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November 11, 2025

Montessori school finds smooth sailing

It was more than two years ago that Mindy Gillen found what she touts as the perfect site for a preschool program — a small church in Felton on a peaceful corner lot. 

Bonny Doon fills open school board spots

Cresson Fraley and Scott Lipscomb were selected from seven candidates to replace board members Sam Clarkson and Tyler Bourcier on the Bonny Doon Union Elementary School board.

Musician calls on rocker hopefuls

Bluzar Blue is looking for a band.

Scotts Valley teen found with ecstasy

A 17-year-old Scotts Valley girl was arrested after 30 tablets of ecstasy and 1.73 grams of ketamine, a hallucinogen, were found in her purse last weekend.

Lina M. Locatelli

Services were conducted last week for Lina M. Locatelli of Boulder Creek, who died Nov. 4 at home at the age of 94.

Dispatch log

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

Local nonprofit wins grant money

Mountain Community Resources in Felton has been selected as one of the 2009 Good Times Community Fund recipients.

Gas leak detected in Ben Lomond

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.

Daniel Moore Bailey

A celebration of Daniel Moore Bailey’s life will be this weekend.  

News briefs

County offers help for rural road residents

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News Briefs | Published Nov. 7, 2025

Holiday Art & Craft Fair returns this Saturday Spring Lakes Park’s third annual Holiday Art & Craft Fair is set for Saturday, Nov. 8, from...