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New Faces (Jan. 23, 2015)

Joey Canepa Sargent, a 6-pound 15-ounce boy, was born to Marlee Elise (McGuffick) and Nathan Robert Sargent of Ben Lomond at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz. He was born at 9:57 a.m. on Dec. 30, 2014.

The Mountain Gardener: Yosemite: Fire, water, renewal

I spent my holiday in a most remarkable place. I drove through miles of the Stanislaus National Forest devastated by the Rim Fire, the third largest wildfire in California history.

Your Health: Be aware of the causes of head cold symptoms before taking antibiotics

Acute bronchitis is an infection causing inflammation of the lung’s airways and is one of the most common of human ailments.

It’s Your Money: Plan now for a strong, comfortable retirement

“How many jobs have you had in your life?” Tony asked his sister Janis on the old HBO TV series “The Sopranos.”

Let’s Go Fishin’: Steelhead start to show along coastal rivers

Heavy rains in December brought anticipation for early steelhead and, as some have shown, the numbers look low to start. It came as a surprise that steelhead were not in every pool after such a strong start to winter and rivers were in good condition for the new year.

Datebook (Jan. 16, 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.

New Faces (Jan. 16, 2015)

Roberto Jesus Ortiz, a 7-pound 10-ounce boy, was born to Elizabeth Anne and Jesus Ortiz-Ramirez of Ben Lomond at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz. He was born at 6:54 a.m. on Dec. 5, 2014.

Plain Talk about Food: Chicken tortilla soup under the clothesline

Each Monday morning from my kitchen window I would watch Anna, my mother-in-law carry her tattered, oilcloth-lined laundry basket from her house through to her backyard. Setting her basket on a tree stump next to the clothesline, Anna would begin her weekly ritual.

Datebook

- 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.

New Faces

Mason Maynard Brackett, a 7-pound 3-ounce boy, was born to Amanda Colleen (Krebs) and Joshua John Brackett of Scotts Valley at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz. He was born at 9:03 a.m. on December 19, 2014.

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Vegetation control project to impact Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley...

Caltrans crews will conduct a vegetation control project north of Scotts Valley next week, which will result in the daytime closure of one lane...