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October 22, 2025

Nature Friendly: Quail Hollow Ranch — A Walk through a herp haven

At Quail Hollow Ranch in Ben Lomond, I’ve seen the gopher-eating great blue heron and the mountain lion that hides in a small grove of trees across from the pond and takes his deer kill from the nearby fields. But what about the animals who live a life unseen — those who live in the realm of the creepy crawlers, under a rotting branch or in the water?

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.

SLV golfer heads to sections

A San Lorenzo Valley High School golfer is heading to the Central Coast Section Championships for the first time since 1992.

The Mountain Gardener: Game adds feature to well-balanced garden

When do art and science come together to make your life more beautiful? If you thought of garden design, you'd be right.

Let’s go fishin’: Fishing updates from around the state

It’s a busy time of year for anglers.

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.

It’s the Law: School Discipline

School discipline has been in the news recently.

New faces

- Rearden Joseph Smith was born at 6:30 p.m. March 28, 2013, to Ryan and Lindsey Smith of Madera. He weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces at home. He is the grandson of Deborah and Andy Gustavson of Felton.

Plain talk about food: The gift, for Mom and from Mom

One day several years ago, I received the phone call that so many moms have received several times from our sons — the kind that begin with, “Hi Mom, I have someone I want you to meet.”

Club roundup

Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley

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Santa Cruz County’s 2024 Crop Report shows jump in local crop...

Santa Cruz County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office has released the 2024 Crop Report, announcing that the estimated gross production value of local agricultural commodities reached...