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MCR looks for volunteers

As much as $1 million is available to refurbish Ben Lomond Park on Mill Street, and the Santa Cruz County Parks Department is asking for community input as to what kind of work should be done.

Desperately Seeking Chocolate has released a new chocolate sauce this holiday season, called mocha latte fudge sauce. The Brookdale-based chocolate company sells four types of chocolate sauce, including original hot fudge, ginger-habañero fudge and mint fudge.

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

By historical standards, the year 2009 will likely be remembered most as President Obama’s first in the Oval Office. Congress passed stimulus packages of all shapes and sizes, and the nation’s military presence in Afghanistan increased in an effort to quell rising violence there. But in the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley, the ebb and flow of the economy seemed to drive the news this year. Here’s a look back on the year’s biggest events in our community.

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office