Ben Lifted on the scene

Cathy Arratia of Felton found her feline calling while working at Costco 15 years ago.

Sign up: While voter registration has ended for the Nov. 2 general election, the final day to apply for a vote-by-mail ballot is Tuesday, Oct. 26. More than 64,000 of Santa Cruz County’s 144,238 voters have requested a vote-by-mail ballot. To do the same, voters can fill out the form on the back of their sample ballot they’ve received in the mail or complete it online at www.votescount.com. For information: 454-2060. Above, Scotts Valley resident Jennifer Manson registers to vote in front of Scotts Valley Safeway, where members of Riptides girls U-14 SV-SLV Soccer League team canvassed shoppers in front of the store to register on the last day of voting sign-ups.

A month ago, Erick Murai, a 16-year-old Scotts Valley High School varsity football player, was diagnosed with leukemia.

Local dancer chosen for show

Longtime San Lorenzo Valley resident Barbara Hanson died Oct. 14 in Boulder Creek She was 66.

The Rev. Glennon Culwell, a longtime Scotts Valley pastor, one of the founding members of Baymonte Christian School and former mayor of Scotts Valley, has penned his second book, “My Life in the Potter’s Hands.”

A celebration of life will be Oct. 29 in remembrance of Robert Suhr, who died last week at his home in Scotts Valley. He was 91.