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October 8, 2026

Datebook

- Submit Datebook items to pbeditor@pressbanner.com 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.

Swine flu advice: Stay home

Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a three-part series addressing the H1N1 virus.

Sports Shorts

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The Mountain Gardener: A trip through a whimsical garden

To quote Luther Burbank, "Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul." After visiting the garden of Bev Kaplan in Boulder Creek, I couldn't agree more.

Wine Lover: The life of wine

The life of a wine truly starts with the soil in which the grapes are planted. Grapes get all of their nutrients from the soil, and it’s those nutrients and terroir that will define many of the wine’s flavor profiles.

Let’s go fishin’: State department changes names, maintains mission

As of Jan. 1, the name of the former California Fish and Game is California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

It’s the Law: Assuming the risk of sports

When my daughter was 7 years old, she looked at me with puppy dog eyes and said, “Papa, will you coach my soccer team?”

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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...