Community meeting to discuss proposed Felton pump track
Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship (SCMTS) and the Santa Cruz County Parks Department are seeking community input on a multi-use pump track at Felton’s Covered Bridge County Park.
The proposal would replace an underutilized volleyball court in a corner of Covered Bridge County Park, and...
Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley cleans up
Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley is best known for the Music at Sky Park Festivals held every summer that support the music programs at local schools.
This year the festivals will be held on the last Sundays of August (Aug. 27) and September (Sept. 24)....
New Scotts Valley fire chief launches bid for new station
On Wednesday morning, a Scotts Valley Fire District crew headed out on a medical call. Inside the Erba Lane station, which was missing some of its exterior façade, as firefighters carry out a repair project to fix winter storm damage, the new fire chief...
News Briefs | Published July 28, 2023
Registration opens Monday for free school field trip program
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks (Friends) announced that online registration for Kids2Parks, an innovative park-equity program to bring students from Title 1 schools to state parks, will open Monday, July 31, at thatsmypark.org/k2p.
Kids2Parks, a partnership...
Bridging the Mountain: Bradford kicks off campaign for District 5 supervisor
As the father of a blended family, Christopher Bradford knows how to bring people together.
Bradford, 43, moved to the San Lorenzo Valley after meeting his now wife, Antonia, in 2016. They were married in 2018, and in 2020, disaster struck his newfound home when...
Scotts Valley Unified School District to consider parcel tax
Scotts Valley Unified School District will host a public hearing Wednesday to discuss a parcel tax that would raise revenue for student programs and teacher salaries.
The meeting seeks to address the wealthy community’s struggle to maintain educational offerings.
District officials have long complained that government...
Hops n’ Barley Fest brings chill atmosphere to scorcher at Skypark
More than 40 breweries and 40 food and beverage vendors took part in the Hops n’ Barley Festival on Saturday, attracting dozens of vintage Volkswagen buses and punch buggies.
Adults were overjoyed to receive a shot glass so they could sample the wares of the...
Santa Cruz Mountains Classic Car Show continues disaster recovery efforts
Elwin Haddix is 80 years old and “still ridin’” his 1997 Harley Heritage Springer. He’d been planning a three-day, 1,000-mile trip for nine people.
“We used to do more, but we’re getting old,” he said.
But first, he had to make a stop at the Santa...
Longtime San Lorenzo Valley medical provider joins Mountain Health Center
Santa Cruz Community Health (SCCH) has announced that Dr. John Bergren, a board-certified family medicine physician, will join the staff of Santa Cruz Mountain Health Center in Ben Lomond this summer.
Bergren, a longtime San Lorenzo Valley resident and medical provider, spent the past 10...
Little People’s Repertory Theater presents new mash-up production
The community is invited to join the cast of Little People’s Repertory Theater (LPRT) on an epic journey across Little Earth as it presents “Snowdo White and the Fellowship of the Mirror,” an original rock musical by Janinne Chadwick.
This mash-up of beloved fairy tales...
New Scotts Valley Council members look forward to making their mark
After first-place finisher Donna Lind, the incumbent for Scotts Valley City Council, local voters selected Steve Clark—a retired law enforcer, known for volunteering around...
