After a harrowing two-week stay at Dominican Hospital, Pastor Bob Obert of Valley Vineyard Church in Scotts Valley decided to thank the staff who attended him with some Christmas Eve cheer.

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office

Winter carnival raises $5,200

The Scotts Valley neighborhoods in the vicinity of Glen Canyon Road and Sunridge Drive found themselves as the scene of a manhunt in the early hours of Monday, Dec. 16, when a man suspected of attempted assault of a Capitola police officer led law enforcement on a vehicle chase along highways 1 and 17, before disappearing on foot into the woods.

Nancy Feeley