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June 27, 2025

Something missing? Maybe you need more than color

By this time of year, you probably have planted some new perennials for color in your garden. But if you look around and still feel something is missing, the answer may be that your landscape needs more than color.

Cougars roll on in playoffs

For the second time in two weeks, the San Lorenzo Valley Cougars handed the Soquel Knights a 5-2 loss.

Scotts Valley upset in CCS semifinals

Despite 16 strikeouts from ace Robbie Erlin, the top-seeded Scotts Valley High baseball team was upset 2-1 in eight innings by ninth-seeded Monte Vista Christian in the second round of the Central Coast Section tournament on Saturday, May 23.

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Scotts Valley bocce falls to Los Gatos

A 12-step program for Sacramento

After the overwhelming defeat of the ill-conceived budget-balancing propositions in the May 19 election, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers seem finally to be aware that half-baked measures aren’t the answer.

New faces

Thomas Mason Wagner was born at 11:06 p.m. May 12 to Carrie Francis and Ryan Justin Wagner of Felton. He weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces at Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital.

Spotlight: Huge book sale

Browse for new-to-you reading material while you help the libraries — including the Scotts Valley, Felton and Boulder Creek branches — in this age of severe budget cutbacks.

ECLC puts kids first

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Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley

Wine-tasting 101: the four factors

Wine tasting is fun for any of a variety of reasons, but it becomes even more enjoyable when you are able to distinguish one wine from the next and speak about them with some intelligence.

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Drainage improvement project on Highway 236 begins next week

The installation and replacement of new drainage pipes on Highway 236, from Boulder Brook Drive to Chipmunk Hollow Road in Boulder Creek, will begin...