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Twenty two years ago, a local businessman in Aptos was diagnosed with inoperable cancer. As the cancer progressed, he was unable to work or support his family as the holidays approached.

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Second Harvest Holiday Food Drive Encourages “Community�

Imagine a community where no one has their life opportunities limited due to hunger and malnutrition.

During Second Harvest’s Holiday Food Drive, you can people in need-right here in Santa Cruz County.

Last year the community raised 4,069,901 million meals and this years’ goal is to beat that number.

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Aptos Loses Icon Frank Giuliani, beloved father and grandfather, passed away peacefully at his home in Aptos on September 14, 2015, after a long illness. He was 85 years old.

Frank was born and raised in San Francisco and graduated from Polytechnic High School. He was proud to be a member of their winning football team.

A truly self-made man from humble beginnings, Frank had many professions: as a butcher, commercial salmon

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Frank was a generous and philanthropic man. He worked with Group Home Society, Inc. Programs for Youth. He helped the organization to build a co-ed group home, Halloran Hall in Aptos, and a home for young women, Giuliani Independence Hall in Soquel. ... continued on page 4

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Community News What’s Up With the Mall? by Molly Ording Years of Providing for Families Aptos Car Fire Suspects Arrested Second Harvest Holiday Food Drive Encourages ‘Community’ Director

9 10 “County Of The Year” Honor 12 Santa Cruz Symphony League’s 39th Annual Holiday Home Tour 14 19 A Wonderful Life At Cabrillo College 21 Aromas Holiday Art Festival 24

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Habitat For Humanity Selecting Homeowner Partners 25 Getting Serious About Losing Weight Local Sports 17 Aptos High School Scoreboard Pajaro Valley Chamber 22

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Featured Columnists 18 20 Serving as a U.S. Soldier Still Inspires Me by Chad Storlie 23 School Zone Safety Projects by Zach Friend 26 and Suspense...

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Community News

What’s Up With the Mall?

By Molly Ording, CVRA Member oth before, during and after the City Council’s decision not to pursue the development of a new City Hall, park and parking structure on the current City Hall property and adjacent parking lots, many Capitola residents and

tions who each own the former Marie buildings on the west side of the Mall.

Each corporate entity has their own plans for their properties and, while they share in the overall mall maintenance, security and parking stock, what they also share in is potential veto power over the others’ future plans and proposals.

One can understand that getting -

Association have been asking ...”why developing the Mall to its full potential and pursue locating a hotel and housing on 41st Avenue adjacent to a newer, smaller, renovated and vibrant Mall?”

I have heard this question so many times of late and listened for years to disparaging comments and complaints about “our Mall” ...so I decided it was time to about what really are the factors that have combined to make the Mall an increasingly aged and, for some, irrelevant place to visit and shop and who are the players involved

who might be preventing a mall make-over and why?

The mall, including the large central connected core and the outer buildings,

business plans to come together and agree on an over-all plan to improve or to liquidate a portion or the entire property has proven to be impossible thus far - not that the City of Capitola has not tried and continues to try!

entities: Macerich Corp., which owns the bulk of the interior space, Sears, Target

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Cover Story “Frank Giuliani” from page 1

His family will forever cherish the many fun-loving moments that he shared with them throughout the years.

Frank and his wife of 54 years, Colleen, delighted in gathering with their family and friends annually at Lake Tahoe, as well as the many memorable trips to Acapulco and Hawaii.

Frank enjoyed playing golf his entire life; never letting his buddies forget the two holes-in-one that Frank Giuliani he made at Seascape Golf course. He was also a lifelong boater, and enjoyed taking his wooden into his 70’s.

An avid 49er fan, Frank never missed a 49er football game, and reveled in perThe personal 49er clothing gifted to him that day was worn from then on during each game that he watched.

One of Frank’s biggest joys in life was helping design and build Seacliff Inn 30 years ago with his partners. It was the first modern hotel with banquet facilities built in the area. The Seacliff Inn and Severino’s were opened in 1985 ilies, who named the restaurant in honor

The Seacliff Inn is an internationally recognized resort-style property, which Frank was especially proud that they

Many fond memories of countless celebrations including birthdays, holidays, and simple impromptu fun gatherings held at Severino’s, will continue to be shared by Frank’s loved ones.

He will be missed by long time staff and customers at Seacliff Inn, where he and night listening to Don McCaslin’s Jazz Geezers.

The Seacliff Inn meeting rooms are also used by several community organizations such as Cindy’s Celebrations, Fibrosis Foundation, etc. at no cost as a show of support by the owning families.

Frank is survived by his children, son Frank Giuliani (Cathie) and daughter, Lori Giuliani Patterson. He leaves four beloved grandchildren: Spencer, Carson, Ashley, and Dominic. He also leaves his sister Meda, and his loving companion,

Frank (right) with Henry Mello

The family wishes to thank his dedicated friends and caregivers without whom he could not have lived at home:

family sends a special thank you to Christopher O’Grady MD, Catherine He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Colleen, his brothers Patterson.

be made to a charity of your choice.

Cover Photo: Frank and Colleen’s 50th Anniversary.

Community News

Make a Difference in Your Community!

Aptos Adopt-A-Family—22 Years of Providing for Families in Times of Hardship

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wenty two years ago, a local businessman in Aptos was diagnosed with inoperable cancer. As the cancer progressed, he was unable to work or support his family as the holidays approached. Our community put on a spaghetti feed and the money collected went to help his family. Patrice Edwards, of Times Publishing Group, Inc., and a friend worked tirelessly to collect toys, food, clothes, rent money, and more to carry his family through the coming months. This was the birth of Adopt-a-Family.

Over the years there have been hundreds of stories, and thousands of gifts.

Gifts of wheelchairs, a handicap accessible van, lifts, food, clothes, toys bikes, rent, phone bills, physical therapy—gifts that helped a family to enjoy the holidays. One year Adopt-A-Family was able to donate a $4,000 wheelchair lift to a local family. neighborhoods have adopted families! Girl Scouts have adopted families. Churches, parents, those who could only give one toy and those who could provide a sizable check…it has been amazing! We live in a very generous community.

There are people from all walks of life who undergo changes in circumstances that force them to depend on others to help keep their families from becoming fractured and feeling that there is no hope.

That’s where Aptos Adopt-A-Family comes in and connects families with famby helping others, it makes you a better person and brings the true meaning of the season into your life.

Aptos Adopt-A-Family focuses

lenges due to medical catastrophe within their family. Death or illness in a family is devastating and can emotionally and

help out with needed medical equipment, home care, etc.

Sponsors provide their “adopted” family with gifts and sometimes decorations and a tree. Though the adopted family identity is anonymous, some of them choose to meet their sponsor. Some families even go holiday shopping together!

Several of these families have stayed friends over the years. Adopt-A-Family local stores along with the gifts that the sponsor family has provided. you can adopt a family this year or how you can help make this a Merry Christmas for one of our families by donating to the program. If you know of a family in need, don’t hesitate to call us to refer them. All

Call Aptos Adopt-A-Family at 688-7549 to refer someone. To send a donation: Aptos Adopt-A-Family c/o Times Publishing Group 9601 Soquel Drive - Aptos, CA 95003.

“I will always be grateful because God sent angels to my family this year. I thank you with all my heart.”

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Community News

Aptos Car Fire Suspects Arrested

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e are pleased to inform the community that we have arrested those responsible for the Arson Car Fires that occurred on Townsend Drive

community and received information from a concerned citizen that led to the arrest of those responsible for these crimes. This

This case caused a great deal of fear in the community and resulted in a large town hall meeting to address resident concerns about the crimes. We continued to meet with residents as we worked to develop further investigative leads and process the evidence collected from the scenes.

Eventually, a concerned citizen came forward with information about who had

the area, as well as the Aptos community at large, and we have been working for the past year to bring it to a close.

as two 17-year-old Aptos teens and then 18-year-old Joseph Smith. The teens were contacted by detectives and confessed to their participation in the arson cases. After being interviewed, Joseph Smith joined Cruz area. Detectives worked closely with

were dispatched to a Drive in Aptos. During Joseph Smith the initial investigation, Deputies discovered three cars that cars with windows smashed, parked in the hoods. All were believed to be connected to the same crime spree and with the total $100,000.

Crime Scene Investigators processed gerprint evidence. A gas can believed to have been used by the suspect(s) to start

a felony arrest warrant charging Smith with multiple counts of Arson and Felony tives travelled to Pensacola Florida where Smith was stationed and arrested him Investigative Services. Smith was taken to Escambia County Jail in Florida where he dited back to Santa Cruz County. Smith has been booked into Santa Cruz County court appearance is scheduled for October booked into Juvenile Hall.

bat. Detectives scoured Aptos neighborhoods, going door to door, looking for any

any potential leads. A press release was issued and the case was broadcast to the public using our social media sites.

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the community, we were able to identify and arrest those responsible for these crimes. We will be following these cases closely as they proceed through our local justice system.

Community News

Second Harvest Holiday Food Drive Encourages ‘Community’ I

magine a community where no one has their life opportunities limited due to hunger and malnutrition. During Second Harvest’s Holiday Food Drive,

giving back just by giving them your business. And if you are part of an organization that is having a campaign, please let us know so we can get the word out.

There are so many ways to be involved

of people in need-right here in Santa Cruz County. Last year the community raised 4,069,901 million meals and this years’ goal is to beat that number.

Second Harvest provides healthy food and support to children, families, seniors, veterans and people with disabilities through our nutrition programs and

complete tool-kit with fundraising ideas, links, online event and fundraising pages, and more or contact bly@thefoodbank.org

Second Harvest food/funds donations: to buy and distribute food, which is then passed on to our network of 200 agencies and programs countywide:

The Second Harvest Santa Cruz from now through January 15, 2016 Every $1 donated provides 4 healthy

Nanette Mickiewicz

Food Donations: Accepted at all Santa Cruz County Safeway, Fire Stations, and

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800 Ohlone Parkway, Watsonville, CA Monetary Donations: Credit Cards: online at thefoodbank.org or by calling

Nanette Mickiewicz MD President & CEO, Dominican Hospital ungry children cannot thrive. Healthy nutrition everyday gives children and families a chance for healthy lives.

Healthy lives means there is less chance for developing chronic disease such as obesity and diabetes. As Co-Chair of the Holiday Food Drive, I am happy to join with the important work that the food bank is doing year round. Their holistic approach of education about the impact of healthy eating, distributing healthy food throughout our community, and promoting policy deci-

in person to 800 Ohlone Parkway, Watsonville, CA 95076 Online Fundraising: Create your own fundraising page for your event or campaign.

This holiday season get together with friends, family and co-workers to plan a food drive or fundraiser. Set a goal and make it happen. There really is Strength in Community. drive registration, materials and resources, visit thefoodbank.org.

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families increase chances of ending hunger and change lives.”

Hilary Bryant Former Santa Cruz Mayor believe in the power of this community to work together towards the goal of eliminating hunger. Please think about the critical and growing needs in Santa Cruz County. For every dollar you donate, Second Harvest is able to distribute four healthy meals. Your contributions to this

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that our residents will be able to provide healthy food for their families. As CoChair of the Holiday Food Drive for the second year, I am honored to be part of this important program.”

Fundraising Ideas Stick it to Hunger: There’s no end to the interesting ways our community comes up with to support Second Harvest’s

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shelters like Twin Lakes’ People’s Pantry, St. Francis Soup Kitchen and

Annual Food & Fund Drive. Similar to the idea of a dunk tank (only drier) Stick it to Club at Aptos High School, gave students the chance to duct tape beloved teachers

as well as children’s and senior’s

For a donation of $1, students received one foot of duct tape. These brave educators participated and got “Stuck to the Wall” In addition to this fun event, students also

schools and neighborhood resource centers

barrels at school with non-perishable food.

Get Out in the Community: Many Santa Cruz County businesses and restaurants have campaigns where a portion

resources needed by these 200 agencies and programs.

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Community News

Meet Katherine O’Dea Save Our Shores Welcomes Its New Executive Director

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’m done with sustainability ... I’m moving on to restoration and resiliency.

It’s not good enough for us to simply sustain the ocean in the condition we’ve put her in.”

O’Dea’s connection to the big blue runs deep. She grew up on the beach in Cape Cod swimming, sailing, boogie boarding, kay-

Circular Economy Strategists, a consulting company aimed at helping businesses and governments work together to create more sustainable and economically productive package and product designs.

O’Dea now comes to Save Our most pressing ocean issues. Her goal is to protect our ocean and keep the Monterey to listen, learn from the community, and

the shoreline.

After receiving degrees from Harvard and business sustain-

Katherine O’Dea

from Cambridge, her path toward reducing waste and protecting the environment brought her to San Francisco, a city that O’Dea describes as her most favorite city “in all the world.” You could say that the West Coast is what drove O’Dea’s passion for the ocean and her sustainability knowledge into activism.

From San Francisco, she moved back to the East Coast to become the COO of

In that spirit, Times Publishing Group, Inc. asked O’Dea a series of questions: Q: The San Lorenzo River is seen by some as a relatively untapped resource for restoration, citizen involvement and recreation. Do you consider this a project that SOS could be involved in?

A: nitely an important resource for both the city and county of Santa Cruz and it has been and will continue to be a focal point of our work in terms of awareness building and citizen action. In fact, Save Our Shores,

where coastal cleanup, restoration, and able to reintroduce endangered species to restored coastal habitats was some of her most rewarding work. A large part of that process included marine debris abatement, an issue O’Dea worked to reduce while at

unteers collected 250 pounds of trash, 50 pounds of recyclable materials, 11 needles and thousands of cigarette butts.

Additionally, Save Our Shores is an Alliance a coalition of concerned organizations.

The Alliance was organized by the Coastal Watershed Council and in addition to them and us includes the representative from the city and county, as well as the Arts

the San Lorenzo as both a natural resource and wildlife habitat as well as a recreation hub. The city can also help increase and members and ensure required follow-through occurs.

Q: What other coastal areas and estuaries are you concerned about and which will be your priorities?

A: as well as Elkhorn Slough are critically important waterways and watersheds on our radar screen.

Conservation District, Chamber of Commerce,

hotspots where we need to stem

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the last four years, the Elkhorn Slough has

Club. Its purpose is to conduct water quality monitoring, river cleanups, res-

sight during our Annual Coastal Cleanup.

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community events.

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Q: How could the city better manage this as both a natural resource and a recreation area?

A: I think the City and the Alliance are already working on better management policies and practices. There have been design charettes (an intense period of design or planning activity) to develop options for riverfront reuse that would

our shores and potentially into the Mon-

citizen volunteers who came out for the Cleanup collected 2,069 pounds of trash and 119 pounds of recyclable materials in a four-hour period. The Pajaro Dunes are

at once one of the most beautiful parts of the Sanctuary and an amazing shorebird habitat, as well as one of the areas most plastic pollution is most prevalent.

Q: What can we do better here on the West Coast that you have accomplished on the East Coast?

A: That’s an interesting question and I’d actually turn it around. I think East Coast coastal and marine conservation organizations can learn a lot from west coast organizations and particularly SOS’s Dockwalker program is a shoreline conservation efforts out into the bay. Through this program we provide one-on-one outreach in local harbors to help boaters appropriately discard of used oil, share best clean boating practices, and waste products.

I’m not aware of many east coast organizations that have incorporated this important aspect of conservation into their activities. One observation I would make is that because of the climate here in Santa Cruz, people seem to play more and more frequent in and around our marine environment. to the beach, surfing, boogie boarding, kayaking and boating the wear and tear is more obvious here.

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Crime Stopper Alert

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FREE Flu Vaccine he Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency, in collaboration with the Santa

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and children age 3 and older.

The driver claimed to work for PG&E and was checking the residences power supply for his company. Attempts to verify this with PG&E were not successful. If you see this truck or any activity that you believe is suspicious, please call our dispatch at 831471-1121 or 9-1-1.

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to 4 p.m. (or until vaccine is gone) Location: Capitola Mall 1855 41st Avenue Capitola For more information, contact Jessica county.us or call 831-454-4733 County of Santa Cruz Health Services Agency Preparing Your Home and Business for El Niño “You’ve Got the Power to Plan for Stormy Weather” Tuesday, November 10, 2015 5:00-6:30pm

2015 Fair Fun Facts ur 5-day 2015 Fair attendance almost matched the attendance of our 6-day

attendees!

Thank you to all our fairgoers for making 2015 a huge success.

Fun Facts ports monster trucks and motorcycles show brought the largest number of fairgoers on an opening night in many years. stock Auction had a 25% increase in sales, with an overall increase of 61k! Way to go local 4-H and

wave increased ice cream sales by 50% to the 56 families who adopted dogs from The Dog Spot

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Start Smart Presentation California Highway Patrol

with State Farm Insurance, to discuss disaster and storm preparedness. Please

Presented by the Aptos Chamber you can prepare your home or business ahead of time for stormy weather. Cost: representatives

from:

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County Sheriff Department, Lewis Tree Service, Joe’s Window and Gutter Cleaning, Orchard Supply Hardware,

Thank you to our Premier Event Sponsor: PG&E!

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teenage drivers and their parents. The Start Smart Program is aimed at helping future and newly licensed teenage drivers become aware of the responsibilities that accompany the privilege of being a licensed California driver.

This program is designed as an educational tool for parents and teenagers in

cause of death for 15-20 year olds. The primary objective of the program is to provide teens and parents with an understanding of how poor choices behind the people.

The Start Smart program also provides teens and parents with information -

awareness.

Smart Start classes are free of charge. The CHP has an upcoming class scheduled!

6-7:30 p.m.

The class will be held at Aptos High School, in the performing Arts Center.

Aptos High is located at 100 Mariner Way, Aptos. reserve a spot at (831) 662-0511.

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Community News

Nutcracker Santa Cruz: Experience the Magic!

T cracker in Santa Cruz at Cabrillo’s theater

Academy of Dance and the Santa Cruz Dance Guild presents the full-length Cabrillo’s Crocker Theater.

What better way to bring in the season than with smiles, laughter and jumping for joy? is self-funded and created by local talent.

Artistic Director and Juilliard Alumnae, Shannon Cullem-Chipman began the

the Assistant Director of that original production. They have again combined stunning and talented choreographers,

IAD production has become a steadfast holiday tradition.

audiences as the mysterious Drosselmeyer.

Stanton began his early training alongside Cullem-Chipman in Santa Cruz and went on to dance as soloist with the San Fran-

Ginger, who is in real life the mother of four, has 12 tiny Gingersnaps who escape these cookies is her youngest daughter!

Theater, he comes home to share his pas-

Princess gets ready backstage with her daughter, an Angel.

Each year there is something new to

Simcoe & Xuan Cheng, Principal Dancers

icent Guest Artists, beautiful sets, brilliant costumes, family, tradition and the Joy of

Sugarplum Fairy. Santa Cruz native, Leila of the Dewdrop Fairy. Leila is a former

will enjoy!

Crocker Theater Thanksgiving Weekend

Talented and devoted dancers ages four through adult from our local community

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eration’s 97th Annual Meeting in

that it will receive the “County of the Year” award at the Santa Cruz County Farm

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Awards in the categories of Membership, Policy Implementation, Leadership, Ag Education and Public in the “Innovator Award Contest” for its involvement with the Down to Earth Women Luncheon.

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Presidents Cynthia Mathiesen and Also attending from Santa Cruz County will be Santa Cruz County Farm “Farm Bureau” page 21

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Community News Santa Cruz Symphony League’s 39th Annual Holiday Home Tour

Saturday & Sunday, December 5 – 6 Noon to 5:00 p.m.

The Santa Cruz Symphony League is an organization of volunteers dedicated to supporting the Santa Cruz Symphony.

Through their many fundraising events

Symphony League members become valued participants in the life of the orchestra and its members and they promote greater awareness and appreciation of music in Santa Cruz.

The Holiday Home Tour, now in it 39th year, is one of the League’s major fundraisers that provides much needed support for this year’s concert season The Symphony League Holiday Home Tour features:

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Homes on the Tour: torian farmhouse with horse barn and track in a spectacular country setting with a working 23-acre apple orchard from the 1800’s. This home is pure magic.

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“Capitola Mall” from page 4 With the understanding the City’s leverage only begins when a project is brought forth, the City cannot dictate or mandate what private property and business owners can do with their property prior to the submission of project plans if they are operating consistent with their use permits. In 2009, the City had approved zoning changes to allow and encourage part of the parking areas for some redevelopment. velopment Agency in 2011, the City of Capitola went to the Macerich Corporation with a plan, tenaciously worked Metro bus station to a location between ear-marking $1 million in redevelopment funds for public improvements toward that move. The intent of moving the transit center was to enable Macerich to upgrade and vastly improve the entrance and access to the Mall.

Finally, in 2014, Macerich came back to

to be replaced with housing as well as a hotel but, again, they have made no move in any direction, nor are they showing any inclination to do so! Additionally, when completing the City’s General Plan Update in 2014, the City laid out a “Mall Envisioning” Plan signaling to the Mall owners the City’s goals of a Mall renovation, renewal and rebirth! Again, no action on the part of the owners!

sense for them to make those improvements and implement the beginnings of a mall renovation at that time. From the demise the present day, the multiple owners have not been able to reach any consensus about any possible improvements or a potential change in use for any or all of the property.

Macerich regularly and encourage them to pursue improvements with the City’s to make any moves.

A few developers have also approached the Mall property owners with a vision for a portion of the Mall

retail within many current aging malls, such as ours, is looking increasingly dire.

that nothing much may change in the near future for “our Mall.” Pity... as there is such opportunity there for the City and County in terms of additional housing space and a hotel and for our residents who are weary of heading over the hill or to Marina and Monterey to browse, shop and dine in more modern, beautiful and energetic surroundings! hoping for a chat and “mall walk” with the Macerich Mall Manager who would hope“our Mall.” I may do a “Mall Pall — Part

incentive and imperative to encourage retail growth. The majority of the City’s

hotels.

Locating a hotel within a smaller retail Mall footprint along with enhanced pedestrian spaces, dining options, as well as housing, would be the City’s ideal scenario for this valuable and accessible piece of property. However, without consensus from the various owners and seemingly

the City’s ability to move the Mall owners forward and the results of a hoped for meeting with Macerich!

In the meantime, to end on a positive

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Community News

The Solari Cancer Center Expands Services t Dominican, our goal is to have a world class Cancer Center,” says

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this preventive screening are available from the Dominican Hospital Foundation.

Solari Cancer Center includes support services provided by the Katz Cancer

Dominican’s Solari Center includes viding support services for cancer patients

new soothing environment outside of the hospital, strong in-patient cancer care, and a wide spectrum of specialty programs.”

Last year, Dominican Hospital launched a lung cancer screening program. in at-risk individuals who do not have symptoms of the disease yet,” said Elise Hale, Dominican’s lung cancer screening coordinator. “Lung cancer is a disease with a prognosis that is much better if the cancer is caught early.”

Diagnosing cancer early can often death. Given that lung cancer is the leading because it is often not diagnosed until it detection becomes even more critical. Since initiation of this program, 233 persons have of 3 cancers all of which were in Stage I, the most curable stage.

“Annual scans can reduce lung cancer

over the age of 55-77 who has smoked the equivalent of a pack per day for 30 years and is still smoking or has quit in the last 15 years is a candidate for this screening. It might save your life.” ology Medical Group have reduced the cost of a yearly scan to only $199 to ensure that these scans are accessible to all. If a patient

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also launching a comprehensive program aimed at improving the quality of life for cancer survivors.

“We aim to be at the forefront of oncology treatment and services,” says Services of Dominican. “A survivorship care plan is a key element of quality cancer care.” loss of or decrease in mobility, strength, muscle mass, and ability to focus. If an individual is injured, physical and occupational therapy is frequently recommended.

However, when a cancer patient has completed treatment, he or she is likely may not report impairments and miss the opportunity for therapy.

“Cancer treatment is often provided in isolation from other care, even though cancer patients often have multiple comorbidities and health care needs,” says Dr. “The survivorship plan is a vehicle that will help patients with communication and coordination of care, addressing issues, transition care, and promote a healthy lifestyle to prevent recurrence and reduce the risk for comorbid conditions.”

The Survivorship program includes psychosocial, rehabilitative, and nutritional components. The Cancer Center has begun -

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Members of the Katz Cancer Resource Center team (from left) — Anne Lindberg, Clinical Coordinator, Lily Rogers, Registered Dietician, Michele Finch, Nurse Navigator, Birbget Binko, Oncology RN, Kathy Finnigan, Oncology RN and Manager, Allison Brookes, Social Worker, Renee Aispurro, Nurse Navigator, Elise Hale, Lung of physical, speech, and occupational therapists, oncology nurses, social workers, and dietitians at Dominican, completed 25 hours of specialized training on oncology rehato provide a continuum of care with rehabilitative elements that will help patients improve their quality of life, cognitive functions, ability to enjoy their life, families and remain productive members of society. vorship Program patient. The Katz Cancer 200 people or 20-40% of Dominican oncology patients a year with the program.

All cancer patients at Dominican will be proactively screened to see if they would “A good candidate for the program might be a woman who goes through breast cancer treatment,” said Anne Lindberg, oncology services coordinator

treatment.”

Persons who think they qualify for the lung screening program should discuss this with their doctors. If one does not have a doctor, evaluation for screening and a physician referral can be made by calling Elise Hale, Lung Cancer Screening Coordinator, at 831.462.7207. For more information on Dominican’s Survivorship Program please call 831.462.7770.

Funding for our Cancer Care programs was provided through generous donations from many community members with major support from Mary Solari, California

Foundation is raising funds to train additional physical therapists and home health care workers in order to have an even more comprehensive program. To support these Foundation at 831.462.7712.

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Local Sports

Aptos High School Scoreboard

Boys Season Record (16 – 4; League 8-4) Coach Cody Gilbert Aptos 13 – Half Moon Bay 7 (Oct 26, Hm) Aptos 14 – Palma 9 (Oct 22, Away*) Santa Cruz 9 – Aptos 8 (Oct 20, Hm*) Aptos 13 – Salinas 8 (Oct 13, Hm*)

Football Season Record (3 – 4, SCCAL 2-0) Coach Randy Blankenship Aptos 62 – Soquel 0 (Oct 23, Hm*) Aptos Stats: 1st downs 11, Total yds

Girls Volleyball Mariner’s SCCAL Champs!

Aptos Season Record (14-3, SCCAL 13-0) Coach Lucas Bol

Aptos 39 – Santa Cruz 0 (Oct 16, Away*) Aptos Stats: 1st downs 25, Total yds

Water Polo Girls Season Record (12-11; League 6-6) Coach Mark Knapp Half Moon Bay 7 – Aptos 6 (Oct 26, Hm) Aptos Scoring: assist, 4 steals; Kiegan Lee 2 goals, 3 steals, Skylar Poulos 2 goals, 2 steals, Desiree Guzman 5 saves, Savannah Smith 4 saves High 7-6 on a Cougar goal with 59 seconds left in a non-conference game at Aptos.

Aptos 14 – San Benito 11 (Oct 22, Away*) Aptos Scoring: Kiegan Lee 7 goals,

assists, 2 steals; Kristin Malone 1 goal, 2 assists; Savannah Smith 6 saves; Desiree Guzman 5 saves High, Aptos broke loose to score eleven 14-11.

Santa Cruz 8 – Aptos 6 (Oct 20, Hm*) Aptos Scoring: Kiegan Lee 4 goals, 2

(Oct 27, Hm*) Aptos Scoring: Maddie Dueck 7 Kills, 6 Dani Hewitt 10 Digs (Oct 22, Hm*) Aptos Scoring:

20 Assists; Maddie Dueck 5 Kills, 5 digs, 1 Dani Hewitt 5 Digs

steals; Desiree Guzman 11 saves Santa Cruz kept lead throughout the game to beat Aptos High in girls water polo, 8-6.

(Oct 20, Away*) (Oct 15, Hm*)

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Featured Columnist

It Takes a Village for Seniors Also T here’s a village movement happening throughout the country and the conversation is hot in Santa Cruz County. Mary Howe is leading a strategic

of this grassroots up swelling to change what it means to grow old in our society was inspiring.

is wanted and needed in our area. The brick and mortar place; it’s not a physical With the strategic planning committee in place, the vision is formulating quickly Santa Cruz function as an intergenerational organization.

Intending to bring out the civic mindedness and neighborliness we know is in the heart of Santa Cruz County and supporting a continual age friendly community is primary and a good beginning is in place. member-driven organization, which relies on members supporting members in various ways, looking out for each other.

Social Service agency nor a Medical Com-

of support; members helping each other through the transitions of aging. Each stage of life has sigis to keep all of us interconnected. Keeping elders engaged in the community helps elders, but also helps the community as a whole. Aging as a foundation of creativity & insight, and a village can bring the spotlight on this wisdom. counteract the stereotype of old people

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acknowledge that our bodies do decline with age and this can be discouraging and depressing. It takes an inner strength to accept some of the frailties we are faced with due to our aging bodies and I think don’t feel abandoned by our community — a lonely journey. hoods had long-term residents who looked out for one another. We’ve lost a lot of that. to minimize isolation, so we’re sustained emotionally and given a helping hand for between feeling secure or overwhelmed in our homes. hub and spoke model, with a county-wide will be the central hub, concentrating on all

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A Wonderful Life At Cabrillo College

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New Musical by Local Authors to Premiere At Crocker Theater

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he Cabrillo Theatre Arts Department presents the world premiere of Kaufman and Perri’s original musical

7 through 21 at the Cabrillo Crocker Theater.

Local authors Marcus Kaufman and Chris Perri’s modern-day rendition of the beloved Christmas classic It’s A Wonderful Life is reimagined for a new generation of theatregoers. Eighteen original gospel, reggae, rock, ballad and show tune song and dance numbers makes this musical a sure delight for the entire family.

in a public scandal ripe with theft, betrayal Despondent, he resolves to take his own life, but in the nick of time his clever guardian angel intervenes. Clarence, George’s angel, is a wise soul who teaches him that friends, family and community — not the fame and fortune he had always wished for-are the true measures of wealth and happiness. shoulders of the original Capra screenplay, and there are plenty of hat-tips to classic

minded clockmaker for George’s guardian angel, or an old white Joseph directing the action in heaven will be surprised.

Director Kathryn Adkins has cast

even though it turns it upside down with a fun blend of reverent humor and hip dialogue.

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Still Inspires Me

By Chad Storlie

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sense of purpose and the driving force of a compelling mission has been a challenge of veterans for decades, probably even centuries. Most recently, one of the greatest unifying comments

how to rediscover and incorporate that same sense of purpose that they found in Iraq, Afghanistan, on their ship, or at the hundreds of other deployed locations around the globe. that it is a period in our lives that is singularly dedicated to serving a higher purpose and a higher mission that is far beyond indiof military service go far beyond the pay, promotions, education, skills and adventure that are the basis of military recruitment advertising. You may join the military for your part to completing the mission, protecting your friends, and instilling a sense of mission focus and mission accomplishment in your team.

I joined the U.S. Army right out of college and went into the Infantry and the

U.S. Army, but the soldiers I served with helped to make me a far better person that I ever could have become on my own. the Sergeants in my platoon, Sergeant First Class Moore, Sergeant Tipton, and Sergeant Sowers, held me to a very high standard.

Despite being their Platoon Leader and the

made me learn how to work every weapon, radio, and vehicle in our Mortar Platoon.

Later, when I was in the Special Forces, two other senior Sergeants, Master Sergeant Trammell and Sergeant First Class Howell, were even more demanding that I learn how to be a parachute Jump Master, learn over the horizon navigation in rubber boats cient in any number of foreign weapons.

When I was in Iraq, Lieutenant Colonel White helped me truly understand how to

My military service in the U.S. Army still inspires and gives me a sense of purpose

income, education, religion, and language matter very, very little to running a successful organization. What matters to run a successful organization is showing how every person’s job and purpose connect to make the organization run better.

Second, my Sergeant’s taught me that personal performance always matters and high standards in learning your job are a baseline requirement, not a nice to have.

Third, a leader must constantly set Trammell in the Special Forces doing a 15-mile hike with an 80 lb. backpack the day before he retired because that was what leaders did. Finally, leaders must always be looking out to make their teams more and training.

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sense of mission and purpose in their daily lives.

Today, I am an old solder and retired from the U.S. Army. I am involved in business, teaching college students, and helping military veterans succeed in their and performance to be better each day comes and the sands of Iraq, not the columns of a spreadsheet or a piece of software. The soldiers I served with years ago still inspire me my classroom, and my community.

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Community News

Aromas Holiday Art Festival

Saturday & Sunday, November 21-22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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f all the events in Aromas, my favorite is the annual Holiday Art

to 4 p.m. What a wonderful way to spend a day in the newly refurbished Aromas rounded by artwork. This year the Aromas Hills Artisans are going beyond just baked goods and hot drinks, all the way to lunch. visitors will have opportunities to learn a craft and make something wonderful instruction on making multi-layered cards, Diedra Kmetovic will demonstrate making an easy scarf or God’s eye ornament and Andrea McCann will show us how to make

greeting cards. They are so beautiful!

Moving on to the main event, the Aroma Grange has a large room which will be chuck full of booths loaded with original art such as wood carvings, embroidery, silver jewelry, fused glass, stained glass, pottery, succulents, garden art, quilts, paintings, photography, greeting cards, handmade Christmas ornaments and fabric gifts and local authors selling their books.

“Farm Bureau” from page 10 “We are very honored to receive the ‘County of the Year’ award,” said David

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As if that’s not enough, tickets for the The prizes are wonderful pieces of art donated by the Aromas Hills Artisans. It is an amazing collection of paintings, pottery, carved wood, jewelry and much more.

This is a festival you won’t want to miss. The lovely little town of Aromas is located on highway 129, halfway between Watsonville and highway 101. While

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members throughout the state to discuss an opportunity to meet, make new friends while preparing our organization for the legislative issues that lie ahead in 2016.”

He further stated, “The Annual Meeting California.

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Pajaro Valley Chamber of |

Dedicated to the success of our members by:

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PVCCA Announces 2015 Annual Awards Recipients

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merce and Agriculture at the Annual Awards Dinner celebrating the theme,

to the Sea”.

Man of the Year

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ave’s love for the Fairgrounds started

shoveling horse manure, picking petunias and hauling trash at the fair when he was a small lad”, said his father, John Kegebein.

Dave was very active in 4-H, and the Future Farmers of America.

At the age of 18, he was appointed by

Dave Kegebein

County Fair.

Dave was the lead coordinator of many of the buildings in the Ag History Project. In 2012, he took on the role of Fair Manager on a volunteer basis. As a result of his dedication and recruiting a great team of fellow volunteers, the Fairgrounds is improving with each passing day.

Woman of the Year Lupe Ramirez Flores upe was 10 years old when her family moved to Watsonville. She attended Moss Landing Elementary School, graduated from Watsonville High School and

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Judy’s community activities included Watsonville Women’s Club, the Watsonville YWCA, Alliance for Mental Health, the Salvation Army, Second Harvest

Association.

Business of the Year

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ve Maria Memorial Chapel is a family business. Owners Pat and Debbie Carroll were born and raised involved in helping organizations with their ongoing sponsorships including

career in land surveying included the City

Angela Farley’s Teen Kitchen Project

meal in September of 2012. Today TKP has grown to over 150 volunteers preparing and delivering 350-450 meals per week.

Teen Kitchen Project also provides teens skills in cooking healthy food and building connections through community service.

Little League, and high school sports and Daughter Jordi and mother Debbie were camp counselors at Camp Erin for grieving children, and Pat served as the Tournament. The Carroll family is committed to the health and well-being of the

Organization of the Year

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served the City of Watsonville as a Planning Commissioner, as a City Council member from 1998-2006 and as the Mayor of Wat-

Lupe is in the Watsonville High School Hall of Fame, a Santa Cruz County Women’s Commission Charley Parkhurst Award recipient and a former League of United Latin American Citizens Women of the Year.

began a lifelong career in cosmetology and service to her adopted hometown.

From 19751989 she owned and operated Lupe’s After the 1989 Loma Lupe Ramirez Prieta Earthquake, her community service went into high gear.

Lupe applied her bi-lingual, bi-cultural skills in helping people. Since then she has been involved in Jacob’s Heart Kidrageous carnivals, Catholic Charities, Soroptimist International, Watsonville High School Career Day, the American

tions at several banks from 1971 to 2002

Cancer Society, St. Patrick’s Church and Watsonville YWCA. Lupe is a past State President and Central District President for the California Cosmetology Association and was awarded the California Cosmetology Association’s Hall of Fame and President of the Year awards. She was the first female member of the Freedom

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ngela Farley’s youngest son was diagnosed with a rare type of pediatric lung cancer. As time went on friend-provided meals stopped even though the need didn’t. Angela vowed to crisis because of illness by providing them meals.

Camp Erin of Santa Cruz County amp Erin of Santa Cruz County is a free, grief support camp designed to help children and teenagers ages 6-17, who

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close to them. Camp Erin combines traditional camp activities with grief education and emotional support by professionals and trained volunteers and is a partnership between Hospice of Santa Cruz County and the Moyer Foundation, Founded in 2000 by World Series champion pitcher Jamie Moyer and his wife Karen, the Moyer Foundation supports Camp Erin®, the nation’s largest network of free bereavement camps for grieving children and teens.

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of Commerce and Agriculture Lifetime Achievement Award. Together and individually they have been active in the Pajaro

of MidCoast Engineers. Stan says he’s sure he has walked every land parcel in the South County area.

He has also served four years on the Watsonville Planning Commission and eight years on the Santa Cruz County Planning Commission, and four years as a member of LAFCO. Stan and Judy are active members

Agricultural History Project. They have a legacy of lifetime involvement in making

Featured Columnist

School Zone Safety Projects

By Zach Friend, County Supervisor 2nd District

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commonly hear from parents, and even residents that simply live near schools, that are concerned about the safety of students walking and biking to local schools. A lot of the concern surrounds pedestrian crossing near schools.

Over the last two years we have made some noticeable improvements, especially

the Active Transportation Program through the state to fund radar feedback signs (similar to the one we had funded on Sumner) around a number of schools in our district.

I am pleased to announce that Public Works was successful in obtaining this grant! SpeAmesti Elementary: radar speed sign on

and additional pedestrian improvements throughout the district.

Your input has been essential in prioritizing these locations during the grant process and I’m looking forward to seeing these speed mitigations come to fruition soon. Please continue to reach out to the

Aptos High: two radar speed signs on to create a new protected turn lane, sig-

As always, I’d love to hear your thoughts at 454-2200.

Fairy Tales

Aptos Junior High: rectangular rapid Huntington for pedestrian safety Bradley Elementary: two radar signs on

installed a new ADA accessible crosswalk at Pinehurst and Dolphin Drive so students can safely cross Dolphin. In addition,

CHP to help prioritize their patrols around schools and reach out to me with additional ways I can be helpful to maintaining safety in these school zones.

Calabasas Elementary: radar speed sign Mar Vista Elementary: two radar feedback signs on Sequel and one rect-

so it will no longer end for about 200 feet pedestrians will have the ability to walk on a sidewalk and crosswalk all throughout Seascape to the school. Lastly, improved street markings noting the school zone and crossings and walkway improvements Clubhouse Drive were completed. there are still a lot of concerns throughout the district about speed issues around schools. While the CHP handles all speed enforcement around county schools, and encourages neighbors to call them at 6620511 with suggestions on where the hot spots are, we knew that we still needed to do some speed mitigation work around schools.

Working with the Public Works Department we supported a grant through

for pedestrian safety at Soquel and Heather Terrace.

Valencia Elementary: one radar sign on These school projects mark one of the largest investments in school safety in our district in quite some time. Meeting law enforcement and parents we felt that investing in speed mitigation would be safety in school zones.

Public Works is going to bid in

are working on additional grant funding Del Mar Elementary, a new sidewalk along

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25. *”Beauty and ____ Beast” 28. “The Sun ____ Rises” 30. Chinese tea 35. Lemongrass, e.g.

37. Wrong 39. Golfer’s accessory 40. Arm part 41. Shipping weights 43. Beige 44. Sprays 46. River in Egypt 47. Innocent 48. Lowest part 50. Use a cat o’ nine tails 52. Brit. fliers 53. Not straight 55. Dot-com’s address 57. *1001 what?

60. *Genie’s master 64. Pope’s court

11. Hurtful remark 12. Toni Morrison’s “____ Baby” 15. Kasparov’s famous opponent 20. “Bravo! Bravo!”, e.g.

22. International Labor Organization 24. Tell a scary story?

DOWN 25. *Tom’s size equivalent 1. Painter ____ Chagall 26. Sunny prefix 2. Michelle Kwan’s jump 27. Famous German artist 3. Venus de ____ Max 4. Entices 29. *Ugly Duckling, at end 5. Tennis great Gibson 31. Bank holding 6. Singles 32. Grouchy Muppet 7. *Steadfast Soldier’s 33. Waterwheel substance 34. *”Three Goats ____” 8. Unifying idea 36. Quilt stuffing 9. For, in French 38. Raise the roof 10. Kind of palm 42. 1988 Olympics site 65. Philosophical system 67. Famous bandmaster 68. Make fit 69. Wow! 70. What a bridge does 71. Affleck and Stiller 72. Indian bread 73. WWII conference site

45. “____ ____” by Pink 49. Yoga class accessory 51. The infamous ____ knoll 54. “Peace” with fingers 56. Parkinson’s disease drug 57. Artist’s model?

58. Formerly Persia 59. Deprive of by deceit 60. So be it 61. Like Jekyll and Hyde’s personality 62. Antonym of “is” 63. Rover launcher 64. Uber alternative 66. *Little Mermaid’s domain © Statepoint Media

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A Legacy Comes to the SLV Museum

Exhibition Features Correspondence Revealing How War Changes Lives, Families, Communities private

correspondence

Highlighting from almost

dinner includes a program with speaker, are encouraged to wear their uniform or just their hat, and bring their military memorabilia to share.

Legacy opens on October 25, 2015 at the

Home: The Legacy is a partnership between Cal Humanities, the Cali-

an intimate perspective into the thoughts and emotions of veterans and their families upon a soldier’s homecoming.

War Comes Home: The Legacy is part of Cal Humanities’ current War Comes Home initiative, a thematic program designed to promote greater understanding of veterans

Endowment for the Humanities, the

Center for American War Letters (CAWL)

and the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Learn more about

Carroll, the Director of CAWL and an -

org and about Cal Humanities at www. calhum.org.

Professor in the Department of Theatre at Chapman University, co-curated the

War Comes Home: The Legacy Exhibition, October 25 – December 5, 2015, at the San Lorenzo Valley Museum, 12547 Highway 9, Boulder Creek, Wed – Sun, Noon-4pm.

Free admission, donations welcome. For more information 831-338-8382, slvhm@cruzio.com.

This exhibition highlights private correspon-

wartime separation, the adjustment to life hardships that returning soldiers and their families face during homecoming, as

the Civil War through the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and displayed on thirteen interpretive panels, War Comes Home:

Sergeant Parker Gyokeres writes, “Those of us coming back…are not looking for to talk about what we’ve been through… [but] your support has made this journey an incredible one…Thanks, above all, for listening.”

December 4, 2015. An opening reception will be held on October 25, 2015, 2 -4 pm.

Creek American Gas. As in previous years the San Lorenzo

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emotions of veterans and families upon their homecoming. Thank you to exhibit sponsor BC American Gas.

Habitat For Humanity Selecting Homeowner Partners Orientation Meetings

Habitat for Humanity Santa Cruz County is preparing to select three partner families who qualify homes to be constructed in the coming year.

Habitat’s new projects include a 3-bedroom single family home on Los Esteros Court in Live Oak. This home is the fourth of a 7-unit subdivision. Two additional homes include a 2-bedroom single family home and a 1- bedroom accessory dwelling unit in the City of Santa Cruz.

Habitat for Humanity builds modest,

income families are selected based on need, ability to pay and willingness to partner. Selected homeowners are required to participate in the construction process. Interested applicants must 24 / November 1st 2015 / Aptos Times

Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 To register for an orientation meeting call Habitat for Humanity at (831) 469-4663 attend a homeowner orientation meeting.

This is an informational session that will cover program requirements and how to get started with the application process.

Application forms will only be provided at the orientation meeting. Successful applicants must not have owned a home in the last three years, must have lived or worked in Santa Cruz County for the income limits.

For First-time homebuyers, living or working in Santa Cruz County, with the following annual household income: Household Size

Habitat for Humanity Santa Cruz County is an independent locally operated and funded

homes and provide homeownership opporinformation visit: www.habitatsc.org.

Community News

Getting Serious About Losing Weight

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urves research shows that in order to lose stored you want to look and feel a year from today?” That has body fat, you must strength always stuck with me. I realized that train to build muscle. When if I did nothing or changed nothing in you are doing a cardio activity a year I would be over 400 pounds. I Come and work out (walking, jogging, swimming, aergaining almost 60 pounds a year. with Emily and Marbel! was obics, bicycle riding, Zumba), you I couldn’t even bend down to tie my Change your life! are burning calories. The minute you shoes and I was only 23. My doctor It’s Free! stop that activity, you’re no longer told me I was morbidly obese. burning calories. Strength training That day I joined Curves and on the other hand, builds muscle and 14 from 2 – 4 p.m. muscle burns calories 24 hours a day, 260 pounds! I lost 100 pounds and No More Excuses!

7 days a week. Working out at Curves I have no loose skin because I am just 30 minutes, 4-5 times per week toning my body with Curves unique to build muscle means that muscle strength training machines day by day. I have already changed my “The more toned your muscles, the easier it is to control your weight.” (Mayo Clinic) told me in high school that strength training was not only Marbel’s Story I never thought that just 30 minutes a day would hen I met Janna, the owner of Curves, I was 360.5 help relieve stress. I always ate a lot when I was stressing

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working out. I am sure there are many ladies can relate to this.

the support of the community of ladies at Curves, I may not have stuck with it. There is plenty of motivation at Curves.

I joined Curves Complete nutrition program. It not only taught me how to eat the right way, but also changed my

shop for healthy foods and it’s actually cheaper.

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“Wonderful Life” from page 19 The cast of 29 also includes Cabrillo Stage favorites David Jackson as George and Jarrod Washington as the Jamaican-inspired guardian angel, Clarence. This is not your father’s Wonderful Life,’ adds Kaufman.

Original music for the production has been written by Chris Perri (aka Johnny Perri to die-hard fans of the local 1980s rock band Eddie and The Tide). The musical numbers in the play run the gamut from heart-touching ballads to rock duets, says Perri. There are tunes. I basically gave each character in the play their own musical identity; a leitmotif to set the pace for the fast-moving story. Despite all the variety, I think the music hangs together wonderfully and folks should get ready for a great ride. I don’t imagine anyone will be falling asleep at this show.

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Skip Epperson has designed a spectacular set to showcase the premiere.

Turning the Crocker Theatre into the performances, Epperson says, “The production will blow folks away.”

Join the beloved characters George, at the Cabrillo Crocker Theater and rediscover the priceless wisdom that indeed makes a wonderful life.

Cabrillo Theatre Arts presents the world premiere of the Kaufman & Perri musical It’s A Wonderful Life November 7 21, 2015 Cabrillo Crocker Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos Performance Schedule

Emily’s before and after

Emily’s Story y name is Emily. I am a 25-year-old college student who has a super busy schedule. Since joining Curves, I have lost about 40 pounds. When people ask me how I lost all the weight, I simply reply “Curves.” They usually followed this with, “Isn’t that an old ladies’ gym?” I am happy to tell them that Curves is a women’s gym with

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2 PM - followed by a post-show discussion 21 @ 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM Tickets: $20 general, $18 students, $15 Cabrillo SAC card holders. www.cabrillovapa.com is a technical marketing writer and editor with a passion for story-telling and musical theater. Together with partner Chris Perri, he has written the lyrics for three musicals including their gospel-rock-reggae adaptation of It’s a Wonderful Life. Says Kaufman, “Our version of It’s a Wonderful life is so full of rich and interesting characters that the lyrics and the libretto came easy.” A California native, Kaufman has degrees from both UC Santa Cruz and San Jose wife of 35 years, and their corgi, Gracie.

Chris Perri (AKA Johnny Perri to fans of the local 80’s rock band Eddie and The Tide)

wife Peggy are long-time residents of Scotts munity and charitable activities and playing leadership roles at their church. Chris came to California in the 70’s where he became the lead guitarist in a successful rock band. Chris said, “I like to tell people that Eddie and the Tide made it to the big leagues but we couldn’t

we never had that big break-out hit.” Today, Perri is the musical half of Kaufman & Perri, writing, arranging and producing their many songwriting projects. Perri worked with his producing the score for It’s a Wonderful Life and plays guitar in the pit orchestra.

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The Book Bag

By Robert Francis

of his foster father’s death when the boy

Corridors of the Night

By Anne Perry Ballantine. $27 his new William Monk novel, the 21st

boy” killer, as the press dubbed him, is about to be released from prison.

Ciaran’s confession of guilt took his old brother,

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hook for the crime but DCI Serena Flanagan never believed the youth was fully responsible

for the fatal “whiteblood disease”. a doctor, and his brother Hamilton, a chemist, are dead set on

sibling who has always had a dangerous

miracle cure for the deadly disease. Unfortunately, their work involves purchasing and imprisoning young children for unspeakable laboratory activities.

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Convinced they are ever so close to their prisoner so she can’t reveal what they are doing. As her husband and his friends launch a search for Hester that stretches from inner London to the bucolic countryside, the clock is ticking. If Hester is not quickly found she’ll fall prey to these monomaniacal men of science. this is a novel that you’ll whip through in just a few days because Anne Perry is very

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the Devine brothers are reunited.

brother-in-law freaking out. Obviously Eli must be responsible for the crime, but that remains to be seen. tionship with both these men as well as their connection with one another, the reader is treated to an intimate look at individuals.

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a number of literary awards. His electrifying crime novels have attracted a wide audience on both sides of the Atlantic and his legion of fans continues to grow.

When Olivia is found dead in her Andy becomes involved in the case because a family friend is accused of the murder. Andy knows the woman is innocent but she’ll have to prove it to the authorities that believe they have an open and shut case.

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For two decades the sisters have avoided all contact and tried to bury the memories of their shared loss within the family, but that’s all about to change. With the murder of Claire’s husband, the women call a truce and reconnect.

The traumatized siblings not only the secrets that tore their family apart years ago but they also come to realize that these two events, separated by so many years, are related.

This poignant and unsettling psychological thriller demonstrates that Karin Slaughter hasn’t lost her touch when it comes to creating best sellers. “Pretty Girls” is as gripping and entertaining as any of her previous successful novels.

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Community Calendar

Aptos Chamber of Commerce Thursday Nov. 12

November Chamber Breakfast 7:30 - 9:00 a.m., Best Western

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his month our guest speaker will be Dr. Laurel Jones, President and Superintendent of Cabrillo College. Enjoy a

Weekdays

CASA Orientations to Become Advocates for Children

CASA empowers volunteers to

foster care. Court appointed special advocates are everyday people that, with just a few hours a week can have a lifetime of impact for a child who has been abused or neglected.

More info www.casaofsantacruz.org or call (831) 761-2956 XT.102

First Mondays: 2-3 p.m., in Watsonville Second Tuesdays: 5:30-7 p.m. and bring business cards and promotional materials to network in Capitola Third Wednesdays: 5:30-7 p.m. with chamber and community in Watsonville members. Call 688-1467.

Third Thursdays: 2-3 p.m.

Cost: $20 for chamber members, in Santa Cruz $25 for non-members.

Third Fridays: 12-1 p.m. in Aptos

Saturday December 5 Tree Lighting Ceremony and Holiday Craft Fair

2 -5 p.m., Aptos Park Entrance, Aptos Village Tree (Rain Check Date: Saturday, December 12) Call 831-688-1467 for more information.

Thursday December 10 Chamber Breakfast 7:30-9:00 a.m., Best Western

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business cards and promotional material to network with chamber and community members.

Call 688-1467. Cost: $20 for chamber members, $25 for non-members.

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hat is co-dependency? What is enabling? What is this insanity? Am I the only one who feels this way? fellowship of relatives and friends of addicts who have been affected by someone else’s addiction. Three meetings are now being held in Santa Cruz County, on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

For a meeting near you call (831) 291-5099 or email saveyoursanity@aol.com Visit www.naranoncalifornia.org/ norcal/meetings for more info.

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Meal Solution Mondays

4:00pm-6:00pm, New Leaf Community Markets, 1210 41st Ave. Capitola (Also down town and at West side stores) et fresh ideas for easy-to-prepare,

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Leaf Community Markets culinary every Monday, ranging from meat dishes, to gluten-free, to vegan.

Featured recipes are posted on the New Leaf Community blog at www.newleafcommunity.com.

Head to the Islands!

Hula’s Island Grill and Tiki Room, 221 Cathcart Street, Santa Cruz ine on any Monday and 10% of the total sales go to a local

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month of the year as part of the Mahalo Monday Program.

Lunch: Tuesday – Sunday from 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dinner: 4:30 p.m. – close. Happy Hour: Tuesday – Sunday 2– 6 p.m., Monday 4:30– 6 p.m. More info at www.hulastiki.

PROFILE of Santa Cruz

9:00am-12:30pm, 2045 40th Ave. Clares St. Capitola and it works. Last year it places 126 of its members in jobs, and we can help you too. Ongoing workshops will cover resume writing, communication, and interview skills. at (831) 479-0393 or visit www.

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For a schedule and more Overeaters Anonymous information, go to www.coda.org vereaters Anonymous is a 12-Step group for those who or e-mail gratefulcoda@gmail.com or call (831) 469-6096. wish to stop eating compulsively.

Please see our website for current First and Third Mondays times and locations: www.santa- Caregiver Support Group cruzoa.org. Or call our Hotline at 12-1 p.m., PAMF, 2850 Com(831)429-7906. mercial Crossing, Santa Cruz

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atz Cancer Center, PAMF and K Hospice of Santa Cruz County invite you to attend a Caregiver

parent is to attend orientation.

The orientation is designed to review the child welfare system and to give you a chance to have 6:30pm at the Santa Cruz SPCA, your question answered by child 2685 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz (cross street is Soquel Ave.). To register to one of the meeting and for directions, please call 454-4687.

First Tuesdays each month

B12 Fridays

Tail Wagging World of Dog Ownership

Support Group for those caring for someone with a serious illness.

When a loved one is seriously ill, it can be a challenge for the entire family. In this ongoing support group, we will share stories, learn First Tuesdays and tools for coping and receive support Third Wednesdays each month from people who care.

Orientations to Become Contact Hospice of Santa Cruz County Grief Support Program. Advocates for Children (831) 430-3078 North County, 5:30-7p.m., first Tuesday of month (for Second and Fourth Mondays location details contact Danielle First and Third Wednesdays at 761-2956 X102) South County, 5:30-7 p.m., third Alzheimers Support Groups Wednesday of the month at the Monday: 2:00 - 3:30pm CASA Office, 813 Freedom Wednesday: 5:30 – 7:00pm Blvd. Watsonville Conference Room at Elena Baskin/ ASA (Court Appointed Special Live Oak Senior Center, 1777-A Advocates) needs volunteers, 3-5 Capitola Road, Santa Cruz. hours per week, to provide support, acilitated by Jill Ginghofer, this guidance, and a powerful voice in group is for caregivers and court for children who have been family members of people with removed from their homes because Alzheimers of abuse or neglect. Everyone Wednesdays Facilitated by welcome, men and bilingual folks especially encouraged.

McBurney To RSVP call 761-2956 Ext. 102, or email Danielle@casaofsantacruz.org Tuesdays

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supports immunity, energy, sleep, mood, and the body’s ability to handle stress.

To learn more, call (831) 515-8699.

Second Wednesdays

Friends of Scotts Valley Library

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second wednesdays of Meets each month at 6:30 in the

8:00 -12:00pm at Cabrillo College he Aptos Market, with over 80 vendors, is open year round, with the best selections of fresh foods. In addition, family activities, music, cooking demos by professional chefs, gardening workshops, seasonal fairs and events are a part of the market.

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Any questions (831) 438-2658 or email sylvialee2@sbcglobal.net

Second and Fourth Wednesdays

Santa Cruz/ Monterey Bay Branch ADHD Support Group Meetings

Scotts Valley Farmer’s Market

6:30-8:00pm Aptos Fire Station on Soquel Dr. pen Support meetings on second Wednesday. Adult Only meetings on fourth Wednesday.

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Second and Fourth Thursdays Third Sundays

Cabrillo Host Lions Club

Seymour Marine Discovery

7:00pm at the Cabrillo Community Center: Public Lecture Series Center, Aptos Village Park, 100 eymour Marine Discovery Center Meeting Schedule for the Felton’s Farmer Market!

Aptos Creek Rd. presents a public lecture from a Second Tuesdays each month SCWD2 Task Force 2:30-6:30 p.m. ublic is invited to all programs. marine scientist the third Sunday of PFLAG (Parents, Families, and hrough Spring, Summer and Contact President Jess Allen 7:00pm, Soquel Creek Water District every month. Topics are presented Fall, the main drag along 831-684-2721 or Past President Friends of Lesbians and Gays) Headquarters, 5180 Soquel Dr. in an entertaining and easy-toHighway 9 will come alive with 7:00pm-9:00pm, 900 High St. First Soquel understand format, with up-to-date the bustle of farmers and food Congregational Church of Santa Cruz eetings are open to the public photos, video, and discussion. artisans selling a colorful variety of To learn more, call (831) 427reservations or information or and the location alternates More info: seymourcenter.ucsc.edu delicious edibles to shoppers and visit www.cabrillohostlions.org. between the City of Santa Cruz Police diners alike.

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Creek Water District Headquarters. Third Thursday each month Wednesdays santacruzfarmersmarket.org or Visit www.scwd2desal.org Image Matters Toastmasters: Speak for Success for more info.

7-8pm Inspire Salon in Capitola 12:00pm-1:00pm, St. Philip’s santacruzfarmersmarket.org or hat does your style say about Tuesday November 10 Executive Director Nesh Dhillon at Episcopal Church, 5271 Scotts Fourth Wednesdays info@santacruzfarmersmarket.org Valley Drive, Scotts Valley.

Disaster Prep Seminar between fashion and style, how iving a business presentation? Sons in Retirement to up level your look and up level Interviewing for a job?

Feldrenkrais Awareness oin us for a very informative his statewide group of retired Improve your speaking skills in a Through Movement® create a great look without men invites you to be our friendly, supportive environment guest at our monthly luncheon.

La Sleva Fire Department, Lewis Cultural Center, 1307 Seabright, You’ll meet kindred spirits, have masters. Open to all levels.

Tree Service, Joe’s Window & Santa Cruz Drop-ins welcome. For more Fourth Thursdays each month Gutter Cleaning, Orchard Supply information, call 831-335-3693. new from a top notch guest Aptos Veterans of speaker.

These classes will increase your Call Greg Horne at (831) 684Foreign Wars Post 10110 Insurance, to discuss disaster and Aptos Noon Toastmasters storm preparedness. Please join us 12:00-1:00p.m. Rio Sands Hotel, 1834 to RSVP & bring a friend! they heighten your self-awareness.

Dominion Ct., Aptos 116 Beach Drive First class is free for new students. eetings led by Commander can prepare your home or business ome join a dynamic, supportive Thursdays Pre-registration is required. ahead of time for stormy weather. group of people at all levels of Capitola-Aptos Contact suzie@suzielundgren. members welcome! com or call (831) 332-7347 Rotary Club Meeting Call Commander D. Murawsky advanced. We’re here to help you 12-1:30 p.m. at Seascape Golf Course 831-708-8511 for more Monday November 23 WomenCARE Support Group discover your voice and share it Contact Chuck at 831-462-6092 information.

Kettle Kick Off and Fundraiser uesday Support Group is a or e-mail charleswhitt@att.net for Follow us on Facebook: Facebook.

11:30a.m., Holy Cross Parish Hall, gathering for women with all com/AptosNoonToastmasters or more information.

Fridays 170 High Street, Santa Cruz. more info: (831) 236-1171 e are Celebrating the Scotts Valley for women through all stages from annual kickoff of the Hoffman’s for Second Harvest diagnoses through treatment.

Nar-Anon Family Group Salvation Army’s Traditional TOPS (Take off pounds sensibly) For more information or to 6:30-7:45 p.m., 3192 Glen Canyon Santa Cruz will donate 10% 8:45 am, Felton Firehouse register call (831) 457-2273 Road, Scotts Valley in the Bison you to join us! et support for loosing weight at of total sales to Second Harvest Center and The Camp Recover Center Please call ahead for corporate these health group meetings. every Thursday night from 5-10 Tuesdays, Thursdays sponsorship or to reserve your p.m. Every $1 donated provides Learn more by calling (831) group for friends and thru Saturdays table. healthy 4 meals to people in need 335-3510. throughout Santa Cruz through 200 families who have been affected Ocean Gate Zen Center by the addiction or drug Zazen Instructions Overeaters Anonymous Tuesday November 24 that Second Harvest support.

7:00pm, 920 41st Ave. Suite 6:30-7:30pm at Teach by the Beach Aptos Sons in Retirement B, Santa Cruz (next to Family strength and hope at a weekly #50 Rancho Del Mar, Aptos Cycling Center) meeting.

Luncheon For more information, call (831) Ave. Santa Cruz CA 95060 orning meditation schedule 429-7906 Park in lower lot and walk up 11:30a.m. Severinos Restaurant, is Tues. & Thurs. 6:45am; driveway and turn right at the sign. 7500 Old Dominion Court Second Thursdays each month Fri. 9:00am, & Sat. 8:30am Helpline (888) 688-7834. Find First Wednesday each month Veterans of Foreign Wars followed by “Come As You meetings at www.nar-anon.org Adoption/Child Welfare Orientation 6:30 pm, 2259 7th Ave. Santa Cruz Are Zen” at 9:00am. Zazen 6:00pm- 8:00pm 1400 Emeline instruction First Tues. of each Clutterers Anonymous Avenue room 206, Santa Cruz. month at 6:30pm. the meetings.

5:30-6:45 Sutter Maternity & the Sea Odyssey sail boat.

For more info. visit both For more information, call Surgical Center, 2900 Chanticleer oceangatezen.org and facebook.

475-9804 Ave, Soquel Dr. Santa Cruz.

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Arts event, managed in conjunction with the participating art venues. The Saturday November 7 Capitola Twilight Concerts Sunday November 8 t wouldn’t be summer without the event takes place year-round and Wednesday evening concerts at illuminates some of the most talented 18th Hot Rods at the Beach Volunteers Needed for the local artists from local galleries.

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Monterey Symphony a picnic or pick up dinner t an area he Monterey Symphony is restaurant. Seating is on the lawn, in a First Friday art tour, visit featuring over 500 classic & seeking volunteers. If you love seawall benches or the beach. galleries are open 12-9 pm for First music and want to be involved, www.cityofcapitola.org Friday viewings.) please call (831) 646-8511 or visit music, local vendors & displays. www.montereysymphony.org for All proceeds are donated to Peninsula Banjo Band more information.

Second Fridays each month 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., Harry’s Hofbrau, Big Band Dance Association. At the Santa Cruz Open Studios orty-seven years of performing 7:30pm-10:00pm, at Mid-County Senior Center 829 Bay Ave, First three weeks in October Capitola anta Cruz County Artist open popular tunes. Come see our allroom dancing to live their doors to the public in the band for Free in Sunnyvale Every annual open studios showcase, Saturday November 7 presented by the Arts Council Santa Contact Lee McLaughlin, Booking Santa Cruz Sea Glass atmosphere, free parking.

Open to Agent, at 408-993-BAND (2263) and Ocean Art Festival County Artists present the opening for information about booking the the public-singles welcome! weekend, October 3rd and 4th, - Suggested donation, $6 per person. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. he Santa Cruz Sea Glass and South County artist will be featured tions are tax deductible). information, call (831) 476-4711.

October 11th & 12th and October www.PeninsulaBanjoBand.org Ocean Art Festival features 17-18th is the encore weekend. genuine sea glass and artist Visit www.artscouncisc.org for Wednesday Night Sail Boat Races Second Sundays Each Month more information.

5:30 - 8:30p.m. March to October Downtown Santa Cruz our local marine environment. arbor restaurants & the beach Held in the historic Cocoanut Antique Street Fair are a good viewing to watch 9:00am-4:00pm, Lincoln St. the sailboat races against the setting sun! At the Santa Cruz Harbor. it’s 7 year anniversary this year, he “Original” Downtown it features over 40 artists, a free Antique Faire is back!

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Adult Mixed Level Hip Hop

7:15-8:15pm, Deer Park Plaza Suite 53 ome and dance for the love of movement and learn the principles of culture of contemporary hip hop. This class will awaken your inner attitude with loud, heart-pumping beats and dramatic choreography.

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assortment of treasures including books and photographs, vintage Thursday November 12 jewelry, clothing, glass and ceramic collectibles, vintage hawaiian kitsch, A Taste of Santa Cruz 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m., Cocoanut Grove, turquoise, original artwork, and a Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk whole lot of whatnot!

Taste of Santa Cruz is a For more info, please contact us at For more information, contact Sue (831) 476-6940 or visit us on or Don at (831) 72-7053 or e-mail Facebook. at caller4u@att.net. various local restaurants and 6:30 pm, German American Hall, 230 Plymouth St. Santa Cruz quare dancing! Try it, you’ll like it! Friendship put to music, event is family friendly. Classes through

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Monthly Argentine Tango at Star Bene Italian/Argentine Restarante 4:30pm-9:30pm, Star Bene Italian/Argentene Restarante,

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(or their well known italian menu), and enjoy the ambiance of Argentina and join us in a social tango dance to music from the Golden Age of Tango. Saturday October 31 Private instruction and classes by Downtown Trick O Treat arrangement. For more information, 2 p.m.-5 p.m. call Michael (831) 239-2247. ring the whole family to Downtown Santa Cruz for the First Fridays each month annual Downtown Trick-or-Treat.

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Saturday November 21 La Selva Beach Craft Fair

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Improvement Association. As in previous shows, we will be featuring fine arts and crafts for home and gift giving. All participants’ work will be juried, regardless of having participated in previous shows in La Selva Faire must be included with your application. You may email them, and a diagram of the props you will be using, to lsbfaire@yahoo.com.

Your November Horoscope Times Publishing Group, Inc. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)

wasn’t prepared for! You have all kinds of crazy thoughts running through your mind, but because you probably won’t act on any of them, you should keep the details hush-hush. You believe in yourself 100 the month comes to a close. Sometimes you can’t believe that this is your life!

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20)

It doesn’t happen very often but you have a tendency to be a bit on the melodramatic side as the month begins. It could be coming from a sense of insecurity, or maybe you’re just bored.

If that’s the case, you need a new hobby! Your organizational skills kick in later in the week, making you a master planner. These are valuable skills; why not shop them around? As you move to the middle of the month, you have an uncanny ability to step outside of the picture to get a very objective view of what’s going on in your life; use that information to make incredible, positive changes. Deal with all issues as they come up at the end of the month.

Aquarius (Jan 21-Feb. 18)

When something astonishing — in either a good or bad way — takes place as the month begins, all you can do is stare and scratch your head in disbelief. Yes, that really happened. You’re super-organized as the month continues, and once you’ve capitalized on unique methodical feel particularly alive later in the month, and there’s little you can’t accomplish once you set you couldn’t be more delighted. You accept everything, and judge nothing.

Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20)

You’re due for a raise or an upgrade of sorts early in the month, but you may have to prove on time every month, or point out to your boss how many times you’ve stayed late or come in chance to showcase your artistic and creative abilities!

Aries (March 21-April 20)

feely type. You love to give strangers hugs or do the European kiss-on-both-cheeks thing, but remember that not everyone likes to have their private space invaded. Your job or favorite hobby takes up loads of your time mid-month, but, wow, when the job is done you can step back and really marvel at all that you were able to accomplish. An announcement doesn’t have to be complicated at the end of the month. Get up there, turn the mic on and say what you have to say.

Taurus (April 21-May 21)

You don’t like to wander too far outside of your comfort zone at the beginning of the month, and that might mean literally staying close to home. Order in your favorite food and have a picnic in the living attend, podcast you listen to, or conversation you have mid-month totally changes your perspective on a topic you thought you had made your mind up about. Eat what you want to eat through the holiday without worrying about the repercussions. You can start your diet tomorrow!

Gemini (May 22-June 21)

you a lot more seriously than you take yourself! You get the study bug in the second week, and even if you’re not a student you want to learn all there is to know about the world around you. the month the most logical thoughts that pop into your head are the ones you should go with.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) making a gourmet dinner ... who needs to go out when you have all of these creature comforts at usually your biggest fear, you throw caution to the wind and follow your whims. Money matters are front and center later in the month, and a family member is probably standing by just waiting to give isn’t for you. Don’t feel bad for not wanting fame; it’s not all that it appears.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 23)

before. Zero in on the task with laser-like focus, or close your eyes and take a leap! You’re very wary of schemes and plotters as the month moves forward, because if you’ve ever gotten big ego causing some major personality clashes. If you can’t get the last word in, don’t worry.

Virgo (Aug. 24-Sep. 22)

Put in your order with the Universe as the month begins, and then be prepared for good things to come your way. The more pages you dog-ear in the cosmic catalog of wants and needs, the more

sleep at night. The last days of the month are good days to reorganize your things, starting with the most disorganized to the neatest. Catastrophic closets and neglected junk drawers take top priority.

Libra (Sep. 23-Oct. 23)

everyone else is worried about. You’ll get it done eventually, right? You have an elevated sense

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Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) of cheerleader, but you can’t help but shout “rah rah rah” at the top of your lungs every time you or someone you love accomplishes something. Sprucing up your surroundings later in the month is an sledgehammer on your closed-in walls can be very therapeutic. You’re drawn to taking risks at the end

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Noisy Ocean Getting Noisier iews can be spectacular looking out on the ocean, but layer often obscures your gaze. And when you dip below the waves and peer into the sea, other than those rare moments of wavering clarity, the the living underwater soundscape and a whole new world emerges.

From the rhythmic ocean metronome of waves to the clicks and moans of animals and from the rumble of underwater earthquakes to the crack of lightning striking sound. Unlike our early perceptions, there is little silence in the ocean.

Animals have made sound under water for millions of years. They use social calls to track their young and compete with one another. Some even use songs to attract mates. Many species use sound as a general means of orientation — knowing where they are going and if predators are around. Some specialized animals, the dolphins and porpoises, have specialized biosonar sounds like bats to focus in on individual prey while they are feeding.

Sound is so critical to many marine animals, particularly those with backbones, in part because light is so limited in the ocean. While many species can see quite well and some smell or feel things close to them, the physics of water means that making and listening to sounds is simply the best way to accomplish these key life functions.

Humans are very much newcomers on the ocean — tens of millions of years behind marine mammals and hundreds of million years after some same realization about the physics of

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sensing things and communicating information over any real distance. way under water. We make sonar pings to know how deep the water even as a way to measure the ocean temperature. We can use loud bangs of compressed air to look into the sea crust and image mineral and oil deposits. Finally, we put a lot of sound into the water simply as a by-product of moving big things around — like large ships.

How we consider the potential and sea life has evolved from an original simplistic view of how loud they are to a more nuanced view (as in the table below) of their relative pitch, loudness, occurrence, and spatial distribution relative to marine animals and important habitat areas.

Sources that may be less loud but very common may have greater potential disturbance on marine life that rare but intense sound sources.

With this convergence on using sound to make a living in the ocean, there is the potential for human noise to harm marine life. Perhaps beaching of some whales following military sonar operations. There are

has happened, but there have been a number of marine mammal morservation communities, these events have served more to draw recognition to broader issues. The clear and dramatic nature of beaching events may be compelling and newsworthy, but subtler, yet potentially widespread, issues like habitat avoidance or reduced communication ranges

The study of sound in the ocean and how animals use and may be

researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz and partners around the world are studying communication systems, developing listening tags and other technologies,

Improvements in data collection tools and analytical methods are helping scientists look beyond some of the more obvious issues, like the occasional beaching event, to consider how day-to-day human activities can disrupt the natural ocean soundscape. A subsequent article in this series will focus on some of these advances being made by local researchers.

The ocean is teeming with natural sound. Making and listening to sound is critical for marine life. We are increasingly putting noise in the sea. We have just begun to understand whether there are problems we have begun to understand how to better manage these issues — and we have found out a lot about basic biology along the way.

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of being reliable, locally owned and controlled, and comparable in price to other alternatives. In addition, these types of projects are currently in use around the world and can potentially be studied and implemented in a timelier manner than desalination or water transfers. For these reasons, the District sought and received a state grant to conduct a year-long feasibility study on recycled water for groundwater replenishment that began in July 2015.

Despite the District taking action

summary technical memo to address the concerns of community members and

using AWP; comparisons between recycled water, surface water, and our own District groundwater in terms of CEC levels; and detailed testimonials with looking for endocrine disruptors, pathogens, viruses, and other potential contaminants in recycled water during members asked pointed questions about state and federal standards, how they were established, and how they keep up

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clear that they still had concerns about the quality of the water produced by the AWP process. Several District customers

water quality testing process and Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs). those concerns in their questions during to work with its consultants to gather water quality data and testing results from other AWP projects and compile a comprehensive literature review so themselves rather than simply rely on the

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product are safe.

At the October 2015 meeting, the District’s consultant, Andy Salveson, from Carollo Engineers, presented a

AWP facilities in locations such as Orange County, Mr. Salveson described: how the industry has its own stringent set of standards that go above and beyond federal and state standards; the constant evaluation and re-evaluation of standards, practices, and monitoring undertaken by the industry to ensure a safe end product; and how public health and safety are always the top concerns for an industry that serves agencies and municipalities charged with providing life’s most precious resource. After gaining a better dence in the quality of the water produced

by AWP. We encourage you to learn more about AWP by looking at the technical memo and other useful information on our website

The feasibility study will be completed in spring 2016, and we will continue to share

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toward securing a supplemental water supply to help solve our serious long-term water shortage.

As always, we welcome community input.

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