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Begonia Festival returns for 63rd year

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CAPITOLA — In an effort to raise what will make up approximately half of the budget for Capitola’s Begonia Festival, people met at Michael’s on Main for the largest fundraising effort of the year on Aug. 9. “There has really been a lot of enthusiasm,” Teresa Green, the president for the Capitola Begonia Festival Committee, said about the event. “The atmosphere is wonderful and it has been busy and very fun.” With a budget of $30,000, Green said she expected about half to come from the fundraiser. The afternoon included live music, wine tasting from local wineries appetizers and finished with silent and live auctions. “We have a phenomenal group of people here,” Heather O’Hara, an attendee, said of the event. “I love how social the people are, it’s a really nice community coming together.” The Begonia Festival is held every year in Capitola and this year will be the 63rd annual event. “It really is the shining star of the community,” O’Hara said. With music, a nautical parade, sand sculpture contests, mural making, a movie feature and more, the festival is held over Labor Day weekend. “Everyone has their own popular event,” Green said. “Personally, my favorite, I really think, is the hula hoops. Me and my sister were very good at it.”

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History is filled with mysteries. Sometimes, puzzle pieces fall into place and tell a story that was long forgotten. Then history becomes new. Two months ago we invited you to tour the Grand House built by Boyd Stewart who ran the Rio Del Mar Country Club. I did not know that he ran the country club until I stumbled on that fact while writing the story. I noticed his signature on a membership card and on a letter donated to the museum by John Fisher. Thank you John. That discovery was confirmed by Boyd’s grandchildren. I mentioned, in that story, that the Grand House had some light fixtures and iron work made by the famous, “Otar the Lampmaker.” As fate would have it, one of the people to tour the house invited Karen, my wife, and I to visit her house just down the street on Burnham Court. The house was not only filled with the elegant works of John Otar, it was the answer to a riddle that had long gone unsolved about the door to Otar’s studio. Please turn to Page 7

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APTOS — After nearly 20 years, the Seacliff Village Park broke ground on Aug. 3. The 1.25-acre park, located on the corner of McGregor Drive and Sea Ridge Road, is

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APTOS — Hundreds of people funneled in for beer, music and food over Aug. 8-9 to participate in the California Beer Festival at Aptos Village Park. With some of the more exuberant groups of consumers coordinating and wearing shirts saying things like Drunk 1, Drunk 2 and Drunk 3, and with merchandise available for sale right next to the beer vendors, it was a colorful crowd. There was the option for pingpong ball and bocce ball, as well as live music for dancing but none of it

took the focus off the real reason everyone came together: beer. “People are really here about the beer,” Director of Events Tammy Myers said. “Santa Cruz is really chill, everyone is super excited. We already have people asking about next year.” Maria Mathews and Bill Bolotin are Aptos residents who said they returned to the festival after having made fond memories there the year before. “We came last year and it was really fun,” Mathews said. “The

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Challenger to square off against Farr Casey Lucius is Pacific Grove councilwoman, veteran By TODD GUILD CENTRAL COAST — A relative political newcomer and military veteran is challenging Rep. Sam Farr for the 20th Congressional District seat in the 2016 election. Casey Lucius, 38, currently sits on the Pacific Grove City Council, to which she was elected in 2012. She lives in Pacific Grove with her husband and 5-year-old son. “I’m a mom, and I’m thinking about what our community is going to look like for the next 10, 15, 20 years, and how we can shape our community for my child and our grandchildren,” she said. “I’m really thinking about the next generation.” Lucius bills herself as moderate or even liberal on some social issues — she supports same-sex marriage and immigration reform — but she calls herself a conservative on issues of public safety and national security. That, she said, stems from a sevenyear stint as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy. She completed Naval Officer Candidate School in Florida, and intelligence training in Virginia Beach before moving to San Diego, where she served on an aircraft carrier in Iraq for two years, intercepting shipments of illegal oil. She also served as an intelligence briefer in Pearl Harbor. Lucius earned a Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii in Political Science, focusing on Vietnam’s political decision-making process. She worked for six years as an Associate Professor of National Security Decision Making at NPS, during which she published papers in several periodicals. Lucius worked as an aide in the Ohio House of Representatives straight out of college, and has volunteered on several election campaigns. Aside from her time as a City Council member, she acknowledges her time in elected office makes her a relative newcomer to the political arena.

Still, she said her time in the military, power at its disposal, including information coupled with her career as a professor and on tools, sanctions and diplomacy. When considering funding for fire, police the city council, have adequately prepared her and national security, lawmakers must for a seat on the House of Representatives. “What we really need is both that local look at both the country as a whole, and at perspective and a national perspective,” individual communities, she said. “All three of these she said. “I have the entities need funding theoretical perspective and training for from my work in personnel, and all three academia, but I’ve are important parts of actually went out there the community to make and applied it.” people feel safe,” she Farr has held his said. Congress seat for 22 Lucius said she years and is the longestwould not increase serving member of military spending. Congress in a heavily Instead, she would stop Democratic district. automatic cuts to the But such a timespan Department of Defense can sometimes lead to occurring under the complacency, Lucius budget control act of said. 2011, which cut $487 “Can a Republican billion from defense win? Absolutely,” she spending over 10 years. said. “I think a moderate Such a move would Republican can be very be strategic rather than good for this district.” financial, she said. While Lucius said “What that has done Farr has done well Republican Casey Lucius of Pacific during his time in Grove talks about her run for the 20th is send a message to office, issues such as the Congressional District against Rep. Sam the world that national state’s transportation Farr, D-Carmel. Photo by Tarmo Hannula security is not a priority, that the strength of our infrastructure remain military is not a priority, and it has caused unresolved. Several highways, she said, have long our allies to question our commitment,” she said. “It’s also empowered our adversaries.” gone without repair. She also said she would bolster the “We’ve been talking about that for 10 years, and some of the solutions they say will global image of military and of the U.S. by cost hundreds of millions of dollars and take touting its mission as that of diplomacy and another 10 years to implement,” she said. peacekeeping. “We have troops stationed in 150 countries “That’s not good for our residents, and that’s around the world,” she said. “We can say, not good for our economy.” ‘we’re really proud to have our military members out there overseas in other countries • National security A self-described specialist in national representing our country, and utilize them as security decision-making, Lucius said the a force for good which is what we’re doing” U.S. should use all the tools of national

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• Energy independence Lucius said she supports renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, but she said the U.S. can further bolster its independence by mining domestically the rare-earth minerals needed for those industries. Currently, China produces approximately 97 percent of the world’s supply, she said. Lucius would support drilling in the Arctic as a way for the U.S. to further distance itself from the Middle East, from which 13 percent of its oil comes, she said. “I think we have enough oil domestically that we can be energy independent,” she said. Shell and Chevron both have oilrigs there, but are hindered by United Nations law, she said. • Regulations Like many of her Republican counterparts, Lucius said she is concerned about the affect of regulations on industry and government. She pointed to Gov. Jerry Brown’s mandate that California use 30 percent renewable energy by 2020, countered by the state’s permitting process and fees for families who want to install solar panels. “There are areas where we hurt ourselves, and some areas we can do better,” she said. Lucius said she would work to streamline certain regulations that “burden” local districts’ efforts to build water infrastructure and perform channel maintenance, among other things. “We need to have a process in place so that during severe drought we can say, ‘OK, some of these regulations, some of the permitting processes, especially some of the fees charges can be waived during drought.” • Water supply “Water is the issue that comes up with every group that I meet with,” Lucius said. “Not just the drought, but new water supply and projects and new federal funding.” In the midst of California’s 10th drought, the state still lacks the federal funding mechanism that would allow it to develop an emergency drought plan,” she said. “I do think there are areas (Farr) could have done more and should do more,” she said.

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• Immigration Lucius said she supports “logical steps” for pathways to citizenship. According to Lucius, current rules under the H2-A Visa program don’t allow family members to also work. Changing that would allow spouses to earn an income and support their families, which in turn would boost the economy. “A simple change like that could be a huge improvement,” she said. Lucius said such thinking — looking at specific parts of immigration policy as opposed to trying to tackle the entire cumbersome system — is a way for both conservative and liberal lawmakers to work together without being weighed down with ideological debate. “What you get is comprehensive reform, but you get it in a way everyone can buy into and agree to,” she said. In addition, changing visa categories to allow seasonal workers to stay year-round would provide consistent labor for the tourism and agriculture industries. In her website Lucius says she supports deporting felons.

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• Gun rights Lucius supports the right to own guns, and states in her website that gun-related homicides are “a gang problem, not a gun problem” The focus, she said, should be on gangand suicide-prevention programs. • Taxes Lucius also says she is conservative on fiscal issues. The U.S. should promote capital investment and business expansion by corporate and individual tax rates. Creating pro-growth tax code reforms, she said, would make the rich more confident in investing and creating employment opportunities. She would also reform the tax code so that it is easy to understand.

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Art tour transforms mall

By BEK PHILLIPS

CAPITOLA — On the third Friday of every month, Capitola Mall transforms its empty shops into pop-up art galleries, creating a walking tour that has garnered a sizable following. The tour is put on by the Regional Artisan’s Association. Organizers say the events give local artists the opportunity to display and sell their art, exposing community members to things they might not normally see. “We introduce you to the world of art, as vast as it is,” Elaine Kennedy, a volunteer and artist, said. “Here there is everything from water color, to glassware, and jewelry.” Starting in April of this year, art tours were hosted once a month and September will be the last month until January. “The goal is to let people have a venue to share their art and give people a nice afternoon,” Kennedy said. “Santa Cruz has the fifth largest concentration of artists in the nation, and probably more than advertised since many are not professionals.” Kennedy is an artist with Art of Santa Cruz and said that each month they call up to the mall and learn which of the

empty shops are available to display art. Depending on the type of medium the store will best support (some are better suited for hanging, others better for displaying figurines or models) around 20 artists are assigned a shop. When customers come to the mall, they are given a handout with a passport for artists to stamp, and if they visit all of them, they can turn it in and enter for a chance to win a raffle drawing. Chris Allen, 38, is another artist from Art of Santa Cruz. He works with salvaged materials, creating 3D art with unique recycled materials picked up on his excursions. “Nature is my inspiration,” he said. “I love the randomness, because if you look closely, you see beyond it all, and there is actually a sense of order.” The beauty in the small things is what he wants to reveal. “All materials have this beauty,” he said. “I try to make that come out.” Allen is excited about the growing following for the art tours at the mall, which now averages around 300. “There is so much talent in Santa Cruz that is represented here,” he said. “I would really encourage people to come and support the local artists.” Alixandra Mullins, whose photography

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mixes graphic art and painting to create depth and texture, also imbues fantastical creatures or elements in her work. “I get my ideas from day dreaming,” she said. “Imagining gardens and rainbows and dewdrops with dancing fairies.” Of all the art displayed at the mall, Mullins said she is in awe of the talent. “There is an abundance of creative individuals who create amazing and interesting pieces,” she said. As for the lay man, Mullins thinks anyone can end up with their work on display. “Everyone is born an artist,” she said. “You just have to nurture it.” Other mediums included figurative sculptures, like those made by Pierre Riche and science illustration and oil painting by F. J. Anderson. In addition to featuring artists, there was also musical entertainment by Olde Blue, and wine tasting at the store hosting work from artists of Art of Santa Cruz. The art tour is considered a summer event, and Sept. 18 will be the last one for 2015. Riche, who says the goal of his work is to reinvent objects once rusted and discarded and create meaning from the obsolete, also said he hopes people come

Pierre Riche stands by one of his figurative sculptures made out of welded recycled metal. He was one of the featured artists in Capitola Mall’s Walking Art Tour. Photo by Bek Phillips

and find meaning in what they see. “You never know what you are going to find,” Riche said. “It’s inspiring because it is very rare to find color and variety when most of life is mediocre.” ••• Third Fridays Walking Art Tours are held at 1855 41st Ave, Capitola. The event will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 18.

Sewage spill caused by blockage Nothing but toilet paper should be flushed, officials say By TODD GUILD CAPITOLA — A minor sewage leak in Soquel Creek in Capitola Aug. 15 was caused by a clog in a main sewer line on Wharf Road, a sanitation worker said. A recorded informational call to Capitola residents approximately 10:45 a.m. warned residents the leak had occurred, and another one approximately 12 p.m. alerted them it had been repaired, and that drinking water

supplies had not been affected. Officials estimate that approximately 300 gallons leaked into the river. Workers were sampling water along the creek to be tested for harmful organisms. Sanitation Maintenance Worker Daniel Ortega said the leak was caused by a backup of non-flushable material such as disposable baby wipes and grease, oil and rags. Such items build up in sewer pipes,

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causing clogs that can cause sewage to overflow, Ortega said. Santa Cruz County Public Works Environmental Programs Coordinator Amy Gross said so-called flushable wipes do not break down in the water like toilet paper does, and despite its name should never be put down the toilet. The same rule goes for fats, oils and grease, paint and several other items, Gross said.

“The only thing that should go in the toilet is toilet paper,” she said. “Monterey Bay is a national marine sanctuary. We try hard to let people know we have to protect the bay.” The spill did not force any closures in Capitola Village, where hundreds of people were at the beach. ••• For information, visit www.tinyurl.com/ o6vt3nt.

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Capitola Art & Wine Festival approaches

By TARMO HANNULA

CAPITOLA — The 33rd annual Capitola Art & Wine Festival, which brings art, wine, music and food, together in Capitola Village will run Sept. 12 and 13. Described by organizers as a fun weekend for the whole family, the free event will feature more than 160 fine artists and 23 Santa Cruz Mountains wineries. A Kid’s Art Area, with ongoing craft projects, is located in the center of the Festival on Lawn Way. Visitors can expect to enjoy entertainment both days including local dance and performing arts groups, street performers and live music. New this year will be a local food Artisans Marketplace. This year Aptos artist Maia Negre was tapped to create the festival poster. Negre is widely known for her public murals, seascape paintings and greeting card and notebook series. “When I got the phone call from the Chamber of Commerce asking if wanted to paint this year’s poster I felt so honored,” Negre said at her Aptos studio. “I love this area and I feel so tuned into the community, so creating the art for this poster means so much to me.” The festival runs Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sept. 13 from, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Capitola Village.

The project showcased the ceramic sculptures from Jenni Ward’s Bone Series using an artificial reef off the New Jersey coastline. Photo by Herb Segars

Sculptor and photographer work on project under the Atlantic

Staff report APTOS — Earlier in August, Aptos sculptor Jenni Ward and New Jersey-based photographer Herb Segars collaborated on a project 70 feet under the Atlantic Ocean. Their goal was to showcase the ceramic sculptures from Ward’s Bone Series using an artificial reef off the New Jersey coastline named The Dykes as the backdrop. The Bone Series pieces are abstract interpretations of biological sea dwelling creatures that may have had fleshy fins or appendages and these bone structures are all that remains. “Using bones as a reference in my work alludes to concepts of decay and renewal, the past and the present, interior structures and exterior forms,” Ward said. “The shipwrecks these pieces were placed on share the same references as their disintegrating structures become an artificial reef for new growth to thrive on.” With concerns of ocean acidification, pollution and rising ocean temperatures, the two plan for another larger scale underwater exhibition using art as the vehicle to bring awareness of these wild places and their need for protection and preservation.

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Staff report SANTA CRUZ COUNTY — Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Cruz County are holding information sessions. CASA volunteer Advocates are everyday people, trained by CASA and then appointed by judges to advocate for the safety of children who have been removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect. CASA volunteers devote two to four hours a week getting to know the child and gathering information from everyone involved in the child’s case. Advocates stay with each case until the child is placed in a safe, permanent home. Although there is a need for bilingual and male volunteers, CASA encourages people from all cultures and professions and of all ethnic and educational backgrounds to learn more. Upcoming informational sessions are: • Tuesday, Sept. 8, from 6-7 p.m. at at Zizzo’s Coffee, located at 3555 Clares St., Ste. PP in the Brown Ranch Shopping Center, Capitola. • Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at CASA, located at 813 Freedom Blvd. in Watsonville. • Thursday, Sept. 17, from 2-3 p.m. at The Buttery, located at 702 Soquel Ave. in Santa Cruz. • Friday, Sept. 18, from 12-1 p.m. at Surf City Coffee, located at 9105 Soquel Drive in Aptos. • Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 10-11 a.m. at Starbucks, 2024 Freedom Blvd. in Freedom. RSVP for an information session at www.tinyurl.com/CASAorientation.

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Nutritionist hosting lecture, cooking series Staff report WATSONVILLE — Nutritionist Maria Jose Hummel, MS. MPH, will be presenting a five-part lecture series and cooking classes on “Reversing Type 2 Diabetes Naturally.” Hummel has seen first hand how many of her clients have been successful in reversing diabetes, by following this plan. Classes begin on Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m., and continue every Wednesday in the month of September. Every evening there will be a cooking demonstration and food sampling after each presentation.

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Michal Gavish’s graphite on paper piece, “Antal Deutsch.”

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APTOS — Starting Aug. 31, Cabrillo College Gallery will be hosting the exhibition “Michal Gavish: Presented Past,” an installation of drawings and paintings on fabric and paper, that includes a video projection. The exhibition will open with a free public reception on Sept. 10 from 5:30-7 p.m., followed immediately by an artist talk at 7 p.m. The exhibition continues through Friday, Sept. 25. Gavish’s installation includes video, but consists primarily of larger-than-life figurative drawings and paintings – portraits of her lost ancestors – many of which were first created for performances on site in the Jewish neighborhoods in Budapest where her family members once lived. Gavish is a San Francisco Bay Area artist who received a Masters of Fine Art degree from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2008.

APTOS — The Rio del Mar Parent Alliance, a nonprofit organization of volunteer parents and community members supporting Rio del Mar Elementary, announced the third annual Run for Rio will be on Sunday, Sept. 27 at Seascape Village in Aptos. The race will start at Seascape Village. Registration starts at 7 a.m. and the 5k begins at 8 a.m., rain or shine. The registration fee is $30 for all participants; family rates for 5 are available for $120; day of event registration is $35. Runners and community members are invited to return to Seascape Village Fitness and Physical Therapy for the post-run award ceremony, raffle, family activities and stay for delicious treats from Seascape Foods. All fitness levels are welcome. “The mission of the Rio Del Mar Parent Alliance is to enrich the educational experience of our students through community events as well as raising funds for critical programs while also promoting health and well being for our school community,” said Desiree Stilwell, president of the Rio del Mar Parent Alliance. “This fundraising event raises needed funds to continue enhance our students and provide support to our teachers and curriculum.” All proceeds from the run will directly benefit Rio del Mar students by funding many vital programs, including professional development for math; technology improvements, science and arts programs and more. For information about donating, volunteering, or to sign up for the race, visit www.SeascapePTandFit. com or call 708-2323.

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event is very peaceful and there’s no problems, which is nice because there is liquor everywhere and sometimes that doesn’t work out.” “We walk here and then stumble home later,” Bolotin said. “I’m an athlete so I get to drink and stay in shape, but today I am going for the tunnel vision.” Mathews said that Sunday is usually her favorite day of the festival because of the children. Sunday is the “family-friendly” day of the festival, with no beer sampling. “It is nice to see the kids running around and having a good time in the community,” she said. The festival also draws in people from outside Santa Cruz County. Diego Carvalho, 28, and Luis Borges, 29, are visiting from Portugal and went to the festival on advisement from their friend Andrea Carrulsco, 25.

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Flanking Carrulsco on either side, they joke saying that they are her bodyguards and they talk over each other saying what they like about the festival. “It’s fun, the beer is good, the environment is really nice,” they said before Carvalho interjected a negative comment. “The end really should be at 3 a.m.,” he said. On a more serious note, Borges said that it was nice because he got to meet a lot of new people. “It’s not everyday you find Portuguese people around here,” he said. With the weather clear and the sun out, Myers said that attendance looked good. “It looks great,” she said. “We have great weather, a lot of unique beers, food vendors keeping bellies full, everything seems pretty good.”

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which will include a lighthouse-themed play structure, a picnic area with ADA picnic tables, a small plaza area, drinking fountain, bike rack, benches, multiple walkways with a sidewalk along McGregor Drive, and drought tolerant landscaping throughout. The phase will also include a public art component by Watsonville artist Kathleen Crocetti, featuring 38 stained concrete pylons topped with mosaics that were chosen by the public. Around 1997, a group of Seacliff residents organized a grassroots campaign to prevent the site from becoming a strip mall, which led to the formation of Seacliff Needs A Park. The parcel was acquired by the county in late 2007. “I am so thrilled to be here today and see the land getting ready to be a park,” said Seacliff resident Pepper Golesh. “It’s going

to be for the community, not just Seacliff, but everybody who comes to our area will see that the community came together.” Tom Dobrovolny of Seacliff Needs A Park said there were many delays in making the park a reality, including a ballot measure that narrowly failed, which would have enacted a tax to acquire three acres for the park. “The name of this organization is Seacliff Needs A Park,” he said. “Today, I get to stick a stake in it because Seacliff has a park.” Supervisor Zach Friend said the community was involved in all aspects of the project, from conception to planning. “This is really a community-first project,” he said. “The community has had a say throughout this entire process.” Key players in the creation of the Seacliff Village Park shovel a symbolic scoop of soil to kick off construction. Photo by Tarmo Hannula

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History Corner

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In the Santa Cruz News, on Saturday, Aug. 23, 1924, the door to Otar’s studio is described in the headline and in poetic prose: “MOST UNIQUE DOOR IN SANTA CRUZ LEADS T0 STUDIOS WHERE WORKS OF ART ARE HAND WROUGHT TO SUPPLY HOMES WITH DECORATIVE MATERIAL AND LOVELY FIXTURES. “Came one who stood before the most unique doorway in Santa Cruz and gazed at its Spanish colorings, its broad bronze hinges, its old fashioned latch and looked through the tiny window which in Cavalier days would have served well some darkeyed senorita, looking the love she could not speak to a knight clanking his armor down a narrow stilted way … This is the door which Otar the Lampmaker built and set like a gem to intrigue the curiosity of the passerby … So came the time when still more room was necessary and Otar the Lampmaker more than doubled his shop and display rooms… and at the foot of the stairway he had Allen Collins, Santa Cruz architect, design the most unique doorway in Santa Cruz.” No known picture exists of the door to Otar’s shop, but as Karen and I approached this 1936 home, the door was clearly built to match the description from the newspaper. Large hammered bronze hinges reach out and grab one side of the red door like claws. To the left, the old fashioned latch is twisted bronze with a claw at the

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bottom. Above it, a small viewing window with a closure looks out through a metal grille with tendrils grasping the letter “C,” for the original owner’s names which were William and Catherine Cornell. And in the center of it all is the door knocker which is the simple head of a dragon. To the left of the door is an elegant cast bronze porch light similar in design to one at the Boyd Stewart house. Once inside dragons reappear in much greater detail. There is a dragon spiraled in a window to the staircase and matching dragon wall sconces. The light switch covers and numerous wall sconces are typical of several Otar designs. Even the curtain rods are from Otar’s studio. It just keeps getting better. The raised dining area is set off with beautiful matching banisters of wrought iron or bronze. The hinged double fire place screen matches the banisters. Between the banisters and the fireplace screen hangs a matching set of fireplace poker, broom and shovel. It was such a treat to see such an array of Otar’s work. We are lucky to have a large piece of Otar’s work at the museum. After the Rio Del Mar Country Club hotel burned in 1963, Brenda Preston found a piece of ornate iron grillwork, 42-by-54 inches in size, sticking out from the ashes. She donated it to the museum and Carolyn Swift was able to find mention of the piece in a 1935 newsletter from the Rio Del Mar Country Club.

John Otaredze was born in 1891 in Georgia, Russia. He attended business college and set out on his own at age 16. He traveled to London and then the U.S. Around 1919 he moved to San Francisco with the intent of going to Australia, but on a visit to Santa Cruz decided to stay. Otar opened a small studio but demand for his lamps became so great that he took on a partner, increased the size of his studio and hired craftsmen to keep up with the orders. Otar’s metal shop was on an upstairs floor of the Palomar Hotel, where he also lived. Otar’s metalwork was in the Arts and Crafts style which was new and innovative. Some of his lamps sold for as much as $1,250 during the depression. Otar was very popular and had residential commissions in Santa Cruz County and throughout California including Carmel, Pebble Beach, San Francisco, San Rafael, Salinas, San Jose and Los Angeles. His largest local commissions were the Babbling Brook Restaurant, Brookdale Lodge, the Hawaiian Gardens nightclub in Capitola, the Rio del Mar Golf Lodge, (Seascape), and the Rio Del Mar Hotel. Otar died on June 4, 1939, at the age of 48. The door to Otar’s shop. Now that we know what Otar’s famous door looked like we would like to share reservations. A $10 donation benefits the it with you. Although the home has been Aptos History Museum. Please consider modernized, it retains its character as a joining. The Aptos History Museum is a beautiful period piece. Please join us on, community service of the Aptos Chamber Saturday, Oct. 3 from 3:30-5 p.m. for a of Commerce. tour of this hidden gem. Call 688-1467 for

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Another person who came to show his support, Jim Keener, sympathized with how much work it takes to put on such a large event. “It’s tedious,” he said. “I can relate to how much work it takes, it takes hundreds of hours.” The event is put on and run completely through volunteering. The Capitola Begonia Festival Committee: Friends and Volunteers as well as the Nautical Parade Float Builders are some of the main groups, but the event includes sponsors and volunteers from all over Santa Cruz. Molly Ording also spoke in appreciation for the volunteers. “I really commend all of them,” she said. “They work so hard.” In addition to supporting the volunteers hosting the event, other motivations for attending varied. As to why he came out, Keener said it was the social aspect of the event that drew him — as well as pressure from his wife. “My wife dragged me in,” he said as a joke, before clarifying, “I really came to support the Begonia FEstival because it is a great community event.” The community of Capitola holds the festival in the highest opinion, according to Ording, and because it is such a long enduring event, it comes with its own traditions. “There is so much tradition,” she said. “It is so beautiful and it makes me remember why I love Capitola so much. And honestly, sometimes we need reminding.” ••• The Begonia Festival will be held Sept. 4-7 at the Capitola Village. There will be a free shuttle from Beach and Village parking lots 1 and 2. For information, visit begoniafestival.com.

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Arsenic found during Capitola skate park construction Work suspended until further notice Students in the Learn to Discover camp, held in the Capitola Mall, build a model of a city with LEGO parts. Photo by Tarmo Hannula

By CAROLINE SMITH CAPITOLA — Learn to Discover’s recently-concluded summer camp taught youth STEM education to build a city out of LEGOs. Learn to Discover is a nonprofit organization established in 2008 and has since been offering “STEM” (science, technology, engineering and math) careerbased classes to youth ages four through 18. “Because our classes are taught to be engaging and up to date, we are able to plant the ‘seed of interest’ that may grow into an exciting and rewarding STEM career,” said Vice President of Learn to Discover, Shelly Laschkewitsch. “We

emphasize the application of knowledge to real-life situations and provide projectbased and hands-on learning.” At its new site in the Capitola Mall, Learn to Discover used LEGO bricks and specialty pieces in its summer camp to design and build a LEGO city over the course of a week. Students were encouraged to incorporate as many elements of a city as possible, including businesses, residences, emergency infrastructures, parks, alternative energy sources, transportation systems, and more. “The emphasis is placed on systems design, rather than isolated builds,” said Laschkewitsch. “Each day students are taught to think like a city planner, designer and engineer and are given a problem

By BEK PHILLIPS CAPITOLA — Construction for the skate park in Capitola has been temporarily halted after elevated arsenic levels were discovered in the soil. Capitola’s Public Works Director Steve Jesberg said they are working on an answer. “There are two possible solutions,” Jesberg said. “We can cap it or we can to solve and then build based on their solution.” “Encouraging an interest in STEM is important for a variety of reasons and many teachers and school districts are often not equipped to provide children with relevant informative STEM learning opportunities,” said Laschkewitsch. According to the Department of Labor,

remove it.” Capping it would mean covering the affected dirt with asphalt, but city officials still are not sure if removing the dirt would be more cost effective. “We have no knowledge on costs at this moment,” Jesberg said. Right now they are editing the original contract documents. The skate park is being constructed on McGregor Drive. STEM occupations are growing faster than any other area. “Investing in the future of our youth in STEM makes sense for the community, our country and our world,” said Laschkewitsch. “STEM careers are what fuels our regional community and help find solutions to local problems.”

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Putting free salad bars in our local schools

By ZACH FRIEND

Santa Cruz County Supervisor

A national movement is taking place to increase children’s access and consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables by donating (through private sources) salad bars to schools nationwide. Known as “Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools,” the initiative

is working hard to end childhood obesity. School salad bars are an effective strategy to increase kids’ fruit and vegetable consumption and help them develop healthier eating habits. New nutrition standards double the amount of fruits and vegetables served in school lunches. Salad bars not only emphasize a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables, but are also the easiest way for schools to comply with nutrition standards. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the lead federal agency for “Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools.” To date, more than 3,000 schools throughout the United States have received salad bars, benefitting millions of school children every day. Regionally, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation has been working to raise money to provide Silicon Valley schools with salad bars. Over the last two years, I’ve worked with the Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation to expand

this program into Santa Cruz County. We began with a very successful pilot project at New Brighton Middle School in Capitola. Due to that success, the Foundation agreed to expand the program here in Santa Cruz County by funding a salad bar in one school in each supervisorial district. Last year I brought an item to forward to the Board of Supervisors to support this effort. The Board voted to provide formal support, at no local public cost, to work with local school districts to add five new salad bars in schools throughout our county. Working in partnership with the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, we were able to add additional salad bars at Rio Del Mar Elementary and Starlight Elementary in Watsonville. Additional schools in Santa Cruz and the San Lorenzo Valley were also chosen. This year, the Foundation has agreed to work with our office on expanding it again. The Board of Supervisors will consider working with the Foundation

for five additional schools in our county. Supervisors will continue to work in partnership with local school districts on choosing additional sites. To date, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation has funded 56 salad bars in 53 schools throughout the greater Silicon Valley. The Foundation expects the program to grow, and assuming it continues to be successful in Santa Cruz County, I hope to continue to expand the effort to even more local schools in the coming years. It is great to have a public/private partnership that benefits local kids and is generously funded by the Foundation. The Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation raises funds for the program through donations and even sponsors a 5k race dedicated to this purpose. Do you know of a school that would be interested in receiving a salad bar? Feel free to reach out to me at 454-2200. As always, I appreciate hearing your thoughts and look forward to hearing from you.

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To roll over or not to roll over By GARY E. CROXALL, CFP® and SOREN E. CROXALL, CFP®

It’s a common question … you leave a job for a new one or you retire, what do you do with that 401(k) at your old employer? The answer is not as simple as it may seem. There are several factors to consider before making a decision and once you do, you need to make sure you follow the correct procedure in order to ensure you do not create a tax problem. A properly done rollover can avoid current taxation on the assets you are moving, but there are other

factors to consider.

••• The case for rolling a 401(k) to an IRA Perhaps the biggest benefit to rolling a 401(k) to an IRA is greater control. You may have had limited investment options in your old 401(k) plan and by rolling over to an IRA, you typically have more investment options to choose from that may be better suited to your needs. Rolling your old 401(k) to an IRA also allows for consolidation and easier management. Many people typically have a few old 401(k)s that they either have forgotten about over the years or haven’t actively reviewed and updated to align with their goals and risk tolerance. If that’s the case, it may be prudent to review these old 401(k)s and consolidate them into an IRA for easier management and review. ••• The case against rolling a 401(k) into an IRA Contrary to popular belief, there are situations where you may be better off leaving your 401(k) plan at your old employer versus rolling it to an IRA. One question to ask yourself is, will you need income? If you separate from service at age 55 or later, you can generally take withdrawals from your 401(k) without being subject to a 10 percent early withdrawal penalty. Of course, the withdrawal will still be subject to income tax. However, if you roll over to an IRA, you typically have to wait until age 59 ½ to take withdrawals without being subject to the 10 percent early withdrawal penalty (unless you meet one of the exceptions outlined by the IRS). Another reason to not rollover to an IRA is if your old 401(k) has a good selection of investment options. There may

be investment options that might not be available to you as an individual investor, but are available to you through your 401(k) plan. The last thing to look out for when deciding whether or not to roll your old 401(k) to an IRA is if you have significant amounts of company stock in your 401(k). You should consult a qualified financial professional to discuss something called net unrealized appreciation. Every individual is different and has different needs. What may make perfect sense in one person’s case may not be appropriate for the next person. Factors such as age, time until you need the money, other investments, and personal objectives must all be considered. Whatever your choice is, make sure what you do is done properly to maintain the non-taxable status of moving your retirement account. Gary E. Croxall, CFP® Soren E. Croxall, CFP® Croxall Capital Planning Securities and Advisory Services offered through National Planning Corporation (NPC), member FINRA/ SIPC, a Registered Investment Advisor. Consulting and Investment Management offered through Croxall Capital Planning (CCP), a Registered Investment Advisor. CCP and NPC are separate and unrelated companies. NPC and CCP do not provide tax or legal advice. The information contained herein is for general education and is not intended as specific advice or a recommendation to any person or entity. The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of NPC.

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Ask Nicole: Ready, set, back to school! By NICOLE M. YOUNG, MSW The start of a new school year is both an exciting and hectic time in my family. My kids look forward to reuniting with friends and meeting new teachers, and I look forward to the predictability of the school-year routine. But the thought of getting up early, making lunches, keeping up with homework, coordinating carpools and after-school care, and trying to squeeze in quality family time makes me feel like we’re about to get back on a hamster wheel. Can anyone relate? This monthly column provides tips for anyone who is helping raise children, based on the world-renowned Triple P – Positive Parenting Program, available to families in Santa Cruz County. If you have a question or idea for a future column, email me at triplep@first5scc.org. Dear Nicole, We’ve had a fun and busy summer, but now everyone is anxious about school starting again. My kids (7 and 12) are excited about seeing their friends, but they’re also nervous about homework, new teachers and higher expectations. I’m dreading the hectic mornings and bedtime. It’s always worse at the beginning of the school year when everyone’s adjusting. Let’s just say there’s often yelling involved. How can we make this easier on ourselves? Gary Dear Gary, You’re not alone! Making the transition from a relaxed summer schedule to the structured school routine is difficult for

many families. For some children, getting support when they express mixed emotions about returning to school helps them settle back into the structure. For other children, having time to gradually ease back into school-year routines helps settle their emotions. Here are a few tips to try in your family: Ask, listen and problem-solve. Children often “act out” or misbehave when they feel anxious or stressed. If this happens, take a deep breath to help yourself stay calm. Ask your kids to say one thing they’re looking forward to about school and one thing they feel nervous about. Show enthusiasm for the positive things and listen to their worries or fears. Acknowledge that it’s common for kids to have mixed feelings about returning to school. Ask what might help them feel less anxious or more confident. Try to hold off on offering your solutions until your kids ask for help so they can practice valuable problem-solving skills. Re-establish the morning routine. Having predictable routines takes the guesswork out of getting ready for school, which helps reduce everyone’s stress. Talk with your kids about the steps to get ready for school. Have them write or draw the steps of their routine, including the times to wake up and leave for school. If they’ve been sleeping in during the summer, have them get up a little earlier each morning and go through their routine, beginning at least a few days before school starts. Prompt them to look at their routines each morning to stay on track, then give descriptive praise when they follow the steps of their routines independently. Revisit the homework routine. Agree on a timeframe and designate a place where your kids will do their homework. Discuss any family rules about completing

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••• Nicole Young is the mother of two children, ages 11 and 15, who also manages Santa Cruz County’s Triple P - Positive Parenting Program. Scientifically proven, Triple P is made available locally by First 5 Santa Cruz County, the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency (Mental Health Services Act) and the Santa Cruz County Human Services Department. For more information on Triple P classes and one-on-one sessions for parents, visit triplep.first5scc.org, www.facebook. com/triplepscc or contact First 5 Santa Cruz County at 465-2217 or triplep@ first5scc.org.

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Mariners replacing experience with plenty of speed By TONY NUNEZ APTOS — Since the arrival of head coach Randy Blankenship in 2010, the Aptos High Mariners have won four straight Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League championships, two Central Coast Section Division III titles and haven’t lost to a team in the section in 23 games. But for some reason, there is still lingering doubt that the Mariners can continue that impressive success. The old saying goes: don’t poke the sleeping bear. “It lights a fire in us,” said senior tight end and outside linebacker Jack Harris. “It adds a little extra to the games we play in league. Knowing that they’re going to try and knock us off.” Harris added: “We’re going to prove that we’re still the best in the SCCAL. Everyone thinks we’re down, but we want to show that we haven’t lost much.” On paper, the Mariners lost co-MVPs of the SCCAL Brandon Pierce and Dante Gomez, the league’s Co-Defensive Player of the Year Connon Houser and the league’s Lineman of the Year, Hans Plam. Along with those starters, Aptos also lost the better half of their 22 starters from last season. But mention all this to Blankenship, who is entering his sixth year with the Mariners, and he’ll simply smile and say: “If you think about it, all of the guys on this year’s team played maybe even more than our starters through league last year. So the guys that are stepping in are ready.”

Stepping in to lead the Mariners this year are running back/safety Ben Sherriffs, nose guard Adrian Galindo, receiver/linebacker Zak Pepperdine, offensive lineman Austin Bartlebaugh and running back Miles Beaudoin. All of them are seniors. Sherriffs and Pepperdine will play on both sides of the ball, while Galindo will anchor the defense and Bartlebaugh and Beaudoin will lead the offense. Harris, who led the team in receiving yards and touchdowns last season, will be another important cog for the Mariners on both sides. All of those players had a role on last year’s 12-1 team, which won the CCS D-III title and nearly qualified for the California Interscholastic Federation state playoffs, but this time around they’ll be at the forefront. “There’s multiple guys that are tough to replace,” Harris said. “There’s Michael (Chavez), Dalton (Weitzel), Austen (Verdugo), Dante (Gomez); all those guys made us a powerhouse. Those guys left their own legacy and we want to leave our own. They won the championship last year and we just helped. We hope to win our own this year.” And the road won’t be easy. The Mariners’ strength of schedule rivals that of any team in the CCS because of a loaded preseason, which includes Salinas High (Sept. 4), Mitty (Sept. 11), Bellarmine (Sept. 18), Palma (Sept. 25) and Capital Christian (Oct. 2), of Sacramento. All five of those teams made playoffs last season, while Salinas, Bellarmine and

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Capital Christian all made their respective section final — the latter won the CIF SacJoaquin Division VI title. “We know that they’re all really good teams,” Pepperdine said. “We know it’s going to be a challenge, but we can’t let up. We have to keep the intensity up.” Aptos could very well end up 0-5 or the Mariners could go 5-0, Blankenship said, but as long as they’re prepped for the league season it doesn’t matter. “It was the [players] that wanted to play these teams, really,” Blankenship said. “They would rather play a good team and have them push them than beat a team 40-0. They want to get better, and I think playing teams like that — that know how to impose their will on people — will help us in league.” San Lorenzo Valley High and Scotts Valley High both figure to give the Mariners their biggest challenge when they begin SCCAL play on Oct. 16. They will play both in back-to-back weeks (Nov. 6 and Nov. 13, respectively) to end the regular season. Both SLV and Scotts Valley, which went a combined 11-10 in 2014, have been in the conversation for the top spot in the league as they return several key players, while Aptos replaces nearly all of its starters. It’s only made the Mariners run faster, lift heavier and study film longer in preparation. “It puts a chip on our shoulder,” Sherriffs said. “It gives us something to prove. It keeps us working really hard — even harder than we’ve worked before. It’s fueling our fire. We have the confidence that every morning weight room session that we put in will come out in the wash, because we know no other team is waking up at six in the morning and coming in and working like us.” Sherriffs figures to be one of the major ball carriers in the Mariners’ talent-heavy backfield. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound senior came on toward the end of 2014 and had several big carries inthe CCS D-III playoffs. Beaudoin, Danner Pardue, Kyle Marks and Ethan McAnerney will also be a part of the Mariners fleet-footed Wing-T attack. Blankenship said that this might be the fastest overall group of backs he’s ever had. “I’ve had faster singular guys,” he said, “but the number of running backs that are impressively fast is special this year.” Bartlebaugh, a senior guard, will be the lone returning starter from last year’s offensive line. Senior tackle Andrew Yerena, junior center Caleb Martin, senior guard Dominic Giuliani and senior tackle Sean Alaga will join Bartlebaugh up front to open up holes in the running game. With

all of them averaging out at 5-feet-10inches and 220 pounds, the offensive line will rely on speed rather than imposing size. Big, fast and sure-handed tight ends Harris and Jason Bonsall will give new strong-armed quarterback Gavin Glaum, a 6-foot-1-inch junior, some options over the middle, while Pepperdine, who measures in at 6-foot-4-inches, will be a big target in the red zone. Though Pepperdine is calm and reserved off the field, he’ll be one of the players that will bring an edge to the Mariners on it. Growing up with cousin Ben Dorfman, who starred in basketball and volleyball at Aptos before graduating in the spring, competition was always around in his early years. He hated losing to his cousin and that’s carried over to the football field. “It’s not fun to lose,” he said. “I never want to lose to him and it hasn’t left me, I guess.” Pepperdine is one of the many linebackers that Blankenship will use this season. Junior inside linebacker Trenton Black (5-11, 185 pounds) is back and Chris Ilar (5-11, 215 pounds), who played strictly at defensive line last year, has moved to linebacker. Harris (6-0, 200 pounds) and Sherriffs could also see time at outside linebacker At the moment Sheriffs is starting at safety and sophomore Joey Mendoza will assume the starting role at the other safety spot, while McAnerney, Lar Zappettini, Jack Wolfe and Tate Stone-Hinds will all see time at cornerback. While the backend of the defense is impressive, the defensive line will also make plenty of plays. Galindo — referred to his teammates as “fluffy” — is a 5-foot-7, 235-pound immovable object in the middle of the line that will push the pocket along with tall and powerful Bonsall (6-3, 210 pounds). Jerry Gonzalez and Chase Freeman, both making the switch from offense, will play the role of speed-rush specialists at defensive end. Both are undersized but both are lightning quick off the line, which fits the Mariners’ mold. “We don’t have the biggest guys but we have speed across the board,” Sherriffs said. “A lot of speed.” So the more things change, the more things stay the same for the Mariners. But Blankenship made it clear that last year was last year. “We’ve had two really great years but we’ve really treated them as individual years,” the coach said. “We’ll see what kind of legacy this team wants to leave,” Blankenship added.

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Capitola Begonia Festival

63rd annual event at Capitola Beach and Soquel Creek, Capitola Village. Includes a Nautical Parade, Sand Sculpture Competition, Rowboat Races, Fishing Derby, and Horseshoe Competition. Movie and concerts, and more free activities. For information and the schedule, visit begoniafestival.com.

Sept. 11-13

Santa Cruz Greek Food and Cultural Festival

35th annual award-winning street festival from 5-10 p.m. Friday, 1110 a.m. on Saturday and 12-8 p.m. on Sunday. Greek dishes, Kafenio Greek wine and spirits, life bouzouki band and dancing at 223 Church St. between Cedar and Center.

Sept. 15 September Mixer

The Aptos Chamber of Commerce will hold a mixer at US Bank Aptos, 783 Rio del Mar Blvd., Ste. 73, from 5-6:30 p.m. Admission is $5 chamber members, $10 nonmembers. For information, call 6881467.

Sept. 20

Kidrageous at the Watsonville City Plaza

Sept. 5

First Saturday Arboretum Tours

First Saturday of each month at 11 a.m. at 1156 High St., UCSC campus. Come see what’s in bloom in the gardens this month. Free tour with paid entrance fee. Meet at Norrie’s at 11 a.m. Admission is $5 per person 6-17 years and $2 for under 6.

Sept. 6

Historic Davenport Jail

Come see Santa Cruz County’s smallest jail house with only two cells from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Davenport Jailhouse, between Ocean and Davenport Streets on Cabrillo Highway. For information, visit santacruzmah.org/events.

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Art & Wine Festival

8 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Watsonville Municipal Airport. Admission is free and everyone is welcome to show and admire these historical aircrafts. The pilots displaying their aircraft can top off at the self-service island at the lowest fuel prices from 8 a.m. Saturday morning until 8 a.m. Sunday morning.

The 33rd Annual Capitola Art & Wine Festival in Capitola Village takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fine art from more than 160 artists, wine tasting from 23 Santa Cruz mountain wineries, gourmet food from local restaurants and caterers, and entertainment including local dance groups, street performers, and live music. Free admission. Wine tasting requires purchase of the 2015 Capitola Art & Wine Festival glass and tasting tokens. For information, visit www.capitolaartandwine.com.

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Sept. 17

Antique Aircraft Display and Discount Fuel

Santa Cruz Follies Diamond Jubilee

The Santa Cruz Follies celebrates their diamond anniversary, 60 years of song and dance. Directed by Terry Peterson. Seating is general admission. Ticket prices are $20 for adults and $5 for children 10 and under. No service charge on tickets purchased at the event or through the Market Street Senior Center. To buy tickets, call 423-6640. For information, visit santacruzfollies. net.

Breakfast Meeting

The meeting will be held from 7:30-9 a.m. at the Best Western Seacliff Inn. $20 for chamber members and $25 for non-members. Meet speaker Robert Bailey of Bailey Properties. Bailey will give a summer review of housing trends in Santa Cruz County. Bring your business cards and promotional material so you can network with other chamber and community members who attend. For reservations, call 688-1467.

Sept. 11

Community Free Day

Experience Seymour Center’s marine-life exhibits for free from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center, end of Delaware Avenue.

Sept. 13

Kidrageous at the Boardwalk

Proceeds from all-day ride wristbands go to Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services from noon to 5 p.m.

Emergency Preparedness Day

The Soquel Home Depot will host the 9th annual Emergency Preparedness Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 2600 41st Ave. in Soquel. The event will include all county wide first responders such as Cal Fire, Central Fire, Red Cross, Highway Patrol, and the Sheriff and city police. The primary auxiliary support groups will also be represented such as Salvation Army, Sheriff Auxiliary will be doing child safety identification, police dog demonstrations, fire demonstrations and a Kids Fun Clinic. This is a countywide event to help people to get prepared for any catastrophic event.

Sept. 18

Movies at the Beach

Free movies shown on a large screen on the Capitola Beach from 6-8 p.m. For information, call 4757300.

Activities abound for the whole family at this annual event taking place at the Watsonville City Plaza from noon to 5 p.m.

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