Fox) and Jason Michael Hammond Smith of Felton. She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.

Letter: Time for some taste

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The valleys’ most valuable

Scotts Valley’s Aldin Barrett and San Lorenzo Valley’s Kyle Todd were named Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Most-Valuable Players this week.

SV runner takes 11th at state

Scotts Valley freshman Vanessa Fraser took 11th at the California Interscholastic Federation State cross country championships in Fresno to cap the 2009 season for local runners.

Let’s Go Fishing: A tour off Baja is a fishing trip to remember

It is not often you get an invite to fish your way down the Baja coastline aboard a sport fishing yacht.

Mountain Gardener: Christmas cacti are a perfect plant for the season

Every year, I’m amazed how many flowers appear almost overnight on my Christmas cacti. They bloom their heads off, despite little care on my part. The show will continue for a month or more. They are the perfect plant, in my opinion.

The Wine Lover: A spirited gift

What is Christmas without wine? Wine has been an important part of the Christmas tradition for hundreds of years. Even Jesus himself enjoyed a glass here and there.

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Roadwork

Paving work on Highway 9 to begin Monday between Mountain and...

Caltrans will begin a four-day paving project on Highway 9, from Mountain to Larkspur streets in Brookdale, on Monday, June 16, continuing through Thursday, June...