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October 26, 2025

Nature Friendly: Help students learn about the sandhills

Want to help kids find a sea cow in the sand?

New Faces

Dane Patrick Canderle was born at 2:22 a.m. Aug. 26, 2011, to Patricia Ann (Rodriguez) and Jeffrey John Canderle of Scotts Valley. He weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center.

Comedy Corner: Man on pause

Menopause. That’s what it’s called when women go through the change of life. When men go through it, I call it, “Man On Pause.” That is Latin for “A man putting on the brakes in his life and looking around himself, only to discover he is suddenly old.”

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.

Gardener: A meadow in the making

Have you thought about creating a meadow but don't know where to start? Need some inspiration to get going? Take a hike through the breathtaking meadows in Lassen Volcanic National Park like I did recently, and you'll get all the ideas you need to create the meadow of your dreams in your own backyard.

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.

Let’s go fishin’: Salmon move to rivers

Salmon fishing has remained strong, and as more fish move into the rivers, the local fishing focus is in transition.

Wine lover: Why wine and cheese?

I was recently asked the question, “If you had to give up wine or cheese, which would you choose?” My immediate answer was cheese, of course. Then I started thinking about all the wonderful foods that contain cheese — little pizzas and quesadillas began to circle around my head. Then I realized that I would never be able to enjoy wine and cheese together! Why do wine and cheese seem to go hand in hand, anyway?

New faces

Twins Amber Lee and Mia Angela Boole were born to Shirley Julissa and Barry Richard Boole of Boulder Creek on Aug. 21, 2011, at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz. Amber weighed 5 pounds, 4 ounces, and Mia weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces when they were born at 5:25 and 5:26 p.m., respectively.

Valley Neighbors: A Czech family’s daring escape

Eva Pacak of Scotts Valley grew up at a time when Czechoslovakia became a Soviet satellite country. Communism, the only powerful political system in the Soviet Bloc, was forced on the people. As a child, she was unaware of the injustices taking place.

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Oct. 24, 2025

Food Truck Friday concludes season with Halloween festivities Presented by Food Trucks A Go Go, in partnership with the Scotts Valley Educational Foundation (SVEF), the...