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News Briefs | Published Sept. 1, 2023

News Briefs
Museum to host open house, Steam Donkey ribbon cutting San Lorenzo Valley Museum is teaming up with the Boulder Creek Business Association to host an open house and Steam Donkey ribbon cutting on Friday, Sept. 1, from 5-7pm, with the ribbon cutting at 5:30pm. Celebrate First...

San Lorenzo Valley alum retires from Air Force

Christopher S. Clemons, Major, U.S. Air Force, son of Scott and Susie Nettleton of Felton, SLV Class of 2002, recently retired from Active Duty as a Senior Cyberspace Warfare Operations Officer at United States Space Command, Vandenberg AFB, CA. Maj. Clemons served as a...

Point-in-Time Count shows positive trends in Santa Cruz County

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Santa Cruz County Housing for Health Partnership has announced the results of the 2023 Point-in-Time Census (PIT Count), showing a 21.5% decline in the number of people experiencing homelessness. “While the numbers show the lowest levels of homelessness since the PIT Count was first conducted...

Man and woman killed in Mount Hermon Road crash ID’d

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Two people were killed when the car they were in collided with a commercial van yesterday, just before 5pm, according to the Scotts Valley Police Department. The crash occurred along Mount Hermon Road just past Skypark Drive toward Felton. The man driving the gold sedan and...

Art Wine and Beer Fest showcases ‘best of Scotts Valley’

Scotts Valley Fire Department engineer Dan Pedemonte was repeatedly dunked into a tank filled with water by children whose parents contributed money to a fundraiser for Hawaiian fire victims. The toss game was happening Saturday at Skypark, which itself served as a staging ground for...

Scotts Valley residents bring sports camp, supplies to children of Dominican Republic village

Five years ago, Scotts Valley resident Heberly Rosario was visiting family at a small village in Cabrera, Dominican Republic. While she was there, her then 70-year-old aunt, Sara, gave her an enlightening idea. Aunt Sara asked Heberly to do something for the many children in...

News Briefs | Published Aug. 25, 2023

News Briefs
Music at Skypark concert series returns The free community-wide outdoor Music at Skypark concert series returns for its 14th season on the last Sundays of August and September this summer (Aug. 27 and Sept. 24). The concerts are staged at Skypark in Scotts Valley. There’s...

Scotts Valley taps former Capitola official following surprise departure of Public Works director

The City of Scotts Valley has turned to a former Capitola official to fill the considerable gap left with the surprise departure of Public Works Director Chris Lamm, who resigned to take a job with Santa Clara County. Steve Jesberg, who retired in 2022 from...

Brookdale Big Queer Weekend keeps things positive in face of some opposition

Despite facing hurdles—such as venues not being willing to play host and controversy on social media—Cyn Khambatta, organizer of the Brookdale Big Queer Weekend, pulled off a pleasant and positive mini-festival in the San Lorenzo Valley last weekend. However, she said she chose to cancel...

Steel Bonnet Brewing Company opens production brewery in Salinas

Steel Bonnet Brewing Company has announced the opening of a brand-new production brewery in Salinas, representing a significant increase in production capacity over their current brewery in Scotts Valley and providing the opportunity for significant expansion of growth both at the tap room and...

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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

Central Coast Good Fire Fair returns Saturday to Henry Cowell Redwoods...

California State Parks will host the third Central Coast Good Fire Fair and demonstration burn Saturday, Oct. 10, at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. The...