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September 18, 2025

The Mountain Gardener: Spring is coming — be prepared

It seems to me that I'm still waiting for winter to start. I look hopefully each week at the weather forecast, hoping to see a storm developing.

Healthy Living: Fitness or nutrition questions? Ask Julia

While I work with clients, questions often come up — some repeatedly.

Datebook

- 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.

Stress-less travel tips

We have heard these words before: “Next time I travel, I will remember to (insert word here).” But life gets in the way. We are busy, and we forget.

Free financial planning clinic

A free financial planning clinic sponsored by the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce will take place in Scotts Valley this month.

A word on Down syndrome

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. This has particular meaning to me because 11 years ago when I married my dear wife Beth, I gained not only an incredible wife but also an equally incredible Down syndrome brother-in-law named Danny. Coincidentally, Danny had been a patient of mine in urgent care for a number of years before I met Beth. I always enjoyed seeing him back then as I had a special affection for those with this genetic disorder.

Talk about money: Bitcoin a growing, fluctuating currency option

If you go wine-tasting on a shuttle bus operated by the Santa Cruz Experience, you can pay the fare with cash or a credit card. Better yet, pay it in bitcoin.

The Mountain Gardener: Ecosystem reclaims fire-scorched land

Recently, I went to the moon. Or at least it seemed like it.

Club roundup

Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley

Let’s Go Fishin’: Whales and red tide

Most people associate fall with the darkening of leaves on the trees. The past few years the inshore waters of the ocean have made color changes in the fall with the arrival of red tides. Humpback whales have also made a late season showing right outside Capitola.

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Community encouraged to take Santa Cruz County Strategic Plan survey

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