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September 14, 2025

Community mourns victim of Felton crash

She was born November 14, 1990 and died on November 2, 2015, when her car went over an embankment on East Zayante Road. Deeply loved, she will be missed. Jennie, as she was called, was a very accomplished young woman and had a bright future. Her friends and family will miss her deeply.

Update on Lexington Hotel Construction

Wondering what is being built on Scotts Valley Drive between Scotts Valley Sprinkler & Pipe Supply and Scotts Valley Car Wash? It is the 128-room upscale Lexington Hotel.

Tiki King’s Ukuleles of Felton celebrates fifth anniversary

 When Pat Baron, the Tiki King, began his business, it was during a bad economy. Five years ago, people could not resist asking him, "Do you really think you can make it selling Ukuleles?"

Champions!

Scotts Valley High's (Falcons) Luke McCartney (left to right) and John Ross were first and second in last Thursday's SCCAL cross country championships at  Pinto Lake County Park in Watsonville. Twenty seconds behind the winner, San Lorenzo Valley's Chris Anderson (rightmost) finished third, but the Cougars won the team title, beating the second place Falcons 43-62.

Datebook

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The Mountain Gardener: “Edible Plants for Birds, Bees and People”

 With every rain forecast I hope for enough precipitation to give my garden a good soak. Last Monday I was not disappointed. I heard the pitter-patter of rain on leaves and jumped up in the morning to check the rain gauge. To my delight the last storm dropped 1.67 inches of the wet stuff on my garden in Bonny Doon. The prior three October showers had barely totaled a tenth of an inch. Last year, the hills and meadows were already greening up with three inches of the wet stuff. After this much needed precipitation, the deer are happy, the forest is happy, our gardens are happy, everybody is happy.

House and Home

Guy C. Earl’s resolve to spend more time with his young family was severely tested by his older brother. One of the first to recognize the potential of shipping California fruit East by train, Edwin T. Earl became a big player in the produce industry when he secured a patent on an improved refrigerator car.

New Faces (October 30, 2015)

Maddison Taylor, an 8-pound 5-ounce girl, was born to Jessika Renee Bright  and Taylor Robert Wright of Santa Cruz at Sutter Maternity and SurgeryCenter in Santa Cruz. She was born on October 8, 2015 at 2:24 a.m.

New library materials provide stuttering support

With the passing of International Stuttering Awareness Day on October 22, it may be prudent to note that the Santa Cruz Public Library has acquired new materials that support those with the speech impediment.

Training new environmental scientists to save the world

Barely escaping the threat of Hurricane Patricia in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Mark Andrews had quite a story to tell his Ecological Science class. His goal is to teach his students about the natural world and how it works. That is science.

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News Briefs

News Briefs | Published Sept. 12, 2025

Fun run, emergency preparedness fair set for Saturday On Saturday, Sept. 13, the City of Santa Cruz will be hosting Race the Wave, a 3K...