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June 8, 2025

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Your Health: Don’t be a fall guy

Falls are the leading cause of injury-related emergency-room visits for those older than 65. The risk of falling increases with age and is greater for women than men. Falls are also the leading cause of death from injury among the elderly. Almost 10,000 deaths in older Americans are associated with falls every year.

The Mountain Gardener: Summer’s star squash

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Nature Friendly: Leaving no stone unturned

If I wanted to know how people of the Holocene period lived, what they ate, what they wore and what their houses were like, all I would have to do is look around.

Spotlight: Free theater at festival

Mountain Community Theater, based out of Park Hall in Ben Lomond, will perform a preview of their upcoming show, Duets of Broadway III, at the Scotts Valley Art and Wine Festival this weekend.

Mountain Dream caps season in Utah

The girls Mountain Dream under-14 fastpitch softball team finished its season by competing in the Western Regional Nationals Tournament in Kayesville, Utah.

Softball league playoffs slated

Summer league playoffs begin next week in the in the IOOF/San Lorenzo Valley adult softball league at Highlands Park.

Changes in grapes means good wines ahead

Every year, something amazing happens in the vineyard around the end of July and the beginning of August. The grapes start to change from adolescent green to their more mature red.

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Wildfire between Felton and Scotts Valley quelled

A wildfire that broke out between Felton and Scotts Valley midday Friday was quickly contained at 2.3 acres, as firefighters sought to quell flames...