Scotts Valley’s Judy Newman has been slipping and sliding on a clay court surface in town for the past several months as she prepares for the International Tennis Federation Senior World Championships.

A strong Santa Cruz High School swim team topped the San Lorenzo Valley High School Cougars in a dual swim meet on April 16 in Felton.

Surrounded by roses of nearly every color in the rainbow, I smelled vanilla, spice and honey. The sun peaked in and out of the clouds allowing the vivid hues of the petals to change with the light. I was enjoying the garden of rose aficionados Mark and Lane Maloney of Scotts Valley. Among their 40 rose bushes I was to learn how an expert cares for these beauties.