A memorial celebration will be March 3 for Scotts Valley resident Dan Mazzoncini, who died at home surrounded by family after battling a heart condition.

On Dec. 10, Ricky Dahill stepped into a crosswalk to cross the street while visiting Folsom. Three weeks later, he woke up in a hospital in Sacramento. He didn’t return to his Scotts Valley home until February, and he has yet to resume his mechanic’s job with his father, Leland Dahill, at Leland’s Automotive.

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. customers in Santa Cruz County received certified letters by way of the U.S. Postal Service last week describing the fees they would pay to opt out of the widespread Smart Meter program.

In hopes of generating much-needed funds to continue serving the residents of the San Lorenzo Valley, volunteers of Mountain Community Resources are making phone calls to valley residents most weeknights this month.

Scotts Valley Fire Protection District has hired Daniel J. Grebil, of Ukiah, as the successor to longtime chief Mike McMurry, who is set to retire at the end of March.