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July 21, 2025

Nature Friendly: Romancing the stone

Sometimes a stone is just a stone, caching itself in the side of a cliff or scuttling out to sea as a winter storm scours the river bottom.

Talk about money: Taxes – Pay now or pay later?

Is it better to pay taxes now or pay them later?

Off Hours: A dream week for auto enthusiasts

For those of us who appreciate cars, from racing to restoring — and definitely including just looking — the Central Coast will be the center of the universe next week.

Race Thru the Redwoods returns

Runners from all over the Bay Area will head toward Felton next weekend for the 42nd annual Race Thru the Redwoods.

Comedy Corner: The treadmill versus Food Network: Who will win?

So I joined that new gym in Scotts Valley, not club No. 2. And, I must say, it is quite amazing! I will be writing about it in future columns. But something happened this week that I thought was thought-provoking on many levels.

IOOF softball comes down to the wire

The summer season of the IOOF San Lorenzo Valley softball league is well under way, with games at Highlands Park, 8500 Highway 9, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.

The Mountain Gardner:The perfect mix

A gardener's life: water, prune, plant, rake, weed, stake. Repeat as necessary. Then smell the roses, harvest the vegetables and pick a mixed bouquet of flowers, grasses and greens to enjoy inside.

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Ember Flash named semifinalist in XPRIZE Wildfire competition

Ember Flash Aerospace, a Santa Cruz County company with deep ties in the San Lorenzo Valley, has been named a semifinalist in the XPRIZE...