Volleyball teams lose in tournament
It’s the end of the league season for the Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley girls volleyball teams, as they both fell Tuesday night in the first round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League tournament.
The Mountain Gardener: Less sun needn’t mean a drab garden
Just because the sun goes down early, don’t put your garden to sleep yet. Make sure you have flowers blooming in the fall, as well as fiery foliage to perk up the view outside your windows.
Let’s Go Fishin’: King salmon wait for rain
The coastal rivers of Northern California are teeming with huge Chinook (king) salmon that are waiting for a rain to migrate up the coastal rivers.
Commentary: Council needs more info after Target pullout
At Wednesday’s City Council meeting, the city announced that Target Corp. had informed us they are no longer under contract with Title Two, the owner of the La Madrona Drive property that Target was once looking to acquire. Target told us, in their words, that while they are still very interested in this market, they are not part of the project, that they have no plans to reconsider their decision and that they are looking elsewhere in Santa Cruz County.
Off Hours: A commoner at the sport of kings
I wanted to take a friend on a special outing last month, but I struggled to come up with something that would be different, fun and memorable. Almost at the last moment, I decided we’d go to the horse races — and, man, it could not have worked out better.
Final paving, striping on Highway 9 continues this week
A major maintenance paving project continues on Highway 9 between El Solyo Heights Drive in Felton and California Drive in Ben Lomond.
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