SLV High School 2020 Spring Sports Canceled
We’ll catch up with you next year San Lorenzo Valley High School athletes! All 2020 spring sports have been canceled at the school due to the COVID pandemic.
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It’s a Long Long Road, Son
The Santa Cruz Mountains Remember Damdave Gillett December 30, 2019 By Julie Horner with Tiffany Gillett, Jessica Gullo, Jennifer Thompson, Elicia Burton, and Eric Burman The phone rang the morning of November 27, the day before Thanksgiving. The voice on the other end of the line was gravelly, fondly familiar, but the words were uncharacteristically hesitant and choked with emotion.…
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Tending Toward the Bluesy – Damdave and the Left-Hand Band
By Julie Horner Looking out from the “fishbowl” at the Boulder Creek Brewery Outpost, heads close together in comfortable familiarity in the late afternoon light, Dave Gillett and I sipped our “usual” and went to town reminiscing about spirited times in old haunts around the San Lorenzo Valley. Known affectionately as “Damdave,” he is front-man singer-songwriter and guitar player for…
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San Lorenzo Valley Bids Farewell to Scott Peden
By Matt Harris I first met Scott – it was 20-plus years ago – at the Loch Lomond Highland Games. He was playing his bagpipes and I had stopped to listen. Once he was done, I approached to ask him about his playing. We hit it off right away and pretty much spoke for three hours straight! I could tell…
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Remembering Larry Hosford
Legendary singer-songwriter and Salinas native, Larry Hosford, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2016 at the age of 73. A concert in Larry’s honor was held at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center on Sunday, January 22 at 2:00 pm. Christa Taylor is a retired KFAT DJ and music enthusiast who now lives in Aptos, CA.
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Felton Bike Park Controversy
Since 2013, plans for the Central Coast’s first mountain bike park in Felton have wended their way through the county planning process. Currently in the environmental impact report phase, the park would be located on the Felton Meadow, scene of a contentious 2008 battle between environmental activists and affordable housing advocates over 55 housing units. Environmentalists won that round. Because...
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The Valley Remembers Sue Sweeney
Susan M. Sweeney, long-time resident of Ben Lomond, died peacefully at her Scotts Valley home on Friday afternoon November 25th 2016. Sue was proceeded in death by John, her husband of 54 years, her parents (Patrick and Annie Docherty), and her siblings, brother Paddy Joe, and sisters Mary and Phil.
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Welcome Fairies and Earthlings: Ben Lomond’s Robie Hiroz
Ben Lomond craftsman, Robie Hiroz, makes magic and music in the mountains By Julie Horner With steady hands rough and stained with varnish, Robie slowly takes the top of the fiddle off with a butter knife. The top releases. “The seal breaks – makes that sound – POP! Scares you at first,” he says. A four-inch crack running parallel to…
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Winter Snowstorm in the Santa Cruz Mountains
In February of 2018, a rare snow storm did more than just dust the Santa Cruz Mountains. This was a morning when being late to the office was excused. A winter wonderland that would lure anyone off schedule. Photos by Julie Horner for the SLV Post near the junction of Bear Creek Road and Highway 35, Santa Cruz Mountains. From…
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Forever in our Hearts – Remembering Heidi Ann Newton
By Kara Ferguson On January 4, 2017 our dear friend, Heidi Newton, lost her battle with cancer. This vibrantly beautiful woman fought like a warrior from beginning to end and touched so many people during her journey. We met in 1999 while working at Camp Campbell. Cassie Castillo introduced us and Heidi quickly became part of of our circle of…
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