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Scotts Valley
April 22, 2026

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.

Teen time Change offers opportunity for teens

This summer and in the fall, we teenagers are all going to experience new changes.

Wild Poppies offers local goods online

Sustainable Living

Talk about money Impact of Bethany leaving

Scotts Valley grieves the closing of Bethany University after 92 years, but from a purely dollars-and-cents point of view, the loss probably won’t have a major impact on the local economy — and, in the long run, might even help the city’s finances.

The Mountain Gardener

Feeling blue: Help your garden seem bigger than it is

New Faces

n Molly Marie Horner was born at 12:25 p.m. June 17, 2011, to Shyra Marie and Andrew Thomas Horner of Scotts Valley. She weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces when she arrived at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz.

Your Health: Learn about full-body x-rays at the airport

With the arrival of summer, many of us will be traveling by airplane. Those of us who are older than 50 can remember going in and out of airports free of any type of security measures. Now, to board a plane, we have to nearly disrobe, get patted down and, most recently, pass through full-body scanners that take an image of our body.

Nature Friendly: Loch Lomond turns 50

To celebrate Loch Lomond’s 50th anniversary, I have organized another free watershed walk with the reservoir’s estimable caretakers: Chris Berry, manager of Santa Cruz Water Resources, and Chief Ranger Scot Lang.

The Mountain Gardener: Summer in the garden at long last

Summer has finally arrived. It took a while, a long while this year, but now we can enjoy nice weather and our beautiful gardens. The extra rainfall (which continues to fall) has allowed many trees, shrubs and perennials to grow lush and full like never before.

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published April 17, 2026

Santa Cruz METRO celebrates Earth Day with free fares Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) is celebrating Earth Day by offering free fares countywide on...