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April 6, 2026

The Mountain Gardener: Mountain retreat brings joy to the farm

If you've ever eaten a Camp Joy cherry tomato, you'll know why I was excited to get a tour of the new seedlings in the greenhouse by Jim Nelson (no relation to me), the creator of this beautiful, organic family farm.

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.

New faces

- Aurélio Sunrise Aguila was born at 8:10 a.m. March 10, 2013 to Alejandro Aguila

It’s the Law: School Discipline

School discipline has been in the news recently.

Let’s go fishing: Happy fish head to sea

Spring is a time for new life, growth and transition for many plants and animals. This includes the fish that live around us.

New faces

Adhara Kalea Culligan was born at 8:09 p.m. April 1, 2013, to Stephanie Ann (Harroun) and Christopher Michael Culligan of Felton. She weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.

Sports Shorts

Scotts Valley tennis drops Cougars

Valley People: Oncologist values relationships with patients

Dr. Glenn Wong of Scotts Valley has made a career out of poking people with needles to diagnose blood disorders. He also does everything possible to make his patients feel comfortable and help them get back on track.

The Mountain Gardener: Now is the time to rid garden of gophers

We all have a gopher, mole or a vole story to share.

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.

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Cal Fire firefighter looks at pile burn area

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