Saturday, Sept. 17, was not a good day for trash. It was a great day for the San Lorenzo River and for the Monterey Bay.

Homeowners in the San Lorenzo Valley can apply to save $1,000 or more for replacing old wood stoves or fireplaces with a stove fueled by natural gas, propane or pellets.

Dear Editor,

Goodwill Central Coast, which opened its new retail store and donation center in Scotts Valley last week, will continue to use its former site as a specialty retail center at least through the end of year.

Scotts Valley Police Chief John Weiss is retiring Dec. 31, after more than 26 years with the only department where he has served as a full time police officer, 10 years as chief.

Residential and business water consumers in Scotts Valley stepped up last year in response to state requests to use less water, reducing consumption by about 24 percent from 2013 levels. The local water district’s target had been 20 percent.

Has the subject of the latest craze to hit smartphones, Pokémon Go come up at your house? If you have seen groups of people of various ages gathered together in a certain spot and staring down at their phones, then this is what a typical group of Pokemon players looks like.

Scotts Valley came so very close to its first victory of the season against Carmel at Monterey Peninsula College, the home team got the breaks at the end.