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February 2, 2026

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Traveling team wins twice

Club Roundup

Scotts Valley Rotary Club

In the spotlight: William Greene

At age 5, William Greene III was on a pair of skates, playing hockey at the Scotts Valley Roller Rink. By 10, he’d moved up the youth hockey ladder and was playing for the Junior Sharks in the National Championships.

The Mountain Gardener: Like a ‘candy bar’ for your plants

I have to chuckle when I see someone admiring a basket of blooming fuchsias.

Samy Khalil, an all-American

Samy Khalil is Egypt’s gift to the San Lorenzo Valley. How he arrived here is a story that could be made into a movie.

Wine Lover: Many reasons to drink more Riesling

Riesling is a misunderstood grape. It’s had its heyday and popularity in the past and is somewhat out of style today. Many restaurants do not even carry a Riesling on their wine list. Only a very small percentage of California wineries produce Riesling.

Little League Roundup

Post-season play continues

New Faces

Melanie Ann Mullins was born to Corrin Ann (Smith) and Jonathan Thomas Mullins of Campbell at 7:17 p.m. June 6, 2011. She was delivered at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz, where she weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces.

Local author’s book takes youngsters to new culture

Schoolchildren may soon have an exciting new book in their literature curriculum, if local author Christine Mason and retired Brook Knoll teacher Breta Holgers have anything to say about it.

Commentary: California’s new districts make no sense in county

With the citizens commission redrawing California’s districts, I had hoped that, finally, the San Lorenzo Valley would be reunited with the rest of Santa Cruz when they drew the lines for the state’s congressional districts. Sad to say, the commission has apparently not thought this a priority, since the new boundaries fracture the valley into nonsense bits and pieces.

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Scotts Valley Council clears surplus land step for Town Center project

Scotts Valley City Council’s Jan. 21 meeting made some serious progress on the Town Center development—essentially doing some of the housekeeping items needed to...