Fall All-SCCAL teams headlined by local athletes
The 2013 all-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League teams were announced this month headlined by a strong group of Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley High School athletes. The following is broken down by sport.
Your Health: Flu season not over despite slowdown
Flu activity seems to have quieted down recently, for which we can all be thankful. But the flu season is not over yet. Influenza is still out there.
Local runners show well at state meet
Three San Lorenzo Valley High School distance runners and a team of sprinters and one runner from Scotts Valley High School ran strong races at the California Interscholastic Federation championships in Clovis last weekend.
Datebook
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Valley Neighbors: A Czech family’s daring escape
Eva Pacak of Scotts Valley grew up at a time when Czechoslovakia became a Soviet satellite country. Communism, the only powerful political system in the Soviet Bloc, was forced on the people. As a child, she was unaware of the injustices taking place.
Sustainable living: Eating locally a real option in SLV schools
What’s one thing you can do to improve your health, reduce your impact on global warming, increase food security in your community, help the local economy and rediscover the pleasures of good eating? It’s simple: Eat locally grown or raised food.
Felton Fire District to review parcel tax proposal at meeting Thursday
Felton Fire Protection District (FFPD) Board of Directors has scheduled a special meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. to discuss a proposed...