Tag: community
Guest Column | Why Have We Forgotten Our First Generation?
As a young child. I lived in Washington State in the ’30s in a boarding house owned by my aged uncle and aunt, where...
Santa Cruz County supervisor candidates make their pitch for 5th District...
The most powerful moment during the Fifth District candidates forum Feb. 7 at the Highlands Park Senior Center in Ben Lomond had nothing to...
Scotts Valley High School seeks community support to continue Senior Banner...
The Class of 2020 got a raw deal when it came to celebrating their senior year. The introduction of Covid-19 in March of that...
‘Matters of Faith’ exhibit opens with reception Saturday
Set to celebrate 150 years in its iconic redwood chapel in Boulder Creek mid-May, the Boulder Creek United Methodist Church (BCUMC) invites one and...
News Briefs | Published Feb. 9, 2024
Hospice of Santa Cruz County awards first nursing scholarship
In a significant step toward nurturing and enhancing nursing expertise in the community, Hospice of Santa...
Letters to the Editor | Published Feb. 9, 2024
Majority of ratepayers being left behind
It’s hard to believe the San Lorenzo Valley Water District promotes this rate increase as supporting water conservation. Anyone...
Plain Talk About Food | Roses are Red, the Violet’s Blue…
It was in the year 1590, Sir Edmund Spense continued his poem… “the honey’s sweet, and so are you.” And the last two lines...
State grant to support Big Basin Water Co.
The County of Santa Cruz has announced an $850,000 state grant to help assure access to safe drinking water for the community served by...
Scotts Valley centenarian reflects on a life well-lived
After an eventful life working in a San Francisco bank during World War II, then in a communications company in the early days of...
Letters to the Editor | Published Feb. 2, 2024
SLV Water District Board must find a better plan
The San Lorenzo Valley Water District rate increase proposal is flawed by stark inequities and excessive...
News Briefs | Published July 4, 2025
Tree removal leads to temporary closure on Big Basin Highway
Caltrans will temporarily close a section of southbound Highway 236 (Big Basin Highway) left on...
