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September 14, 2025

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Winter volleyball camp on tap

Sustainable living: Routine power failure or winds of change?

Heavy winds are nothing new for Californians, although the damaging gusts usually come in the summer. The early December windstorm that rattled the state — much worse in southern California, but quite disruptive in our neck of the woods, too — was somewhat of an anomaly.

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Fall sports All League honors bestowed

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Commentary: Where you shop is a big deal – here’s why

These days, we hear the phrase “shop locally” an awful lot. Many of us in Santa Cruz County already understand that shopping locally is generally a good idea and try to do so.

Wrestling preview: Locals hit the mat

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The Mountain Gardener: Plants make great gift ideas

Recently, I spent the day at the de Young Museum, enjoying the Renaissance paintings on loan from Venice, Italy. Also, I got over to the Palace of Fine Arts for the exhibit of the Impressionist painter Pissarro. The paintings are powerful and inspiring. I was especially drawn to the landscapes. Looking at the pomegranate, olive and apple trees gave me some ideas for holiday presents.

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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

Audrey Janette Kopecky, daughter of Maggie Rose and Dax Daniel Kopecky of Boulder Creek, was delivered at 10:35 a.m. Nov. 26, 2011, at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz. She weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce.

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025

Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...