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October 6, 2025

More news about the Santa Cruz County District 5

Looking back at what we accomplished in 2015, I want you to know that it has been a huge honor to serve on the Board of Supervisors over the last three years. I know that we’ve accomplished many significant things together. Going forward into 2016, there is still much work to do.

The future looks bright for Scotts Valley

I am at the end of my term as mayor and, by the time you read this, I will be a Council member once again. Our new mayor will be Donna Lind who is a more than capable (and wonderful) woman who has dedicated her life to public service as a police officer, council member and now Mayor of Scotts Valley.

Boys’ basketball season preview

60th Emmett Thompson Memorial Dad’s Club ChampionshipThirty-nine years ago was the last time San LorenzoValleyHigh School won the Emmett Thompson Memorial Dad’s Club championship and last Saturday it looked like they were going to win it again against Santa CruzHigh School. The SLVHS Cougars were up by 15 points in the final game vs. Santa Cruz High School Cardinals at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium this past Saturday, December 12. The Cardinals, shorter, less experienced, and with their star player out with an injury, somehow prevailed, 60-57.Preseason View of Scotts Valley Falcons and San Lorenzo Valley CougarsBoth Falcons and Cougars return to the 2015-16 season with similarly experienced teams. San Lorenzo Valley Cougars have seven returning players, three of them are in their third year on the varsity – they are Nick Salibi, Davon Northcutt and Sebastian Vroman-Nell.Scotts Valley Falcons have six seniors, three juniors, two sophomores, with four varsity players returning. Six team members just finished their outstanding football season where they went all the way to the CCS semifinals.The San Lorenzo Valley Cougars had a better record last year – just under .500 - they are 4-2 this year. Falcons were 9-16, and are 2-2 in this year's preseason. They could have been 3-1, but they lost a close game to Salinas in the Dad’s tournament opener playing without their best player, Tanner Spence, out with a foot injury for a couple of weeks.Asked about this year's expectations, Coach Northcutt said, “The seniors on this year's team were on the undefeated team when they were in San LorenzoValleyMiddle School; they were 20-4 on the F/S team and 21-3 on JV. They have their mind set on continuing that winning tradition and I have faith it'll be a great season for us.”ScottsValley coach, Charles Burks, has 25 years of coaching experience. “We have great kids; we'll be alright this year. We have 11 players on the roster, and, this being a team game, I make sure they all get some playing time in every game,” said Burks. “We'll try to match last year's achievement of making it all the way to the CCS playoffs.”The next games are on Saturday, December 19, against InternationalStudiesAcademy at San Francisco, then at Mountain ViewHigh School on Wednesday, December. 23.San LorenzoValleyHigh School played StevensonHigh School at home on December 15 and won 71-55. On December 19, they will travel to Watsonville High and to Gilroy on December 22 to take on ChristopherHigh School.“Our preseason is tough! All our opponents were last year's CCS qualifiers,” said Coach Northcutt.

Manage your earthquakes

At 5:04 p.m., on October 17, 1989, the 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake struck the Santa CruzMountains causing landslides and heavy property damage. In Oakland, a freeway was partially collapsed. A portion of the San FranciscoBayBridge failed. The shock was responsible for 63 deaths and nearly 4,000 injuries in the San FranciscoBay area and in the Santa CruzMountains.

Scotts Valley Sports Complex

The Scotts Valley Sports Complex volunteer organization announced it has secured funding and commitments totaling more than $1 million toward the first phase of the ScottsValleyHigh School sports complex. Scotts Valley Sports Complex, in partnership with the ScottsValleyUnifiedSchool District and SVHS Falcon Club, will use the funds to begin construction of an all weather track, turf playing field, bleacher seating, press box, and storage. The first phase will total nearly $5 million, while the entire sports complex, including the aquatic center, is expected to total nearly $10 million.

Ladies with hips, hula lessons?

Santa CruzCounty is an amazing place! We have a memorial to the three Hawaiian princes who in 1885 taught Santa Cruzians how to surf; we have a Hawaiian radio station in Watsonville; and the Tiki Kings Ukelele Store in Felton. Now we also have a hula school called “Mehana Pa Olapa Kahiko” or, in English, “The Ladies of Mehana.”

Datebook

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Dear Editor,

I'm grateful to know the Banner staff did not write it, but I would like to point out some gross factual inaccuracies from the "Christmas tidbits" section in the December 4 paper. Jesus was not born in a shepherds' cave and they did not help Mary find shelter. The gospel of Luke actually says, "So they [shepherds] hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.” Luke 2:16 NIV

Dear Editor,

Our actions can have unintended consequences. Rat poison kills indiscriminately and doesn’t stop with the first death. The rat, or someone’s pet, a raccoon, bobcat, or squirrel, eats the poison, then starts dying painfully, and often runs away. Even if the poison was indoors, it’s now outside in the dying animal. Often another animal finds it, perhaps a hawk; bobcat, raccoon mom with kids, someone’s cat, or even a mountain lion, and interprets the poisoned animal as an easy meal.

News about Santa Cruz County District 5

As we near the close of 2015, I want to share with you what an honor it has been to serve on the Board of Supervisors over the last three years. I know that we’ve accomplished many significant things together – from securing a site for a new Felton Library, adding more Sheriff’s deputies on our streets, and making our streets and Highway 9 safer.

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