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‘Murder in the Library’ play to support Santa Cruz libraries this weekend

July 17, 2025

San Lorenzo Valley gains high-tech fire safety trailer for students

Fourth of July parades entertain in Boulder Creek and Scotts Valley

Scotts Valley hosts festive 4th of July Kids Bike Parade

Special Olympics Torch Run changes hands with new route in Santa Cruz

Mountain Gardener: Prepare now for dry summer months

April 30, 2010

April showers will bring an abundance of May flowers around the Santa Cruz Mountains. And that’s just one of the perks of a cool, rainy spring.

Let’s Go Fishin’: Salmon season to remain open

April 23, 2010

The Pacific Fisheries Management Counsel has announced its final decision to offer a salmon season for 2010.

Wine Lover: Some worthwhile ways to make wine at home

April 23, 2010

I recently received an e-mail inquiry about the steps to make wine at home. My initial reply was that it isn’t easy, and there’s a lot more to it than crushing grapes and watching them ferment. However, if you really want to give it a go, I think there are three reasonable approaches.

Mountain Gardener: A day to hug (or plant) a tree

April 23, 2010

National Arbor Day was founded by J. Sterling Morton in 1872 and is celebrated the last Friday in April. This year, it falls on April 30. The simple goal of the day is to inspire people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees.

New Faces

April 16, 2010

Ava Lynn Cowden was born at 9:01 a.m. March 24, 2010, to Michelle Lynn (Mason) and Clyde Ernest Cowden of Scotts Valley. She weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces, at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center.

Shared sacrifice is key to cutting medical costs

April 16, 2010

Now that the health care reform law has been passed, it’s time to get serious about tackling the problem of the cost of health care to our nation, which, if not controlled, will threaten to bankrupt our economy.

April 16, 2010

What’s with all these false starts this spring? Warm and sunny one week, downright cold with drenching rains the next. If cool spring weather has kept you from planting your vegetable garden, don’t worry. As night and soil temperatures warm, newly planted starts and seeds will grow quickly.

It’s the law: The cost of hired guns

April 16, 2010

A sad reality of our legal system is that it is largely unavailable to all but the wealthy.

April 9, 2010

San Lorenzo Valley students and the SLV Rotary Club served 325 people March 24 at a benefit dinner to help survivors of the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti.

Off Hours: Concerts keep music alive

April 9, 2010

Most veteran music fans will admit that neither the sound quality nor the artists’ technical performance at a live concert can match what studio albums deliver. Live shows are all about the vibe, the event itself, and the chance to actually watch the artists at work.

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Community

‘Murder in the Library’ play to support Santa Cruz libraries this weekend

San Lorenzo Valley gains high-tech fire safety trailer for students

Fourth of July parades entertain in Boulder Creek and Scotts Valley

Scotts Valley hosts festive 4th of July Kids Bike Parade

Special Olympics Torch Run changes hands with new route in Santa Cruz

Mountain Gardener: Prepare now for dry summer months

Let’s Go Fishin’: Salmon season to remain open

Wine Lover: Some worthwhile ways to make wine at home

Mountain Gardener: A day to hug (or plant) a tree

New Faces

Shared sacrifice is key to cutting medical costs

Mountain Gardener: Spring sun, showers call for mindful planting

It’s the law: The cost of hired guns

Around Town: Firehouse feed helps Haiti

Off Hours: Concerts keep music alive

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Ember Flash named semifinalist in XPRIZE Wildfire competition

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Scotts Valley Police urge drivers to end speeding to save lives

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New report shows ag’s impact on Santa Cruz County economy, workforce