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October 15, 2025

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Scotts Valley wrestlers fall to Aptos

Champions again: SV girls soccer team earns SCCAL title

For the 13th time this season, the Scotts Valley Falcons girls soccer team shut out its opponent, with a 1-0 win over Harbor High on Tuesday, Feb. 15.

Cougars hoops season ends with Aptos

The Aptos High School boys basketball team took an early lead and held it throughout as they beat the visiting San Lorenzo Valley Cougars, 62-47, on Tuesday, Feb. 15.

Letter: Library still survives

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Local baseball teams step up to the plate

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Sustainable living: Purchase with care

Asking shoppers to think twice about finding the lowest possible price during a recession (I find the term “jobless recovery” insulting) might seem like a nonstarter. After all, non-wealthy families everywhere have had to tighten the belt in the past few years, so shopping for bargains is a no-brainer.

Wine Lover: Cellaring Wine for the Little Guy

Anybody with enough money can turn a spare bedroom into a temperature-controlled wine palace. This column is meant for those people who are not necessarily serious wine collectors, but have enough wine that it’s worth storing it properly. Storing wine responsibly is not only easy but essential for anybody who keeps wine on hand for more than a few months.

The Mountain Gardener: Use the Web in your garden

If you're like me, you've caught a case of pre-spring fever. How can we help it when the flowering plums almost overnight are cloaked in bright pink blossoms and clumps of bright yellow daffodils are turning their faces to the sun? And if you have allergies, it's no secret that every acacia in the county is blooming.

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.

Ridin’ with the wheeldude: A look at the auto industry

As an invited media representative, I went, for the first time, to last month’s Silicon Valley International Auto Show at the San Jose Convention Center. My conclusion: This typically regional show’s main aim is to help those in a market for a new car by comparing multiple cars’ fit and feel without the dealership salesmen’s pressure.

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Scotts Valley police promote pedestrian safety this month

October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, and Scotts Valley Police Department is urging drivers to exercise extra caution to protect pedestrians. According to the National...