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Scotts Valley
January 29, 2026

Author pens first published novel

There are many perks to being self-employed in Santa Cruz County: time to hike, time to surf, time for family, time to write the great American novel.

Senior center welcomes new coordinator

Folks hoping to enjoy the Scotts Valley Senior Center need look no further than Lori Barone, who recently started her new job as senior recreation coordinator with Scotts Valley’s recreation department.

Business Notes

Scotts Valley Idol applications accepted

Valley People

Connie O’Brien of Felton was the winner of a free yard cleanup from Bill Mehlenbacher of Bill’s Hauling in a raffle at the San Lorenzo Valley Senior Center at Highlands Park. Mehlenbacher, who has been hauling in the San Lorenzo Valley since 1970, set up his annual raffle at the senior center earlier this month, and O’Brien’s name was drawn.

Club Roundup

Rotary Club of San Lorenzo Valley

News Briefs

Recycle Christmas trees in January

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.

Dispatch Log

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

A Firelight in the darkness

Since its founding in 2000, the Firelight Foundation in Santa Cruz has shouldered a critical share of the burden of fighting AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.

Billie Gerardi

A memorial will be Sunday, Jan. 2, for longtime Felton resident Billie Gerardi, who died at her home the day after Christmas. She was 96.

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Fatal crash reported on southbound Highway 17

A 60-year-old Moss Landing man was killed in a crash on southbound State Route 17, authorities said. California Highway Patrol officers responded at about 3:35pm...