Harold ‘Hal’ Basinger
A service will be in August for Harold Basinger, who died of leukemia at the Veterans Affairs Hospice in Palo Alto this month.
A gift from Santa’s postal elf
Every year for the past few years, in the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, I’ve enjoyed a very special duty. My mail carrier brings me all the letters that local children write to Santa Claus.
Council undecided on Scotts Valley Drive development
A marathon session of the Scotts Valley City Council last week was long on debate and short on decisions regarding the Woodside project, a proposed commercial and residential development on Scotts Valley Drive where RVs of Merritt and the quarry once stood.
Heavy rainfall wets valley
Wet and stormy weather last weekend dumped more than 6 inches of rain on much of the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley, with high winds pulling down trees and knocking out electricity in some areas. Rainfall is expected through Dec. 26 before a letup.
Scotts Valley police arrest 8 for DUI during late summer enforcement
Scotts Valley Police Department arrested eight drivers suspected of driving under the influence (DUI) during a nearly three-week period through Labor Day weekend.
The enforcement...