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?

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

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

It’s a busy time of year for anglers.

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School discipline has been in the news recently.

- 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.

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.”

Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley