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Special Olympics Torch Run changes hands with new route in Santa Cruz

July 4, 2025

Scotts Valley announces 4th of July Parade, road closures

Boulder Creek’s 4th of July Parade honors Currier as grand marshal

Scotts Valley Veterinary Clinic marks 65 years of healthcare

Community wildfire safety fair comes to Corralitos on Saturday

Mountain Gardener: Trip down memory lane reveals many landscape secrets

September 18, 2009

Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a two-part series on historical gardening.

Nature friendly: Welcoming the autumnal equinox

September 18, 2009

The sun does not rise as high over my redwoods. Deciduous trees — the cottonwoods, the sycamores — are changing into their fall wardrobe of gold and glitter along the San Lorenzo River. The big-leaf maple is dressing for its show-stopping finale. Even the demonic poison oak is turning crimson.

Your health: Know risks for ovarian cancer

September 18, 2009

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. The subject of ovarian cancer was brought home to me this year when my 37-year-old niece was diagnosed with it.

New Faces

September 18, 2009

Lily Joy Kitch was born at 3:48 p.m. Aug. 27, 2009, to Maureen May and Jeffery Kitch of Scotts Valley. She weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces at Santa Cruz Dominican Hospital.

Talk about money: New life expectancy figures can be misleading

September 18, 2009

You may have noticed the new data recently released from the National Center for Health Statistics that shows U.S. life expectancy is at an all-time high — nearly 78 years.

A year of firsts: A mysterious intruder lurks

September 18, 2009

After two months living in a cabin above Scotts Valley, I’ve met dozens of friendly locals, including deer, rabbits, hawks, raccoons and, just the other day, a bobcat that raced down the driveway in front of my car.

Off hours: All is Fair

September 18, 2009

If you weren’t already hip to it, this is indeed late notice. But whatever your plan for the weekend is, if it doesn’t include a trip to the Santa Cruz County Fair — change it!

Wine lover: A great time to start making wine

September 11, 2009

With harvest time quickly approaching, the wine-making industry is abuzz with anticipation for the 2009 harvest.

Let’s go fishin’: Loch Lomond extends season

September 11, 2009

If you missed your opportunity to visit Loch Lomond Reservoir this year, it’s not too late. The season will be extended at the lake, and its recreational area will remain open to public through Oct. 11.

September 11, 2009

If you have seen strange lights coming from the Quail Hollow sandhills at night and wondered if those were UFOs or American Indian camps, it was probably just Dr. Jodi McGraw. Jodi is the diva of the Forbidden Sandhills — “forbidden” because only scientists are allowed in this fragile ecosystem.

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Community

Special Olympics Torch Run changes hands with new route in Santa Cruz

Scotts Valley announces 4th of July Parade, road closures

Boulder Creek’s 4th of July Parade honors Currier as grand marshal

Scotts Valley Veterinary Clinic marks 65 years of healthcare

Community wildfire safety fair comes to Corralitos on Saturday

Mountain Gardener: Trip down memory lane reveals many landscape secrets

Nature friendly: Welcoming the autumnal equinox

Your health: Know risks for ovarian cancer

New Faces

Talk about money: New life expectancy figures can be misleading

A year of firsts: A mysterious intruder lurks

Off hours: All is Fair

Wine lover: A great time to start making wine

Let’s go fishin’: Loch Lomond extends season

Nature Friendly: Journey to the Forbidden Sandhills

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News Briefs | Published July 4, 2025

$7M boost ignites forest resilience in Santa Cruz Mountains

San Lorenzo Valley Water District names Lillion as general manager

Drainage improvement project on Highway 236 begins next week

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