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Scotts Valley
August 21, 2026

Candidate should stay out of it

EDITOR,

Running down a crown

The San Lorenzo Valley High boys cross country team is strong from top to bottom and is looking to defend the league title it won in 2009.

Mountain Gardener: Breathe deeper with the help of house plants

As summer comes to a close, all of us are spending more time indoors. That means it’s time to spruce up our homes with houseplants.

Off Hours: Studio Imperfect

For most of my life, I’ve been passionate about music. Not my own — I barely qualify as a wannabe musician. But I love other people’s music, recorded tunes.

Better questions to ask

EDITOR,

DATEBOOK: Sept. 17 to Oct. 28

Submit Datebook items to pbeditor@pressbanner.com, 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.

New Faces: Sept. 17

Lola Jean Booth was born at 7:36 p.m. Aug. 29, 2010, to Katherine RoseAnn (Eldridge) and Jordan Gregory Booth of Boulder Creek. She weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.

Too much information

EDITOR,

The Wine Lover: Wine moth causes trouble for Santa Cruz Wineries

The weather has been oddly cold this summer, and it has caused local grape growers to wait longer than usual to harvest their grapes. Santa Cruz County grapes will most likely be harvested about three weeks behind schedule. If the weather stays good, that won’t be a problem. But there is one guaranteed problem: the European wine moth.

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Highway 9 to close overnight near Boulder Creek on Monday

Travelers on Highway 9 near Boulder Creek will face a full overnight closure Monday, Aug. 24, as crews continue work on the Kings Creek...