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September 19, 2025

Off Hours: Pigskin season is well upon us

OK, I’ll admit it. Much as I love being outdoors, and nice as the weather has been, I’ve already started the transition to one important part of my winter routine: hanging out around the TV on Sunday and Monday nights. It’s football. I’d intended to resist until the weather changed, but then the 49ers were on the Monday night broadcast a few weeks back, and that was it.

The Wine Lover: French regulation and New World discovery

The wine world is split into two encompassing paradigms. These are commonly labeled the New World and the Old World.

Datebook

Submit Datebook items to [email protected], or drop off press releases or photos at 5215 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. F, Scotts Valley 95066. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Entries are subject to editing, and publication is not guaranteed. Check out www.pressbanner.com to submit your own listings that will appear in our online Datebook.

Plain talk about food: Love unspoken and a ribeye steak

Last year my hubby and I agreed to do away with gifts; gifts that were expected, gifts that television and newspapers tell us we should buy, even gifts for our animals. We are at that stage in life where fortunately we really need nothing. When I put this no gift idea to Hubby Norm instantly a wave of relief spread across his face.

Datebook

- Submit Datebook items to [email protected], or drop off press releases or photos at 5215 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. F, Scotts Valley 95066. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Entries are subject to editing, and publication is not guaranteed.

New Faces

Noah Lee Carter was born to Heidi and Jared Carter of Boulder Creek at 8:14 p.m. Dec. 6, 2010, at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center. Noah weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces.

‘Vierra letter’ is released as public record

Earlier this week the San Lorenzo Valley Water District released publicly what has come to be referred to as the “Vierra letter.”

Falcons top Cougars on pitch

Strong passing led to good shots and a 3-0 victory for the Scotts Valley High School girls soccer team against San Lorenzo Valley High on Tuesday, Jan. 8.

Cougars handle Aptos for first league win

Kyle Todd and Trevor Romele scored two touchdowns each as the San Lorenzo Valley High Cougars defeated Aptos High, 28-14, a weekend ago to even their record in league at 1-1.

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