Tag: columns
The Mountain Gardener | Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year 2026
Well, it’s happened again—we made it around the sun once more. As the calendar turns to a New Year, these are some of my...
Strictly Business | A Year-End Gratitude List of Women in Business
Perhaps you missed one of the articles this year that highlighted the collective power of women shaping the local business ecosystem.
As this year winds...
Fitness | Healthy Habits Rather Than New Year’s Resolutions
Now is the time we all are thinking of changing a thing or two for 2026 to improve our lives. Many of us use...
The Mountain Gardener | ’Twas the Night Before Christmas 2025—A Poem...
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the garden,The creatures were stirring, the deer got a pardon. The hummingbird feeders were hung by the...
Finance | Planning for the Price of Power
Hayek’s “Use of Knowledge in Society” illustrates the profound challenges that well-meaning but arrogant market planners have faced from widely dispersed market knowledge inadequately...
TherapyWorks | A Guide to Enjoying the Holidays Stress-Free
The holiday season may be “the most wonderful time of the year,” but it can also be a lot to manage. Between family expectations,...
Scotts Valley School Bell | Happy Holidays From Your Local Schools
I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving, and are enjoying this holiday season.
Last week, Superintendent Krause and your full board attended the CSBA...
The Mountain Gardener | Holiday Traditions From the Garden and Home
Every year as I get down the Christmas decorations I think about past holidays with friends and family. Who was that well-fed baby in...
Plain Talk About Food | The Joy of Leftovers After a...
“Why such a huge turkey?” I was asked by my butcher. “For ‘leftovers,’” I replied. My family loves leftovers as much as they love...
Mayor’s Message | Year-End Reflections
As we reach the end of the year, I’ve found myself thinking about what an extraordinary place Scotts Valley is and how much we...
San Lorenzo Valley Water District extends deadline for committee applications
San Lorenzo Valley Water District (SLVWD) is inviting local residents to join its standing committees, with the deadline for applications now extended to Jan....
