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Aptos Chamber unveils annual award winners

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APTOS — The Aptos Chamber of Commerce announced its annual award recipients Sept. 19.

Bob Norton received the man of the year award, and Jeanne Harrison was recognized as woman of the year. Cinnamon Bay Clothing and Santa Cruz Waves were honored as businesses of the year, while Twin Lakes Church was tabbed organization of the year. Outgoing Santa Cruz County Sheriff Phil Wowak and retiring Aptos/La Selva Fire District Chief Jeff Terpstra were named community heroes.

The recipients will be honored during the Aptos Chamber’s Annual Dinner and Awards Night on Oct. 24 at the Seascape Beach Resort, 1 Seascape Resort Drive in Aptos, at 6 p.m. For reservations, call 6881467.

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‘Shake, Rattle and Roll’ Do you remember where you were on Oct. 17 25 years ago? If you lived here, you do.

To the third grade classes who visit the Aptos History Museum for their local history field trips, it is just a date long before they were born. For the rest of us, it was “The Big One.” The 1980s was a decade of natural disasters for Santa Cruz County and vicinity. My wife Karen and I moved our family to Aptos in July 1981 just in time for the torrential storm of January 1982. The storm track dumped 12 inches of rain in Aptos canyon in 12 hours.

Houses washed into Aptos Creek, landslides pushed a house out onto Beach Drive, redwood trees fell through houses, Soquel Village flooded, San Lorenzo River bridges collapsed and the Love Creek neighborhood disappeared in a landslide. In all, 22 people died. Welcome to Santa Cruz County.

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Minding water use Melissa Van Ness keeps the Capitola Water-Wise Demonstration garden happy recently with her routine upkeep work. The garden, on Capitola Road just above Capitola Village, was designed several years ago to inspire the community on how to landscape with water conservation in mind. The garden uses 75 percent less water than a typical garden and many of the plants require no summer irrigation.

Also known as a rain garden, the site is designed to not only capture rain water, but also to filter the water of pollutants and spread it back into the landscape instead of into storm drains. Photos by Tarmo Hannula/Aptos Life

Retiring Aptos/La Selva Fire Chief reflects on career

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LA SELVA BEACH — Work is well under way to replace the battered rail trestle at La Selva Beach. A crew of workers assembled a massive 140-foot, 360-ton crane in order to dismantle the 1927 rusting and dilapidated structure.

“The new bridge has already been fabricated,” said Luis Mendez, deputy director of the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission. “Fortunately we are able to reuse the original footings.

That will save considerable time

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Construction began about a month ago and is scheduled to wrap up around mid-December, weather permitting. The original bid price for the project was $3,000,654.

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APTOS — When Jeff Terpstra joined the Aptos/ La Selva Fire District in 1984, Aptos looked a lot different than it is now.

Aptos was considering becoming a city, Seascape Beach Resort was an empty lot, and Aegis was an agricultural field. Also, the Rancho del Mar Shopping Center was “in need of an upgrade,” he said.

Well, maybe the town hasn’t completely changed, Terpstra quipped.

The retiring Aptos/ La Selva Fire Chief was honored Sept. 11 during the Aptos Chamber of Commerce’s monthly breakfast at the Best Western Seacliff Inn. “It’s an honor to be in this community for so many Jeff Terpstra, Aptos/La Selva Fire District chief, talks about years,” he said. his career during the Aptos Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Terpstra began his career

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By TARMO HANNULA Of Aptos Life

CAPITOLA — Fine wine and fine art were the chief topic Sept. 13-14 at the 32nd annual Capitola Art & Wine Festival. With the main streets of the village shut off to motor traffic the hugely popular event hauled in thousands of visitors.

“I’ve set up here at least 12 times and it’s always a good event; it’s totally worth it,” said Kurt McCracken, who exhibited his ceramic art. “If you think about it, here we are at the shoreline, with great weather and great company. Have a glass of wine and enjoy the art. It’s a perfect mix and there’re not a lot of places that can do this. Here, there is always something new. You have your slow days, but one year I had a guy that bought my whole booth, everything. You never know.”

Visitors, after purchasing token coins, were able to

mingle through the village and sample wines from 23 Santa Cruz Mountains wineries as they roamed through the art of 160 artists. From jewelry and pottery to painting, sculpture and wearable art, the event serves as a highly charged, open-air studio where the public can meet the artists and develop relations.

“I’m buying an oil painting of Capitola Village today because Capitola is where I tied the knot 30 years ago,” said Deanne Landresse. “I’ve come to Art & Wine a lot.

I love this event. It has to be good for Capitola’s income.

All the local businesses are buzzing. The wine is good.

It’s a good time for everyone.”

A Kid’s Art Area with ongoing craft projects was set up in the center of the event, Lawn Way. Local dance and performing arts groups, street performers and live music filled out the two-day event.

Matt Cocci pours a sample of 2012 Trinity Rosso for Soquel Vineyards. Photo by Tarmo Hannula/Aptos Life

Dena Johnson of Santa Cruz sports a pair of wine sunglasses as she enjoys a sample of chardonnay at the Capitola Art & Wine Festival. Photo by Tarmo Hannula/Aptos Life

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at the Scotts Valley Fire Department. After “yearning” for the calls, he said, Terpstra headed over the hill to the Campbell Fire Department.

It was once he later joined Aptos when he learned the importance of becoming part of the community. That seed was planted when he was 8 years old, when his father drove him by the Aptos fire station on Soquel Drive and pointed at it, telling him that it was the “necessary evil.”

“That taught me a lesson,” Terpstra said, noting the public’s misunderstanding of firefighters. “We need to be visible in our community.”

And so, Terpstra, who became fire chief in 2011, encouraged his crew to be out in the community, attending events and shopping locally, “so we are seen as part of the community,” Terpstra said.

The largest firefight Terpstra was a part of, he noted, happened later in his career: The Trabing Fire in 2008, which burned 630 acres, leveled homes and displaced 2,000 Larkin Valley area residents.

The incident was an eye-opener for an area that rarely experiences such fires, he said.

“It taught us something about our community, that we can have a large fire,” Terpstra said.

Outgoing Santa Cruz County Sheriff Phil Wowak said he would miss Terpstra and the professionalism he showed with his job.

“I want to thank him publicly for 37 years of his career in public safety,” Wowak said.

“He’s an unbelievable leader. There’s no one in public safety that doesn’t know Jeff.”

Aptos Chamber member Gary Smith praised Terpstra.

“He is fun to work with and he has a lot of passion for everything he does,” Smith said.

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Shadowbrook welcomes culinary team Aptos Life staff report

CAPITOLA – Shadowbrook Restaurant is welcoming a new culinary arts team, Chef Roger Gowen and Sous Chef William Poolman.

Gowen was born and raised in the South Bay area. He was inspired by two good friends and chefs to learn the culinary arts. In 1996 he attended culinary school at LederWolf Culinary Academy in Sacramento. After returning to the South Bay he first worked as a line cook and manager in some of the more reputable dining establishments in Los Gatos.

Moving over to Santa Cruz in early 2000 he was first was employed at Shadowbrook

as a line cook. He later moved on for an 11-year career with a premier catering company in the Santa Cruz area. He then returned to Shadowbrook and was quickly promoted to Sous Chef and then to Chef.

Sous Chef William Poolman attended the California Culinary Academy where he apprenticed at Fleur de Lys with ChefOwner, Hubert Kellar. He graduated from the CCA with the Danielle Carlisle Walker award for outstanding student in the graduating class and top GPA. After graduation, he took a job as the Pastry Chef at Ernie’s in San Francisco and worked there for two years before accepting a job offer at La Folie in San Francisco with famed chef, Roland Passot. He was made

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Lawsuit could force moratorium, email states Meyer: ‘I didn’t engage in some crazy plot behind the scenes’

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APTOS — A Soquel Creek Water Board member suggested in an email that a lawsuit could sway the vote of another board member to impose a moratorium on new water hookups.

In an email dated June 4, board member Rick Meyer described to Maria Marsilio, who is running for the board, how “citizens can force a moratorium” through a lawsuit.

Noting the email is “private for you alone, and I do not want it made public,” Meyer cited a case, “Residents v Redwood Water Dist.,” where a local citizens group sued the water district to impose a connection moratorium.

On June 3, the board voted 3-2 to restructure a water demand offset program and deny a moratorium on all new water hookups, with directors Meyer and Bruce Daniels voted against the motion. Tom LaHue, Bruce Jaffe and Don Hoernschemeyer voted in favor.

“It often takes many years and is very expensive, so there would be a huge hurdle in getting a final judgment,” Meyer wrote.

“However, a legal process could be begun at little expense and might be sufficient to get the swing vote of Bruce Jaffe.”

He then wrote that Cherie Bobbe, a lawyer and landscaper, might be a “potential ally.” Daniels may also “be able to identify other allies,” the email stated.

During Sept. 16’s board meeting, Dan Kriege, a former long-time board member, cited the email. As the email was sent from Meyer’s Soquel Creek Water District account, all the information is available on public record, according to Kriege.

“Mr. Meyer, this district has historically

had honesty and integrity,” he said. “I don’t believe those words necessarily match with you. I encourage you to resign from this board.”

Such a lawsuit would prove costly to the district and its customers, Kriege said.

In an interview the following day, Meyer described Kriege’s comments as a “carefully calibrated political attack by opponents.”

“It’s basically a smear campaign,” Meyer said, who is running for re-election in November. “It just stimulates me to campaign even harder.”

He confirmed that he had written the emails, and said he was simply advising a constituent on her “options.” Marsilio had contacted him after the June 3 meeting, asking him how a moratorium could be imposed, according to Meyer.

“I didn’t engage in some crazy plot behind the scenes to organize the lawsuit,” Meyer said.

If a lawsuit were to happen, Meyer said he would work to defend the district against it.

“As a board member, it’s my responsibility to defend the district against lawsuits when appropriate,” he said.

Meyer said his June 3 vote against the revised offset program was because he felt the board needed more time to discuss it, as the details were “sketchy” at the time.

Meyer, who was appointed to Kriege’s seat in 2012, said he does not plan on resigning, and pointed to his list of endorsements, which includes all current Soquel Creek Water Board members.

“I signed a pledge that I won’t use dirty tactics, that I will run a clean campaign,” he said. “I want to repeat that pledge in the face of what happened last night.”

Sous Chef there after six months and worked there for three years. Poolman then moved from the independent restaurant industry to the corporate world taking employment with Hyatt hotels. After six years with Hyatt he was offered a job as assistant director of F&B for the famed Mauna Kea Beach hotel on the big island of Hawaii. He was there for two years before opening his own restaurant, The Koa House Grill in Waimea. He operated the Koa House for 10 years before selling and moving back to the mainland. As a new California resident, Poolman took a job as Executive Chef at the Charthouse in Monterey. From there he was promoted to a Regional Executive Chef position,

overseeing the 12 Charthouse locations on the west coast before tiring of all the travel and wanting to settle in the Santa Cruz area.

“Roger has demonstrated by his passion and leadership the ability to continue the 67-year tradition of the Shadowbrook to provide both fine quality food and creative specials to complement the old world surroundings,” said co-owner Ted Burke.

“And Will brings years of experience and wisdom to bolster our operating systems.

This duo is an excellent team that will continue to deliver Shadowbrook’s rich culinary tradition of celebrating special occasions since 1947.”

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Artist celebrates a decade of Open Studios Aptos Life staff report APTOS — This year marks a decade that Aptos sculptor Jenni Ward has participated in the Santa Cruz County Open Studio Art Tour.

To honor this occasion, she will be debuting a line of work from her new “Bone Series.” In addition, she will be displaying some of her larger installations and exhibiting new pieces from established series that will be available for sale.

The Santa Cruz County Open Studios Art Tour offers the public the opportunity to visit 300 artists in their studios during this self-guided tour across Santa Cruz County. The Arts Council Santa Cruz County’s Open Studios Art Tour assists professional local artists to market their work while providing art enthusiasts with an opportunity to see the creative process at work and experience first-hand the creative diversity of the community.

Ward’s studio is located at 767 Cathedral Drive in Aptos. The studio is open Oct. 4-5 and 18-19, from 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

For information, visit www.jenniward.com and www.artscouncilsc.org/open-studios.

SANTA CRUZ — The 2014 Drive for Schools fundraiser is kicking off its 10th year with more than 70 local schools selling tickets for the chance to win a new car, cash and other prizes.

The annual event is sponsored by the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and the Capitola Auto Mall Dealer Group.

This year’s Grand Prize winner will have their choice of a new Toyota Prius, Subaru Outback, or $25,000 in cash. In celebration of the event’s 10th anniversary, sponsors are adding 10 new $1,000 cash prizes to the hundred other prizes donated by local businesses.

Drive for Schools has raised $2.8 million for Santa Cruz County schools since 2005. Last year 74 schools raised more than $484,000 with Soquel High School setting a new Drive for Schools record by earning $40,888 for sports, choir, band and field trips.

Other local schools have reported using the money for art, music, and sports programs as well as field trips, science camp, and classroom supplies.

“We’re proud of our work with Capitola Auto Mall Dealer Group to sponsor this important annual fundraiser,” said Kris Reyes, the Boardwalk’s director of community relations. “Drive for Schools has grown bigger and better every year. It’s very rewarding to know that we’re supporting local kids by helping their schools.”

Drive for Schools provides schools in Santa Cruz County the opportunity to keep all the money they raise selling tickets, with no overhead costs. In addition to the Grand Prize, schools are provided with tickets, posters, prizes and support.

The public can purchase tickets through school volunteers through Oct. 19. Tickets cost $5 each or $25 for six. Drive for Schools ticket holders can park for free at the Boardwalk on Oct. 26 for the prize drawing at 1 p.m. Winners need not be present to win.

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APTOS — Pajaro Valley Unified District high school students held steady last year compared to 2012-13 in the numbers who passed the California High School Exit Exam.

The results released Sept. 19 show that the 78 percent of PVUSD 10th-grade students who took the exam passed the English Language Arts portion, while 73 passed the mathematics portion.

Those numbers did not change appreciably from the year before.

Statewide, 85 percent passed the English portion and 83 percent the math, nearly identical to the numbers in Santa Cruz County.

The exam, also known as the CAHSEE, is divided into English language arts and mathematics portions.

Taken over a two-day period, the test helps educators determine whether students are matching up to state standards and ready for graduation.

Students who do not pass the CAHSEE in 10th grade have two opportunities as juniors and up to five opportunities as seniors.

Failure bars students from receiving their diploma, even if they meet all their other graduation requirements. If students don’t pass the test while in high school, they can go to adult school or engage in independent studies.

While educators use the test to see where academics might be falling short, they pay closer attention to the so-called achievement gap, or the difference in test results between white students and their non-white peers.

In PVUSD, 74 percent of Hispanic students passed the math test, compares to 96 percent of white students.

Meanwhile, 68 percent of the Hispanic students who took the English Language Arts test passed, compared to 93 percent of white students.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said that students are passing at “record rates.”

For information and more specific results, visit cahsee.cde.ca.gov/reports.asp.

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Teen Kitchen Project celebrates 20,000th meal

Phone scams abound, Sheriff’s Office reports

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Aptos Life staff report SOQUEL — Teen Kitchen Project, a Soquel-based nonprofit, celebrates serving its 20,000th meal to local families in crisis due to illness.

This is a major milestone for the nonprofit organization, which was formed in 2012 by Santa Cruz teacher Angela Farley.

“We are so grateful to our local volunteers, donors, and community partners who have helped create and sustain our program” she said.

Harvest Moon Farm Dinner, a “farm to table” dinner and auction benefiting the Teen Kitchen Project, will be held on Oct. 4. The evening, a fundraiser for the organization, will feature a three-course, organic and locally sourced meal, in the Corralitos hills at Live Earth Farm.

A special menu has been designed by Teen Kitchen Project’s Executive Chef Stephanie Forbes alongside their “Teen Chefs.” Attendees will also enjoy live music and an auction.

All proceeds from the event will support expansion of the meal program to accept 20 new clients in 2015, making the total served around 50 families per week.

The event will be held from 5-9 p.m. at Live Earth Farm, 172 Litchfield Lane in Watsonville. Tickets are $100 per person, and space is limited to 100 people.

Tickets can be purchased at teenkitchen.bpt.me.

The Teen Kitchen Project operates on Monday and Tuesday afternoons, out of a commercial kitchen in Soquel and is supported through donations from the community.

For information, visit www.teenkitchenproject.org.

By TARMO HANNULA Of Aptos Life

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY — Phone scams are on the rise.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has received an increase in the number of phone scam reports and investigators are urging the public to use caution.

In separate incidents throughout Santa Cruz County, residents have received phone calls from an unidentified male claiming to be either Lt. Pierson or Sgt. Joseph Kelly from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office warrant’s department, said Sgt. Kelly Kent. The caller informs the victims that they have missed jury duty and can pay a $500 bond over the telephone using a “Green Dot” cash card or they would be subject to immediate arrest. The victims of the scam range in age from 52 to 62 and in all but one case, no money had been sent. A 62-year-old female Santa Cruz resident put $2,000 on a cash card.

The Green Dot money cards are reloadable debit cards and available everywhere. They can be used to pay your phone, cable or credit card bill. They are typically for people who do not have, or want, bank accounts. Scammers like them because they are more convenient than a money wire, but just as untraceable.

Money cards are not linked to bank accounts; the money is on the card. Anyone you share your card number with has instant access to your cash and can siphon the card dry, Kent said.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office wants to remind the public to be suspicious of callers who demand immediate payment for any reason.

“They should never give out personal information during unsolicited calls and never wire money or provide cash card numbers to someone you do not know,” Kent said. “The sheriff’s office does not contact members of the public and demand payment by Green Dot cards. If a member of the public does not show for a juror summons, they will only receive a failure to appear postcard in the mail with contact instructions clearly printed on it.”

“This type of scam works just by sheer volume of potential victims called,” Kent said. “Many victims do not even make reports to their local law enforcement agency. The best way to prevent the scam from continuing is by Santa Cruz County residents telling the scammer over the phone that they are aware of the scam and by giving the caller a piece of their mind.”

By TODD GUILD Of Aptos Life

MONTEREY BAY — Among the thousands of pounds of trash collected from Monterey Bay beaches Sept. 20, volunteers found a Christmas tree, a camper shell and a 20-pound bag of bread rolls.

That was part of a haul totaling nearly 22,000 pounds that was removed during the 30th annual Coastal Cleanup Day in Monterey Bay. Organizers say the effort removed the largest amount of trash in the three decades of the program.

They also say that some 3 billion cigarette butts are thought to be thrown on Bay Area beaches every year.

Beginning at 9 a.m., nearly 4,000 volunteers at 83 sites between Big Sur and Waddel Creek spent part of their Saturday cleaning the beaches and riverbanks. The total included 3,172 pounds of recyclable materials.

“SOS is proud to have been running this event for several years now, as it is truly an important day for our community to show its stewardship for this local ocean paradise,” said Save Our Shores executive director Laura Kasa.

••• Top five dirtiest cleanup sites • Elkhorn Slough Research Reserve: 4,800 pounds.

• Felton Covered Bridge Park: 2,700 pounds.

• Upper Carr Lake: 2,062 pounds • Lompico Creek at Lompico Park: 1,700 pounds • San Lorenzo River at Fillmore Street in Ben Lomond: 817 pounds ••• Strangest items found • 15 antifreeze containers (Ben Lomond) • A bow from a shipwrecked boat (4 Mile Beach) • A 12-foot-long water pipe from 1934 (McAbee Beach) • 90 dead juvenile ocean sunfish (Monterey State Beach) • 20 piles of human waste, six syringes and a giant plastic airplane (Tannery Arts Center at the San Lorenzo River) • One pink bra and a seagull caught in a fishing line, which was eventually rescued (SCUBA at the Santa Cruz Wharf ) For information, visit saveourshores.org.

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freezing weather and the 1985 Lexington Reservoir Fire which burned almost 14,000 acres.

As the decade was coming to a close, on Oct. 17 at 5:04 p.m., oh baby, there was a “whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on.” Karen and I had a custom architectural products/stained glass business in Redwood Village (9099 Soquel Drive). We were also home to the Aptos Chamber of Commerce. Redwood Village was built as a motel in 1928, had single wall redwood construction, fireplaces and no foundations. It was converted to a retail center in 1975.

It was classic “earthquake weather,” warm, and still. We were just beginning to close up shop and go home when it began to sound like a freight train was backing up outside our building and then … it hit the building and everything moved.

The noise was tremendous. The building

Photo from “The Great Quake of 1989.”

lurched back and forth and I yelled for Karen to stand in a doorway. I was downstairs and ran to the outside doorway and stood in the door frame.

I looked at the redwood trees in the back parking area above Valencia Creek and they were whipping back and forth.

The shaking went on for about 20 seconds but it seemed like forever.

Because the buildings were so flexible there was little structural damage. Karen said, “the termites were holding hands.” Sadly, all of the fireplaces cracked and were never replaced.

We raced home to our children and everything had fallen out of the kitchen cupboards and broken on the floor.

The dogs were terrified. Most of the buildings on the south side of Soquel Drive in Aptos Village were knocked off their foundations or Fortunately our fireplace damaged in some way. Aptos History Museum photo was not broken. It seemed like every the south side of Soquel Drive in Aptos Reports came from Las Vegas that their chimney aligned north and south had fallen Village were knocked off their foundations buildings moved. Game three of the World and those aligned east and west were OK. or damaged in some way. All of them are Series between the San Francisco Giants We checked on Karen’s mom’s house in built out over a cliff, more or less. A broken and the Oakland Athletics was being held Seascape and the fireplace had fallen into water main at the barbershop and adjacent at Candlestick Park and it became the first the living room and destroyed everything. interior design shop broke and undercut major earthquake in the United States that The original construction people had the building. Three weeks later when the was broadcast live on national television. bent over the iron reinforcing rods in FEMA inspectors were standing in front The series was interrupted and put on the foundation and built the chimney of it, the building fell down the cliff into hold for two weeks. Everyone thought the unreinforced. It turns out that was illegal pieces leaving the “bay view” that is there earthquake happened in San Francisco and but a common practice. today. damage and deaths there were far more Electrical power was out. The fire Bob and Julie Montague had just severe than here. department sent people out to help where purchased the Café Sparrow restaurant.

Ultimately it was determined that the they could. Fireman Jeff Terpstra was Neither were restaurant chefs so the Aptos earthquake was three miles north of Aptos directing traffic at Soquel and State Park Chamber helped raise money to keep their in Nisene Marks State Park, 11 miles deep. when he was told that smoke was coming chef employed for six months until they A hiker in the park said it was “raining from Café Sparrow so he went to help could reopen. put out the fire. Most of the buildings on Continued on next page The shaking spread far and wide.

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Christmas trees” as the redwoods shook violently like buggy whips and the tops snapped off and fell to the ground. The San Andreas Fault moved seven and a half feet.

Originally rated at 7.1 on the Richter scale, the quake was eventually downgraded to 6.9. The quake was named for Loma Prieta Mountain, the tallest peak in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Oddly enough, Aptos, built mostly of wood, suffered the least compared to Santa Cruz and Watsonville. Those towns were built largely of brick on top of sandy soils.

Many buildings collapsed or were torn down.

All but one road out of the county were

closed. The Watsonville airport was our main lifeline. Electricity was out for several days.

Everyone came together to help everyone else. The push was to get back to normal as soon as possible. It taught us all to be prepared and to help our neighbors. No one believed it could take 10 years to recover from the damage but even 25 years later there are still empty lots waiting to be rebuilt.

And then … paradise returned. We have not had significant arguments with Mother Nature since. Memories are short. Climate change and droughts sneak up silently.

Twenty-five years ago Mother Nature beat on our door and said, “wake up!”

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Chamber Awards Bob Norton, an Aptos resident since 2000, retired from his business brokerage four years ago and has been actively working to help improve the quality of life for his neighbors and friends in Aptos. He said he and his wife, Patty, are lucky to live in Aptos.

Norton has been involved with the Aptos Chamber Board for 13 years serving on the executive board, board president, and chair of the Fourth of July Parade Committee for the past 11 years. Fourth of July is his favorite day of year, he said, as it is a great example of just how special is Aptos with the volunteers and participants in the pancake breakfast, parade, and party in the park.

He co-chaired the Shop Local initiative in 2007, coordinating the five chambers and local businesses. Additionally, he has worked on various Chamber committees such as the Business Showcase, annual dinner, and Golf Tournament committees.

Norton’s current passion is for Second Harvest where he chairs Second Harvest’s Development Committee, which he joined in 2011.

He has served two terms of eight years total on the Board of Directors and past Board President of Above the Line dedicated to providing housing, education, placement and other vital services to atrisk children and youth. He currently is a consultant to small business owners through the Small Business Development Center at Cabrillo College.

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Jeanne Harrison, woman of the year

After having worked at Café Rio for more than 20 years, Harrison purchased and reopened the restaurant in June 2011. They currently have 48 employees.

Harrison supports the community as a business and professional in several ways. First, she said she likes to support schools and education. She does this by giving donations of food or gift cards. In addition, she has hosted benefits for organizations such as Omega Nu where she donates a portion of proceeds.

Another contribution is her involvement with supporting charities that help animals in need such as the Santa Cruz SPCA. She also supports the Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group and their annual Grazing on the Green event. She starts working months in advance with colleagues and

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Jeanne Harrison, woman of the year

Jeff Terpstra, community hero

acquaintances to put together the event.

Harrison said she feels that it is gratifying to see how many people and businesses get together as a community work together to raise money and awareness for this cause.

She has hosted fundraisers for local families struck by tragedy and dinners for at-risk youth giving them the chance to experience and learn how to behave in a fine dining setting.

Harrison has also worked closely with Santa Cruz County Supervisor Zach Friend and his team by hosting meet and greets and other various publicity needs.

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in which they donated 20 percent of all their sales to them. Several other Seascape Village merchants donated food and drinks.

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Cinnamon Bay Clothing, business of the year

Heysa Janssen opened Cinnamon Bay Clothing in July 1990. Through fashion shows, the business has raised money for organizations such as Katz Cancer Center, The Daisy, Santa Cruz Symphony, Toys for Tots, Resurrection Church, Hadassah of Temple Beth El, Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group, Aptos High Music Program, and Omega Nu of Watsonville.

For five years, Cinnamon Bay organized its own fundraiser to benefit the Aptos Adopt A Family Program. To help out one of Janssen’s favorite charities, Children’s Hospice and Palliative Care, Cinnamon Bay dedicated an annual shopping day

Santa Cruz Waves, business of the year

The Santa Cruz Waves Corporation was founded by professional big wave surfer and Aptos native Tyler Fox. Originally built as a surf photography website, he partnered with local businessman Jon Free and Santa Cruz Waves turned into a Santa Cruz lifestyle website.

Santa Cruz Waves has worked with charities such as Mauli Ola, which helps teach children with cystic fibrosis how to surf, and Operation Surf, which helps wounded war veterans surf for the first time.

Santa Cruz Waves has sponsored charities such as The Jay Moriarty Foundation, Grazing on the Green, Save our Shores and also promotes beach cleanups such as Save the Waves in support of the Santa Cruz World Surfing Reserve.

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Twin Lakes Church, organization of the year

Twin Lakes Church offers many different ministries. They have local outreach ministries, serving opportunities, hotlines, global outreach, media ministries, support and recovery, educational, young adults, fellowship and study groups, marriage and family, singles, women, men, second half (50-plus adults), music, children, students, and summer camps.

The church collected and donated enough food and funds this past fall to the Second Harvest Food Bank to provide more than 1 million meals. The church also operates a food pantry where people can pick up healthy foods once a week.

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Jeff Terpstra, community hero

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since 2010.

Since 1997, Terpstra has served as a member of the Cal Fire Incident Management Team 1. This team assumes command of large wildland and all-risk emergencies statewide. Terpstra is qualified in the Incident Command positions of Operations, Safety Officer and Liaison Officer. His past experience includes activations to numerous large wildfires throughout the state, Hurricane Katrina and to assist the California Department of Public Health in H1N1 flu pandemic situation.

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Phil Wowak, community hero

Sheriff Phil Wowak’s law enforcement career began in 1983 when he joined the Capitola Police Department. During his 12-year tenure with the Capitola Police Department, Wowak held positions as patrol officer, detective, undercover narcotics officer, motorcycle officer, and training officer.

Wowak has received the Medal of Valor twice; once for rescuing a woman from a burning home and a second for saving a drowning woman off of Capitola Beach.

He holds Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Supervisory, Management and Executive Management certificates from the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards in Training. Wowak is also a graduate of the Sherman Block Leadership Institute.

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PG&E crews are making the Central Coast safer

By ROBERT MORSE PG&E crews have been busy in the Central Coast region. You may have seen our blue trucks or our men and women in hard hats. You may be wondering what we’re doing in your neighborhood.

PG&E’s local division leadership teams are continuing to make a real difference in providing our customers safe, reliable and affordable energy with a strong focus on excellent service. As the manager of PG&E’s central coast divisional leadership team in Santa Cruz County, I’d like to share some answers to questions that might be on your mind.

The simple answer is that PG&E is investing billions of dollars to enhance the safety, reliability and affordability of gas and electric service across our service territory. dothat,we’re gas and electric facilities, advanced testing, replacing and , installing new technologies, and putting highly skilled employees on the ground to find and fix problems and strengthen the existing system.

Since 2011, &E has strength tested more than 70 miles of pipelinein the Central Coast region. Wehave invested more than $30.9 million on new sa, reliability, and capacity from 2011–2013.

In that same period, we completed more

than 383,000 ngas service inspections, more than 2,000 feet of natural gas distribution main and inspected more than 1,800 miles of naturgas main. Some of our projects included or installing new pipeline in: • Capitola at Bay Avenue and Hill Street • Marina at 8th Street and Engineering Equipment Road • Moss Landing near 899 Dolan Road • Prunedale near US 101 and Road • Salinas at: PajaroStreet and Katherine Avenue In the coming months you will see us replacing and installing new pipeline in: • Monterey along Monterey Salinas Highway • Salinas near Harkins Road and Nutting Street PG&E is installing Smart Grid technology to improve reliability for customers. In the event of a power outage, intelligent switches detect a problem and automatically reroute electrical power around the affected area to keep as many customers energized as possible. We have installed 33 intelligent switches throughout the Central Coast region.

While safety and reliability are our top priorities, we keep the communities where we work and live at the forefront as well.

In 2013, PG&E gave more than $446,000 in grants to 42 unique organizations operating in the Central Coast Division focusing on education, environment and economic and community vitality.

We recently became one of the first utilities in the world to earn two of the highest safety certifications — the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 55001 and Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 55. These stringent certifications must be re-earned every year. This is a big accomplishment, but our work is far from over. PG&E employees living and working in your community will continue to improve our system with the goal of delivering the residents of the Central Coast region cleaner, safer and more reliable energy.

On behalf of PG&E, we thank you for your patience and help keeping the community safe. As always, if you smell natural gas, or see a downed power line leave the area immediately and then call 9-1-1 or PG&E at 1-800743-5000. Never, ever touch a downed power line or go near one. For more tips on gas and electric safety, visitwww. pge.com/en/safety/gaselectricsafety/ index.page? and to learn more about our work in your community, visit www. pgeseeourprogress.com.

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The Rail Trail runs within one mile of 42 local schools, 88 parks and 50 percent of our county’s population, connecting many key destinations.

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Begonias, floats again dazzle crowds

Adorned with begonias Fawn Sukhammee (from left), Kulwadee Kijawad, Suparvadee S. Vigil, Merisa Pancha and Joy Rieken of San Jose enjoy their visit to the Begonia Festival.

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Lion King, by the Riverview Rascals, claimed the Best Use of Begonias award. Photo by Tarmo Hannula/Aptos Life

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family moved to 41st Avenue in Capitola and tried for years to develop a sustainable agriculture to assure their survival in this sparsely populated, primarily tourist area called “Camp Capitola.” The Browns eventually crossbred varieties of begonias from Germany and Belgium and developed the Pacific begonia. From the 1930s to the 1970s, about 90 percent of the world’s begonias came from the Brown Bulb Ranch in Capitola.

In 1951, the Capitola Water Follies featured paddleboards decorated with begonias. The next year was the first year of actual begonia floats. The festival eventually lost steam and fizzled altogether for a number of years only to be reinvented years later as a booming, heavily attended event.

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CAPITOLA — The 62nd annual Capitola Begonia Festival unfolded over the Labor Day weekend in Capitola by the Sea. The free, family-oriented event showcased thousands of begonia blooms at its peak event on Aug. 31 in the Nautical Parade, which fell under a Broadway theme. This year eight floats meandered along Soquel Creek as thousands of visitors cheered them on.

Aug. 31 was also busy with chalk drawing, where hundreds of kids signed up to draw on the Esplanade sidewalks and seawall with colored chalk. A sandcastle building contest, a fishing derby, live music and horseshoe competitions were

also part of the fun.

“It’s absolutely beautiful this year,” said Joyce Hammett, who was attending the event for the fourth time. “I think the parade is even better than last year. The begonias are simply lovely and everyone is having such a good time.”

The homespun festival has roots in the coastal climate of Santa Cruz County, which is hospitable to tuberous begonias.

Major begonia growers were located in Capitola and Santa Cruz in the mid-20th century, and a festival in late summer — when the begonias are in spectacular bloom — became a way to extend the latesummer coastal tourist season.

The Pacific begonia, as it is known, was hybridized in Capitola, festival organizers said. Around 1900, the James Brown

This year, the first place float was “Phantom of the Opera,” by Casa Finkel, for Best Showmanship. Second place was “Lion King” by the Riverview Rascals for Best Use of Begonias. Third place went to “Puttin’ on the Ritz” by Friends of the Windmill House under the Mayor’s Choice and fourth place was “Grease” by Capitola Beach Company for their Capitola Spirit.

In the Horseshoes tournament Frank Morales of San Jose and Cindy Marchese of Soquel placed first and Dillon Wilson of San Jose and Ernesto Reyes of Gilroy came in second.

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Women’s longevity reality

By GARY E. CROXALL and SOREN E. CROXALL, CFP® Years ago living to 75 was a long life and many companies offered attractive pensions supplemented by Social Security. Wow, how things have changed.

People are living longer and healthier lives, particularly women. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that the life expectancy for women is now 81.1 years. The Social Security Administration estimates the average 65-year-old woman will live to age 85. Department of Health & Human Services statistics show women living about six years longer than men on average. With statistics like this, it is essential that women be proactive in protecting themselves financially.

Are you involved with your personal finances? The more knowledge that you have the more confident you can feel in making financial decisions for your future.

Education is key. Be involved in family financial and investment decisions.

Invest for yourself. Women represent a majority of the workforce today. You should educate yourself and utilize the retirement tools available to you through your employer. This can include 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans and Individual Retirement Accounts. If your employer offers matching contributions take full advantage of this.

You should review your overall account allocation annually to ensure that it is aligned with your tolerance for risk and your time horizon. With life expectancies as outlined above, it is essential to plan for a retirement of 20 or more years.

Other things that women should keep in mind include planning for potential longterm care costs and claiming social security benefits carefully. In order to maximize social security benefits, delaying social

security may be a wise move. If you wait until full retirement age, your monthly benefit will be substantially higher than if you were to claim the benefits at the earliest possible age.

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Mariners’ girls aim at winning first SCCAL team title

By TONY NUNEZ

Boys varsity football

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APTOS — Going into the final few weeks of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girl’s golf season the Mariners had as good a chance at winning their first-ever league title as any year in recent memory.

Then Tai Li Harrill broke her foot and the league-title vacancy continued.

It’s the only sport in the school’s 45-year history that hasn’t brought home a league title. Even the now-defunct gymnastics team won a SCCAL championship in 1980.

And Harrill knows it well.

“We had a chance at winning it last year,” said the senior Mariner. “A really good chance.”

Thankfully, for her, she has one more year to try and fill the void in the Mariners’ athletic championship banners.

Harrill, combined with fellow senior Stephanie Buecheler and a consistent group of juniors, sophomores and freshman, will look to put an end to the Mariners’ streak of coming up empty handed.

“We’re going to take it this year,” Harrill said. “We have to.”

Like mentioned before, the Mariners had everything going for them through the early matches of last season. In their first go-around they posted a 3-1 record and beat the eventual champion, Santa Cruz, in

Oct. 3 @ Granite Bay High School, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 17 @ Soquel High School, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 24 vs. Harbor High School, 7:30 p.m.

Girls varsity water polo Oct. 2 @ Salinas High School, 4 p.m.

Oct. 7 vs. Soquel High School, 4 p.m.

Oct. 14 vs. Carmel High School, 4 p.m.

Oct. 15 vs. Santa Catalina High School, 4 p.m.

Aptos High senior golfers Stephanie Buecheler (left) and Tai Li Harrill return with hopes of bringing home Aptos’ first girl’s golf championship. Photo by Tony Nunez/Aptos Life

their first meeting.

But, with the injury to Harrill, the Mariners ended up losing two more matches to Harbor and Santa Cruz to finish

Oct. 21 @ Santa Cruz High School, 4 p.m.

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vs. Hollister-San Benito High School, 4 p.m. their year 5-3.

They were the only team to beat the Girls varsity golf champion Cardinals last season.

Making the hill the Mariners will Oct. 7 have to climb to reach a championship @ Harbor High School, 4 p.m. a little steeper is the departure of senior Katie O’Gorman and junior Michaela Oct. 9 Marr through graduation and transfer, vs.

Santa Cruz High School, 4 p.m. respectively.

So Aptos will have to rely on first-year player Maya Capurro Frosch, international student Celine Jolly, and freshmen Amanda during the summer by traveling to two Fort and Megan Eldredge to fill in the tournaments in the offseason so she holes, while returners Buecheler, Harrill wouldn’t come into the season “rusty.” and sophomore Marry Alexander continue That extra work shone through in the first their strong play from last year. match of the season when she took off 10 “We definitely have the potential to strokes from her personal best at Boulder bring the first championship home this Creek and shot a 33. year,” Harrill said.

Her hope is to break 30 this season through Buecheler added: “Every team has a the skills she learned from Tsudama, which good players but we’re a deep team.” she now calls “conservative golfing.”

Like the past three years, the SCCAL Bucheler finished seventh at the has been hit hard by the lack of numbers individual championships. They were the for the girl’s golf teams. This year only San only two from Aptos to finish in the top 10.

Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz, Harbor and If either of the Mariners’ golfers win the Aptos were able to field teams. individual championship it will be the first Making every single match count that time since Michelle Park in 2009 that an much more towards a league title.

Aptos girl will have won the crown.

Head coach Bill Tsudama, now in his A Harbor golfer has won it three of the fourth year with the Mariners, considered past four years.

Santa Cruz and Harbor as their toughest competition once again after beating a young SLV team 198-282 in their first match.

“They’re always well coached,” Tsudama said of the two teams.

“Year after year they’re solid. So I would be surprised if that didn’t continue.”

Because of Central Coast Section bylaws the SCCAL team champion will not automatically qualify for the postseason because of the lack of teams, there must be a minimum of six in the league for the champion to move on.

The only automatic qualifier from the SCCAL will be the individual champion. Harbor’s Alisa Jin won that right last year and is back for her senior season.

Alexander was the highest Aptos finisher coming in at fourth and said that it was easily the best she had golfed the entire season.

“It was a good way to end the Aptos High senior Tai Li Harrill practices her swing season,” she said.

Alexander kept up with golf during a Mariners’ practice at Seascape Golf Club in Aptos. Photo by Tony Nunez/Aptos Life

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Continuing to grow Defending SCCAL champions have hopes of repeat, Mariners in way

By TONY NUNEZ Of Aptos Life

APTOS — Everyone in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League and beyond knew about the Casper sisters, Caroline and Claire, last year, what they didn’t know was the two were only the tip of the St. Francis Central Coast Catholic iceberg.

As a team St. Francis C.C.C. was a force to be reckoned with, and that showed on the court as they went undefeated in league play and won their first-ever SCCAL championship.

That trend looks like it could continue as they return seven seniors from last year’s team and have a total of 21 girls -- the most in the program’s history -- to choose from.

“The program has grown since we’ve been here,” said St. Francis C.C.C. head coach Gay Finch. “That’s what happens when you win.”

Since her and her husband Bill took over the program in 2008 after coaching at Aptos High for 23 years, St. Francis has steadily improved in the past six years and last year was the culmination of that improvement.

The Sharks also made it to the Central Coast Section postseason as a team for the first time in the program’s short history.

St. Francis C.C.C. will have to replace doubles player Amber Martinez, but they return No. 1 and No. 2 singles players Caroline and Claire and No. 3 and No. 4 Izzy Shahmirza and Sydney Gerami, both seniors, are also back for the Sharks.

In doubles Meg Guild, Jane Salady, Erica Leung, Cameron Croghan, and Collette Lobue return as well.

So the goal for this year’s squad remains the same as last year’s: win a league title and go to CCS. Accomplishing it, however, looks like it will be just as tough with the Aptos

Mariners treading in the water.

Back for the Mariners are seniors Kelly McMinn, Teagan Knight, Sanika Kshirsagar, Teri Garcia, Leela Stevens and Melissa Martin, who have all played since their freshman year when Aptos head coach Linda Hitchcock took over the program.

McMinn, Knight and Kshirsagar all played singles last year and will return to their spots, with freshman Madison Glynn stepping in the fourth singles spot and the others holding down the Aptos High’s Teagan Knight, who played in the No. 1 and No. 2 six doubles positions.

“We’re off to a pretty singles spot last year, returns for her senior season. File photo good start,” Hitchcock by Tony Nunez/Aptos Life said.

“Linda has a good team and she’ll have Last season the two teams clashed in close matches with the them ready.”

Both qualified for CCS as a team a year Sharks taking the first 5-2 and the second ago and lost in the first round, while St. 4-3. It was the first-ever time the Sharks beat the Mariners and the victories put an Francis C.C.C. sent Caroline Casper to end to Aptos’ chance at three-peating as the individual CCS tournament and Aptos’ SCCAL champions. All those factors gave team of Knight and McMinn tested their birth to a new, welcomed rivalry between hand at the CCS doubles tourney.

Aptos’ pair fell in the first round after the two teams.

“I think it’s good for us,” Hitchcock qualifying by winning the SCCAL doubles said. “In the past it was just us and Scotts championship, but three-time SCCAL Valley would have a few years when they’d singles champion Casper went on to the give us a run. It gives us motivation in the second round where she lost to the No. 1 summer to work harder. It motivates us to seed 7-5, 6-1.

Casper is ranked as the 53rd player in work hard in practice. It’s good to have the state by tennisrecruiting.net and Finch competition in our league.”

St. Francis C.C.C. hosted the Mariners added that she expects big things of her as on Sept. 25 and Aptos will welcome the a senior.

“She’s played a lot of tennis over the Sharks on Oct. 14. summer,” the coach said. “It’s going to “It’s going to be interesting,” Finch said. show this year.”

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Boys varsity football Sept. 5 vs. Los Altos, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 12 vs. Monterey, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 26 vs. Seaside, 7:30 p.m.

Girls varsity water polo Sept. 4 @ San Benito High School, 4 p.m.

Sept. 9 vs. Aptos High School (Cabrillo College venue), 6 p.m.

Sept. 16 @ Salinas High School (Hartnell College venue), 4 p.m.

Sept. 18 vs. Carmel (Cabrillo College venue), 9 a.m.

Sept. 20 vs. Valley Christian (Cabrillo College venue), 4 p.m.

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Attendance, revenues up at this year’s fair

Brian Laschkewitsch of La Selva Beach-based Learn to Discover shows Nicolas Ronbinson (right) and others how robots work. Photo by Tarmo Hannula/Aptos Life

Maggie Kolassa, 9, of Aptos sits with her Polish rabbit, Knuffle Bunny, and the four ribbons she won in the rabbit judging contest. Photo by Tarmo Hannula/Aptos Life

By TODD GUILD Of Aptos Life

WATSONVILLE — Attendance was up this year at the Santa Cruz County Fair, with an estimated 9 percent more people coming to this year’s event.

The event also saw an increase in revenue.

The increases are a relief to fair organizers, who in past years have battled a moribund budget and seen a realignment of the management structure.

“We’re very pleased,” fairgrounds manager Dave Kegebein said. “Everyone is excited. We’re very proud of what we’re doing.”

Kegebein attributed the increased numbers to an improved economy that has made people more comfortable spending money.

“Things are definitely a lot better,” Kegebein said. “We had some amazing volunteer support, and they were working hard.”

Still, the fair will continue to struggle as it looks to complete a long list of repairs and upgrades on the sprawling 80-yearold grounds.

“It’s like running a miniature city,” Kegebein said. “It has water, sewers, electric, everything that a town has, and we do it on a really small budget.”

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Rio Del Mar Elementary School raises money at race

By VALERIE LEMKE

Prizes for the first through third place winners were donated from local businesses such as DanceSynergy, Aptos St. BBQ, Art Supplies Ink, Yogurtland, Penny Ice Creamery and more. Other local businesses such as Fleet Feet of Aptos & Monterey, Print Smith, Ink House Printing and more donated their services or supplies as well.

The funds raised from the race will go directly to the school to help pay for programs and curriculum such as outdoor science school, cultural and art programs, choir, core and leveled books, math and reading support, student leadership, Internet safety awareness and others.

When asked if there would be a third annual Run for Rio 5K next year, David replied, “Yes, I am definitely doing the race next year. I hope it grows each year and continues to improve. It is a great family and community event.”

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APTOS — The beginning of the school year started off with a run to the finish line for Rio Del Mar Elementary School students and their families, as they participated in their second annual “Run for Rio” 5K fundraiser on Sept. 14.

The event raised more than $7,000 for the school.

More than 200 people joined in the race.

It was open to all ages and fitness levels, whether walking, running or pushing a stroller. There were 11 age categories for both male and female winners. The course ran from Seascape Village through the surrounding neighborhoods and back to the village.

“I started this 5K because I wanted to include the whole community of Aptos and beyond. It truly does ‘take a village’ to raise our kids in a positive and healthy environment,” said Race Director Karma David, whose 8-year-old son Tyler ran in the 5K, while 6-year-old son Gavin helped out on the sidelines. “My family and I moved to Aptos three years ago, and we have been fortunate to be involved in the Rio community. I believe strongly in giving back to the community. This is my way to give back.”

The top male overall finisher was Ryan Hoffman with a time of 19:01. The top female overall finisher was Jaime McMillan with a time of 21:36. Two Rio Del Mar students, Josiah Sweet and Samantha Mundell, were the top finishers in the under age 18 categories for male and female divisions with times of 19:27 and 24:09, respectively.

Mark McConnell, race coordinator and member of the Board of Directors for the Wharf to Wharf Race, provided the timing for the Run for Rio 5K for the past two years. “Timing is a hobby of mine that started when I was coaching at Soquel High School. I started timing Soquel track and cross country events and started getting

Rio Del Mar Elementary student Mackenzie Greer runs the race. Photos by Laura Messer and Donna Dreher

asked to time other events,” McConnell said. “I particularly like timing events that benefit schools.”

Seascape Village Fitness and Physical Therapy was the race’s premier sponsor once again this year. They also provided space for a pre-run warm up and post-run

cool down for participants. Other sponsors for the competition included Deluxe Foods, Wells Fargo, Ocean Honda, Ship Smart and Nordic Naturals. Seascape Foods in Seascape Village provided a refreshment station for the runners and walkers to refuel after they finished.

Tyler David, third grade student and son of the race coordinator, participated in the race.

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Grey Bears celebrates with Harvest Picnic

By TARMO HANNULA Of Aptos Life

SANTA CRUZ — The 41st Annual Grey Bears Harvest Picnic unfolded under warm, sunny skies Sept. 23 in Harvey West Park. About 1,450 people attended the barbecue lunch.

Live music, dancing and a 70-item raffle featuring getaways, lodging, gift baskets and certificates, a laptop computer, wine tastings, meals and more punctuated the two-hour event.

“I really appreciate what Grey Bears does for our community and how they treat our local seniors,” said Tony Blanchette while he tended a batch of sliced zucchinis on a grill. “It only makes sense to volunteer at an event like this. And besides, I’m Sicilian and French and I like to cook.”

Grey Bears bookkeeper, Paula Gibson, was on hand serving meals.

“It’s a great day, the weather is perfect and our picnic is a good way to move on from the little fire we had,” she said.

“We’re actually doing pretty good and today we’re here to enjoy a nice meal and each other.”

Chris Blair said the food was “fantastic.”

“There are wonderful people here today,” Blair said. “This is the time each year that these folks really go all out. You know, a lot of our area homeless people are seniors so a meal like this is really important. It’s a wonderful time.”

Tim Bratton, executive director of Grey Bears, said the event marked his fifth year.

“I think this year was our best yet,” Bratton said. “Next to our Holiday Dinner, the Harvest Picnic is the second biggest event.”

The four-piece musical combo, Dance

Dance Land offers a wide mix of popular tunes and at the event. Photo by Tarmo Hannula/Aptos Life

Land, provided music throughout the event.

“Dance Land has been tremendous for us,” Bratton said. “They are seasoned and they’ve played at many of our events.”

The lunch included barbecue chicken, vege-burgers, beans, grilled zucchini, tossed green salad, rolls, watermelon slices, chips and salsa, coffee, Odwalla

juices, and a mix of desserts.

Regarding the Sept. 7 fire that swept through the Grey Bears drop-off facility and second-hand shop, Bratton said he is dealing with paper work to allow for demolition of the store and storage area.

“We are undertaking a facilities plan and meeting with notable officials in the construction world,” Bratton said.

“We’re also seeing county economic developers. We want to do this as quickly as possible. The main

message is that we are open, we moved our receiving area and we are still operating as normal. We invite people to continue to recycle here, donate and shop.”

About 50 people from the Watsonville Senior Center attended the picnic via bus.

“We love the Watsonville community,” Bratton said. “They are the sweetest people and we’re glad they could make it.

That’s what is so special about the picnic: It’s just a wonderful group. I truly to thank everyone that joined us Tuesday.”

Dan Reed (from left), Maria Millie and Davina Scofield (right) are part of the team putting together lunch plates at the Grey Bears annual Harvest Picnic in Santa Cruz. Photo by Tarmo Hannula/Aptos Life

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All meeting take place at Capitola City Hall, 420 Capitola Ave.

Oct. 2

Planning Commission, 7 p.m.

Oct. 2

Oct. 7

Museum Board, 5:30 p.m.

Soquel Creek Water Board, 7 p.m.

Oct. 8

Architectural & Site Review, 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 9

City Council, 7 p.m.

Oct. 14

Art & Cultural Commission, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 20

Commission on the Environment, 6 p.m.

Oct. 5

October mixer

More than 50 professional potters, glass artists, jewelers and other craftspeople from the Central Coast sell seconds, experiments and overstock at bargain prices. The sale will take place at Cabrillo College, 6500 Soquel Drive in Aptos, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For information, visit www.seconds-sale. com.

Oct. 13

Oct. 16

Wrappin’ Info Night

Oct. 23

City Council, 7 p.m.

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A mixer will be held at Art of Santa Cruz, 1855 41st Ave., in the Capitola Mall, from 5-7 p.m.

Oct. 17

Oct. 21

Wine harvest dinner

A wine harvest dinner will be held at Cabrillo College’s Sesnon House, 6500 Soquel Drive in Aptos, from 6-9 p.m.

For information, visit scmwa.com/ event/wine-harvest-dinner.

Soquel Creek Water Board, 7 p.m.

Architectural & Site Review, 3:30 p.m.

Pottery and glass sale

The Aptos Chamber of Commerce will hold a mixer at the Aptos Village Plaza from 5-6:30 p.m. Participating stores will be Suga Momma Fine Chocolates and Sweets, Starbuck’s Coffee Co., Cantine WinePub, and PureHealth Body, Bath and Gifts. Cost is $5 for chamber members, $10 for non-members.

Oct. 21

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Oct. 11

Networking luncheon

Georgia Leonard, executive director of The Family Network, Inc., will be the guest speaker at a networking luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Main Street Garden & Cafe, 3101 North Main St. in Soquel. Cost is $25 for chamber members, $30 for nonmembers. For reservations, call 4756522.

Oct. 26

The Aptos Chamber of Commerce’s annual Annual Dinner Awards and Auction will be held at Seascape Beach Resort at 6 p.m. The event will feature a silent auction, live auction, dinner, entertainment and more. Admission is $80. For reservations, call 688-1467.

Science expo

A science expo will be held at Cabrillo College’s Physics and Computing Center, 6500 Soquel Drive in Aptos, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants will be able to make liquid nitrogen ice cream, learn about combustibles and blow things up, enter a free raffle for a chance to win a mini-iPad, free hot dogs, chips and drinks. For information, visit www.cabrillo.edu.

Fall Wine Social

Oct. 24 Annual Dinner Awards and Auction

Antique Faire

The Soquel Village Antique Faire will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Daubenbiss Avenue parking lot. Booth spaces are available. For information, call the Capitola-Soquel Chamber of Commerce at 475-6522.

Santa Cruz Republican Women Federated present a Fall Wine Social with hors d’oeuvres from 3-6 p.m. at the Aptos Grange, 2555 Mar Vista Drive in Aptos, featuring classical guitarist Ricky Chavez and speaker Carol Conway, State Assembly Minority Leader. Cost is $30 per person with the majority of the proceeds going to two organizations for wounded soldiers and two scholarships for graduating high school seniors. For information and reservations, call Alla Mia at 566-4803.

Monte Foundation fireworks

The 20th anniversary of the Monte Foundation fireworks will be held at the Capitola Wharf from 5-10 p.m. The event will feature more than 50 game and food booths, live entertainment and more. For information, visit montefoundation.com.

Halloween parade

The Capitola Village Children’s Halloween Parade will be held from 2-4 p.m. Line up begins at 1:30 p.m. at the Pacific Cove Parking Lot above Capitola City Hall and the police department.

Parade begins at 2 p.m. The parade route leaves Pacific Cove Parking Lot down Capitola Avenue ending at Esplanade Park. Refreshments await at Esplanade Park. Trick or treating at Capitola Village Merchants following parade. For information, call 475-6522.

Oct. 29 Wrappin’ Info Night

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