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January 30, 2026

The Mountain Gardener: A harvest of autumn inspiration

There's nothing like a couple of garden tours to remind you that all things are possible with a bit of imagination.

New Faces: Oct. 8

Parker Saige Clifton was born to Faith Estell Clifton of Boulder Creek at 9:01 a.m. Sept. 1, 2010, at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz. She weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces.

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DATEBOOK: Oct. 1 to Nov. 7

Submit Datebook items to [email protected], or drop off press releases or photos at 5215 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. F, Scotts Valley 95066. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Entries are subject to editing, and publication is not guaranteed. Check out www.pressbanner.com to submit your own listings that will appear in our online Datebook.

Bruin Roundup

Women’s soccer

Comedy Corner: Fried chicken and homelessness

It was a beautiful, sunny Saturday afternoon and I was driving down Mount Hermon Road when I noticed a homeless couple with a baby in a stroller standing in front of that whatchamacallit bank. (You know, Wacha-Wells-Co-Fargo-America-Whatever. It’s merged so many times, I have no clue what it’s called anymore.)

Sustainable Living: Learn to live in a better way

“In every deliberation, we must consider the impact on the seventh generation.” — Great Law of the Iroquois

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Bird-deterrent installation to cause Highway 9 delays

Travelers will continue to encounter one-way traffic control in both directions of Highway 9 for the installation of devices designed to keep birds from...