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Columns Tech

Tech Backwoods: Steve Mead’s Robotics

October 18, 2021November 1, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Steve Mead confesses that he is not necessarily a high tech guy. “I was doing LEGOs to have something in common with my sons, and I started volunteering at the library,” he said. “The library approached me asking if I knew anything about robotics, and I said I could try.” So with some research Mead put together… Read More

Wildlife in the Garden

October 14, 2021June 7, 2023 slvpost.comgardening0 comment

By Josh Reilly You don’t have to encourage wildlife in the garden. It’s there already. In fact, you are probably trying to do the opposite, at least when it comes to raccoons, mice, squirrels, insects, birds that eat seedlings, and those twin scourges of SLV gardens, gophers and deer. Other visitors, however, are most welcome, if a bit hesitant or… Read More

Column Alison Steele Columns Food & Drink

Autumn Okra Stew

October 10, 2021June 13, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Alison Steele Moving into fall with afternoon warmth still lingering, the magic of Okra Stew is captured entirely on the stovetop. Layering the flavors of the garden in one pot along with poultry or pork, and ladling it over a steaming bowl of rice is what I think of as comfort food. I’ve chosen to celebrate the vegetables in… Read More

Traci Bliss book Big Basin Redwood Forest

Books Local News Reviews

Big Basin: You Must Never Forget This Story

October 7, 2021October 23, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Traci Bliss’ new book, Big Basin Redwood Forest, California’s Oldest State Park chronicles the individuals and organizations over the generations who dedicated themselves to preserving Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Connected to the park through her own ancestors, William Jeter and Jennie Bliss Jeter, Bliss keeps a decades-old promise to her great-great-aunt to remember past conservation efforts… Read More

Santa County five supervisorial districts

Government Local News

Redistricting Could Affect San Lorenzo Valley Voters

October 5, 2021October 18, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Jayme Ackemann Santa Cruz County is going through a redistricting process. Is anyone paying attention? If you check out the scant feedback the county has already received you will notice one thing: Three of the five comments submitted, as of this writing, are from Scotts Valley residents interested in moving out of District One and into District Five, San… Read More

Commentary Local News

Letter: For Fire Recovery SLV Community Council an Idea Worth Considering

October 2, 2021October 16, 2021 slvpost.com1 Comment

By Bob Fultz By now you may have heard about a proposal to create an SLV Community Council, first introduced in the SLV Post on July 1, 2021. Regardless of the merits of the proposal and irrespective of your position on it, we should all support the importance of creativity and innovative “out-of-the-box” thinking about how to facilitate rebuilding in… Read More

Entertainment Music

Singer, Songwriter, Survivor

October 1, 2021October 12, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Michele Murphy Beloved local singer-songwriter Ginny Mitchell said, “I think I was always singing, but when I was three my mother put me in the church choir.” Her brother Bill was her idol. He played drums in the school band, so she did too. Then he took up guitar, so she had to do that as well. She took… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

SLV Homes: Fall Housing Outlook

October 1, 2021September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer Let’s look at the reasons why home prices keep rising in Santa Cruz County. Average Home Sales Price 3rd Quarter 2021 * Average Home Sales Price 3rd Quarter 2020 San Lorenzo Valley $885,976 $754,768 Scotts Valley $1,510,786 $1,250,804 Santa Cruz County $1,355,142 $1,203,893 Santa Clara County $2,022,547 $1,718,857 Pandemic mass migration – People were home more… Read More

Halloween Photography

Kinder Family Halloween

October 1, 2021October 12, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

Wicked fun from The Kinder homestead, corner of Jamison Creek Road and Highway 236. You can set your seasonal clock to these locally beloved creative displays in Boulder Creek. Thanks for the smile…every time! And Happy Halloween! Photo by Julie Horner #halloween #happyhalloween #sanlorenzovalley Read More

Astrology Columns

Astrology: October’s Scorpio Season

September 30, 2021October 12, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Catie Cadge, PhD Welcome to the Santa Cruz Cosmic Weather Report – Evolutionary Astrology of the moment, your moment in time, our collective moment of change! This month we move from Libra into Scorpio season, the sign most evocative of autumn, the falling of the leaves, a necessary time of death and decay, so that we can all start… Read More