The Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley High school football programs had an abundance of players make the 2010 All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League team. San Lorenzo Valley won the league title outright for the first time in six years and saw its trifecta of offensive weapons named Co-Offensive Players of the Year. Also, head coach Doug Morris was named Coach of the Year after leading the team to a 6-0 record in the SCCAL.
With Christmas just around the corner, I thought sweet wines would be an excellent topic for a mid-December column. There are many different types of sweet wines out there. Some of the more common are port, sherry, Sauterne, late-harvest zinfandel and ice wine.
Scotts Valley High is getting a much-needed lift in the boy’s basketball department. First year head coach Drew Snelgrove has settled in, bringing a plethora of basketball know-how with him.
December is all about decorating for me. I usually have several craft projects going at once. Right now, I'm working with all the small shells I brought back from Mexico.
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A few months back, I wrote a column on the law regarding good Samaritans. It was partly inspired by an incident in my late teens while driving with my good friend, Jake, who thought we had hit someone with his car. For those with a very keen memory, they will recall that Jake was the only one in our car of five teenagers who instantly sprinted back to see if he could help whoever had been hit.
We have had enough rain to wet the ground and shake the leaves from the trees, but not enough to flush out the San Lorenzo River. Nevertheless, Wednesday, Dec. 1, marked the opening day of steelhead season, which will remain open through March 7.
A vandalism incident at the Scotts Valley High homecoming football game on Nov. 5 has turned into the talk of the town, despite no criminal charges being filed.
Santa Cruz County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office has released the 2024 Crop Report, announcing that the estimated gross production value of local agricultural commodities reached...