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October 7, 2026

The Mountain Gardener: How weather affects our lives

Weather shapes our lives.

Sports shorts

Falcon boys’ varsity soccer tops Soquel 2-0

Datebook

- Submit Datebook items to pbeditor@pressbanner.com or drop off press releases or photos at 5215 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. F, Scotts Valley 95066. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Entries are subject to editing, and publication is not guaranteed.

New handmade goods boutique Willow Works opens in Felton

Willow Works
Willow Works, a new handcrafted gift boutique located next to Jayne & Co. Salon along Highway 9 in Felton, held its grand opening Saturday, after a four-week soft-launch period. It’s a collaboration between two young women, Mariana Timmer, the owner of The Clay Chalet, and...

Longest-serving pastor leaves Felton Bible Church

After preaching more than a thousand sermons to his 140-member congregation, the Rev. Randal Kay announced his resignation from the Felton Bible Church. His last sermon will be Sunday, Oct. 15.

Off Hours: Fighting the ennui of winter

Active snow-skiers and boarders are in the driver’s seat for the next few months. While they ramp up for what is projected to be a good year for snow-related fun, however, the rest of us typically alter and reduce our recreational activity in the winter months.

Datebook

Submit Datebook items to pbeditor@pressbanner.com, or drop off press releases or photos at 5215 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. F, Scotts Valley 95066. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Entries are subject to editing, and publication is not guaranteed.

California tax payers still paying more

Every winter, we sit up nights adding up receipts and organizing slips of paper to prepare to file our taxes, an annual ordeal the IRS once estimated took the average taxpayer 20 hours.

Poets Corner

The Scotts Valley Arts Commission announced the winners of its annual “Verse in the Valley” contest June 6 in front of the Scotts Valley City Council. The Press-Banner published winners in the categories for kindergarten-to-third-grade, fourth-and-fifth-grades and middle school students in its June 22 edition. Below are the winning poems from the other three categories.

New Faces

- Twin boys Alden James Mitchell and Makai Burroughs Mitchellwere born at 8:29 a.m. and 8:31 a.m. respectively March 7, 2014 to parents Alison Miranda (Hunter) and Eric Michael Mitchell of Bonny Doon. They weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and 7 pounds respectively, at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.

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Scotts Valley graduate receives Teamsters scholarship

Violeta Dauksa of Scotts Valley has been named a recipient of a 2026 scholarship from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Scholarship Fund. Dauksa is a...