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Zayante Fire District Battalion Chief John Stipes (left) and Chief Jeff Maxwell chat in front of the districts new 800-gallon fire engine. Stipes will become interim chief on Monday, March 22, after Maxwell accepted the chief position at Central Fire Protection District.  Peter Burke/Press-Banner
Zayante fire chief takes top position at Central
Zayante fire Chief Jeff Maxwell is leaving the Zayante Fire Protection District after a 10-year stint as the head of the agency.
Mar 19, 2010 | 3 3 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Man pleads not guilty in girlfriend’s death
Felton resident Richard Chavez pleaded not guilty in the death of his girlfriend, Deanna Dudley, at his March 18 arraignment in Santa Cruz.
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Lucjan Szewczyk/Press-Banner Sharing the gift of language
Fourth-graders pore over the Webster’s Thesauruses that was given to them as part of an effort to promote local literacy.
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A 24-year-old woman is cared for after her car veered over the edge of Bean Creek Road on Wednesday, March 17.  Lucjan Szewczyk/Press-Banner
Woman survives car’s 100-foot tumble
A 24-year-old woman in a Ford Taurus drove off the edge of Bean Creek Road in Scotts Valley and tumbled down an embankment more than 100 feet to the forest floor.
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Census makes sure valleys are counted
Once-a-decade U.S. Census forms began arriving in mailboxes across the county this week, and outreach efforts to encourage residents to participate are especially high.
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Winter rainfall eases drought worries
Rainfall totals midway through the rainy season already exceed the total from recent years, and the spring showers show no sign of letting up.
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The computer that changed a life
by Michelle Camerlingo / Press-Banner
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Christina Bakanoff-Adams started showing signs of multiple sclerosis when she was 9 years old. By the time she was 19, she was in a wheelchair.
Changing tactics
by Peter Burke / Press-Banner
Mar 11, 2010 | 16 16 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Talk of a new middle school has stopped as the gravity of the Scotts Valley Unified School District’s financial situation becomes clear.
Hopeful Haiti
by Peter Burke / Press-Banner
Mar 11, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
While the country of Haiti remains in shambles after a Jan. 12 earthquake, its people are in high spirits, say two locals who recently spent two weeks aiding the island nation.
Gymnastics academy opens doors in Scotts Valley
by Michelle Camerlingo / Press-Banner
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It’s obvious Vernon Vargas loves what he does — teaching kids the arts of acrobatics that seem to defy gravity.
SLV schools cut positions
by PB staff
Mar 11, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Based on declining enrollment, the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District will not re-employ the equivalent of 3.8 full-time employees in 2010-11.
Local students tune up for show
by PB staff
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A group of actors from San Lorenzo Valley High School will perform the spring musical, "A Chorus Line."