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Boulder Creek Reindeer Run marks biggest year yet with record turnout

January 23, 2026

Short plays deliver big stories in 8 Tens @ 8 theater fest

Mathnasium brings after-school math instruction to Scotts Valley elementaries

Martinez reflects on first year as 5th District supervisor

Boulder Creek feline rescue organization continues life-saving mission

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.

New Faces

February 11, 2010

• Savannah Sage Meisner was born to Julie Christine (Frank) and Matthew Michael Meisner of Scotts Valley at 3:56 p.m. Jan. 20, 2010. She weighed 9 pounds, 3 ounces at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.

The Mountain Gardener: In the tropics, familiar foliage

February 4, 2010

Redwoods in Maui?

Datebook: What’s happening in our neck of the woods

February 4, 2010

Friday, Feb. 5

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Boulder Creek Reindeer Run marks biggest year yet with record turnout

Short plays deliver big stories in 8 Tens @ 8 theater fest

Mathnasium brings after-school math instruction to Scotts Valley elementaries

Martinez reflects on first year as 5th District supervisor

Boulder Creek feline rescue organization continues life-saving mission

SOCIAL MEDIA

Fatal crash reported on southbound Highway 17

Scotts Valley declares emergency over sinkhole at key intersection

Overnight traffic control on Highway 9 in Felton begins Tuesday

News Briefs | Published Jan. 16, 2026

California State Parks to conduct pile burning at Big Basin, Henry...