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June 23, 2026

Let’s go fishin’: Rock cod season starts amid strong salmon pull

Eclipsed by a fantastic start to our salmon season, rock cod season started Tuesday, May 1, in our area. Rock cod fishing was good last year, and hopes are high for the same this season. Commercial salmon season also started Tuesday.

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.

Nature Friendly: From hardscrabble quarry to carpet of flowers

“I love to see the changes of the seasons at the Randall Morgan Preserve,” said Tanya Baxter, Land Steward for the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, which owns the 189-acre parcel between Scotts Valley and the San Lorenzo Valley.

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Scotts Valley Rotary

The Mountain Gardener: Planted tomatoes ripen for summer

The spring sun has started to warm the soil. I'm already having visions of eating ripe, luscious tomatoes later in the season.

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.

Your Health: Hay fever hits hard

Allergic rhinitis, commonly called hay fever, affects as much as 40 percent of children and 10 to 30 percent of adults in the United States. It is “seasonal” if symptoms occur at particular times of the year and “perennial” if they remain year round.

Let’s go fishing: Fantastic salmon opener suggests a lively season

April 7 was opening day of salmon season, and it started with a bang.

New Faces

- Joseph Carl Bollom IIIwas born to Meara Christine Toussaint and Joseph Carl Bollom of Boulder Creek at 8:48 p.m. March 15, 2012. Weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces, he was delivered at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz. 

The Wine Lover: Wine so sweet

There are a couple of ways to make a dessert wine. Of course, the cheap and easy way is to simply add sugar to the wine. This practice, however, is only used with cheap, poorly made, quaffing wines. The other way is to let the “residual” sugar in the wine sweeten it naturally.

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News Briefs | Published June 19, 2026

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