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SLVHS Interact Club hosts first Community Egg Hunt San Lorenzo Valley High School’s Interact Club will be hosting their first Community Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30, at San Lorenzo Valley Elementary’s Field of Dreams (7155 Highway 9 in Felton) from 9am-12pm. The free event is...

Artist Bailey Rios has been named the San Lorenzo Valley Museum’s 2024 Artist-in-Residence.  Rios is an oil painter, born in Walnut Creek, Calif., in 2002. He received his BA in studio art from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2024. Throughout his undergraduate experience,...

This weekend, Kissed by an Angel Wines is teaming up with Horse Sense Education and Advocacy and Make-A-Wish Foundation to raise money to enrich the lives of horses and people. A full 20% of the profits over the “Wine & Whinnies” weekender will go to...

For a 17-year-old like Prathik Kurella, it can be hard to imagine exactly what your future will look like. The Scotts Valley High School senior has applied to University of California schools, California State University institutions and the University of Washington. Kurella said his top...

When it comes to making a positive difference in the lives of seniors and low-income households in Santa Cruz County, Damians Ladder is moving rung by rung. The nonprofit was established in 2023, celebrating the work of its namesake, Damian Lanctot of Ben Lomond. As...

Wreath making comes to Scotts Valley Farmers’ Market Foodie, Fruity Wreath Making is coming to the Scotts Valley Farmers’ Market on Saturday, Sept. 23. Find baskets full of foraged foliage, dried market flowers and dried fruit. Sit down at the mini wreath-making station and get started...

Pie lovers and Bigfoot believers—grab your rolling pins and perfect your Sasquatch calls, because downtown Felton’s beloved annual Dessert Pie Contest is back on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 10am-2pm. Nestled among the area’s legendary redwoods, the quaint mountain town is stirring up the sweetest event...

When Kendra Sanchez read about Mark Livingston’s Felton house burning down in the Press Banner, she wondered if there might not be something she could do to help. Her 78-year-old husband, Papo, had spent years gathering every bit of building material imaginable, but now they...

If you’re fond of lightning-fast cars, summer nights, beauty school dropouts and hopeless devotion, then “Grease” is the word (is the word that you heard). Those who grew up in the ’70s and ’80s fondly recall seeing the film in theaters and watching John...

Industry veterans to lead podcasting and streaming class series Cabrillo College Extension, Community Television and SantaCruzVoice.com are offering an eight-part series of hands-on “Podcasting and Streaming – Concept to Creation” classes for those wishing to host their own digital media podcast and/or streaming radio show. Classes...