Your Health: Childhood nutrition
March is National Nutrition Month. I would like to discuss the important topic of childhood nutrition. Whether you have a newborn or a teenager, what he or she eats is important to both physical and mental development.
Race Through the Redwoods celebrates 50 years in Felton
Next month, several participants will run the trails through Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park marking the 50th anniversary of Felton’s oldest long-distance race.
A ride on the wild side
Recent wild fluctuations in the stock market remind me of how investing is like surfing.
New Faces (June 5, 2015)
Paul Daniel Hagins, a 7-pound 1-ounce boy, was born to Janice Marie Maher and Joseph Virgil Hagins of Felton at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz. He was born at 5:10 a.m. on May 12, 2015.
Zayante Fire launches fundraiser for early warning system sirens
In the event of an emergency, residents know that 9-1-1 is the number to call. Now, Zayante Fire Protection District’s Chief Jeff Maxwell is putting out his own call to the community for help in establishing a series of disaster-response programs.
Maxwell is seeking to...
Locally known acupuncturist starts free health clinic in Felton
The partnership between local herbalist and acupuncturist Michael Tierra and Roxanne Moore, program manager for Mountain Community Resources happened, you could say, naturally.
New Faces: Oct. 8
Parker Saige Clifton was born to Faith Estell Clifton of Boulder Creek at 9:01 a.m. Sept. 1, 2010, at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz. She weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces.
The Mountain Gardener: Holiday plants in a home with pets and small children
Throughout the year, we enjoy many types of plants in the house. But it’s during the winter, as we spend more time inside, that we really come to appreciate them.
Santa Cruz Trains: Big Trees Station, two resorts for the price of one stop
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park is quite a mouthful of a name. Once, it was simply Big Trees.
Scotts Valley police arrest 8 for DUI during late summer enforcement
Scotts Valley Police Department arrested eight drivers suspected of driving under the influence (DUI) during a nearly three-week period through Labor Day weekend.
The enforcement...