Soccer Coach of the Year

In only her second year as varsity girls’ soccer coach at Scotts Valley High School, Taylor Raymond has been selected Coach of the Year.

The honor is decided by a vote of all the coaches in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.

Scotts Valley finished 4-3-3 in the league--third behind Aptos (9-1) and Santa Cruz (5-2) — with an overall record of 7-6-5.

“I am so proud of how far these girls have come,” said Raymond. “They gained confidence, practiced so hard, and put in the amount of effort we needed to become a winning team. They are a very young team, only three seniors and three juniors, and they really came together as one cohesive unit and worked harder than I’ve ever seen a team work; you could tell they wanted it.” ... continues on page 4

Raising Chickens? Keep Your Hens Happy

With the price of eggs skyrocketing due to inflation and a shortage due to avian flu in commercial flocks, more people are looking into raising chickens for themselves.

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Community News

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Local Sports

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California News

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Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce Newsletter • Pages 11-14

11 Scotts Valley Community Awards Gala • Scotts Valley Chamber

Welcomes Nick Kurns To the Board of Directors

12 New Member Spotlight: GRO Community • CALL FOR ARTISTS! — Scotts Valley Art Wine & Beer Festival

13 Hitchcock Festival: March 10 & 11

14 Rotary Club of Scotts Valley Presents

Letter to the Editor

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Community Calendar • Arts & Entertainment – Pages 20, 21

Featured Columnists

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