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September 14, 2025

Home & Garden: Rhododendrons — spring showstoppers

Spring officially kicks off Saturday, March 20, and if you’re like me, every tree, shrub and perennial that starts to flower is an event. The subtle colors of winter are behind us. Bring on the colors of the rainbow.

Sharing the gift of language

San Lorenzo Valley Elementary School fourth-graders pore over the Webster’s Thesauruses given to them last week by the SLV Rotary Club as part of an effort to promote local literacy.

Emmet John Gerrity

Emmet John Gerrity died March 9 at his home in Boulder Creek, surrounded by his friends and family, at the age of 84.

News Briefs

MCR fundraiser nets $28,000

Man pleads not guilty in girlfriend’s death

Felton resident Richard Chavez pleaded not guilty in the death of his girlfriend, Deanna Dudley, at his March 18 arraignment in Santa Cruz.

Woman survives car’s 100-foot tumble

A 24-year-old woman in a Ford Taurus drove off the edge of Bean Creek Road in Scotts Valley and tumbled down an embankment more than 100 feet to the forest floor Wednesday afternoon, March 17, sustaining only minor injuries.

Dispatch log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Census makes sure valleys are counted

Once-a-decade U.S. Census forms began arriving in mailboxes across the county this week, and outreach efforts to encourage residents in the rural San Lorenzo Valley area to participate are especially high.

Winter rainfall eases drought worries

Rainfall totals midway through the rainy season already exceed the total from recent years, and the spring showers show no sign of letting up.

Changing tactics

Talk of a new middle school has stopped as the gravity of the Scotts Valley Unified School District’s financial situation becomes clear.

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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...