When will the sign-fixing end?

Sadie Ashlynn Byrd was born at 12:54 p.m. Dec. 23, 2010, to Noelle Davey Parkinson and Michael Gene Byrd Jr. of Scotts Valley. She weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz.

The new year has arrived, and with it myriad resolutions. For many of us, including myself, those resolutions center on getting healthier and fitter.

“Woodside offensive to Scotts Valley standards”? (Commentary, Randy Johnson, Jan. 14)

Sauterne is a sweet white wine made in the Bordeaux region of France. Some sauternes, like Château d'Yquem, capture incredible price tags and are sought after the world over.

Though the Bethany University men’s basketball team is winless, there’s a feeling of positive energy going into the last eight games of the regular season.

As the Great Depression waned and the first touring Chevvies and Deusies roared across Santa Cruz Mountains to the Pacific, Scotts Valley was right where it needed to be: perfectly placed to greet those pioneer motor-venturers with a hot drink at Camp Evers, a restock of provisions and, by all accounts, a roaring foxtrot. In short, our little rest stop on the California Trail began its own adventurous economic journey out of the Great Depression into the brave new mobile world.

Saturday, Jan. 22