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September 15, 2026

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Submit Datebook items to pbeditor@pressbanner.com, 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.

Softball races heat up

Playoffs are nearing in the San Lorenzo Valley IOOF/SLV summer softball league. In the men’s league, the Flingers have proven themselves by starting the season undefeated but have dropped a few games since. Mountain Mechanics and Steelheads are still in a battle for first place in the Co-ed A league. Playoffs are set to begin August 9 and 10. For information: ioofslv.teamopolis.com

Talk about money: Outsourcing slowing, even in Scotts Valley

The outsourcing of U.S. jobs to cheaper overseas locations has been felt deeply in Scotts Valley in recent years, but that global trend is slowing down.

Let’s go fishing: Salmon fishing continues

Salmon fishing has been getting better for fishermen in this area and in the rest of Northern California.

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Local girl wins vaulting championship

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SLV grad places ninth in 50-mile run

Nick Sherrell, an 18-year-old who graduated from San Lorenzo Valley High School in June, finished ninth overall and first in the under-20 age group in the Headlands 50 and Marathon, a trail run in Marin County, on July 16.

New Faces

Lauren Ann Cowden was born at 1:01 a.m. July 10, 2011, to Michelle Lynne (Mason) and Clyde Ernest Cowden of Scotts Valley. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Sept. 11, 2026

Museum Hero nominations being sought San Lorenzo Valley Historical Society, which owns and operates the San Lorenzo Valley Museum, is seeking nominations for its Museum...