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September 12, 2025

The Mountain Gardener: The Best Dogwoods and How to Grow Them

There’s nothing like learning about trees from someone who has discovered for themselves what makes a winner and how to grow it.

Let’s Go Fishin’: Halt to Sardine Fishery

State and federal agencies came to an agreement to stop all large volume harvest of sardines as a consumable resource until July of 2016.

Secretary of California’s Natural Resources Agency, visits Loch Lomond

Dealing with one of the worst droughts on record and then the largest, most destructive wildfires in California’s history, the Secretary of California’s Natural Resources Agency has his hands full. The Natural Resource Agency is a sprawling, cabinet-level state agency overseeing and coordinating 25 different departments, from Cal Fire to the Department of Water Resources with a lot to coordinate over the last several years. 

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

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.

Community Garden Grows a Following

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City of Scotts Valley seems to have something for everyone. From dining to theater to shopping, locals are able to enjoy a variety of options and opportunities, but there’s one hidden gem that few people know about: the Annette Marcum Community Garden. Ali Robinson, the...

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- 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.

Building a Resilient Spirit

This world is like nothing we’ve seen before and hopefully nothing we will ever see again.  No one has gone unscathed: loss, fear, anger, exhaustion, grief, loneliness, disbelief.  If you were teetering on the edge of mental and emotional stability, you may feel like everything is crumbling.  You may feel like you are crumbling. 

Valley Neighbors: Local surf icon teaches life lessons

There are some people that you meet in life who you know are special right away. Surfing icon, Richard “Frosty” Hesson, of Santa Cruz, is one of these people. After seeing the movie, “Chasing Mavericks,” I was intrigued by this veteran, big-wave surfer who coached others and helped them fulfill their dreams.

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- 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.

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Scotts Valley police arrest 8 for DUI during late summer enforcement

Scotts Valley Police Department arrested eight drivers suspected of driving under the influence (DUI) during a nearly three-week period through Labor Day weekend. The enforcement...