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The Brook Lomond Iris Farm will open its gardens to the public for two days next week, May 15 and 16. The certified organic nursery has iris rhizomes for show and for sale in more than

Man promises to match donations to SLV school

An anonymous donor has announced a new donation of as much as $16,000 to San Lorenzo Valley Elementary School to support art and science lessons at the school.

Valley People

Local educators earn kudos

Dispatch Log

California Highway Patrol

A new day dawning

Ben Lomond resident Dyane Harwood is in the process of defeating her bipolar disorder, but she’s not doing it alone. She’s launching a peer support group at Mountain Community Resources in Felton for women with bipolar disorder or depression.

Firsthand learning at the feed store

Spring is in the air, and the youngsters from the Early Childhood Learning Center at Bethany University had a chance to experience it firsthand last week.

Budget-cut deck seems stacked against seniors

Some of California’s most vulnerable seniors are on the front lines of the recession — in danger of losing services and safety nets, including those that keep them out of high-cost assisted-living facilities.

BC organizes to fight library closure

A group of Boulder Creek residents has banded together to fight the possibility that their neighborhood library branch could close in the wake of a budget crunch for county libraries.

Dispatch Log: Suspicion of intoxication rampant

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

John Joseph ‘Jack’ Sullivan

Longtime Ben Lomond resident John Joseph “Jack” Sullivan died April 15, 2010, in Santa Cruz at the age of 85.

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Free well water testing program expands in Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz County Environmental Health has expanded its free well water testing program to cover 12 additional chemicals, giving residents more comprehensive information about...