EDITOR,

I recently received an e-mail inquiry about the steps to make wine at home. My initial reply was that it isn’t easy, and there’s a lot more to it than crushing grapes and watching them ferment. However, if you really want to give it a go, I think there are three reasonable approaches.

The Pacific Fisheries Management Counsel has announced its final decision to offer a salmon season for 2010.

A number of recent news items have reminded us why we’re glad to live in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Here are three that stood out:

National Arbor Day was founded by J. Sterling Morton in 1872 and is celebrated the last Friday in April. This year, it falls on April 30. The simple goal of the day is to inspire people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees.

SLV Little League

The spring session of the IOOF San Lorenzo Valley Softball League is in full swing after several rainy weekends forced games to be rescheduled. Here are the current standings.