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Scotts Valley youngsters at Vine Hill Elementary School are about to get a lesson in pedestrian and bike safety — just in time for the footpath between Scotts Valley High School and Siltanen Park to open.

The California Department of Parks and Recreation plans to ignite a 5-acre prescribed burn near the observation platform at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton starting on Wednesday, March 19.

The race for the seat of Santa Cruz County Sheriff is shaping up to be a three-horse race, as Chief Deputy Jim Hart, retired Lt. Robert Pursley, Jr., and retired Lt. Roger Wildey are set to appear on the June 3 ballot.

Salon to turn 30 with celebration, donations to SPCA

William Wallace Burton

The office of the Santa Cruz County Treasurer and Tax Collector recently announced that, in an effort to collect $3.2 million owed in unpaid property taxes, penalties, and fees, as many as 186 parcels of land within the county could be headed to the auction block.

Santa Cruz County Sheriff-Coroner Phil Wowak announced last week that he will not seek re-election for a second 4-year term at the elected post.

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