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October 1, 2025

The Mountain Gardener: Don’t let ivy choke your trees

Well, it's that time of year again when all things seem possible.

Nature Friendly: Rethinking a walk in the rain

“A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods. I always thought so myself; the Maine woods never seem so fresh and alive as in wet weather. Then all the needles on the evergreens wear a sheath of silver; ferns seem to have grown to almost tropical lushness and every leaf has its edging of crystal drops. Strangely colored fungi — mustard-yellow and apricot and scarlet — are pushing out of the leaf mold and all the lichens and the mosses have come alive with green and silver freshness,” wrote Rachel Carson in “The Sense of Wonder.”

Talk about money: Commercial real estate too easy to come by

Jim Reed was driving through Silicon Valley recently when the source of Scotts Valley’s commercial real estate woes came clearly into focus.

Your Health: Treatments better than meds for young children

Every parent of a sick child wants to do whatever possible to make the child feel better. But most cold- and flu-like illnesses in children are caused by viruses, which will be cured by the child’s own immune system.

SV girls drop Soquel; boys fall in league opener

The Scotts Valley High girls basketball team made school history this week, beating the local powerhouse Soquel Knights 51-46 for their school’s first win at the Knights’ home gym.

The Wine Lover: Wine weekend offers opportunities to learn, enjoy

We have a great wine weekend coming up in Santa Cruz.

Girls soccer teams ready to strike

The defending Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Champion girls soccer team is on a roll.

Sports Shorts

Bruin named player of week

New Faces

Noah Lee Carter was born to Heidi and Jared Carter of Boulder Creek at 8:14 p.m. Dec. 6, 2010, at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center. Noah weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces.

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Sept. 26, 2025

Music at Skypark wraps up 16th season this Sunday The free outdoor Music at Skypark concert series concludes its 16th season this Sunday, Sept. 28,...