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July 6, 2025

Mountain Gardener: Soggy spots can prove a valuable resource

We had enough rain this month to place those soggy areas of the garden you’ve been vowing for years to do something about at the top of the to-do list.

Year of Firsts: Finding a new hairdresser takes some cutting-edge techniques

Ann Landers used to say that when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But when life gives you a bad hair day, what do you make of it? I don’t know if she ever answered that question.

Club Roundup

Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley

Your Health: Understand the signs of Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, a term for loss of memory and other mental abilities severe enough to interfere with daily life. It is caused by physical changes in the brain.

Letter: Objections to Target

EDITOR,

New Faces

• Madylin Ann Baumert was born at 8:26 a.m. Oct. 14, 2009, to Kathryn Allison (Montgomery) and Brian Nils Baumert of Ben Lomond. She weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.

It’s the Law: Assuming the risk of sports

When my daughter was 7 years old, she looked at me with puppy dog eyes and said, “Papa, will you coach my soccer team?”

Sports Shorts: Bike race returns to Santa Cruz

AMGEN tour returns to Santa Cruz

SV football team looks to bounce back

The Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League gridiron clash that many preseason observers marked as one of the top contests of the year features two teams coming off disappointing weekends.

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News Briefs

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...