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April 3, 2026

The Mountain Gardener: An adventure in Wildflower Country

Being that it’s nearly spring, I decided to check on the progress of this year’s wildflowers. I figured the back of a motorcycle was a good way to get up close and personal with the backroads of our rolling hills.

Let’s Go Fishin’: Short-term salmon prospects look promising

The returning numbers from last fall for Chinook salmon are promising, while future years may be of concern. The counts have come in from the Sacramento River and its tributaries and they were higher than expected.

Your Health: Dealing with seasonal allergies

The media has recently warned of an unusually bad allergy season causing miserable symptoms to countless people.

Club Roundup

Kiwanis of the Valleys

New Faces (March 6, 2015)

Everett Kekoa McCutchen, a 6-pound 14-ounce boy, was born to Emily Marla and Brian Anthony McCutchen of Scotts Valley at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz. He was born at 12:02 p.m. on March 1, 2015.

Datebook (March 6, 2015)

- 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.

SV/SLV teams head to CCS play

As February draws to a close, several teams from Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley high schools are headed to playoff competition in the Central Coast Section.

Valley Neighbors: Blind Pilot Jewelers reflects on 40-plus years in SLV

Blind Pilot Jewelers is one of the oldest retailers in the San Lorenzo Valley. Its history stretches back to the early 1970s, when Sheila De Lany and her husband, Jerry, opened a small jewelry store in the downstairs of a Felton cafe.

The Mountain Gardener: Plant secrets you can use from Fox Island

A year or so ago, I planted a special kind of Japanese maple in my sister’s landscape. I traveled up to her house recently to celebrate our birthdays — which are only two days apart — and to check on the maple’s progress.

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Cal Fire firefighter looks at pile burn area

Despite high temps and pile-burning setbacks, fire officials aren’t worrying just yet

Scott Weese, a division chief with Cal Fire CZU, spends plenty of time pouring over forest-fuel-environment maps and briefing safety crews on weather conditions. The...