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November 1, 2025

Beat upper respiratory infections

Everyone has at one time or another experienced a common cold manifested by such symptoms as nasal and sinus congestion, runny nose, mild sore throat and cough. This common infection may last from a few days to one to two weeks. It is always caused by a virus and therefore patience, and not antibiotics, is the main treatment.

Support parks, dine at Shadowbrook

Gather your friends and family and enjoy the incredible food and the festive atmosphere at the Shadowbrook Restaurant while you help support our BigBasin and HenryCowellRedwoodsState Parks at the same time!

Giving back to seniors

In a town of many charitable organizations, there is another benevolent organization in ScottsValley that some of us may not have heard about.

DATEBOOK

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Sport Shorts

Football

San Lorenzo Valley & Scotts Valley Meal and Food Programs (February 2016)

Tuesdays, noon: “Free Lunch Tuesday” at Felton Presbyterian Church, 6090 Highway 9, across from Rite-Aid, 335-6900.

Mark Stone to Discuss Legislative Reforms and Political Power Shifts in Sacramento

The League of Women Voters of Santa Cruz County invites the public to celebrate the 96th anniversary of the LWV at its annual luncheon on Sunday, February 21, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Seacliff Inn in Aptos. Keynote speaker, Assembly Member Mark Stone, will speak about how recent legislative reforms in Sacramento have shifted conventional political wisdom and power bases in dramatic and unpredictable ways.

News Briefs

Fire in the Heart

Gang Task Force arrests five

The Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime Team Gang Taskforce Officers were conducting a patrol in the City of Watsonville at the end of January. The Gang Taskforce Officers observed a vehicle with a vehicle violation infraction. The Gang Taskforce Officers attempted to conduct a stop of the vehicle.

Massage parlor sting

On January 29, 2015, the Santa Cruz Police Department Neighborhood Enforcement Team conducted an undercover human trafficking and prostitution sting focusing on illegal acts of prostitution in local massage businesses. The operation was borne out of community complaints and suspicions about the activity occurring in the businesses.

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Oct. 31, 2025

Community Bridges WIC remains open during government shutdown  Community Bridges Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Program remains fully funded and operational ensuring continued support for...