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Spring time is here, and baseballs are zipping around the San Lorenzo Valley High baseball field — barely.

Starting February 1, all Chihuahuas living in Santa CruzCounty are eligible for a free spay/neuter surgery, rabies vaccination and microchip identification by Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter. This offer is limited to the first 100 Chihuahua owners that sign up, first come, and first served.

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Cheers to County Supervisor Dene Bustichi in his commentary last week about school funding. But why a parcel tax? It’s time to turn off the tax spigot and force government at all levels to live within its means — that is to say, within our means. Is it really unreasonable to have to choose between attracting and keeping good teachers and funding new facilities? Families and small businesses make choices like that every day.

Dear Business Leaders,We need to hear from you! We ask that you please take part in this survey, which will be critical in relaying information to our County Health Director - and help provide business driven guidance on the best reopening practices and ideas in your industry.Our objectives are: 1) to identify needs from businesses in our community across industry sectors; 2) better assess appropriate business resources; and 3) gather recommendations from you about how our county can best respond to our local business needs.Your feedback is critical and will help us focus our resources and response where it is most needed. The survey should take fewer than 5-7 minutes to complete. Please click here to take the survey. Responses will be reported in aggregate. Working together as a community, we can help foster workable guidelines that take into consideration the needs of business.Sincerely,Mayor Randy Johnson and Vice Mayor Derek TimmThe City of Scotts Valley Local Business Recovery Committee

Annabel Alice Rice was born to Katherine Alice (Palmer) and James Robert Rice of Scotts Valley at 8:30 p.m. March 1, 2011, at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz. She weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce.

I remember growing up and hearing warnings about consuming too much coffee, because it was possibly related to health problems. Well, my fellow java drinkers, the tide seems to be turning.