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December 26, 2025

Club Roundup

San Lorenzo Valley Rotary Club

Plain talk about food: Plain talk about chicken soup

Little Anna was 5 years old when her mother left her with a family in a small, rocky village in the hills of Konavle, Yugoslavia. Anna remembered having a doll sent to her by her mother from somewhere in America. She never heard from her mother again.

Valley Neighbors: Chinese immigrant makes his way in America

David Kuo, of Scotts Valley, has led a life with seasons of great joy and great challenges.

Rec district moves into spring mode

Spring has sprung, and along with it the arrival of new spring programs at Boulder Creek Recreation. The spring program guide is online at www.bcrpd.org and includes weekend art class, preschool programs, break dancing, youth basketball, crafts, capoeira, line dance, Jazzercise, qigong, Zumba, yoga, scrapbooking and much more. For information, contact District Manager Hallie Greene at [email protected].

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

- Elayna Michelle Marchewka was born at 12:42 p.m. Jan. 23, 2012, to Rayanna Betty (Raynal) and Dominic Marchewka of Felton. She weighed 9 pounds at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.

The Mountain Gardener: Winter flowers spice up landscape

I look out my window and see deep pink, ruffled flowers covering my Blireiana flowering plum. It's one of my favorite early spring-blooming plants, and those fragrant blossoms are strong enough to scent my garden.

It’s the law: A day at the beach

There are good reasons why people want to live in Santa Cruz County — a moderate climate, clean air, mountains, redwoods and, of course, the beach.

Nature Friendly: The Return of the Wolf

For decades, the last wolf in California had been documented in 1924. It was a three-legged, emaciated thing that was shot in Lassen County. But Dec. 28, a wolf returned.

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.

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San Lorenzo Valley Water District extends deadline for committee applications

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