Spotlight: Scotts Valley’s own Project Runway
Two years ago, a fashion club was started at Scotts Valley High School. On Feb. 6, the club will host its student-run fashion show.
Your Health: Vitamin D needed for bones, brain
From time to time, I’ll write about various vitamins and how they affect our health. But what exactly is a vitamin?
The Mountain Gardener: Stirrings of spring mean tidying up garden
I’m beginning to see the stirrings of life on some plants, and although I’ve enjoyed some down time after the holidays, there are several tasks it’s time to do.
Talk about Money: Not even death, taxes are certain in extraordinary times
In 1789, when Benjamin Franklin said “In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes,” even a mind as great as his couldn’t have predicted the surreal state of our tax system at the beginning of 2010. By not properly prioritizing the legislative agenda, our Congress has failed to preempt the one-year repeal of the estate “death” tax and the inevitable mess that will ensue.
The Mountain Gardener: Make your habitat a wildlife habitat, too
One of my resolutions this year is to get my garden certified as a wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation.
It’s the Law: Look a gift card in the mouth
How many of you gave or received a gift card this past holiday season?
News Briefs | Published July 4, 2025
Tree removal leads to temporary closure on Big Basin Highway
Caltrans will temporarily close a section of southbound Highway 236 (Big Basin Highway) left on...