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October 24, 2025

Mormons take historical hike

Sporting attire better befitting the 1850s than the 21st century, 94 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spent three days and two nights over the weekend forging ahead on the hot and dusty trail across the Santa Cruz Mountains to learn about the history of their faith.

SV sign guy one of many artists at next weekend’s festival

So much has changed in the past 100 years in Santa Cruz County — new roads paved, buildings built and demolished, trees logged and replanted, attractions come and gone — that many icons of the past in Scotts Valley and the San Lorenzo Valley are forgotten or unrecognizable to the untrained eye.

Hundreds rock out at concert series

About 800 people enjoyed the second of four free Music at Skypark concerts Sunday, July 31. Many folks danced to the rock and horn sounds of Houserockers, which returned to this concert series for the third year in a row. Ben Lomond’s Coffis Brothers opened the concert with well-received folk-rock tunes.

Local collecting medical supplies for Nicaragua

Carney Skold, a senior at University of California, Santa Cruz, who is interested in the medical field, is collecting medical supplies to take on a trip to rural clinics in Nicaragua.

National Night Out, superintendent meet and greet tonight

**Scotts Valley residents can attend a meet-and-greet with new Scotts Valley Unified School District Superintendent from 6:30 to 8 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, Aug. 2 at Mint in Scotts Valley.

SV man arrested in meth bust

Half a pound of methamphetamine and a mess of stolen property was recovered from a Scotts Valley man who was arrested in Santa Cruz.

Path clears for Bay Photo to buy Seagate campus

Plans moved forward this week for the potential move of Bay Photo’s operations from two locations in Santa Cruz to the former home of Seagate in Scotts Valley, after two financial speed bumps were resolved at the state and local levels.

Free event: Music at Skypark returns Sunday

The free Music at Skypark concert series to benefit Scotts Valley public school music programs continues Sunday, July 31, with perennial favorite Houserockers and its foot-stomping rock sound.

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