Life in the Santa Cruz Mountains, surrounded by natural beauty, can also mean you’re never sure someone or something isn’t prowling around your property at night: Is that noise a deer or a raccoon looking for a snack? Or could it be someone stealing the wheels off your car while flying high on methamphetamine?
The deaths of Santa Cruz Police Department officers Sgt. Loren “Butch” Baker and Detective Elizabeth Butler were remembered Thursday, March 7, as their funeral procession headed through Scotts Valley on Highway 17 toward San Jose.
On Wednesday, March 20, residents of the unincorporated areas of Santa Cruz County will have had a full year to adjust to a law banning the distribution of plastic, grocery-style bags — part of an effort to reduce littering and encourage reusable bags.
Elaine (Crittendon) Skloot, 77, mother-in-law of Ben Lomond resident Diana Rudrow, died in Fremont on March 2. A private celebration of life is planned for Saturday, March 16, at Elliston Vineyards in Sunol. Contributions in Ms. Skloot’s name may be sent to HERS Breast Cancer Foundation, 2500 Mowry Ave., Ste 130, Fremont, CA 94538.
A memorial service will be Saturday, March 16, for longtime Bonny Doon resident Marjorie Ann Roussopoulos, who died Saturday, March 9, at her home in Bonny Doon. She was 84.
Travelers will encounter daytime one-way reversing traffic control Monday through Friday at multiple locations on Highway 9 during the week of March 30.
Caltrans noted...