On Wednesday, Oct. 8, Sheila Ralston, aretired Aptos resident, hit her very first hole-in-one at the Valley Gardens Golf Course in Scotts Valley.

When I think of autumn, I think of how the gold leaves of the sycamores and the big leaf maples illumine the forest and the river. And when I think of the river, I think of what Fred McPherson, local naturalist and videographer, has always said; “The river is my teacher.”

Community members, city leaders, and cycling enthusiasts flocked to Skypark in Scotts Valley last Saturday to celebrate the grand opening of the long-anticipated mountain bike and BMX pump track.

There has been one confirmed case of Ebola virus infection in the United States where a man traveled from Liberia in Africa, to Dallas, Tex. to visit relatives.

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Brianna Annette Stevison,a 7-pound 4-ounce girl, was born to Michele Renee and David Michael Stevison of Ben Lomond at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz. She was born at 1:20 p.m. on Sept. 15, 2014.

The Scotts Valley Wrestling Academy’s preseason folkstyle team has experienced a surprisingly high turnout with 14 girls on the club thus far.