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October 26, 2025

Datebook

- 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.

National Novel Writing Month to kick off with local events

Do you have a story that you always wanted to write? This November is your chance to join hundreds of thousands of people around the world, and commit your ideas to paper! National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo), a non-profit event founded in 1999 by The Office of Letters and Light, challenges people to write 50,000 words during the month of November.

Scotts Valley water polo takes down Gilroy

The hard-charging Scotts Valley High School girls water polo team defeated visiting Gilroy High School 7-2 during league play Tuesday, Oct. 22.

New faces

- Owen Michael Gilberg was born at 12:42 p.m. Aug. 23, 2013 to Jennifer Sullivan and Michael Christian Gilberg of Ben Lomond. He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz.

Falcons top Soquel on late touchdown

Quarterback Jake Lobo connected with receiver Alex Turowski with 40 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to pull out a dramatic victory over host Soquel High School.

The Mountain Gardener: Use cover crops to improve soil, prevent erosion

Every drop of rain that hits bare soil is destructive. More than 3,000 years ago the Chinese knew how to protect their soil from erosion and increase fertility by planting cover crops. Early Nile Valley inhabitants 3,500 years ago also practiced this method of agriculture as did first century Romans. Lupines were planted in poor soil when no animal manure was to be had. I learned this and also how to protect and improve my soil from Orin Martin, manager of the Alan Chadwick Garden at a cover crop workshop recently on the University of California, Santa Cruz campus.

Club Roundup

Club roundup

Festive SLV homecoming despite loss

Despite a loss, a day full of homecoming smiles, including a ceremony to honor Preston Boomer, the longtime science teacher who retired last spring after 56 years at his post, completed a spirit-filled homecoming for San Lorenzo Valley High School.

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Oct. 24, 2025

Food Truck Friday concludes season with Halloween festivities Presented by Food Trucks A Go Go, in partnership with the Scotts Valley Educational Foundation (SVEF), the...