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October 28, 2025

John C. Van Diepen March 27, 1951 — Dec. 11, 2011

J.C. Van Diepen, who raised a large family in Scotts Valley, died as the result of an accident Sunday, Dec. 11. He was 60.

Dispatch Log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Arts center expands in Scotts Valley

Carmel. Sonoma. Santa Fe. Scotts Valley?

Police chief joins District Attorney in Nutcracker

Tonight, the curtain will rise on Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre’s annual production of Tchaikovsky’s Christmas classic “The Nutcracker.”

Schools to poll Scotts Valley voters on parcel tax

Scotts Valley Unified School District trustees decided this week to poll voters for a second time before putting a parcel tax measure on the ballot.

Business Notes

Hospital names new foundation head

Draft of parcel tax measure on the table in SV

Scotts Valley’s school trustees, and the public, will discuss the first draft of a parcel tax measure that will go before Scotts Valley voters in 2012.

Raffle to benefit Valley Christmas Project

Through Dec. 20, people doing their holiday banking can also help out Valley Churches United Missions’ Valley Christmas Project by purchasing a raffle ticket.

Longtime grocer retires in Felton

A longtime Safeway employee has called it quits.

Candlelight angels awarded by Valley Churches

Representatives of Valley Churches United Missions honored the group’s Angels of the Year with a candlelight dinner — but not by design.

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