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March 28, 2026

Mountain Gardener: Learning the bonsai way

I walked through an Asian-inspired bamboo gate and entered another world: the world of bonsai. Some trees were blooming, others just leafing out, and some had trunks thick and gnarled, as if they'd been alive 200 years — and they had.

Sport Shorts

Scotts Valley lacrosse rolls on

Plain talk about food: Irish corned beef

I begin thinking about my Irish papa, Patrick James, about this time each year. 

Letter: Choice is important

EDITOR,

New Faces

- McKenzie Rose Hornewas born to Amanda Catherine Fox and Robert Scott Horne of Felton at 3:05 p.m. Feb. 18, 2012. She was delivered at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces.

Golfers hit the links

Both the Cougars and the Falcons are looking to improve on last years seasons as the boys golf teams take to the fairways for the 2012 season. The teams finished toward the bottom of the pack last season but plan improving this year as the younger golfers learn the finer aspects of the game.

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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Highway 9 daytime one-way reversing traffic control set for next week

Travelers will encounter daytime one-way reversing traffic control Monday through Friday at multiple locations on Highway 9 during the week of March 30. Caltrans noted...