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November 10, 2025

SLV girls hoops advance in playoffs

Behind star center Sierra Clark’s 28 points and 23 rebounds, the San Lorenzo Valley girls basketball team (12-14) won its first-round Division IV Central Coast Section playoff game, 57-38, on Tuesday, Feb. 23.

Nature Friendly: Lonely roads and late-night phone calls

I was as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a roomful of rockers. I lay in bed and watched my clock tick off the early morning hours — now 1 a.m., now 2 a.m. — as I waited for the phone to ring.

Club Roundup: Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley

The Kiwanis is planning its charitable efforts through 2010. In addition to helping with the Mountain Charlie Bike Race for the Scotts Valley Educational Foundation, the club will help with the Scotts Valley Criterium, a new bike race in Scotts Valley scheduled for May 16, as well as three Music in the Park performances this summer.

The Straight Dope: Time to recognize real benefits of medical marijuana

The recent proposal for a medical marijuana outlet in Scotts Valley raises many questions, most of which I leave to those who know best about law enforcement, zoning, liability and other legal considerations. But underlying all of this is the question of the application of marijuana (Cannabis sativa) to the treatment of medical problems.

Sports Shorts

Scotts Valley girls teams set to enter SCCAL second round

Shorts Shorts: SV girls hoops advance in playoffs

The Scotts Valley High girls basketball team finished the regular season in third place in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League, the best finish a Scotts Valley varsity basketball team has had.

Valley wrestlers advance to CCS championships

San Lorenzo Valley High wrestler Cody Rodebaugh started his march to a second straight state title with an easy win at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League finals Thursday, Feb. 11.

Mountain Gardener: Find color without flowers

The flowering trees and shrubs of tropical Maui are behind me, and I’m back in our temperate rain forest of redwood trees and all things green. Sure, a few early blooming shrubs are flowering this time of year and are a welcome sight, but I look for color in other places. If you’re looking around your garden now and see mostly green, here are a few suggestions to brighten things up.

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Nov. 7, 2025

Holiday Art & Craft Fair returns this Saturday Spring Lakes Park’s third annual Holiday Art & Craft Fair is set for Saturday, Nov. 8, from...