Cougar cross country runners strong at Stanford Invitational
The San Lorenzo Valley High School boys and girls cross country team headed to the annual Stanford Invitational meet in Palo Alto last weekend to compete with 37 other California schools.
Soccer teaches life to Bethany senior
“Well-rounded” is the word to describe Bethany University senior Amanda Anderson.
IOOF SLV softball standings
The summer season of the IOOF San Lorenzo Valley softball league is well under way, with games at Highlands Park, 8500 Highway 9, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Here are the standings through the first three weeks of the season:
The Mountain Gardener: Island flora offers lesson in microclimates
Gardening in the Santa Cruz Mountains’ microclimates can be challenging, and it’s no different here in Maui, where I am vacationing.
SLV water rates unveiled May 24
The Board of Directors of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District has scheduled two special public meetings on consecutive days next week, on May 24 and May 25.As of Wedesday, May 17, the board had given little indication what the agendas of those meetings might be.The Wednesday, May 24 meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the Highlands Park Senior Center in Ben Lomond on the single topic, “Rate study.”At the last rate-study meeting, also at Highlands Park, directors said the next meeting about water rates would likely for the first time reveal proposed water rate options.The second special meeting will be at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 25 in the district’s operations building in Boulder Creek. Pending issues postponed from the board’s April 20 meeting include the Lompico surcharge, a pay increase for district manager Brian Lee, legal bills, and consideration of a change in law firms.The board held another special meeting on May 18, to hold a required public hearing on plans to mitigate the impact on the Mt. Hermon June Beetle of a project to build a new storage tank off Graham Hill Road.The plan will be sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for final review before the construction project can begin.The proposed project consists of replacing the existing 100,000 gallon redwood storage tank with one 527,000 gallon welded steel storage tank.
Boulder Creek gains federal Opportunity Zone status
Boulder Creek has received a federal Opportunity Zone designation, opening new opportunities to attract private investment, support local businesses and strengthen the community’s long-term...










