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Two Scotts Valley school board candidates have been hired by the school district, prompting them to change the status of their election campaigns.

I had a plain vanilla childhood. Thank goodness. Ours was a middle-class neighborhood with little crime or drama. Even though many families, including my own, went through the anguish of divorce, all the kids I knew had a family to fall back on. That idyll colored my vision of the world.

FEB 8 UPDATE from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office:

EDITOR,

I would like to begin this week’s article with a deeply sincere appreciation for the outpouring of emails, cards, well wishes and words of encouragement from my readers, patients, friends, family and even strangers. This support will go a long way in getting me through my recent diagnosis of multiple myeloma. I’ve survived my first two weeks of chemotherapy and feel fine, except for the persistent back pain.

As the final Music at Skypark free concert day approaches, event sponsor Kiwanis of the Valleys estimates this year will close out as record year for the event and for its donations to music programs at local schools.

The Santa Cruz Mountains Surf Team won two more contests in the Santa Cruz Scholastic Surf League in the past month, bringing their season record to 3-1.