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The morning fog still veiled the coast as boaters steamed in with limits of huge Chinook salmon, the filet tables were abuzz with stories of big salmon caught and bigger ones that got away! The setting may sound like it took place in Alaska; it was actually here in Santa Cruz.

San Lorenzo Valley High and Scotts Valley High will send a host of athletes to the Central Coast Section track and field semifinal meet this weekend.

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SV Chamber to host celebration for Community Award winners

Sophomore earns repeat spot in national race

Strange the way things sneak up on the unsuspecting. I mean, I’m just now developing a note of sincerity in my never-ending winter snivel — and, in the blink of an eye, spring is here.

Johanna Michelle D’Andrea was born to Maia Elena (Mosher) and Philip Matthew D’Andrea of Ben Lomond at 8:52 p.m. April 5, 2011, at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz. She weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces.

In 2005, when Scotts Valley faced 12 percent operating shortfalls with virtually no reserves, the city asked voters to support Measure C, a temporary five-year increase in the sales tax. I was not on the City Council then but backed Measure C because I believed there wasn’t a credible alternative and that city leaders could be trusted if they said more revenues were temporarily needed.