Tag: San Lorenzo Valley

SLV boys volleyball vs. Santa Cruz High on March 28, 2018

Less than two years after residents overwhelmingly adopted a $35 a year parcel tax to increase safety for the Boulder Creek Fire Protection District, a new engine is on the way.

A tightly-knit team of AmeriCorps environmental workers this week wrangled with patches of stubborn Himalayan Blackberry bramble — removing more than 5,000 of the noxious weeds.

Make no mistake, sometimes being the lone lawman in the rural town of Boulder Creek can be a bit intimidating.

Back in October, to the relief of many and real disappointment of others, the Mt. Hermon Association announced there would be no plans for a “Velocity Mountain Bike Park” on Felton Meadow. Mt. Hermon informed the Felton community via its website, stating, “The costs associated with developing the Felton Meadow property have exceeded our current capabilities and we have decided to forego any development.” Many residents in Felton remember the sharp community opposition to a large housing project proposed on the meadow back in 2008. Prior to Mt. Hermon buying the 15-acre property, situated between the Felton Faire shopping center and Zyante Road, it was considered a local treasure of open space. A holding aquifer of wetland that mitigates flooding and wildlife sanctuary. But the property is, nonetheless, the private property of the Mt. Hermon Association.   

For Colleen Shehab, Beacon Video has played an important role in many stages of her life.

Though still about six months away from ground breaking, the new $8.6 million Felton Library has entered into contract with a local artist to grace the walls with colorful hand-crafted butterflies.

More than 200 students from San Lorenzo Valley High School got a peek into potential careers during the annual Career Expo on Monday.

Twice daily, the narrow shoulders along busy Highway 9 north and south of the six-school campus of the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District are a pathway for students on bicycles or walking along the shoulder of the road.