Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office

This year, Mountain Community Resources is bringing its annual fundraiser to the Bret Harte Hall at Roaring Camp Railroads on Friday, Oct. 17, beginning at 5:30 with live entertainment, dinner, wine, and a silent auction.

Letter: Prather, Hammer, and Ratcliffe slate needed for SLVWD’s future

When I think of autumn, I think of how the gold leaves of the sycamores and the big leaf maples illumine the forest and the river. And when I think of the river, I think of what Fred McPherson, local naturalist and videographer, has always said; “The river is my teacher.”

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Community members, city leaders, and cycling enthusiasts flocked to Skypark in Scotts Valley last Saturday to celebrate the grand opening of the long-anticipated mountain bike and BMX pump track.

While the spotlight of the world has been firmly fixed upon the Ebola epidemic, here in Santa Cruz County, health officials are girding for the beginning of flu season.

There has been one confirmed case of Ebola virus infection in the United States where a man traveled from Liberia in Africa, to Dallas, Tex. to visit relatives.

Letter: Prather, Hammer, and Ratcliffe slate needed for SLVWD’s future