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Construction workers struck a high-pressure natural gas line while sinking fence posts along the driveway of the house on the corner of Quail Hollow Road and Marion Avenue in Ben Lomond. The gas leak was pinpointed at the spot between the nose of a passing school bus and the mailbox at the end of the driveway in the photograph above. The Zayante Fire Department responded, at first turning traffic away, but then allowing it to pass after limiting gas flow as much as they could while waiting for Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

The roof of the historic Octagon Building on Scotts Valley Drive was removed last week and will be stored until it can be reconstructed as a museum by the Scotts Valley Historical Society.

Taryn Segal and Ariana Davis hold a trash bag as Annie Heinz (right) picks up rubbish along Scotts Valley Drive on Oct. 24 for Make A Difference Day. Quinn Smith helps out in the background. Scotts Valley Brownie, Junior, Cadette and Senior troops picked up a total of 85 pounds of trash that day. “(It) may not sound like much, but that is about eight cubic yards, which is enough to fill a large dumpster, and that’s quite a lot,” Scotts Valley Public Works Director Ken Anderson said.

Allie Pomianowski, a 2007 San Lorenzo Valley High School graduate, is back at home after spending months in the hospital following a car accident that broke her neck, leaving her a quadriplegic.

Residents in wheelchairs have a tough time getting in and out of The Vineyards neighborhood in Scotts Valley. To create better access, the Scotts Valley City Council will consider two improvements to the neighborhood’s sidewalks, as recommended by the city’s Americans with Disabilities Act committee.