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April 26, 2026

Mountain Gardener: Early fall planting brings out bountiful colors

It’s always exciting for me to see the first fall colors of the season. We may not have a show like they do in the hardwood forests of the East Coast, but we’re still barbecuing and they’re surely not.

Spotlight: Artists open studios this weekend

North county artists, including those in the San Lorenzo Valley, Bonny Doon and Scotts Valley, will open their studios to curious art seekers this weekend, Oct. 3 and 4, as part of the annual Open Studious Art Tour put on by the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz.

New Faces

• Alejandro Anthony Shakespeare-Leon was born at 12:02 p.m. Sept. 18, 2009, to Shannon Marie and Alejandro Araujo Leon of Scotts Valley. He weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces at Dominican Hospital.

SLV scores volleyball win

San Lorezo Valley High’s Sierra Clarks spikes the ball during the second set of their 3-0 win over visiting St. Francis High. Lucjan Szewczyk/Press Banner

Editorial: Free Colter White

Boulder Creek resident and Cabrillo College student Colter White was sent to San Quentin State Prison after a man in his Narcotics Anonymous group claimed Colter assaulted him in the Live Oak area last week.

Cougars drop Falcons in girls golf

The San Lorenzo Valley High girls golf team defeated Scotts Valley High in a windy Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League match this week 199 to 209.

Sports Shorts: Bethany’s Cassaro named player of week

Bethany University junior Gabriel Cassaro was chosen as the California Pacific Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 21.  

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News Briefs | Published April 24, 2026

Civil Grand Jury applications due soon Santa Cruz County Superior Court is accepting applications for its Civil Grand Jury, a 19-member volunteer panel that reviews...