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January 29, 2026

New Faces

**Isaiah Strusis Timmer was born at 6:35 a.m. July 6, 2010, to Cassandra Elaine and Matthew Dean Timmer of Scotts Valley. He weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz.

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.

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.

Club Roundup

Scotts Valley Host Lions

Datebook

Saturday, July 31

New Faces

**Dempsey Brandon Diaz Fonseca was born at 8:18 a.m. July 9, 2010, to Rebeca Fonseca Torres and Erubial Diaz Cuevas of Boulder Creek. He weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz.

Salangsang honored as pitcher of the year

Kendra Salangsang of San Lorenzo Valley High School has been named Pitcher of the Year by Maxine Richards, wife of the late Santa Cruz County softball icon Wayne Richards.

Sports Shorts

Locals finish in top 100 in wharf race

Comedy Corner: A character challenge at Kmart

The other day, I went to Kmart to pick up a few things. That was where the day became a character challenge for me. Has this ever happened to you?

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Fatal crash reported on southbound Highway 17

A 60-year-old Moss Landing man was killed in a crash on southbound State Route 17, authorities said. California Highway Patrol officers responded at about 3:35pm...