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November 9, 2025

Sustainable living: Awaken the dreamer this year

With the New Year comes the desire to stamp out old habits, make amends with adversaries and generally chart bold new paths for ourselves and loved ones. The first day of the New Year is a time of reflection and the possibility for renewal — but what about the other 364 days of the year?

Datebook: Jan. 14 – Feb. 10

Friday, Jan. 14

Let’s Go Fishin’: Giant squid are a no-show

The past few years, fishing for giant squid has become something we expect in the fall and winter months.

The Mountain Gardener: Don’t let ivy choke your trees

Well, it's that time of year again when all things seem possible.

Nature Friendly: Rethinking a walk in the rain

“A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods. I always thought so myself; the Maine woods never seem so fresh and alive as in wet weather. Then all the needles on the evergreens wear a sheath of silver; ferns seem to have grown to almost tropical lushness and every leaf has its edging of crystal drops. Strangely colored fungi — mustard-yellow and apricot and scarlet — are pushing out of the leaf mold and all the lichens and the mosses have come alive with green and silver freshness,” wrote Rachel Carson in “The Sense of Wonder.”

Talk about money: Commercial real estate too easy to come by

Jim Reed was driving through Silicon Valley recently when the source of Scotts Valley’s commercial real estate woes came clearly into focus.

Your Health: Treatments better than meds for young children

Every parent of a sick child wants to do whatever possible to make the child feel better. But most cold- and flu-like illnesses in children are caused by viruses, which will be cured by the child’s own immune system.

The Wine Lover: Wine weekend offers opportunities to learn, enjoy

We have a great wine weekend coming up in Santa Cruz.

New Faces

Noah Lee Carter was born to Heidi and Jared Carter of Boulder Creek at 8:14 p.m. Dec. 6, 2010, at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center. Noah weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces.

Datebook Jan. 7 – Feb. 10

Friday, Jan. 7

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Nov. 7, 2025

Holiday Art & Craft Fair returns this Saturday Spring Lakes Park’s third annual Holiday Art & Craft Fair is set for Saturday, Nov. 8, from...