Good grapes need a little tough love
For most agricultural endeavors, a farmer looks for the richest and healthiest soil one can find. Typically, you want good soil because it helps grow your vegetables and keep them from struggling or dying.
Little League: Giants reverse slide, keep hold of first place
The Scotts Valley majors division Giants won two games last week, strengthening their hold on first place with a 2½-game lead over both the Red Sox and Cardinals.
Soquel spikes Cougars in league tourney
The San Lorenzo Valley High boy’s volleyball team looked dominant at times, but could not sustain strong play and fell 3-1 to Soquel High in the second round of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League tournament on April 30.
Scotts Valley nets first lacrosse crown
With a huge smile on his face, coach Wes Koenig jumped into the arms of one of his players after Scotts Valley capped a hard-fought 12-10 win Friday, May 1, over Aptos High, giving the Falcons the inaugural Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League lacrosse title.
Man moves in while couple is out of town
When Ben Lomond couple Tom Decker and Maria McArthur drove up to their house on Hubbard Gulch Road after six weeks out of the state, they were greeted by a stranger who walked out of the front door.
Spotlight: Lacy J. Dalton
Former Santa Cruz area songbird Lacy J. Dalton says she’s always had a fond place in her heart for Santa Cruz and San Lorenzo Valley, where she grew her folk-country-Americana sound in the hippie era of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Fall in love with Fall Creek Park
The weathered sign that points to the hidden park stands unnoticed by the traffic moving up the mountain. In the small, dusty parking lot, tan oaks and poison oak surround the few cars.
Scotts Valley crime rates rise in some categories, but remain low...
In a sleepy town like Scotts Valley, it’s par for the course that year-to-year crime percentages swing wildly.
If no robberies happen one year, and...