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June 30, 2025

Getting the Ball (Chair) Rolling: Flexible Seating in SVUSD

Across the country, the newest health phenomenon is picking up speed.  People are learning more about flexible seating, allowing students to pick their own seats, and it has found its way into the Scotts Valley Unified School District.  I stopped by Vine Hill Elementary and Scotts Valley High School to visit the classrooms of Kelly Shulman, a first-grade teacher, Anna Hipsley, a fourth-grade teacher, and Megan Laws, an English and journalism teacher, to hear more about their flexible seating practices.

Talk about money: College savings picture a little clearer

The choices about how to save for college just got clearer.

Datebook

- Submit Datebook items to [email protected] or drop off press releases or photos at 5215 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. F, Scotts Valley 95066. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Entries are subject to editing, and publication is not guaranteed.

Nature Friendly: Environmentalist fights fracking in county

“Up and down, Up and down, making lots of money.” That was the refrain my grandparents taught us as children as we passed by oil wells and derricks close to their farm house in the West Texas desert. The irony was that they did not get the money, though, because the family did not own the mineral rights.

Off-Broadway show in Ben Lomond Nov. 18 – Dec. 11

Mountain Community Theater in Ben Lomond presents the acclaimed play Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz, directed by Peter Gelblum on stage at Ben Lomond’s Park Hall.

New Faces (June 12, 2015)

Owen Blake Biagiotti, a 6-pound boy, was born to Melissa Elizabeth Boynton and Blake Robert Biagiotti of Ben Lomond at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz. He was born at 8:57 a.m. on May 23, 2015.

Echoes of 1989 quake

For old-timers and relative newcomers alike, it’s helpful to remember just how bad traffic can be after a natural disaster.

Scotts Valley High School seeks community support to continue Senior Banner Program

Scotts Valley High School senior banners
The Class of 2020 got a raw deal when it came to celebrating their senior year. The introduction of Covid-19 in March of that year put the kibosh on just about every year-end tradition that graduates look forward to their entire scholastic career: senior...

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Fall ball opens in Scotts Valley

Datebook (June 5, 2015)

- Submit Datebook items to [email protected] or drop off press releases or photos at 5215 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. F, Scotts Valley 95066. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Entries are subject to editing, and publication is not guaranteed.

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Drainage improvement project on Highway 236 begins next week

The installation and replacement of new drainage pipes on Highway 236, from Boulder Brook Drive to Chipmunk Hollow Road in Boulder Creek, will begin...