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July 8, 2025

Football teams fall in first round

It was one-and-done for both valley football teams in the Central Coast Section playoffs Saturday, Nov. 21.

Little League heats up, along with the weather

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The Mountain Gardener: The continuing saga of my raffle-winning bonsai

It all started several years ago at the annual bonsai show presented by the Santa Cruz Bonsai Kai club.

Sports Shorts

Local soccer team beats SC stars

The Cross that Saved the House

Eleven yr. old Noah Hall stood in his yard, looking at the flames on the ridge above his half-built home in Boulder Creek, preparing to evacuate. Holding a small 6” wooden cross he had made during vacation bible school, Noah wondered, ‘Should I take it with m-? Should I leave it here?’ Noah set the cross down beside the garage of the half-built home, got in the car, and evacuated to Felton to a parking lot to spend the night. The next 2 weeks were spent in an evacuation center, eyes peeled to TV updates, to see if their houses made it.

Datebook

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Coffis Brothers and the Mountain Men Jan. 6-7 in Felton

Fresh off of a year of touring, the San Lorenzo Valley favorite sons in the Coffis Brothers & the Mountain Men band make their third annual appearance at Don Quixote's International Music Hall in Felton Friday and Saturday, Jan. 6 – 7.

Stay healthy – Pork product recall

On December 22, 2015 the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said that Bellisio Foods, Inc. recalled approximately 285,264 pounds of boneless pork rib shaped patty frozen entrée products that may be adulterated with extraneous materials.

Scott Kriens brings 1440 Foundation vision to ‘Multiversity’

If there’s one thing that 1440 Multiversity co-founder Scott Kriens learned from being CEO at Juniper Networks for 12 years, it is that deep relationships are the key to success.

Nature Friendly: A summer reading list

Summer afternoons in the Arkansas delta are endless. After a lunch that might include collard greens and hot-water cornbread, townspeople traditionally stave off the heat and humidity by taking a nap.

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News Briefs | Published July 4, 2025

Tree removal leads to temporary closure on Big Basin Highway Caltrans will temporarily close a section of southbound Highway 236 (Big Basin Highway) left on...