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Scotts Valley
October 6, 2025

North Coast Rivers are rewarded with rain and salmon

Northern California rivers have had a positive return for fall Chinook salmon, as well as rainfall. The salmon run started out strong early while rainfall was slow to start but at this time appears to be ample.

Ben Lomond Is Lit Up

Local pundits thought that the election of McKinley in November, 1896, foretold a good season for Ben Lomond’s dueling hotels. The Mountain Echo of Boulder Creek agreed, adding that, “Ben Lomond is fortunate in her two leading citizens and property holders,” praising the “enterprising spirit” of the rival developers “as they vie with each other in improvements.”

Why is our town called Scotts Valley? Our Chamber of Commerce knows

If you go to the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce website, scottsvalleychamber.com, look under Scotts Valley, scroll down to the bottom and click on Historical Society, you will see a wonderful history of the Scott House. The history was written by Jan Bowman in 1977 as part of an unpublished Master’s thesis at San JoseUniversity.

The Mountain Gardener: “Holiday Wreaths Done Right”

The holiday season just wouldn’t be complete without a day spent with the Felton Christmas Wreath Makers at their annual get together at Barb’s house. Many of us who are regulars were anxious to get started. We arrived at midmorning eager to dig into the various piles of wreath-making greens graciously supplied by Barb and her husband, Reggie. We all shared stories and some laughs over glasses of sparkling cider or Champagne and French pastries.

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Public help leads to arrest of Santa Cruz Burglar

Thanks to a tip from the public, a home burglary suspect, Efrain Berulas, 49, was arrested by the Santa Cruz Police Department. On December 5, at approximately 6:15 p.m., Berulas was caught by video surveillance inside of the victims’ home. When the victims returned home the next day, they discovered the home had been burglarized. The suspect took electronics and tools while ransacking the home. The arrest was made on Thursday December 10, at approximately 11:00 a.m. Berulas was taken into custody without incident.

Computer Science Education Week at Brook Knoll Elementary

The week of December 7 through 11 saw the 3rd annual “Hour of Code.” School kids worldwide participated in this global event in more than 180 countries, according to the web site https.code.org.

Scotts Valley City Council nominates Donna Lind as Mayor

Donna Lind has been faithfully serving ScottsValley for 47 years. Beginning as the City Hall Secretary when she was a young girl, she transferred to the Scotts Valley Police Department. Even though she transferred to the SVPD, she continued to take minutes for the City Council and the Planning Commission meetings for several more years.

Put a freeze on winter fires

Jingle bells may be sounding in your ears and it may be cooler than usual from time to time in the Santa CruzMountains. We may even see more homes with smoke arising from their chimneys this time of the year than we did in the autumn. Unfortunately, the risk of home fires in the U.S. increases during the winter months, and those living in the mountains need to be extra careful.

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Sandwich shop owner appointed to Scotts Valley Council

As Greg Wimp, the owner of multiple area Togo’s sandwich shop locations, stepped up Oct. 1 to address Scotts Valley City Council about why...