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September 12, 2025

Club roundup

Scotts Valley Rotary

Commentary: The forgotten soldiers

“I wish we didn’t have to do this,” said our deacon, Jim Lieb, not for the first time.

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.

Your Health: Understanding cholesterol

Cholesterol is a natural wax-like substance circulating through our blood vessels that helps create healthy cells and hormones. A certain amount of cholesterol is definitely good for us, but an excess amount can cause fatty deposits in the lining of blood vessels. This makes it harder for blood to flow through the vessels carrying life-sustaining oxygen and may lead to either a heart attack or a stroke.

The Mountain Gardener: A visit to the lush Pacific Northwest

- Editor’s note: Columnist Jan Nelson wrote this week’s The Mountain Gardener during a visit to her sister’s home in British Columbia, Canada.

Valley People: Passion for ocean drives Scotts Valley entrepreneur

Chris La Franchi is a Scotts Valley surfer and diver who turned his lifelong passion for the ocean into a career preserving tropical coral reefs.

New Faces

- Elias George Ingesson was born at 1:54 a.m. June 6, 2012, to Christine Elize (Girot) and Henrik Bill Artur Ingesson of Scotts Valley. He weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.

Little League: All A’s

Minors Division

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Scotts Valley police arrest 8 for DUI during late summer enforcement

Scotts Valley Police Department arrested eight drivers suspected of driving under the influence (DUI) during a nearly three-week period through Labor Day weekend. The enforcement...