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June 28, 2026

The Mountain Gardener: Pruning roses for blooms and vigor

In the spirit of practicing what I preach, I set out to do a little pruning around the ol’ homestead last week.

Your Health: Staying healthy during flu season

We are now seeing an increase in patients presenting with influenza and it is predicted that we are likely to see many more.

New Faces (Feb. 6, 2015)

Audrey Colleen Ramirez, an 8-pound 10-ounce girl, was born to Molly Colleen (Hamilton) and Joshua David Ramirez of Ben Lomond. She was born at 9:43 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2015.

Datebook (Feb. 6, 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.

Valley People: SV Senior Center thrives with Darshana Patel-Croskrey

Baby Boomers are redefining what it means to be a senior, as their outlook on aging focuses on staying physically and mentally fit.

The Mountain Gardener: What to do in the garden now

Given the strange weather we’ve had so far this winter, I shouldn’t be surprised that many of the plants and trees are showing signs of life.

Santa Cruz Trains: Filbert and the ghost of Joseph Peery

Once long ago, just to the south of Boulder Creek, there was another small town called Lorenzo. This unimaginatively named settlement was the brainchild of local lumberman and entrepreneur, Joseph Wilburn Peery.

Club Roundup

Kiwanis of the Valleys

Datebook (Jan. 30, 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: What landscape designers grow in their own gardens

It probably won’t come as a big surprise to you that I have a lot of friends that are also landscape designers.

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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...