The Mountain Gardener: Just in time for Easter
Every year, I wait patiently for my Easter lilies to come up in the garden. The shoots are now about 6 inches tall, but they are a long way from blooming, and I’m looking forward to those huge, fragrant, trumpet-shaped white flowers.
Easter service guide
A week from Sunday, Christians across the world will celebrate Easter, the Christian holiday that celebrates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley, services and Easter celebrations are plentiful at local churches.
The Mountain Gardener: Early spring is a busy time in garden
In like a lion, out like a lamb: This phrase describing March refers to the position in the sky of the constellation Leo, the lion, at the beginning of the month and Aries, the ram (or lamb), at the end.
The Wine Lover: Each bottle is unique
There are three main factors that go into each bottle of wine. These three “ingredients” shape what the wine is and what it will become.
Off Hours: March madness is among us
Strange the way things sneak up on the unsuspecting. I mean, I’m just now developing a note of sincerity in my never-ending winter snivel — and, in the blink of an eye, spring is here.
Scotts Valley graduate receives Teamsters scholarship
Violeta Dauksa of Scotts Valley has been named a recipient of a 2026 scholarship from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Scholarship Fund.
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