Tag: Santa Cruz Mountains
Redwood Mountain Faire brings good vibes to San Lorenzo Valley
According to “Our Old English Fairs” by R. W. Muncey, the internal trade of England once depended heavily on fairs that sprang up in...
News Briefs | Published June 9, 2023
FEMA extends individual assistance deadline
FEMA has granted a request to extend the deadline to apply for individual assistance due to the February/March storms for...
Letters to the Editor | Published June 9, 2023
The hard truth
Regarding Lynn McKibbin’s May 19 letter, “Dignity Health Closes Boulder Creek Clinic,” I had a prior warning of what was to come...
The Mountain Gardener Celebrates 900 Columns
Well, it’s come to this—my 900th column. Starting way back in October of 2005, my first column appeared in the newly combined San Lorenzo...
Bonny Doon couple takes active role designing ‘passive’ home
From their perch in their home atop the mountain in Bonny Doon, partners Tonje Wold-Switzer and Sebastian Little took in a panorama of lightning...
Judge rejects Caltrans’ effort to quash Hwy 9 verdict
A Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge threw out the California Department of Transportation’s request for a new trial in a case where a...
Driver who hit and killed pedestrian lambasts Caltrans
Every time Jeremy Paul Shreves rides the bus past the place where he accidentally killed pedestrian Josh Howard with his SUV in 2019, he...
Felton a testing ground for new wildfire prevention philosophy
While meeting in the scorching heat at Trinity Bible Church in Felton on Friday afternoon, a group was awaiting a tour of Fall Creek...
Dark comedy comes to Mountain Community Theater stage
Combine a touch of the macabre, plenty of belly laughs and some profoundly moving moments, and you’ve got the recipe for the perfect dark...
San Lorenzo Valley High scholastic stars shine brightly
From participating in varsity cheer to starting a book club to competing in cross country, San Lorenzo Valley High School’s valedictorians and salutatorians have...
Despite high temps and pile-burning setbacks, fire officials aren’t worrying just yet
Scott Weese, a division chief with Cal Fire CZU, spends plenty of time pouring over forest-fuel-environment maps and briefing safety crews on weather conditions.
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