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October 15, 2025

A poem of thanks on a joyous holiday

Once upon a time, when our area was under water,

Club Roundup: The latest news from area service clubs

Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley

Grab a passport to select SC wineries

Passport Day in the Santa Cruz Wine Region is Saturday, Nov. 21, and it is an excellent time to go wine tasting. It only happens four times a year, and this will be the last chance to celebrate in 2009.

Datebook: What’s happening in the mountains

Santa schedules stop in Felton

Host an at-home film festival

Movies are a great way to spend a few hours on a rainy night or weekend afternoon. To both extend the experience and make it a family affair, try organizing your own personal film festival.

Stripers, steelhead and crabs for fall

Fall has brought forth a few new fishing opportunities. Fishing the upper Trinity River has produced steelhead for fly fishermen. The Delta is hosting top-water action for striped bass. Salmon continue to enter the coastal rivers, and Dungeness crab season is open.

Persimmons: perfect fare for garden or kitchen

With the holidays upon us, there’s probably no other tree that typifies the season more than the persimmon. Bright orange fruits peek out between the leafy branches now, but soon, they’ll hang alone like Christmas ornaments.

Spotlight/Datebook

Boulder Creek book signing to benefit animal rescue

The Mountain Gardener: Low maintenance, high reward

We all want to save time, energy and water in the garden. Who wants a high-maintenance landscape that takes up all our resources? If you grow edibles, you already know they take a bit of care, so it’s even more important to have the rest of the yard be more sustainable.

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Scotts Valley police promote pedestrian safety this month

October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, and Scotts Valley Police Department is urging drivers to exercise extra caution to protect pedestrians. According to the National...