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May 18, 2026

Having a ball

Having a ball

Datebook: 4th of July festivities on tap

Saturday, July 2

Poetry in motion: Part II

The following are three of the winning poems from the 2011 Verses in the Valley contest put on by the Scotts Valley Arts Commission. The winners were honored at a recent Scotts Valley City Council meeting, and the first-place poem from each division have been published in the Press-Banner over the previous two editions.

Where’s the swimming hole?

The throes of summer are upon us. The heat has arrived, bringing about a new necessity — cooling off.

Datebook

Submit Datebook items to [email protected], 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.

Sport shorts

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.

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