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July 7, 2025

Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter introduces ‘Summer Love’ pet adoption special

Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter
Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter has announced a “Summer Love” pet adoption special to make it easier to bring a new furry family member home. With shelters teeming with adoptable animals, the “Summer Love” special is designed to help as many pets as possible...

Felton Farmers’ Market celebrates summer season with FoodShed Project event

The Felton Farmers’ Market welcomes the solstice and the longest days of the year with Summer, Summer, Summer Time—a celebration of the seasonal bounty of summer. On Tuesday, June 25, during the standard market hours (1:30-5:30pm) at 120 Russell Ave., the heart of Felton comes...

Rising golf star hosts junior charity tournament this weekend at Pasatiempo

In 2023, then-13-year-old Lucius Niesen from Scotts Valley was on fire on the links. Having taken first place in the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour’s 16th annual National Championship on the Panther Lake Course at Orange County National in Florida, Niesen seemed bound for greatness...

Felton observes Memorial Day with 34th annual celebration

Felton parade
The 34th annual Felton Remembers Parade and Covered Bridge Festival took place Saturday, beginning with a Memorial Day parade through town and ending in the Covered Bridge Park for a celebration that featured live music, food, art, games and local crafters. The May 25...

New Scotts Valley Council members look forward to making their mark

After first-place finisher Donna Lind, the incumbent for Scotts Valley City Council, local voters selected Steve Clark—a retired law enforcer, known for volunteering around town—and Krista Jett—a relatively-young nurse, who’s also a mother—for the dais. As of Tuesday night, Jett had eaten into Clark’s 130-vote...

Get cozy at Roaring Camp’s Winter Warmer Festival

A brand-new and all-ages tradition called Winter Warmer Festival will be held inside Bret Harte Hall at Roaring Camp Railroads on Saturday, Feb. 15, from 3-9:30pm. The Felton venue, known for hosting such warm-weather events as the Redwood Mountain Faire, Santa Cruz Mountain Sol Festival...

‘Let’s Talk About It’ event fosters understanding and connection across differences

LTAI
Have you ever felt uncomfortable around someone or didn’t like someone, but you had never met them? You had an adverse reaction based on their appearance or a snippet of information about them in the media? On Saturday, May 18, from 1-4pm at the Scotts...

Scotts Valley resident debuts solo comedy show to support local theater

The phrase “Only the truth is funny” has been uttered in various iterations by famous authors: Sarah Frances Brown, Mark Twain and Jonathan Swift. It is, perhaps, most recently applied to the writings and adventures of one Clay Hausmann. Hausmann, 54, lives in Scotts Valley....

News Briefs | Published July 19, 2024

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SLV Museum announces Artist-in-Residence programs featuring local painter San Lorenzo Valley Museum has announced its upcoming Artist-in-Residence programs with local artist Bailey Rios. Rios, an oil painter, began his residency with the museum at the beginning of June and has been working on a series of...

San Lorenzo Valley Middle School Theatre presents ‘Moana JR’ this weekend

San Lorenzo Valley Middle School Theatre will present “Moana JR.” this weekend, Nov. 15-17, at the SLV Performing Arts Center, located at 7105 Highway 9 in Felton. This heartwarming coming-of-age story follows the strong-willed Moana as she sets sail across the Pacific to save her...

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News Briefs | Published July 4, 2025

Tree removal leads to temporary closure on Big Basin Highway Caltrans will temporarily close a section of southbound Highway 236 (Big Basin Highway) left on...