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June 28, 2026

Plain Talk about Food: Memorial Day memories and a strawberry-rhubarb slab pie

It hit me as hard as though I had been punched in the stomach. The old boarding house had burned down and the rubble had been cleared.

The Mountain Gardener: Planting and Watering for Birds and Butterflies

My garden is alive with birds. Butterflies and bees also seem to find it an interesting place to visit.

Datebook (May 22, 2015)

- Submit Datebook items to [email protected] 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.

The Mountain Gardener: Keeping gardening facts straight

I’ve received several emails lately, requesting more information about something mentioned in a recent column. Also, I received a phone call from a reader describing a bad encounter with a certain common plant — poison oak.

Caring for Irene

Irene was a vibrant, intelligent, and much loved woman who was suddenly gone from social affairs. Her home community wondered, yet never heard plainly what precipitated her changes. This is an elder story.

Let’s Go Fishin’: Halt to Sardine Fishery

State and federal agencies came to an agreement to stop all large volume harvest of sardines as a consumable resource until July of 2016.

Your Health: High blood pressure

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, occurs when blood moves through our blood vessels at a greater than normal pressure, putting a strain on our heart. High blood pressure usually takes many years to develop and is said to affect 1 in 3 adult Americans. It is easily detected and usually easily treated.

New Faces (May 15, 2015)

Charlotte Pearle Berlin, an 8-pound girl, was born to Rachel Laura and Isaac Gaelen Berlin of Ben Lomond at Dominican Hospital. She was born at 1:18 p.m. on May 7, 2015.

Datebook (May 15, 2015)

- Submit Datebook items to [email protected] 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.

Press-Banner Kids of Summer 2.0 Essay Contest

The Press-Banner is currently accepting essays for its Kids of Summer Essay Competition.

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Overnight Highway 9 closure near Boulder Creek scheduled for July 1

Motorists traveling on Highway 9 north of Boulder Creek will face a full overnight closure Wednesday, July 1, as crews continue work on the...