SLV offers several ‘home schooling’ options
For many families in the San Lorenzo Valley, the first week of school brought significant changes in home settings as well as classrooms. For more than 200 students in the SLV Unified School District, many school hours are spent at home or in neighbors’ homes working independently and with parents.
Volunteers from mountain fire districts help fight Soberanes fire
Three fire battalions from Scotts Valley, Zayante and Felton fire districts have pitched in, working hundreds of hours in hot, dangerous conditions to help to get the Soberanes fire in the Carmel/Big Sur area under control.
Guest Column: Fitting in
In the mid-1990s, after many years in the states of Colorado and California, I returned to my home state of Washington hoping to find a job. Eventually I did, and I was asked to attend a day-long orientation for clergy newly arrived in the Diocese of Olympia (western Washington). The session was to help people become acquainted not only with the diocese, but also with the region. For that portion, I sat quietly and observed the comments of people who had lived elsewhere all their lives.
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.
Skypark community marks 4th of July with Kids Bike Parade in Scotts Valley
The Skypark community came out to celebrate the Fourth of July on a warm morning for the annual Independence Day Kids Bike Parade in Scotts Valley.
Kids and bikes were led in the parade by Scotts Valley Police Chief Steve Walpole, who sat at the...
San Lorenzo Valley High School revs up for ‘Grease’
If you’re fond of lightning-fast cars, summer nights, beauty school dropouts and hopeless devotion, then “Grease” is the word (is the word that you heard). Those who grew up in the ’70s and ’80s fondly recall seeing the film in theaters and watching John...
Add Mediterranean to Scotts Valley’s culinary melting pot
Although Greek Fusion food is becoming a recognizable name in Santa Cruz County, it is now a valley staple. The newly opened Cafe Hanna showcases the healthier side of Greek cuisine, without losing an ounce of the taste.
Three candidates vie for two Scotts Valley council seats
Mike Zeller, the director of programming and project delivery for the Transportation Agency for Monterey County, is the relative newcomer on the Scotts Valley...













