The Mountain Gardener: Can an almanac predict the weather?
The other day, I was leafing through the Harris' Farmer's Almanac 2011 Gardening Guide looking for gardening tips and checking out the regional weather forecasts for the year. This classic booklet has been published "for use of farmers, planters, mechanics and all families" since 1818 and contains "weather forecasts, planting tables, and a variety of matter useful and entertaining." If you haven't read one lately, I can tell you it lives up to its promise. Here is just a sampling.
Valley Neighbors: From rock to the valley
Dave Burns of Mount Hermon is a pop vocalist who has an incredible ability to reach out and transform others with his music. He has been captivating audiences for almost 40 years.
Boys hoops get underway
The Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley high school boy’s basketball teams are each looking for a winning season. Scotts Valley, which is still looking for the first winning season in school history has hired an experienced coach and SLV has a crop of young talent.
Local boy wins State Taekwondo Championship
Scotts Valley local Andrew Tsaranou, 12, triumphantly won the USA Taekwondo California State Championship in Fresno on April 11 and 12.
Your Health: Rabies a cause for awareness, not alarm
Two bats with rabies have recently been found in a Scotts Valley neighborhood. Is this cause for alarm? Not really, but it calls for a heightened awareness of what rabies is, how it is transmitted and what needs to be done for a known exposure.
Boulder Creek’s 4th of July Festivities
Fireworks and barbeques weren’t the only things keeping locals busy this 4th of July.
Local lawmaker champions the fight against illegal coastal development, plastic pollution
Last week, Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) and the Bye Bye Mattress Program announced Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay) as a recipient of the 2018 Environmental Stewardship Award for his outstanding commitment toward protecting California’s coastline from illegal development and advancing policies to strengthen clean water supplies. The Environmental Stewardship Award recognizes and commends California legislators who have made significant contributions toward protecting California’s environment and who best exemplify environmental stewardship.
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...