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October 22, 2025

The Mountain Gardener: Bulbs add color to summer garden

A couple of warm days and I'm ready for spring.

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.

Commentary: Better ways to manage feral cats

Everyone appreciated the rescue tips about baby birds from Carol Carson's column, “Domestic cats pose serious threat to native wildlife,” (March 15, Page 9) published last week. However, she had one alarming suggestion to “rent cages from the County Animal Shelter for capturing cats and transferring them to the shelter.” But once there, a friendly cat is capable of adoption and an “unfriendly” feral cat meets a deadly double standard: By contrast, it is deemed unadoptable and will be killed.

Your Health: Battling vision diseases

March is National Save Your Vision month — a good time to consider some of the more common eye diseases that could affect one’s vision.

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Scotts Valley cycling ride scheduled

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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...