Soccer teams open season
The winter season is underway for local high school soccer teams and Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley high schools look to make a splash.
Cougar boys open season 2-1
After an opening-season loss, the San Lorenzo Valley boy’s basketball team won two straight games heading into the Dad’s Club Tournament this weekend.
Let’s go fishin’: It’s a steelhead time of year
The days are short and cold and steelhead season is starting! I love fishing and one of my favorite types of fishing is for steelhead. There are many varieties of fishing and steelhead fishing is one that you either love or dislike, because it is during the cold wet winter months where we live.
The Mountain Gardener: How to deal with frost, and winter gifts
Early on one of those freezing mornings I came across a large stand of California native toyon shrubs, every branch covered with juicy red berries. Dozens of songbirds were enjoying the feast, loading up and bracing for another cold night. You couldn't ask for a more Christmas-ey plant. Bright red and green — the Christmas colors. I made a note to put toyon on my list for gift ideas. What would be better than to give my loved ones something that feeds the birds and the spirit?
Plain talk about food: Making a difference with cookies
My hubby Norm returned home from a business trip on a December’s evening a few years ago, to a house filled with cookies. I had spread the cookies out to cool on every flat surface available; bathrooms included.
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...
