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July 20, 2025

The Mountain Gardener: Watering tips for the smart gardener

Summer is in full swing now, and you might be torn between reading a book on the chaise lounge or pruning the wisteria. Actually, it’s important to do both. Watering is crucial, too, as plants are vigorously growing and the warmer weather evaporates available soil moisture quickly.

Talk About Money: Seagate loss will hurt local business

Whose wallets will be lightened next year when Seagate moves its headquarters — and 400-plus jobs — out of Scotts Valley? Not Seagate employees’. They’ll still have jobs, because the move does not include layoffs.

June Club Roundup

Rotary Club of Scotts Valley

Your Health: The lowdown on the whooping cough epidemic

According to a recent public health alert, California is experiencing an epidemic of pertussis. Santa Cruz County has had 20 known cases and probably many more that have not been reported or have yet to be diagnosed.

Let’s go fishin’: Freedom to fish

There are two free fishing days a year in California, days when you do not need a fishing license to fish.

Datebook – July 10 through July 24

Saturday, July 10

IOOF SLV softball standings

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. Here are the standings through the first three weeks of the season:

The Wine Lover: Exploring the Santa Cruz Region: Corralitos District

This column is the second of several in which I’ll describe my wine districts of Santa Cruz County. Last time, I discussed the Soquel foothills. This week’s focus, the Corralitos district of Santa Cruz County, is the most easily defined in our region.

Nature friendly: Tracking mountain lions in the Santa Cruz Mountains

What does it feel like to be alone at night in the woods just a few feet away from a sleeping mountain lion?

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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...