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 As a landscape designer I try to stay abreast of the latest plant introductions and trends in garden design. Many of these new plants work well with our backdrop of mountains and naturalistic settings. Some new trends will appeal to those who grow edibles while some will appeal to the gardener who loves their garden but doesn’t have time to do a lot of maintenance. What’s new this year is a return to some old fashioned ideas.

Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks (Friends) today announced five naturalist-led backpacking trips will be offered in four State Parks in the Santa CruzMountains during summer 2016.

The walls within the Santa CruzCounty jail facilities are borders that divide convicted inmates – boarders – from the community at large. Some of these ‘boarders’ have been convicted of violent crimes, whereas others are incarcerated for non-violent offenses. Rehabilitating inmates serving time at our county jails is an objective to which the SCC Sheriff’s Department is committed.

Charles Douglas (Doug) Greer was born in Ottawa, Canada, and moved to Glendale, California in 1924. He began working in the film industry at age seven after winning a freckles contest. It was his many freckles that earned him the name, “Turkey Egg” given to him by Robert McGowan, director of the “Our Gang” comedies, also known as, “The Little Rascals,” in which Doug was a regular. His freckles reminded the director of the speckles that cover turkey eggs. Doug spent twelve years of his childhood working in the movies alongside actors such as Mickey Rooney, John Wayne and Jackie Cooper. He was a member of the Screen Actors Guild and acquired around 60 screen credits.

 Long-time Felton resident Nicholas Ewing Barr passed away on January 18, 2016 from natural causes. He was 69 years old.

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On February 10th, 2016 at 7:16 p.m., Santa Cruz County Anti- Crime Team Gang Taskforce officers conducted a vehicle stop on a truck in the 100 block of Marin Street, Watsonville for vehicle code violations. The driver, Manuel Figueroa Solorsano, was on active probation for possession of a firearm with court ordered search terms. The passenger in the vehicle was identified as Michael J. Schwartz.

The Santa Cruz Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect wanted in connection to a child luring case. The suspect attempted to lure a 12-year old boy into his car. The incident happened on Wednesday, February 3, at approximately 4:00 p.m. on the upper west side of Santa Cruz.

SCOTTS VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT