News Briefs | Published Oct. 4, 2024
Celebrate fall at Roaring Camp’s Harvest Fair on Oct. 5-6
Join Roaring Camp Railroads as it welcomes the fall season with its annual Harvest Fair this weekend, Oct. 5-6.
Visitors can enjoy a scenic steam train ride through majestic redwood forests to Bear Mountain. Each child...
Maydene Adair Petty
Private services are planned for Maydene Adair Petty, who died Sunday, Oct. 4, at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose after a six-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
Historical door opens a window into past
Ed Silveira, the founder of the Villa de Branciforte Preservation Society, discovered a lime kiln door at the Henry Cowell Barn on the University of California, Santa Cruz, campus after a powerful storm in mid-October uncovered it.
New Briefs: Target requests $700K from La Madrona property owner
Target Corp. filed a complaint with the Santa Cruz County Superior Court last month requesting that Title Two Investment Corp. return more than $700,000 the company paid the La Madrona Drive landowner in the past two years.
Trainer prepares pups for service
Puppy-raiser John Czaja takes Nikita, a young yellow Labrador retriever, with him wherever he goes, including the mall, the library, Costco and the airport.
Council to discuss medical marijuana
The Scotts Valley City Council is scheduled to discuss, without scheduled action, the possibility of amending zoning ordinances to either allow or prohibit medicinal marijuana dispensaries to operate within the Scotts Valley city limits.
Graham Hill construction ready to begin
After several years of planning, the $2.7 million Graham Hill Road improvement project is set to begin at the end of the month.
Remembering one of California’s best
It was 10 years ago on December 31, 2005, that Santa Cruz Area Lieutenant Michael Walker, ID 9919, and Sergeant Mike Redel, ID 10554, were dispatched to a disabled motorist on southbound SR-17 near Glenwood Drive.
Felton Fire District faces concerns over parcel tax proposal
Felton Fire Protection District (FFPD) has been in the news of late due to the calamitous nature of its board and leadership, and the...