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October 16, 2025

The Mountain Gardener: Building dog-friendly gardens

Gardens are for people and the pets they love.

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.

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.

The Mountain Gardener: Transplanting allows for vivid color in the garden

Fall is the perfect time of year for many things — long drives, walks in the forest, beautiful sunsets. It's also a great time of year to transplant those plants in your garden that aren't in quite the right place and to create new exciting combinations of foliage, color and texture that are just perfect.

New Faces

Isaac Pete Sobrak-Seaton was born at 2:33 a.m. Oct. 18, 2012, to Krista Michelle Lutz and Nicholas Peter Sobrak-Seaton of Felton. He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz.

Your Health: Head injuries a serious concern

There has been much attention given recently to the potentially serious injury to the brain from suffering a concussion.

Let’s go fishin’: Crab season to begin Saturday

Crab season is starting soon, rockfish are still on the bite and the 35th annual Albacore Feed is Nov. 10. The days may be getting shorter, but there are tons of fun fishing options to be had.

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.

Scotts Valley people of the year honored

The Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce will celebrate its 55thyear by honoring its people and businesses of the year at the annual Scotts Valley Community Awards Gala.

Mountain Gardener: Aspen gold brightens Sierra landscape in autumn

On the eastern side of the Sierra, ribbons of brilliant gold flow down the mountainside. The color can be seen from miles away. Meadows spread wide covered with vivid yellow-leafed aspen quaking in a fall breeze. It's the height of the fall foliage season in this part of California.

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Roadwork

Highway 9 accessibility improvements begin this week in Ben Lomond

Construction crews have begun work this week on a Caltrans project aimed at installing Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant curb ramps along Highway 9...