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Recent research, based on both animal and human studies, has provided us with a greater understanding of the dangers of nicotine, as well as the increased risk faced by adolescents who use psychoactive substances.

Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley

Jayme Kelly Curtis puts down the dulcimer and picks up the guitar and ukulele to show her blues roots as she opens for Baby Gramps at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, at Don Quixote’s in Felton.

In the world of ocean fishing, it seems as though when a season is good for one species of fish it is good for most fish. What this means is that the Monterey Bay has had a very prolific year.

U.S. Army Pfc. Harper H. Evans, son of Daja Evans of Scotts Valley, has completed combat training at Fort Jackson, in Columbia, S.C., with honors.

Quinn William Orion Homan was born at 12:25 p.m. May 26, 2009, to Christine Marie Gilbert and Joshua William Homan of Scotts Valley. He weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces at Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital.

Happy Father’s Day to my late grandfather, Norman Hollenbeck, M.D., and my father, Stanley Hollenbeck, M.D. You both were the inspiration that led me to my chosen career of medicine. How proud I felt when I graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin, the same medical school that both of you attended.

Driving east to Yosemite recently, I was reminded of how diverse botanically and geologically is the state of California.

Let’s see how we’re doing on our main aim — surviving the road dangers of our twin valleys.