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June 27, 2026

Take adult health checks seriously

As we begin a new year I would like to discuss several important potentially lifesaving health issues for adults.

Dancers support kids with cancer

Agape Dance Academy made a big donation to children battling cancer following fundraiser performances of The Nutcracker.

Volunteers wanted to become forest stewards

A group of mountain landowners hope to train a new generation of stewards to protect the forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Winter rules for houseplants

I have a pet maranta. It doesn’t have legs or a mouth but it can say “good night.” When it’s dark this common houseplant closes its leaves, unfolding them the next day with the light. Because it’s easy to grow, my prayer plant, the common name, is one of my favorites. Doesn’t hurt that the foliage is an absolute stunner with vivid red veins over a two-tone green background.

San Lorenzo Valley Water District

Press Banner Editor Barry Holtzclaw spent the bulk of 2017 following the labyrinthine activities of the the publicly elected board of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District and their documented attempts to: defend a former board member from prosecution of using his influence to profit; abandon that defense, paid by ratepayers’ money, months later; creatively interpret open meeting laws; stop the public from commenting in meetings; and, engage in shouting matches with ratepayers over pesticide use.

What the new year means to a gardener

Well, it’s happened again — the sun made its way around our planet once more. As the calendar turns to a New Year these are some of my thoughts for 2018.

Fruit from the Sea

I spent my tender years in the small seacoast town of Aberdeen, Washington — a town filled with lumbermen and fishermen and smells of freshly harvested lumber and the fishy smells of the sea just a few minutes away by car.

A gardener’s Christmas poem

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the garden,

Second Harvest offers families Christmas joy

Second Harvest Food Bank brought public servants and community volunteers together on Monday to make sure families in need are able to have a Christmas dinner.

Light up the night

A citizens group took over an important holiday tradition in Scotts Valley for the first time this year.

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Overnight Highway 9 closure near Boulder Creek scheduled for July 1

Motorists traveling on Highway 9 north of Boulder Creek will face a full overnight closure Wednesday, July 1, as crews continue work on the...