Author and local historian Barbara Merrill Kennedy, 82, died March 19 surrounded by her family at home in Boulder Creek. An open house is planned in early April.
When Professor Gigglesnort started talking last week, the children in Barbara Martinez’s first-grade class fell silent as they listened to the sock-puppet’s explanation of the mass of several objects.
One county supervisor seat, a handful of statewide initiatives and the race for two Santa Cruz County Superior Court judgeships will highlight the June 8 gubernatorial primary election for voters in Bonny Doon, Scotts Valley and the San Lorenzo Valley.
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.
Boulder Creek resident Ron Anderson displays a San Jose juniper, one of his bonsai trees. The one pictured at top is in a full cascade style, “kengai,” and is about 25 to 30 years old.
Zayante fire Chief Jeff Maxwell is leaving the Zayante Fire Protection District after a 10-year stint as the head of the agency where he got his start as a volunteer in 1980.
Scott Weese, a division chief with Cal Fire CZU, spends plenty of time pouring over forest-fuel-environment maps and briefing safety crews on weather conditions.
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