Serving Our Community For 22 Years • Aptos, La Selva Beach, Corralitos, Freedom & Watsonville
January 15 2013 • Vol 22 No. 2 • www.tpgonlinedaily.com Aptos High School Scoreboard
Mariah Rojas led the Aptos High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team with 10 points to lead the Mariners over Harbor High 34-24. Aptos improved to 3-6 in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League (7-13 overall). Also scoring for Aptos was Kendall Bivens 4; Karianna Crowder 4 pts ... Full Story on page 14
PG&E Presents Second Harvest with $10,000 in Disaster Relief Funds
It’s no surprise natural disasters made headlines in 2012, from Superstorm Sandy on the East Coast to the tornado that touched down in Watsonville. Anyone living in this region long enough has been a witness to ... Full Story on page 20
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County 2013 Scholarships Available
There’s financial help for students in Santa Cruz County through scholarships at the Community Foundation. Students can apply now for one or more of the nine academic scholarships established by local donors, available for the 2013-2014 academic years. Full Story on page 21
McCrea Named Man of the Year M ardi Gras made an early entrance at the JJ Crosetti Building at the Santa Cruz County Fair Grounds for the 51st Annual Awards dinner of the Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. The hall was packed with enthusiastic Chamber members and community leaders to honor those receiving this year’s awards and to support the Chamber. Chamber board member Steve Bennett was the MC
for the evening’s festivities with the charming assistance of chamber chairman Katie Mahan while former Watsonville Police Chief Terry Medina enthusiastically performed the duties of Auctioneer. Monterey Bay Caterers presented a scrumptious buffet dinner and M&M Party Rentals provided the Mardi Gras décor. It was indeed an event worthy of those receiving this year’s awards. ... continued on page 4