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October 31, 2025

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.

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.

Letters & Shout-outs (Nov. 7, 2014)

Letter: Firefighter’s tough choice in dog attack brings relief to neighbors

Datebook (Nov. 7, 2014)

- 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.

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.

It’s the Law: The beach is back

With apologies to Elton John, the beach is back.

Your Health: Keep an eye out for symptoms of Enterovirus D-68

Enterovirus (EV D-68) is an infection that is currently making its way around the United States and has recently been found in California.

Let’s Go Fishin’: Fall brings rockfish, ling cod to Monterey Bay

Salmon season has closed in our local waters, the albacore tuna decided not to show up, and the halibut and white sea bass fishing is tough.

The Mountain Gardener: All gardens change with time

Call it a trick, call it a treat, but all gardens change with time. It’s part of nature for the fittest to survive.

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News Briefs | Published Oct. 31, 2025

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