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Scotts Valley
October 22, 2025

Commentary: Scotts Valley at its tipping point

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.

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Saturday, Jan. 22

Childhood rhyme gains relevance as bedbug infestations rise

“Sleep tight and don’t let the bedbugs bite” was something my parents would say to me every night as they tucked me into my bed when I was a child.

It’s all in the family for star SLV wrestler

Not every kid gets to practice with a California state-caliber wrestler growing up, but for San Lorenzo Valley High’s Logan Kellogg, it was an everyday affair.

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Golf group starts

Work on Graham Hill Road planned to start in March

Work on planned improvements on Graham Hill Road near Roaring Camp is officially scheduled to begin in March after Monterey Peninsula Engineering Inc. was awarded the contract for the project, valued at not quite $2.4 million, by the Board of Supervisors at its Dec. 14 meeting.

Comedy Corner: The spider and the tomato plant conspiracy

The only thing growing on my tomato plant is the big, huge, hairy, multi-spotted spider that has set up a household in it.

Best Bet: Frog expert to visit valley

The founder and executive director of Save the Frogs, America’s only public charity dedicated to amphibian conservation, is on his way to the San Lorenzo Valley on Feb. 5.

The Mountain Gardener: Time to get back in the garden

I'll be the first to admit, it's hard to bundle yourself up to go out and work in the garden on a cold winter day. Bright sunshine sure helps, but still, it's not T-shirt weather yet.

Sports Shorts

Spring soccer sign-ups ongoing

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Santa Cruz County’s 2024 Crop Report shows jump in local crop...

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