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With the enduring drought and warm weather approaching, it’s important to plan appropriately for the threat of wildfire.

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.

Santa Cruz County road crews are scrambling to stabilize and open emergency and commuter roads in the San Lorenzo Valley that could not withstand last weekend’s three driving rainstorms.

It’s amazing how many potential pollutants can be found in a home. For most of a winter day, our homes are closed tight with no windows or doors open to let out pollutants and let fresh air circulate. Toxins such as benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene can be released from furniture upholstery, carpets, cleaning products, paint, plastics, and rubber. Carbon monoxide from the incomplete burning of wood and nitrogen oxides from cigarette smoke, vehicle exhaust, and smog can also be present in indoor air.

Santa Cruz County historians have a few bragging rights regarding famous residents of the past.  Zasu Pitts and Alfred Hitchcock represent the movies; Jerry Garcia, Janis Joplin, and Neil Young left us a musical legacy.  Sports not so much.  A few baseball players reached the big leagues.  Harry Hooper eventually was enshrined at Cooperstown—Hal Chase will never be.  This year, however, we can applaud another Hall of Famer—a golfer—and it’s about time. 

The ground was officially broken for the new Felton Library last Saturday, which brought together a large group of dedicated community members, several local elected officials and many county staff members to celebrate. The symbolic act of turning a shovel of dirt didn’t take long, but represented the culmination of more than a decade of collaborative effort to build a brand new, 8,900 square foot library in Felton.

After an intensive, six-week basic handler’s course in Reno, Scotts Valley Police Officer Brandon Polito and Atlas, SVPD’s new K-9 unit was deployed to begin official duty on Wednesday, Sept. 24.

Falcons and Cougars head to CCS Track and Field Championship