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San Lorenzo Valley Middle School students bring ‘HONK! JR.’ to life

November 7, 2025

40th annual Mountain Affair raises $28,500 for San Lorenzo Valley families

Scotts Valley family taps into community’s creativity to help carve 200-plus jack-o’-lanterns

After decade with Scotts Valley Chamber, Reber takes helm of Valley Churches United

Renegades on a roll after winning youth softball tourney

Nature Friendly: Lonely roads and late-night phone calls

February 25, 2010

I was as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a roomful of rockers. I lay in bed and watched my clock tick off the early morning hours — now 1 a.m., now 2 a.m. — as I waited for the phone to ring.

Club Roundup: Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley

February 25, 2010

The Kiwanis is planning its charitable efforts through 2010. In addition to helping with the Mountain Charlie Bike Race for the Scotts Valley Educational Foundation, the club will help with the Scotts Valley Criterium, a new bike race in Scotts Valley scheduled for May 16, as well as three Music in the Park performances this summer.

The Straight Dope: Time to recognize real benefits of medical marijuana

February 25, 2010

The recent proposal for a medical marijuana outlet in Scotts Valley raises many questions, most of which I leave to those who know best about law enforcement, zoning, liability and other legal considerations. But underlying all of this is the question of the application of marijuana (Cannabis sativa) to the treatment of medical problems.

Mountain Gardener: Find color without flowers

February 18, 2010

The flowering trees and shrubs of tropical Maui are behind me, and I’m back in our temperate rain forest of redwood trees and all things green. Sure, a few early blooming shrubs are flowering this time of year and are a welcome sight, but I look for color in other places. If you’re looking around your garden now and see mostly green, here are a few suggestions to brighten things up.

Datebook: What’s going on in the valleys

February 18, 2010

Friday, Feb. 19

Let’s Go Fishin’: Searching for steelhead

February 18, 2010

Steelhead are referred to as the fish of a thousand casts. That statement may be true if you’re lucky!

New Faces: Meet the newest members of our community

February 18, 2010

• Tavio Sol Valdivia was born to Erin (Timms) Valdivia and Brian Valdivia of Boulder Creek at 8:24 a.m. Feb. 10, 2010. He weighed 8 pounds at home.

Your Health: The truth about vaccines

February 18, 2010

I recently tuned in to a local radio station talk show in which the host and a “non-medical doctor” were criticizing vaccinations by citing false information and providing their personal bias. I would like to offer my view of vaccinations.

The Mountain Gardener: Island flora offers lesson in microclimates

February 11, 2010

Gardening in the Santa Cruz Mountains’ microclimates can be challenging, and it’s no different here in Maui, where I am vacationing.

Off Hours: Where words fail, music speaks

February 11, 2010

It was William Congreve (not William Shakespeare) who, in 1697, wrote, “Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.” Indeed, music is one thread that runs through every culture around the world; researchers have found it an important aspect of civilizations dating back almost as far as the human record.

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San Lorenzo Valley Middle School students bring ‘HONK! JR.’ to life

40th annual Mountain Affair raises $28,500 for San Lorenzo Valley families

Scotts Valley family taps into community’s creativity to help carve 200-plus jack-o’-lanterns

After decade with Scotts Valley Chamber, Reber takes helm of Valley Churches United

Renegades on a roll after winning youth softball tourney

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