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January 31, 2026

Faces of the Valley: Beating the aging odds

Are you 55 or older? The Scotts Valley Senior Center is a place where you can find new interests, friends and excitement. There are a number of amazing activities and classes that will enrich your lives and add to your skills and health.

The Mountain Gardener: Start fruit in winter’s chill

Make this the year you take advantage of planting blueberries, grapes, strawberries, peaches, cherries and apples from bare-root stock. These crops are considered the most pesticide-laden when grown conventionally, but they're a snap to grow organically at home.

Letter: Give up on signs

When will the sign-fixing end?

New Faces

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.

Talk about money: Jump-start your financial fitness in 2011

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

Letter: Exhausted, not offended

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

Falcons undefeated at midseason

Seniors Natalia Ebrahimian and Liz Munger set a quick pace, and the rest of the Scotts Valley High girls basketball team followed Tuesday, Jan. 18, as the Falcons defeated rival Santa Cruz High, 61-49, in a clash of previously unbeaten teams.

The Wine Lover: The mold that turns grapes to gold

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.

Bruins hold heads high despite winless record

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.

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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Scotts Valley Council clears surplus land step for Town Center project

Scotts Valley City Council’s Jan. 21 meeting made some serious progress on the Town Center development—essentially doing some of the housekeeping items needed to...