Awardee Found Perspective with Counselor’s Help
By their own admission, 18-year-old Marina Ruiz felt pretty “lost” during freshman and junior years.
“I didn’t really have an idea of who I was as a person,” Ruiz said. “I wasn’t really confident as a student. I kind of sold myself short.”
But now, as...
Ridin’ in luxury
William Landivar, 60, of Boulder Creek, has constructed a one-of-a-kind teardrop trailer that is a sight to be seen. Made of rich mahogany and white oak wood, the teardrop is 15 feet long and 7 feet wide and weighs 1,700 pounds.
Voters speak up: Reed, Aguilar retain SV council seats; Prather, Gott ousted from SLV, Lompico water boards
San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley voters took to the polls on Tuesday, casting votes on a range of local issues. Among the contests were two seats on the Scotts Valley City Council, a countywide measure to levy a business tax on medicinal marijuana dispensaries, and a pair of highly contentious water district board races.
Longtime Scotts Valley City Clerk Retires
A stalwart of local government in Scotts Valley is calling it a career this week.
After more than three decades of service to the community, working under five city managers and 23 city council members, City Clerk Tracy Ferrara is retiring.
“Tracy outlasted all other employees...
Leslie Anne Eiriksson (Stirling): April 16, 1957 to June 13, 2013
A celebration of life will be held June 29 for lifelong San Lorenzo Valley resident Leslie Anne Eiriksson (Stirling) who died in Boulder Creek. She was 56.
Rainwater harvesting systems may be future of water usage
Faced with looming statewide droughts due to lack of significant rainfall, some Santa Cruz County residents, water districts, and nonprofit organizations are turning to rainwater harvesting as a means of maximizing the uses of what little rain actually has come through.
$7M boost ignites forest resilience in Santa Cruz Mountains
Resource Conservation District (RCD) of Santa Cruz County has secured a $7 million Forest Health Grant from Cal Fire to implement an ambitious, regionally...
