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🌱 Felton mourns beloved music teacher and choir director Bill Wright
Felton, California Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Felton! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Felton mourns beloved music teacher and choir director Bill Wright
- How a Felton neighbor is reshaping beloved local forest trails
Also on today's calendar: Roaring Camp Railroads: 4th Of July Weekend and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: When is a car not a car? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 81 and low of 51 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 79, low: 50.
- Monday: Partly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 80 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Community remembers Bill Wright, longtime Santa Cruz High music teacher (santacruzsentinel.com) — Felton residents are mourning longtime Santa Cruz High music teacher Bill Wright, a Felton homeowner and former choir director at Felton Presbyterian Church, who died in May at 78. Former students and colleagues recall his patient, inspiring teaching and deep musical philosophy. A public celebration of life with live music and potluck is planned in Santa Cruz on July 19. 
• Growing Volunteerism in the Forest (tpgonlinedaily.com) — A Felton resident, Andrea Lee, is helping lead hands-on trail work at the Forest of Nisene Marks and Big Basin, using chainsaw skills she honed after the CZU fires. She and dozens of volunteers are clearing fallen trees and invasive ivy to restore native plants. Their group now draws about 50 people monthly and plans better maps and signage.
📸 Around Felton
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Roaring Camp Railroads: 4th Of July Weekend →
Roaring Camp Railroads, 5400 Graham Hill Rd, Felton
10:00 am
Saturday July 4
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Other local events
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Evan Hatfield →
Felton Music Hall, 6275 Hwy 9, Felton
8:00 pm -
Beth Stelling →
Felton Music Hall, 6275 Hwy 9, Felton
8:00 pm -
Club Meeting – Field Day Wrap Up
San Lorenzo Valley Amateur Radio Club Zayante Fire Station, 7700 East Zayante Rd, Felton, CA, 95018, United States
7:30 pm -
Fleetmac Wood →
Felton Music Hall, 6275 Hwy 9, Felton
8:00 pm -
Nation of Language →
Felton Music Hall, 6275 Hwy 9, Felton
8:00 pm -
Hot Buttered Rum →
Felton Music Hall, 6275 Hwy 9, Felton
6:00 pm -
Flaco el Jandro with Los Tranquilos →
Felton Music Hall, 6275 Hwy 9, Felton
8:00 pm -
BREWGRASS Festival 2026 →
Roaring Camp, 5401 Graham Hill Rd, Felton
10:00 am
Saturday July 4
Thursday July 9
Friday July 10
Tuesday July 14
Friday July 17
Sunday July 19
Saturday August 1
📣 Felton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Westside Santa Cruz: Farmers Market →
Farmers' Market West Side, 003-022-14, 2728 Mission St, Santa Cruz
9:00 am -
Scotts Valley: Fourth of July Parade and Flyover →
Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County - Joe & Linda Aliberti Clubhouse, 5060 Scotts Valley Dr, Scotts Valley
9:00 am -
Motion Pacific: Adult Beginning Ballet →
Desert Dream Dance Studio, 1515 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz
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4th of July - Roaring Camp →
Roaring Camp Train Depot, 5355 Graham Hill Rd, Felton
10:00 am
Saturday July 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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🗞 Nearby News
Scotts Valley
- Scotts Valley prepares for 4th of July parade (pressbanner.com)
- Wilderness walk at the Glenwood Open Space Preserve (santacruzsentinel.com)
- Proposed Scotts Valley affordable housing project faces community backlash at informational meeting (santacruzsentinel.com)
Santa Cruz
- Policymakers, researchers from the Netherlands visit Santa Cruz (santacruzsentinel.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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