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September 15, 2025

New faces

Delaney Grace Schaefer-Whittall, daughter of Stephanie Schaefer and Justen Whittall of Scotts Valley, was born at 9:27 a.m. March 17, 2013, at Sutter Maternity Center of Santa Cruz. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces.

Donna Lind, a lady with a big heart and a big job

Scotts Valley's new Mayor, Donna Lind, has several high priority projects that require more than just her organizational skills to make them happen. To do what she is planning, requires someone who really cares about the success of the project's outcomes. Although her greatest concern is the governance of the City of Scotts Valley, her vision is focused on the welfare of each segment of the community.

Valley Neighbors: Frank Lodato

Lodato Park is probably one of the best-kept secrets in the area. This hiking-only park has a 1.2-mile handmade trail that wanders through the redwoods and is carved out of the hillside in some places.

New Faces

Caeden Sven-Erik Kurz was born at 2:55 p.m. April 13, 2011, to Jennifer and Eric Kurz of the Scotts Valley area. He weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.

The Mountain Gardener: Time to get back in the garden

I'll be the first to admit, it's hard to bundle yourself up to go out and work in the garden on a cold winter day. Bright sunshine sure helps, but still, it's not T-shirt weather yet.

Nature Friendly: Visitors at the edge of wildness

In between the raindrops, I found a dry space to spend time in during a visit to Fall Creek in Henry Cowell State Park.

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Let’s go fishin’: Albacore alert

Santa Cruz boats are catching albacore tuna, and the excitement is high. Warm water is pushing closer to shore, and tuna fishing is heating up, with bluefin tuna mixed with the albacore. Salmon even made a comeback, though they left as quickly as they arrived, and fishing closer to shore has been good for coastal species.

The Mountain Gardener: Reconnecting with agricultural roots

We humans used to be mostly foragers and obtained our nutrition before the end of the last ice age by being hunter-gatherers.

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