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November 11, 2025

It’s the law: Caring for the neglected child

It is an inside joke among child advocates that the laws proposed on behalf of children are ever doomed to failure, because children don’t vote. That isn’t completely true, as advocates can count a number of victories over the years, but I will say that the almighty dollar generally prevails before the plight of children.

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.

Sports Shorts

Falcon volleyball wins

Cougars enter league 3-1; Falcons host Bear River

San Lorenzo Valley High enters Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play this weekend with a 3-1 record after holding off Watsonville High for a 28-20 road win Friday, Sept. 21.

SLV boys wipe out Christopher

The San Lorenzo Valley Cougars varsity boys water polo team cruised to a 15-2 victory over the visiting Christopher High Cougars to conclude the first half of the Monterey Bay League Pacific Division schedule on September 25.

Club Roundup

Scotts Valley Kiwanis Club

The Mountain Gardener: Grow grass like the 49ers do

I attended the first San Francisco 49er home game of the season thanks to my Aunt Rosemary. I'm a Niner faithful, but it sure is fun to be on the winning side after so many years. At the football stadium, everything seems bright and colorful. I'm always amazed at how lush and green the field looks. How do they do that?

New Faces

- Serenity Grace Passmore was born to Walter and Sunny Passmore of Brookdale at 5:22 a.m. Aug. 29, 2012. She weighed 9 pounds, 13 ounces at birth at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Santa Clara.

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Nov. 7, 2025

Holiday Art & Craft Fair returns this Saturday Spring Lakes Park’s third annual Holiday Art & Craft Fair is set for Saturday, Nov. 8, from...