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December 20, 2025

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Mountain Gardener: First of fall a perfect time to transplant

It’s late September, and you can feel autumn in the air. While our days are still beautiful and warm, the nights are getting cooler with fewer daylight hours — perfect weather for transplanting or adding new plants to your garden.

Let’s go fishin’: The return of the Kings

Fall marks the return of the Chinook — or King — salmon to the Klamath River.

New Faces

Micah Joseph Mohamed was born at 3:18 p.m. Sept. 5, 2009, to Aaron and Julia Mohamed of Bonny Doon. He weighed

A year of firsts: A mysterious intruder lurks

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.

New Faces

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.

Mountain Gardener: Trip down memory lane reveals many landscape secrets

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

Your health: Know risks for ovarian cancer

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.

Off hours: All is Fair

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!

Talk about money: New life expectancy figures can be misleading

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.

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Felton’s new Ace Hardware to bring jobs and support for residents

When the Rite Aid in Felton went dark in August of this year, it left more than an empty building behind. For many residents,...