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It wasn’t always the smoothest path to get there, but, on Nov. 16, Steve Cassingham found himself in Tempe, Ariz. participating in his first Ironman competition.

At a ceremony held on Wednesday, Dec. 17 during the meeting of the Scotts Valley City Council, Councilman Dene Bustichi was appointed to the post of Scotts Valley’s mayor for 2015.

Ben Lomond resident Dannon Black organized a soup line to help feed the homeless at Spanky’s Cafe on Sunday, Dec. 21 — something he hopes will become a regular event.

Anyone driving through downtown Felton after 5 p.m. would be hard-pressed to miss the bustle of activity in the newly opened Cremer House, as the long-awaited restaurant and brewpub opened to the public on Wednesday, Dec. 3.

Although most of the pieces have long since been removed, some Santa Cruz County residents can still remember the Christmas-themed park known as Santa's Village that was once located off of Highway 17 – near the exit that still bears its name.

As the holidays near, a casual group of friends, neighbors, and family members gathered at the Felton Post Office on Sunday, Dec. 21, to ride on horseback and sing Christmas carols for their second annual parade around the neighborhood.

After nearly a year and a half of work, construction of the new Performing Arts Center at San Lorenzo Valley High School is nearing completion.