In the wake of two years of summer fires that devastated parts of Bonny Doon, a group of locals hopes to help the mountain community prepare for the next blaze.
Employees of Camp Recovery Center, local politicians and representatives from local unions marched on the corner of Mount Hermon Road and Glen Canyon Road this afternoon in the latest public display in the workers effort to unionize.
Aiming to be better prepared for fire season, the Zayante Fire District and Scotts Valley Fire District agreed to split the cost of a heavy-duty wood chipper that will be shared between the two agencies.
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.
Ferd Bergholz couldn’t believe it when he saw more than 100 volunteer applications for the Scotts Valley Senior Center. But the overflow wasn’t without reason — everyone wanted a free pass to the so-called Happiest Place in Earth.