News Briefs | Published Sept. 1, 2023
Museum to host open house, Steam Donkey ribbon cutting
San Lorenzo Valley Museum is teaming up with the Boulder Creek Business Association to host an open house and Steam Donkey ribbon cutting on Friday, Sept. 1, from 5-7pm, with the ribbon cutting at 5:30pm.
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Animal welfare, police reform among new state laws
CALIFORNIA—Every year, state lawmakers send hundreds of bills to the governor in hopes they will be signed into law.
Many do not make the cut, and fall victim to the state’s lengthy legislative process. But last year 770 bills became law, and many became effective...
Brook Knoll Elementary receives Distinguished School honors
A celebration is likely in the near future for staff and students of Brook Knoll Elementary School after the school received word last Wednesday that it had received designation as a California Distinguished School.
Highway 17 set for overnight lane closures for culvert repairs
A project to replace a deteriorating culvert under Highway 17 at a location 1.5 miles north of Scotts Valley will result in overnight lane closures.
Starting Sunday, June 9, travelers on Highway 17 near Vine Hill Road will encounter the intermittent closure of one lane...
Michael Jeffrey Thomas Jan. 15, 1954 — April 24, 2011
A celebration of life for longtime Scotts Valley resident Michael Thomas will be held at Twin Lakes Church on Saturday, April 30. Mr. Thomas died in Santa Cruz at the age of 57.
Aliens, comedy and a man on a mission to live life right
For local author Fred Reiss, living in Santa Cruz County represents a second chance at life, at finding his “stoke” and expressing it in writing.
Highway 9 paving project between Felton and Ben Lomond set to begin Monday
A major maintenance paving project on Highway 9 is scheduled to begin Monday, Aug. 19. The paving project will take place between Lazy Woods Road in Felton and California Drive in Ben Lomond.
This 2.7-mile paving project will grind off the top layer of existing...
‘Crimes of the Heart’ leads off theater’s 30th year
New York Magazine once wrote of Beth Henley’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning “Crimes of the Heart,” “From time to time, a play comes along that restores one’s faith in our theatre.”
5K race comes to Scotts Valley
Baymonte Christian School parent Mark Giblin has missed the Bean Creek Run since the 10-kilometer road race in Scotts Valley was canceled in 2006.
News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025
Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday
On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...