The Mountain Gardener: The garden of Robby Frank
There's a gentle guy with a beautiful garden among us in Scotts Valley — who's a serial killer. A killer of moles, that is.
Nature Friendly: Tracking the big cats among us
The ever-intrepid watershed walkers had trekked their way down the side of a slope at Loch Lomond to the water’s edge in the middle of the hottest day of July 2010. Graduate students from Chris Wilmer’s Puma Project Lab at UCSC, who collar the cats, held up their antennae and began receiving radio signals immediately.
Becking, Bokariza tie the knot
Chenelle Kathleen Becking and Kyle Mitchell Bokariza were married July 30, 2011, at Highlands Park in Ben Lomond. The bride was given away by her maternal grandfather, Roy Kraack.
Spotlight: Pat Verutti
Many folks know Pat Verutti from his years behind the counter at the Felton branch of the Veruttis’ liquor stores. What many fail to recognize is the athletic prowess he brought to the playing field for San Lorenzo Valley High School in the early 1960s.
Valley Neighbors: Lawyer overcomes childhood spinal injury to excel at ‘righting wrongs’
Some might consider Robert Ludlow Jr. a “medical miracle”: In 1952, he severed his spinal cord in a swimming accident and was told that he would die within six months. Even if he did survive, the chances of becoming a successful businessman were low.
Three candidates vie for two Scotts Valley council seats
Mike Zeller, the director of programming and project delivery for the Transportation Agency for Monterey County, is the relative newcomer on the Scotts Valley...
