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September 26, 2026

Sports Shorts

Free tennis clinic from former pro

Mountain Gardener: Spring sun, showers call for mindful planting

What’s with all these false starts this spring? Warm and sunny one week, downright cold with drenching rains the next. If cool spring weather has kept you from planting your vegetable garden, don’t worry. As night and soil temperatures warm, newly planted starts and seeds will grow quickly.

Commentary: Boulder Creek Rec planning is lacking

On Saturday, April 10, members of the community for and against construction of a proposed new recreation center in a residential neighborhood in Boulder Creek showed up in the largest gathering yet — maybe 90 people — for the latest round of discussions with the Boulder Creek Recreation and Park board at the current Boulder Creek Recreation Hall.

Little League Roundup

Back from spring break

Letter: Take tests seriously

EDITOR,

Shared sacrifice is key to cutting medical costs

Now that the health care reform law has been passed, it’s time to get serious about tackling the problem of the cost of health care to our nation, which, if not controlled, will threaten to bankrupt our economy.

New Faces

Ava Lynn Cowden was born at 9:01 a.m. March 24, 2010, to Michelle Lynn (Mason) and Clyde Ernest Cowden of Scotts Valley. She weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces, at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center.

Plan for the worst for your best chance of survival

Not long ago, the small Caribbean country of Haiti suffered a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake. Even more recently, the South American nation of Chile was hit by an 8.9 earthquake.

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Mali LaGoe proclamation

Outgoing Scotts Valley city manager honored with proclamation

On Sept. 16, Scotts Valley City Council honored Mali LaGoe with a proclamation, as her final day in the city manager chair approached. In the...