Tag: holidays
Boulder Creek events merge to bring Winter Festival this year
In this season of joy, giving and community, the Boulder Creek Business Association (BCBA) embodies those elements as it collaborates with the Boulder Creek...
News Briefs | Published Nov. 17, 2023
New federal funding announced for local Head Start programs
U.S. Reps. Jimmy Panetta and Zoe Lofgren have announced new federal funding for Head Start and...
News Briefs | Published June 30, 2023
Temporary road closures announced for Boulder Creek 4th of July Parade
The County of Santa Cruz Department of Community Development and Infrastructure has announced that...
The Mountain Gardener | Magenta: Pantone Color of the Year for...
We are all drawn to different colors in a garden. Some of us like soft, pastel shades while others like strong, jewel tones. They...
Ukrainian family, reunited, spends first Christmas together in Scotts Valley
Last Christmas, the Ziniak family left their home in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, and headed on a fun trip across the Carpathian Mountains.
When the Russian invasion...
Plain Talk About Food | Gong Xi Fa Cai
San Francisco’s Chinatown was my hubby and my destination to celebrate the Chinese New Year the first year we married. 1974 was the Year of...
Shopping Spree Benefits Local Families
In the spirit of the holidays, Scotts Valley Target and San Lorenzo Valley (SLV) Rotarians partnered for their Annual Christmas Shop to benefit 15...
Wishing All a Wonderful Holiday Season and Healthy New Year
As we approach the holidays and 2022 concludes, I want to express my appreciation for the great work of City Manager Mali LaGoe and...
The Mountain Gardener | A Christmas Poem
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the garden,The creatures were stirring, the deer got a pardon. The hummingbird feeders were hung by the...
The Grey Christmas Blouse
The blouse was grey, and the most beautiful blouse that this little 8-year-old girl had ever seen in her short lifetime. The blouse had...
Scotts Valley crime rates rise in some categories, but remain low...
In a sleepy town like Scotts Valley, it’s par for the course that year-to-year crime percentages swing wildly.
If no robberies happen one year, and...
