Healthy Living: Olympic hopefuls in Scotts Valley
Visit the lap pool at Active Sports, Scotts Valley (formerly Club One) on any given day and you will find a mishmash of water enthusiasts, ranging from lap swimmers, to water aerobics, and everything in between.
Falcons topple Cardinals in Homecoming victory
Led by a standout performance from junior quarterback Jake Lobo, the Scotts Valley High varsity football team came through on a damp and chilly November evening with a 27-12 Homecoming win over the visiting Santa Cruz High Cardinals.
Let’s Go Fishin’: Really big fish
Every fall, I try to make a few trips to Ano Nuevo Island — also known to mariners as New Years Island.
Santa Cruz Trains: Laurel, Frederick Hihn’s little mountain town
A hidden glen on the northern fringe of Santa Cruz County, noted today only by a road sign on Laurel Curve off Highway 17, hides a tiny hamlet that once helped rebuild San Francisco in 1906.
Plain Talk About Food: Buttermilk biscuits, my comfort food of choice
The word “comfort” became synonymous along with food in the last 10 years or so; “Comfort Food” it’s called.
Drainage improvement project on Highway 236 begins next week
The installation and replacement of new drainage pipes on Highway 236, from Boulder Brook Drive to Chipmunk Hollow Road in Boulder Creek, will begin...
