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September 17, 2025

Summer pruning for beauty & health

jan nelson
Everything in the garden is full and lush in June. Your Japanese maple might be getting a little too full for your taste-outgrowing its space, crowding the neighbors, looking like a boring blob. Take the fear out of pruning with these easy steps. Pruning any...

Let’s go fishin’:Kids, bluegill and summer

There are a few things that go hand-in-hand — like summer and fishing.

New faces

- Alec Edward Thomsen was born to Heather Nicole and Jake Thomsen of Ben Lomond at 8:52 a.m. Aug. 22, 2013. The baby boy weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz.

Scotts Valley gets first synthetic playing turf

The city of Scotts Valley will soon have its first artificial playing turf for multiple purpose use for student athletes, youth and adults.

Let’s go fishin’: Crab, squid return off coast

Crab season opened with full traps from Bodega Bay to Monterey. The season for sport crabbers started out great, and anglers were surprised to find market squid and Humboldt squid close to shore.

Sports shorts

Softball champs crowned

Tsunami’s Byrd Competes in Junior Olympics

Tsunami Swim Club team member Linnea Byrd put in extra pool time last week in preparation for the Junior Olympic Trials and Finals Meet held at San Ramon Valley Livermore Aquatics March 18-20.

A spring celebration

Hundreds of families, friends and players gathered Saturday, March 6, at Siltanen Park to open the Scotts Valley Little League season.

Soquel outguns Cougars in water polo showdown

In a matchup between the top two girls water polo teams in the Tri-County Athletic League, the undefeated Soquel Knights (16-6, 13-0 TCAL) wore down the San Lorenzo Valley High School Cougars in a 15-9 battle for the top spot in league.

Scotts Valley Artisans leaves the Valley

The Scotts Valley Regional Artisans Association store made the decision to shut its doors after serving the community for five years in King’s Village Shopping Center.

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025

Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...