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Little League sign-ups extended, tryouts scheduled

Let’s go fishin’: Tuna fever strikes

Warm blue water pushed into the Monterey Canyon recently with a force we have not seen in many years. The skies were shrouded by a veiled marine layer, hiding the warm water from satellite imagery. Fishermen did not know exactly how warm the water was or how close to shore it had pushed its way in. With the warm water came the highly esteemed game fish albacore tuna.

Little League roundup

San Lorenzo Valley Little League

New Faces

Bayla Tamar Baitch, a 6-pound 15-ounce girl, was born to Shayna (Becker) — a Ben Lomond native — and Colten Baitch of Fort Campbell, Tenn. at the Blanchfield Army Community Hospital in Fort Campbell, Tenn. She was born on Dec. 11, 2014.

Thunder captures bronze at statewide tournament

A young redhead blew hard one last time into her noise-maker vuvuzela, marking the end of the Soccer by the Bay Tournament in San Mateo on Aug. 21 and 22. When the echo of the horn had faded, her brother’s Scotts Valley-San Lorenzo Valley Thunder under-13 boys travel soccer team had defeated Livermore, 2-0, to claim third place in the competition that featured teams from all over California.

Commentary: Open letter in defense of community theater

Soon, the Bethany University Theater will close its doors indefinitely. This is a great loss to Scotts Valley.

Vine Hill Elementary students play living chess

Four third grade classes at Vine Hill Elementary School became chess pieces for the traditional living chess match that took place last Thursday morning.

Surf club catches on at SLV

While high school students in Santa Cruz can hop on their cruisers and head to the ocean, it takes dedication to bum a ride from the San Lorenzo Valley to catch a wave in Santa Cruz.

Datebook (May 22, 2015)

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