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Valley People: Local surfer overcomes obstacles
Jeff Denholm of Capitola is more than just a survivor. His ability to push beyond his limitations and excel as a surfer, paddle boarder, skier and entrepreneur is an inspiration to others. And he ...
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Healthy Living: Running Blind: Part 2
Editor’s Note: After receiving so much positive response about a March 1 column about Corvin Bazgan, Julia Blanton decided to write a second column about her experiences running with the legally-...
May 16, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Your Health: Childhood immunizations still necessary to prevent serious disease
Small pox, polio, diphtheria, tetanus, measles, mumps and rubella are all potentially life-threatening diseases that have been almost completely eliminated from our society during our lifetimes. T...
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nature Friendly: Quail Hollow Ranch -- A Walk through a herp haven
At Quail Hollow Ranch in Ben Lomond, I’ve seen the gopher-eating great blue heron and the mountain lion that hides in a small grove of trees across from the pond and takes his deer kill from the n...
May 09, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Let’s go fishin’: Fishing updates from around the state
It’s a busy time of year for anglers. Trout season opened April 27, the last Saturday of the month, and local waters may see trout fishing pick up as Loch Lomond receives its first plant of the ...
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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It’s the Law: School Discipline
School discipline has been in the news recently. In Saratoga, three boys are accused of sexual assault that led to a young girl committing suicide. The community is wondering why they weren’t ex...
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Mountain Gardener: Game adds feature to well-balanced garden
by Jan Nelson
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
When do art and science come together to make your life more beautiful? If you thought of garden design, you'd be right. Recently I was treated to a garden tour by fellow designer and good frien...
Plain talk about food: The gift, for Mom and from Mom
by Colly Gruczelak
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
One day several years ago, I received the phone call that so many moms have received several times from our sons — the kind that begin with, “Hi Mom, I have someone I want you to meet.” I had be...
The Mountain Gardener: Mountain retreat brings joy to the farm
by Jan Nelson
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
If you've ever eaten a Camp Joy cherry tomato, you'll know why I was excited to get a tour of the new seedlings in the greenhouse by Jim Nelson (no relation to me), the creator of this beautiful, ...
It’s the Law: School Discipline
by Gary Redenbacher
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
School discipline has been in the news recently. In Saratoga, three boys are accused of sexual assault that led to a young girl committing suicide. The community is wondering why they weren’t ex...
The Mountain Gardener: Now is the time to rid garden of gophers
by Jan Nelson
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
We all have a gopher, mole or a vole story to share. I remember my first flower and vegetable garden. It was glorious. I was devastated, however, when the first of the border marigolds were suck...
Valley People: Oncologist values relationships with patients
by Sandi Olson
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Dr. Glenn Wong of Scotts Valley has made a career out of poking people with needles to diagnose blood disorders. He also does everything possible to make his patients feel comfortable and help the...