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Becoming a grizzled vet is no easy task, but at 73 years old, Khartoon Brown is among the most grizzled of them all.

The San Lorenzo Valley Little League celebrated its opening weekend March 13, at the SLV High School little league field. Game play will continue Saturday, March 20. For schedules, visit www.SLVLittleLeague.org.

When a wrestler takes the mat they are expected to exhibit a certain warrior like composure that is normally reserved for the boys of our era. The problem for many wrestlers in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League is that the girls from Scotts Valley keep beating them.

On August 26, the annual workshop was held at the Pasatiempo Golf Club for the benefit of all of the girl golfers from the north county high schools. This year marked the 14th workshop. Girl golfers from Aptos, Harbor, Santa Cruz and San Lorenzo Valley high schools can attend for free.PGC donates the facility and The Nine Holes Ladies raise the money for other expenses.Funds will also include the proceeds from the sales of the Pasatiempo Art Show at the Hollins House on Sunday, August 30. 

Kiwanis of the Valleys

The San Lorenzo Valley High and Scotts Valley High football teams played to a 17-17 tie Saturday, Oct. 24, at SLV, the first tie in the history of the valley rivalry. The all-time series between the teams is now 5-3-1, in favor of SLV.

After two successful seasons competing in mountain biking races around the county, the Santa Cruz Mountains Cycling Team is gearing up for a third season.

In 2002, I was sitting at a table in the toddler room of the Children’s Center of San Lorenzo Valley at Highlands Park with a sweet and inquisitive toddler named Miranda Robinson. She had two plastic cups in front of her. While my own 2-year old was outside eating sand and pretending that plastic dinosaurs could talk, Miranda turned to me and said, “That cup is blue.” I nodded in agreement. “That cup is green,” she said. Again, I nodded. Then she said, “Those cups are similar.” And I knew from that very moment that Miranda wasn’t just another toddler. Even in her tiny OshKosh B'Gosh overalls, with blond curly hair kissing her miniature shoulders, she was bound for greatness.