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The Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas celebrates legacy at 30th anniversary naming event
UC Santa Cruz’s Research Center for the Americas celebrated 30 years of groundbreaking work with an official renaming for social justice icon Dolores Huerta on Thursday evening at the Cowell Ranch Hay Barn. The sold-out event included UC Santa Cruz students, faculty, staff, and alumni, community members, dignitaries and several members of Huerta’s family. Huerta […]
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Cabrillo College kicks off fall 2022 semester with enrollment growth, new initiatives
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, enrollment is up at Cabrillo College and the fall semester is in full swing. Officials say enrollment has increased 1.5% – a positive sign of recovery and a higher rate than what other community colleges in California are seeing. “We’re really coming out of it. Of […]
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ELIZABETH “BETTY” ANN NEVILLE MICHELOZZI: November 12, 1928 – September 12, 2022
Born in Chicago, IL, Betty Ann Michelozzi had the warm heart of a Midwesterner, the sense of humor and yarn-spinning gifts of her Irish forbears, and the brilliant intellect befitting the teacher, innovator, and mentor she was across her lifetime. Her life was characterized by loving service to those on the margins: people living in […]
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NANCY ALICE SHEPHARD: July 23, 1939 – September 28, 2022
Nancy Alice (Flann) Shephard, age 83, died peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, September 28th, 2022, at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California after a 12-year battle against cancer. Nancy was born July 23rd, 1939, in Minnesota to Ellsworth Johnson Flann and Ruth Marrielgien (Hunter) Flann. She married three times, Bob Louden, Karl Hoffman, and Paul […]
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Oldest family-owned market: The history of the Santa Cruz institution Shopper’s Corner
Ask any Santa Cruz native for some of their favorite local grocer recommendations, and Shopper’s Corner is sure to make the list. This beloved family-owned business is one of Santa Cruz County’s only remaining independent supermarkets. Jim Beauregard who grew up working in the store remembers when the grocery landscape was quite different. “Back in […]
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RICHARD WILSON PERSHING: June 14, 1927 – September 3, 2022
Richard (Dick) Pershing was a thoughtful, generous, and formidable man. Above all, he loved his family dearly. He was born and raised in Los Angeles. His family had moved to California from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1925. His father, Howard, was a department store salesman. His mother, Edith, was a homemaker. His older sister Betty was […]
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STEPHEN GERALD SPRAGENS: December 8, 1933 – August 10, 2022
Steve Spragens entered his heavenly home on August 10, 2022 after a lengthy decline in health from Parkinson’s. He had an incredible full 88 years. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Laura Vinetta (Robinson) and Stanley Taylor Spragens on December 8, 1933, he loved the family atmosphere in Terrace Park and visiting with both sets of […]
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CAROLEE HANSEN TODD: 1922 – 2022
Carolee Hansen Todd passed away peacefully in her home on Aug 8, 2022, a month after her 100th birthday celebration. She was a native Californian and proud of it. Born in the Salinas Valley, raised on a ranch in Gonzales, CA, she was the first in her family to graduate from college. After graduating from […]
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KARL GERARD HILTNER: January 10, 1952 – August 11, 2022
Karl Gerard Hiltner, resident of Santa Cruz County, passed away on August 11, 2022, from multiple myeloma, a blood cancer. He was 70. Karl was born on January 10, 1952, in the small town of Freeport, Minnesota to Smokey and Jennie Hiltner, the third of their twelve children. He formed strong work habits early in […]