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January 29, 2026

Shari Destefano Oct. 3, 1944 — March 19, 2011

A memorial service will be Sunday, April 3, for Shari Destefano, 66, who died March 19 at home in Boulder Creek.

Bypass around Scotts Valley rockslide in place

Residents of Nelson Road, essentially stranded since the March 21 rockslide that buried the roadway and cut off 33 homes, celebrated the completion and opening of a temporary bypass roadway 12 days later on the evening of April 2.

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Art and Wine festival launches in Felton

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Two more arrests at blighted Felton house

Valley People

Soldier graduates from training

Scout cleans up old Henry Cowell grow

An ecologically sensitive area of the Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park recently got a big helping hand from a dedicated young man.

Bottles for a cause

A team of eighth-graders and their Scotts Valley Middle School teacher have embarked on a campaign to drastically cut down the number of plastic bottles students discard while opening eyes to the pollution they create.

Storm lets up after heavy damage

In case the San Lorenzo Valley communities felt left out following the storm damage doled out to Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz by the previous weekend’s storms, Mother Nature played a quick game of catch-up Thursday, March 24, and Saturday, March 26.

Here comes the sun

Local residents were out and about enjoying the warm weather Thursday, March 31. A rainless weekend lies ahead, with temperatures expected to reach a high of 79 degrees on Friday before cooling off to 66 on Saturday and Sunday.

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Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

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Bird-deterrent installation to cause Highway 9 delays

Travelers will continue to encounter one-way traffic control in both directions of Highway 9 for the installation of devices designed to keep birds from...