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Shirli McLaughlin

Shirli McLaughlin’s final chapter: Friends remember community-building Ben Lomond shopkeeper

When I first stepped foot inside the Third Hand Store in Ben Lomond, a Canadian tasked with covering the quirky and community-oriented Scotts Valley...

Plain Talk About Food | Is There a ‘Watch Bird’ Watching...

Imagine being 5 years old and learning (from the other kids) it was possible, just possible…there was NO Santa Claus. This 5-year-old was devastated. In...

Plain Talk About Food | Precious Christmas Memories

I lived with my aunt and uncle during my early years, who, to this day, I am not sure they believed in the existence...

Ben Lomond father-son duo take on African challenge

When it comes to adventure, people have different comfort levels. For some, it’s trekking the wooden path into the butterfly-laden trees at Natural Bridges;...

Plain Talk About Food | Autumn’s Bounty

I had been tweaking an apple cake recipe for several years and just couldn’t seem to get “it” quite right, until my last effort,...

Man arrested in Ben Lomond on Scotts Valley rape and imprisonment...

Scotts Valley police arrested a 36-year-old San Lorenzo Valley man on burglary, rape and false imprisonment charges on Oct. 18. When the call for service...

Plain Talk About Food | Our Little Red Ryder Wagon

I raised my little family in Watsonville on a lovely “piece of land” on Green Valley Road, oh, about 6 miles from town or...

Plain Talk About Food | Pierogi for the Holidays, With Love

My hubby Norm and I had been married for one year when he announced that it was time we spent Christmas in Chicago with...
News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Oct. 27, 2023

Annual Holiday Gift Shop opens Nov. 1 The Annual Holiday Gift Shop at Valley Churches United in Ben Lomond opens Nov. 1. The gift shop...
News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Oct. 20, 2023

Santa Cruz Restaurant Week returns for 13th year Good Times has announced the 2023 Santa Cruz Restaurant Week—the tastiest week of the year. Over the...

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5 injured in Scotts Valley’s first tornado on record

*Updated at 6:59pm Dec. 14, 2024 At least five people were injured in Scotts Valley's first-ever tornado on record, authorities said. Capt. Jayson Rutherford, of the...