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Rio Unveils Banff World Tour Epic Bundle A ll the programs? All the programs! If you’ve been too busy getting after it outdoors, or just haven’t made the time yet, now’s your chance to catch all four Banff Virtual World Tour Programs in one epic bundle. From mountaintops to wide open
12,000 KM: Swedish extreme skiers and snowboarders travel via train and boat from Stockholm through Russia to Japan, in search of deep powder.
oceans, this bundle has adventure, sports, environmental, and cultural experiences for all to savor — over 8 hours of films for hard-core World Tour fans. You have 14 days to watch all four programs. One of the highlights is Piano to Zanskar, the 2019 Grand Prize Winner, which won a slew of awards after that. Promoter Kathy Ferraro had hoped to bring this film to the Rio and then the pandemic hit. “I am excited and thrilled that our community can now see this inspiring film, which has been edited for the World Tour,” she said. “It is an especially interesting story when juxtaposed against the piano that someone in Aptos abandoned and it landed on the beach as well as the cover of the Aptos Times.” In Piano to Zanskar — what a more fitting end to a piano — to bring joy to the school children and community of Zanskar. Even better is to know Sir Desmond, 65 at the time of the film and journey, went back to Zanskar each year to tune the piano until his death. “This film unites a set of lovely characters so individual and multi-faceted, even a seasoned Hollywood screenwriter would have a hard time coming up with them,” `said Joachim Hellinger, a member of the 2019 film jury. “It takes us on a quest
Piano to Zanskar: Desmond Gentle, 65, must find a way to get this piano to a school in a remote village in the heart of the Indian Himalayas. that seems to be crazy and anachronistic but is actually full of purpose and symbolic power. Watching this film helps to restore the belief in a better world.” While it’s not possible to replicate the experience of seeing the Banff films on the big screen of your local theatre, surrounded by friends and your community, these curated programs of amazing outdoor
films are designed to inspire you to live life to the fullest — however that looks these days. The Epic Bundle is $52 or screen individual programs for $15. Buy tickets online through the Rio Theatre. See http://www. riotheatre.com/events-2/2020/11/26/ banff-centre-mountain-film-festivalworld-tour. n
Medical Reserve Corps Turns 16: A Caring Spirit By Corinne Hyland On Feb. 11, the Santa Cruz County Medical Reserve Corps celebrated 16 years since its founding in 2005. Medical Reserve Corps units were
Nancy Yellin, registered nurse (left), a volunteer with the Santa Cruz County Medical Reserve Corps, with Dr. Roland Sharp.
established after the tragic terrorist events of 9/11, and the anthrax attacks that followed. Medical and health professionals came together to organize, train and equip local volunteers to assist Public Health and the community in emergency preparedness and response to all-hazards incidents. Santa Cruz County Medical Reserve Corps volunteers have responded to numerous incidents including disease outbreaks catastrophic wildfires, floods, power outages and today’s COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the past year, Medical Reserve Corps volunteers have supported Public Health with COVID-19 contact tracing, case investigations, infection prevention, sheltering of persons experiencing homelessness, and the CZU Complex wildfire evacuation and shelters. “Medical Reserve” page 10
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