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.

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.

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.

A second consecutive tight game ended in a tie for the San Lorenzo Valley High football team last weekend.

One week after the first tie in the nine-year history of the Scotts Valley high football program against the San Lorenzo Valley Cougars, it was déjà vu all over again as the Falcons and St. Francis Sharks ended with a 21-21 tie at Cabrillo College last Friday night, Oct. 30. Once again, Falcon players and fans greeted the final verdict in silence as the opposition cheered.