SANTA CRUZ — Bonny Doon Fire and Rescue Inc. has been stymied again in its efforts to create its own fire district.

“Trying to house all these inmates is like trying to solve a really complicated human sudoku puzzle,” Chief Deputy Jeff Marsh, who oversees Santa Cruz County’s four adult jails, said grimly. “It keeps me up at night, quite frankly.”

A funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday, Oct. 9, for Johanna “Nan” Advokaat Joesten, who died Sept. 22 in Santa Cruz from complications after hip surgery. She was 87 years old.

Five candidates are vying for two open seats on the Ben Lomond Fire Protection District board of directors in next month’s election.

Gateway Bible Church associate pastor Dan Bowman was found standing on a stepladder this week with a paint roller in hand, putting the final touches on a new layer of paint in a bathroom.

Preparations: Model plane enthusiasts Adam Brown of Watsonville (from left) and Robert McReynolds and John Williams, both of Boulder Creek, add their finishing touches for the San Lorenzo Valley Museum’s upcoming “Models and Miniatures” show. The show will put on display transportation models, working train layouts, aircraft, dolls and doll houses, and miniatures of all kinds from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 9 and 10, at the museum, 12547 Highway 9, in Boulder Creek. For information: 338-8382. Lucjan Szewczyk/Press-Banner