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May 15 2013 • Vol 22 No. 10 • www.tpgonlinedaily.com Children’s Miracle Network

Since 1989, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital has been a part of the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN). CMN is a national charity of 170 affiliated hospitals whose mission is to generate funds to benefit children’s healthcare. To date, over $11 million has been raised by our local Children’s Miracle Network program. Full Story on page 15

Annual Spring Dance Concert

The Cabrillo College Dance Department is proud to present their annual spring concert, an evening of original and diverse dance works created by guest, faculty and invited student choreographers. The concert features dances by 25 student choreographers and over 100 performers. From explosive physicality to subtle minimalism, these dances cover a broad variety of topics and styles. Full Story on page 6

Public Hearings Announced for Proposed scwd2 Seawater Desalination Project

The City of Santa Cruz and the Soquel Creek Water District have partnered to evaluate the proposed scwd2 Regional Seawater Desalination Project. A Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) (SCH# 2010112038) for the proposed project, which would be located in the greater Santa Cruz area and provide up to 2.5 million gallons per day (mgd) of supplemental water, was released for public review on Monday, May 13, 2013. Full Story on page 12

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Trevor’s Caring Pays Off

This is a story of a young person’s passion for helping those in need and wanting to make a difference in their lives. Trevor Polk is an 8-year-old 2nd grader at Twin Lakes Christian School. He was selected as Principal for a Day at his school.

His principal, Meg Imel said, “For the past four years, when I have met with my Principal for a Day students and asked them what they would like to change on their special day, I usually get requests for no homework, longer recesses and a class party. continued on page 4

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Local Icon Dies After Brief Illness

Charlie Modena Ran Local Trucking Company for Over 40 Years

ur Dearest Dad, Charlie, died peacefully with family at his bedside after a very brief illness. He was born at home on a beautiful ranch in San Gregorio, California to Carlo and Sylvia Modena, who were originally from Lucca, Italy. He was the youngest of five children. Charlie relocated to Santa Cruz after marrying his wife, Theresa. It was in Santa

January 16, 1914 ~ May 6, 2013 • Charlene and Fred

company in 1998. It was one of Cruz where they raised their two the first independent trucking children, Charlene and Fred, companies in Santa Cruz. and lived happily for more than Charlie was a lover of life, seventy years. a great storyteller and was hapHe was in the military with piest when surrounded by family, the Army Corp of Engineers friends and his hunting dogs. during WWII and was disHis interests were endless and charged in August 1943, Charlie Charlie Modena so many things brought him joy: was also a member of the Elks Club, the Marconi Club and the ICF of His love of family history, cooking family recipes, gathering wild mushrooms, award Santa Cruz. He acquired Santa Cruz Distrib- winning wine making, canning, gardening, uting Company in the 1950s and sold the grafting fruit trees, hunting, fishing, and

traveling, especially to Italy. He really was the keeper of the family flame. Never to be forgotten is the organic strawberry wine made by our Mom and Dad when they were well into their 70s. He loved making summertime root beer floats and used his artistic talents to keep his small children entertained for hours. Who can forget his love for Kitto, the family cat, who shared his life and easy chair for more than 20 years. “Charlie Modena” page 6

Gary Loustalot, A Fixture at DeLaveaga Golf Course for 30 Years, Dies at 75

ary Loustalot, husband, father, grandfather and highly respected golf professional, whose imprint on his family and the golf community is immeasurable, passed away at his home in Angels Camp on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013, surrounded by his immediate family. He was 75. Gary received many professional Gary Loustalot accolades throughout his life but nothing was more important than being the devoted husband to Sandy,

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a father to six children, a grandfather to 13 and a Great Grandfather to 1. He had a natural affinity for children especially babies and he would often be found on the ground with his grandkids. Family was not defined solely by blood but by the relationships he cultivated and cherished, to include his many friends and colleagues. Gary took great pride in the accomplishments of his children and grandchildren and found joy in assisting others to succeed, whether on the course, professionally or simply in life. Many learned from Gary by simply following his example of integrity, hard work, compassion and most importantly, FUN. No

one was ever a stranger when they came through the front door. In 1970, Gary was selected to be the first head golf professional at DeLaveaga Golf Course in Santa Cruz and operated the popular municipal facility until 2000. Known for his engaging personality, he was the consummate golf professional, enjoying a career that also included working at Riverview CC, Valley Hi CC, Sunnyside CC and competing on the PGA Tour. He was named the Northern California Section PGA Professional of the Year in 1977, the organizations highest honor. “Gary Loustalot” page 6

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Cover Trevor’s Caring Pays Off 6 7 9 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 27 30

Community News Annual Spring Cabrillo Dance Concert Late Judge’s Legacy Lives On • Cabrillo Announces Finalists for President – Forums Scheduled for Aptos and Watsonville Campuses Saving My Daughter – ‘There’s nothing I wouldn’t do to make my child healthy’ – Astrophysics Internships Bring Community College Students to UC Santa Cruz Public Hearings Announced for Desalination – scwd2 Draft Environmental Impact Report for Proposed Project Released Ow Family Cultivates the American Dream – 135 Students to Receive Cabrillo College Scholarships Bay Federal in Aptos Hosts CMN Raffle Susana Arias Named 2013 Artist of the Year SCCB Ranks 30th in State for SBA Lending VIVA SANTANA! – A solo retrospective exhibition of the works by Manuel Santana Mar Vista and Bay Federal Partner for Adopt-A-School Program AMBAG Sustainable Communities Plan – Public Strongly Encouraged Help to Determine Regional Growth Strategy through 2035 One Hundred Reasons to Celebrate! • CHP Hosts BADGES Enforcement on Soquel Dr. • WANTED: Business ‘Friends’ • Volunteer Naturalist Training for Año Nuevo State Park Cabrillo Bike Co-op Comes to the Rescue By Alexandra Bristow Twin Lakes Garage Sale Earns $75K for Food Bank • Ribbon cutting for New Interchange at Salinas Road and Highway 1 • Victims of Phone Phishing Attacks experiencing Account Takeovers

In Memoriam • Page 2 - Charlie Modena • Gary Loustalot

Local Sports • Page 8 – Local Tennis Club’s Doubles Wins Championship • Aptos High School Boys Volleyball Team Wins Sacred Heart Tournament • Aptos Students Sign Letters of Intent for Sports Scholarships

Kids Camp • Page 10 ~ 11 – Benefits of Camp

Community Calendar • Arts & Entertainment – Pages 28 & 29

The Wonder of Words • Page 5 – The Writings of Mar Vista Elementary School Students – Dreams of Tomorrow

Monthly Horoscope • Page 29 - Your May Horoscope - Annabel Burton, Astrologer©

Featured Columnists 22 Work in Progress by Camille Smith – How to Complain like a Champion 24 Your Supervisor Says… by Zach Friend, 2nd District Supervisor – Aptos ~ Growing within our Values 24 What’s Happening Now… by Terry McFall, Social Security Manager in Santa Cruz – Social Security Helps Families Survive a Crisis 25 ‘Inflammaging’ by Carol Shwery - DC, CCN 26 The Book Bag by Robert Francis – Picture books galore for young readers… 31 Classical Reflections by Josef Sekon – SC Symphony Audition Concerts Conclude

SPCA Featured Pet • Page 31 – Ariel and Belle Search for a Whole New World

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“Polk” from page 1 This year, my interview with Trevor Polk regarding his special day was decidedly different. I could see that his passion for helping homeless animals, and involving his school to help him make a difference, was foremost on his mind.” Trevor’s wish as Principal for a Day was for each student to donate .50 cents from their allowance to help the animals waiting for adoption at our local animal shelter. Parents were encouraged to match or exceed their child’s donation. He also asked his peers to donate used towels and blankets for animals at the shelter as they wait to be adopted into permanent homes. An avid sports enthusiast and player for the Aptos Little League AA White Sox, Trevor asked his fellow teammates to donate as well. Trevor said, “Sometimes people think kids can’t help to make a difference because we don’t drive and we don’t have a lot of money. But we can make changes if we have adults to help us. The shelter animals are a lot like kids. They also need help to make a change in their situation just like we do. My family has always adopted shelter animals for pets even before I was born! My dog’s name is Speedy and he is from a shelter. He is just like a little brother. He is fun to play catch with, and to snuggle with, but he can also be a little annoying!” Jen Walker, Volunteer and Education Coordinator from the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter, accompanied by her service dog Moon, spoke at the school during the fundraiser and then she and Moon helped collect the donations. Walker has both volunteered at and now works for the Animal Shelter for the past 10 years. She lectures to schools countywide as part of a public outreach program by the SCCAS. By the time all was collected and counted, Trevor’s fellow students and teammates (and their parents) had raised $1466 for the SCCAS and collected over 250 towels and blankets for the animals at the shelter. Trevor and Principal Imel made the presentation to Walker

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and Moon on Friday, May 3 at the animal shelter, 2200 7th Ave in Live Oak. Walker said, “Most people don’t realize how much of what we do to care for these animals depends on the generosity of private donations and the many hours that our volunteers provide in caring for the many dogs and cats and the other animals we find ourselves in charge of throughout the year. This generous donation of $1,466 and the over 250 blankets and towels is just an amazing example of what people can and will do for those less fortunate.” Principal Imel said, “I am hoping his kindness and leadership skills will set a trend for my future PFAD students. I’m also looking forward to many other initiatives Trevor will make as he matures and opportunities open up for him. His love for animals and passion to bring awareness is refreshing. This shows that in spite of what we often hear about today’s youth, our local kids can and are making a difference. They just need the opportunity and voice to be heard. Much like the homeless animals in our community; they need a voice.” Trevor’s parents thinks there is a strong correlation between a child’s empathy for animals and their evolving empathy for their peers and fellow mankind as they mature. They said, “Finding solutions to social problems begins with each generation and the younger we educate them the greater the chance to see real change in our community. Walker agreed, “Empathy for our fellow man starts with our children and their ability to empathize with animals. If we get them thinking about the situation faced by a homeless animal, it translates later to their understanding and empathy for our fellow homeless citizens.” It was indeed a very good day for kids and animals! n ••• Donations to the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter help support programs and services that provide care for lost and homeless animals in our community and fund education and outreach programs that promote responsible pet ownership through spay/neuter, vaccination and licensing. Donations are tax deductible. Website: www.scanimalshelter.org

Dreams of Tomorrow Bailee Willson, 6th Grade

Someday I will be a professional recording artist and singer. I will be a D.J. at a party. I will record celebrity’s voices and music. I will make my own album with my name written in big shiny letters. I will have a concert and move my fingers up the piano faster than anyone has before. Someday As for today, I am practicing in my own home recording studio, and making small CD’s with my name written on the back. I am recording my hands on the piano keys and singing into my microphone. I am ready to take the next step to my big concert because I am practicing for my third year in a college piano course. ••• Ryan Foy, 6th Grade Someday, I will make lots of YouTube Videos. Millions of people will watch my videos. I will have thousands of subscribers. People will laugh at my commentaries. I will show off the latest and greatest games and useful gadgets.

I will make funny animations. I will add video effects to everyday life. Someday… In the mean time, I make short, stop animations and play games with my friends. Not very many people have seen my stop animations. I love to watch YouTube for news and entertainment. ••• Cassidy Wolles, 6th Grade Someday I am going to attend UCSF College. I will get a degree as a Doctor because I have much knowledge. I will then become a Pediatrician. The kids in my office will have much nutrition. I will use pure dedication,

with much concentration. None will be turned away. All children have the need to play. Someday… Today As for today I still need to play. Right now I can fix a blue day, unfortunately not a flu day. Children will smile, sometimes not only for a while. Dreams do come true and I wish the best for you. ••• Mikaela Kirkpatrick, 6th Grade Someday, I will be a known Dancer. I will have my own studio and win every competition. I’ll be on Dance Shows of every kind always trying my best. The kids will look up to me for advice and direction. Many will flock to my Dancing secrets. Though I will smile and say “I’m sorry but these are from my dance teacher to me” No matter what you say this will happen for me Someday … Today, I’m a Dancing girl. Looking up to my teacher for advice and direction.

Waiting for my very own dancing connection. Slowly learning my teacher’s secrets. Always 110 percent. Watching the dance shows I love. Taking it one day at a time. ••• Grace Marks, 6th Grade Someday I will be an equestrian rider in the Olympics. I will represent my country. I will compete against the best riders in the world. A smile will appear across my face. I would bend down to give my horse a squeeze. We would walk into the arena. The crowd will then start cheering, As we receive out trophy. Someday… As for today, I am practicing at a barn;

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Annual Spring Cabrillo Dance Concert T he Cabrillo College Dance Department is proud to present their annual spring concert, an evening of original and diverse dance works created by guest, faculty and invited student choreographers from May 31 through June 2 at Cabrillo Crocker Theater. The concert features dances by 25 student choreographers and over 100 performers. From explosive physicality to subtle minimalism, these dances cover a broad variety of topics and styles. Drawing from many dance forms, including Hip Hop, Samba, Salsa, Contemporary and Swing, students from all over Santa Cruz County are making dances that explore and express their dis-

“Gary Loustalot” from page 2 The family business that Gary created at DeLaveaga was an important part of his children’s lives and his youngest son Tim has continued that since 2000. That family atmosphere has always been a trademark of DeLaveaga Golf Course.

tinctive takes on life. The program will also include works by Cabrillo faculty members Amy Farhood and Rhonda Martyn. The concerts will be highlighted by the presentation of the Roberta Bristol Award and the Tandy Beal Scholarship to Cabrillo students. The Cabrillo Spring Dance Concert Friday & Saturday, May 31 & June 1 at 7:30 PM Matinee Sunday, June 2 at 2:00 PM Cabrillo Crocker Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. n ••• Tickets: $14 General, $12 Students/ Seniors, $10 Student Activity Card, available at www.cabrillovapa.com or 831-479-6154

Following his retirement in 2000, Gary and Sandy moved to the Greenhorn Creek golf community in Angels Camp, where they built a home and enjoyed playing golf, he serving on the golf club greens committee and they regularly traveled with their many friends. He also enjoyed hosting his

grandchildren during the Kids Week events at the club. Gary is survived by his wife of 31 years Sandy; children Curt (Sally) Souza, Mike (Elizabeth) Loustalot, Chris Souza, David (Suzy) Loustalot and Tim (Jamie) Loustalot and Jennifer (Tor) Swanson; grandchildren Alex, Jacob, Reed, Colleen, Samantha, Maxine, Karissa, Brian, Ellie, Ian, Andrew, Ty and Zachary; and great granddaughter Claira. He also is survived by his brother, Vic Loustalot, numerous cousins, nieces

and nephews; and his extended DeLaveaga family, most notably the Vomvolakis and Bei families. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Ruth and his sister Gail. n ••• In lieu of flowers, contribute, in his name, to help junior golf in Santa Cruz County, via Bariteau/Schultz Foundation 620 Water Street, Suite A Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Or Hospice of the Sierra, 20100 Cedar Road North Sonora, California 95370

“Charlie Modena” from page 2 He is preceded in death by his wife of seventy years, Theresa Dimeo Modena who passed away in 2010 and is also survived by his children: Charlene and Fred; Daughter-in-law Lia Modena; Two grandchildren, Lisa and Eric Modena; and three great grandchildren, Isabel, Lance and Cedric Modena; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family would also like to thank devoted caregivers: Sylvia Soper, Marissa Alvarez, Pam Smith, Viveca Vega and grandson Eric. Papa Charlie’s passing leaves a huge emptiness in the lives of family and friends. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him and whose lives he has touched and enriched. Dad, give everyone a hug for us. Friends are invited to a visitation beginning at 9 AM on Saturday May 18, 2013 at the Oakwood Memorial Chapel 3301 Paul Sweet Road in Santa Cruz. Funeral Mass begins at 11:00 AM with a graveside committal to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery 2271,7th Ave Santa Cruz. A reception following will be held at 6 / May 15th 2013 / Aptos Times www.tpgonlinedaily.com

Charlie in WWII

the Elks Lodge 150 Jewell Street Santa Cruz. If you would like to offer condolences to Charlie’s family, share your memories and light a candle in his memory please visit www.scmemorial.com. n

Late Judge’s Legacy Lives On T he late Tom Black, a highly respected a Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge and long time Aptos resident, worked tirelessly to support children, youth and families in our community. His legacy lives on through the Youth Resource Bank of Santa Cruz County (YRB), which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The YRB exists because Tom Black recognized that Santa Cruz County should have an organization, free of red tape and overhead that could fill the gaps between traditional programs for children and youth. Early in Judge Black’s career as a Juvenile Court Judge, he came to grips with the lack of rapid and cost-effective resources for our County’s most vulnerable people, its youth and young families, and he did something about it. What prompted Judge Black to take action? In 1982, a young man appeared before him at a juvenile court hearing. When Judge Black requested a response to a question, the young man covered his mouth with his hands, muffling his words. When Judge Black instructed the youth to remove

The grant was small, but his hands and speak louder, the the investment delivered an young man complied, but instantly impressive and dedicated program the Judge felt saddened because it now known as the Youth Resource was obvious the young man was Bank of Santa Cruz County. With trying to hide his missing teeth. a contingent of savvy and youthAfter the hearing, Judge oriented community leaders, Black spoke to Lynn C. Miller, including local business leaders, Juvenile Division Director, about local agency staff, and the late the incident. Mr. Miller was Hon. Tom Black Tom Black, the YRB was formed. familiar with Judge Black’s concerns, because he had seen many similar The YRB became a 501(c)(3) non-profit situations involving unmet personal needs organization, and continues today to serve while working in the juvenile justice system. over nearly 200 children, youth and families When Judge Black demanded to know what annually. One of the many hallmarks of this the Probation Department could do, Lynn non-profit organization, in addition to responded by asking, “What can we do?” Mr. Miller and Judge Black, with the being a program with no paid staff and support of a local dentist, were able to no office overhead, is its early on focus on address the young man’s dental issues. tattoo removal. At the time of Judge Black’s Inspired, the pair began to explore a more death, he and the YRB Board had been responsive and long-term solution to what working to provide a safe, sensible, and had been a mostly haphazard approach to cost effective way of providing youth with helping youth. In 1985, with the support removal of tattoos and an opportunity to of Linda E. Erwood, the Chief Probation re-enter the mainstream community. With Officer, Mr. Miller applied for and received the help of many of Judge Black’s friends, the YRB was able to secure funding for a a California Youth Authority grant.

laser tattoo removal machine. With the strong desire and commitment of Morgan Magid M.D., other local dermatologists, and Dominican Hospital, the Dominican Hospital Tattoo Removal Program was put in place and continues to this day The YRB receives referrals from local agencies; social workers, probation officers, nurses and teachers who have determined eligibility and have exhausted other avenues of funding. The YRB has continued to have the support of the local judiciary, including the late Judge Kathleen Akao, Judge William Kelsay, Judge Robert Yonts, Judge Stephen Siegel and Judge John Salazar, as well as the business and legal community and local government and non-profit agencies. It is truly a local success story. For YRB’s 25th Anniversary year, the late Judge Black’s family has committed to donating $3000 a year to the Youth Resource Bank in his honor. n ••• If you would like to learn more or donate toward this wonderful cause, please visit us at www.youthresourcebank.org

Cabrillo Announces Finalists for Superintendent and President

Forums Scheduled for Aptos and Watsonville Campuses

abrillo College today announces that at the conclusion of a rigorous, national search process, the President and Superintendent Search Committee recommends five finalist candidates to present to the campus-wide and local community. The President and Superintendent Search Committee includes an expert professional search consultant, representatives of Cabrillo’s Board of Trustees, representatives from each campus constituent group, faculty, staff, a student and a member of the local community. The five finalist candidates for the position of President and Superintendent of Cabrillo College are as follows (in alphabetical order):

Dr. Tod Burnett

Dr. Marie-Elaine Burns

Dr. Tod Burnett President, Saddleback College Dr. Marie-Elaine Burns Vice President of Student Services, San Jose City College Mr. Farley Herzek Interim President, East Los Angeles College Dr. Laurel Jones President, Mission College Dr. Pamela Walker Vice President of Student Services, American River College Cabrillo College will hold campus-wide and community forums on Wednesday, May 22 and Thursday, May 23 at both the Aptos and Watsonville campuses.

Farley Herzek

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Dr. Laurel Jones

Dr. Pamela Walker

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Local Tennis Club’s Mixed Doubles Wins Championship C ongratulations to Imperial Courts Tennis Club of Aptos for their recent success at the United States Tennis Association’s Sectional Championship April 27 and 28 at Stanford University. Imperial’s 55+ 7.0 Mixed Doubles team consisting of, left to right, Eddie Castro, Jeanell MartinWilkens, Joanna Goodman, Diane McGillin, Doug Pearson (Captain), Marda Cottle,

Wing Soohoo, Nick Pavlina, Linda Amador, and Dave Campbell, went undefeated (9-0) in local Monterey Bay League play. At the Sectionals, they defeated League and Sectional Bracket Champions from Almaden, Mountain View, Vallejo and Carmel Valley losing only to Vallejo 2-1 in the championship match. Imperial Courts is located at 2505 Cabrillo College Drive in Aptos. n

Aptos High School Boys Volleyball Team Wins Sacred Heart Tournament

he Aptos High School varsity boys volleyball team took first place in the Silver Division of the Sacred Heart Cathedral Irish Invitational Tournament in San Francisco Sat. April 27. They beat Eastside Prep of East Palo Alto, Watsonville High School and, in the championship game, Galileo Academy of San Francisco. n

Aptos High School Boys Volleyball Team (from left): Kael Losik, Grant Townsend, David Daley, Kolby Losik, Cole Welle, Bret Rodriguez, Ben Dorfman, Francisco Acosta, and Arturo Milanes.

Aptos Students Sign Letters of Intent for Sports Scholarships

n the administration conference room at Aptos High School on Wednesday May 15, three scholar-athletes signed their letters of intent. The students were Rita McCreesh who will be attending Puget Sound on a softball scholarship, Bryan Bucher committed to a baseball scholarship at Fresno Pacific, and Shannon Cotton parlayed her volleyball skills into a scholarship at Chico State. Family, school staff and media attended this once-in-alifetime event as these young people committed to the next phase of their athletic and educational life. n

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Rita McCreesh – Puget Sound, softball • Bryan Bucher – Fresno Pacific, baseball • Shannon Cotton – Chico, Volleyball

Saving My Daughter

‘There’s nothing I wouldn’t do to make my child healthy’

aylor Simpson is known for her plant program at Packard Children’s. humor and big career dreams — “Her body was attacking the filters of her she wants to become a bilingual kidney and also the blood vessels of her animal rights activist, a cop and a yoga lungs.” The rare disease was discovered by teacher — but those ambitions had to be pathologist Ernest Goodpasture while conducting a study of the put on hold when flu pandemic in 1919. she was taken to the • Goodpasture syndrome causes It was necessary emergency room severe kidney and lung damage; for Taylor and her in Watsonville, affects only 1 in every 2 million mom to make a Calif., with flu-like people; Packard Children’s has two-hour drive to symptoms that seen only three Goodpasture Packard Children’s turned into her vompatients ever. four times a week for iting blood in late • Mom Lori Vargas climbed kidney dialysis, and 2011. Next, she was rushed to a local stairs “like a madwoman” to Taylor had to undergo hospital and then lose weight, get physically multiple rounds of taken by ambulance fit to donate a kidney to her immunosuppressant medications and plasto Packard ChilTaylor, her only child dren’s, where blood • Lori Vargas, mom of 15-year- mapheresis, a process tests and CT scans old Taylor Simpson, said that to purify the blood. showed Taylor had donating a life-saving kidney That meant no hip end-stage kidney to her daughter wasn’t that big hop dance classes, no swimming, and failure along with of a deal, even though it was. bleeding in her lungs. • Mom and daughter “doing foods like potatoes, milk, and tomatoes She was diagnosed great in recovery,” soon were on the “no-no” with Goodpasture heading home. list because the syndrome, which potassium-rich foods launched her and her mother Lori into a 16-month wait before could have caused cardiac failure for Taylor. Taylor could have a kidney transplant. When it became clear to nephrologist “It’s an extremely rare and life-threatening autoimmune disease, and it happens Paul Grimm, MD, that a transplant was to previously healthy people without inevitable, mom was ready. But before warning,” said nephrologist Paul Grimm, Taylor could receive mom’s kidney, doctors MD, Medical Director of the kidney trans- had to be certain that Taylor’s immune

system stopped producing the deadly Goodpasture antibodies — so there would be no danger of her body attacking the new organ. Plus, she needed to be steroidfree for six months, thus pushing the wait into 2013. In the meantime, Lori lost the weight and got the “thumbs up” on February 6 to be a donor. Taylor crossed the finish line of being steroidand antibody-free this spring, thus being healthy enough for the April 2 transplant. A big bonus: After plasmapheresis and a strict medication regimen designed to get rid of the antibodies in her blood, Taylor’s lungs have fully recovered.   “I think my mom is beyond awesome,” Taylor said of her mother’s decision to donate. Now with a new kidney and free of her hemodialysis catheter, Taylor has some simple summer plans, which include lots of time at the beach, playing with her puppy Romeo, and — of course — eating lots of potatoes and milk now that she has the green light. But she will never forget her mother’s loving act.

Taylor (left) and mom Lori

“There’s nothing you wouldn’t do for your child to make them healthy,” Lori said. She never had any doubts, even committing herself to lose almost 40 pounds — climbing stairs “like a madwoman” so that she would be fit enough to give a kidney to her only child. “If I had more than one kidney I could donate,” said Lori, “I’d keep donating to other patients at Packard Children’s. Taylor and I really know what these kids on dialysis go through while waiting for a new kidney, and I’d like to provide this gift of life to every one of them.” Now that’s a gift worth celebrating for Mother’s Day. n

Astrophysics Internships Bring Community College Students to UC Santa Cruz

he astrophysics program at UC Santa Cruz is reaching out to regional community colleges to discover and nurture talented students through a new summer internship program. The Lamat Summer Research Program on HighPerformance Computing in Astrophysics gives students the opportunity to work with UCSC faculty and graduate students on projects using some of the world’s most advanced computers. Sponsorship as a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF REU) site, awarded this year, has enabled UC Santa Cruz to expand the program, which began on a smaller scale in 2009 with Hartnell College in Salinas. Led by Enrico Ramirez-

The goal of the internships is Ruiz, an associate professor of not just to train astrophysicists, but astronomy and astrophysics to use astrophysical simulations as at UCSC, the Lamat program an exciting medium for imparting (lamat is the Mayan word for a broad array of scientific skills star) now includes Hartnell, to the participants, he said. As Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz, high-performance computing Monterey Peninsula College in becomes a routine tool, industry Monterey, and De Anza College and government employers will in Cupertino. “The program with Hartnell Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz seek graduates with expertise in has been very successful. We now this field. The broad physics palette of astrohave about nine transfer students from physical simulations makes them an ideal Hartnell in the physics department. Our training ground for many job situations. The Lamat program also aims to first graduate, Ricky Fernandez, went to Columbia University to pursue a Ph.D. encourage more Hispanic community in astronomy, and this year three more college students to transfer to UCSC and are going on to Ph.D. programs,” said pursue degrees in the so-called STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathRamirez-Ruiz.

ematics). Many Hispanic students attend community colleges such as Hartnell, where they comprise 60 percent of the student population, but relatively few of them earn STEM degrees. The Lamat program will increase the retention and graduation rates for minority students at community colleges through a comprehensive program of research instruction, mentoring, workshops and support programs at UC Santa Cruz. “We’re basically discovering untapped talent in communities where people have not had these kinds of opportunities,” Ramirez-Ruiz said. “It’s a way we can bring talented students to our campus who otherwise wouldn’t come.” “UCSC” page 23

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Benefits of Camp T he camp experience enriches lives and changes the world. Camp provides children with a community of caring adults, who nurture experiential education that results in

self-respect and appreciation for human value. All of the outcomes - self-identity, self-worth, self-esteem, leadership, and self-respect — build personal competencies. These personal competencies are

Aptos Academy of Performing Arts Summer Camp 7970 Soquel Drive, Aptos, CA 95003 Phone: 831-684-1800 Camp Dates: July 1 thru Aug. 16 e-mail: frontdesk@aptosacademyofperformingarts.org web: www.aptosacademyofperformingarts.org

This summer we are excited to offer a variety of dance classes and camps, including an Angelina Ballerina Camp! Please call our office for details, Monday through Friday from 3:30-6:30 or Saturday 9:30-1:30.

reflected in the four “C’s” of the camp community: compassion, contribution, commitment, and character! For years, campers’ parents have reported that when their children return home from camp they are more caring, understand the importance of giving, are more equipped to stand up for what they know is right and are willing to be more responsible. These qualities will help build

a successful nation and a civil society. Children are at less risk at camp where they have a sense of community, develop intergenerational relationships and learn through first-hand experiences. Trained, caring adult role models help children feel loved, capable and included. Camp provides children with a safe, supervised, positive environment, which helps children grow.

Summer Sculpting Workshops Earth Art Studio 767 Cathedral Dr., Aptos, CA 95003 Phone: 831-818-9569 e-mail: earthartstudio@comcast.net web: www.earthartstudioaptos.com

Waves of clay, plaster play and wire wiggling is a part of life at Earth Art Studio! Express your creativity in these six day summer workshops for children. We will work with clay and experiment with variety of materials to create unique sculptures. Students can participate in the annual end of summer art exhibit. EAS offers clay classes for children, teens and adults year round. Visit the website for details on workshops, classes and art events. Camp runs June 17 thru Aug. 9.

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Camp Professionals have enormous power in conveying simple teachable moments, special moments of passing experiences touched by the human

spirit. These fleeting moments of time build three significant American Camping Association values that are reflected in the benefits campers derive from camp. Camping values people. The moments that result in the camp experience repeatedly express the value of people. Camping demonstrates that value through respect, honesty, caring, and sharing. Through the camp experience, young people learn to understand the strength of mankind. They also develop an appreciation for the qualities required to protect the fragile relationships needed to protect these relationships. Camping values the natural world. Camping seeks and appreciates what is real, genuine, and non-artificial. In seeking those qualities in people as well as in the actual world, camping fosters understanding of the importance of human connections for survival and of the critical connections to our physical world. Campers realize the need to protect not only one another, but also the environment in which they live. Camping preserves and shares that legacy with the next generation. Finally, camping values a sense of contribution. Camping contributions are both obvious and subtle. The benefits of camping are both immediate and slow to emerge. Most significantly,

Monte Vista Horsemanship Camp 2 School Way, Watsonville, CA 95076 Phone: 831-206-9707 e-mail: MVEquestrian@gmail.com web: www.montevistaequestrian.com

The week-long Horsemanship Camp at Monte Vista Christian School is a wonderful opportunity for boys and girls to spend hours every day riding and learning about horses. We have wonderful school horses for riders of every experience level. We offer Western and English riding, as well as crafts, swimming, archery and marshmallow roasting at the evening campfire. Sign up today for an unbelievable summer camp experience! Call Cassie Belmont at (831) 206-9707, email MVEquestrian@gmail.com or visit www.montevistaequestrian.com for more information today!

although the experience itself is often fleeting, our impact on the human spirit lasts a lifetime. Children who attend camp develop connections with the world. Never underestimate the simplest lesson or the briefest wink of time. It may be a star in someone’s horizon for all eternity.

Benefits and Anticipated Outcomes of the Camp Experience Social Skills Development: Leadership • Communication • Participation Self-respect and Character Building: Responsibility • Resourcefulness • Resilience Community Living/Service Skills: Caring • Fairness • Citizenship • Trustworthiness n

Academic Enrichment Kids Camp at Academic Aptos Tutoring Center 783 Rio Del Mar Blvd., Suite 21, Aptos, 95003 Phone: 831-687-0707 Camp Dates: June 17 thru August 17 (2 sessions) e-mail: ataptos@gmail.com web: academicaptos.com Academic Aptos Tutoring Center is now offering new kids summer camps for ages 4-10 years! the goal of the camp is to stay on track or get ahead academically and to inspire a love of learning with fun games and hands-on projects. Our teachers are enthusiastic and engaging and present traditional reading, writing, math, science and history in exciting and kid-friendly formats. Check our website for hours and rates. Hope to see you this summer!

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Public Hearings Announced for Desalination

scwd2 Draft Environmental Impact Report for Proposed Project Released

he City of Santa Cruz (City) and the Soquel Creek Water District (District) have partnered to evaluate the scwd2 Regional Seawater Desalination Project (proposed project). A Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) (SCH# 2010112038) for the proposed project, which would be located in the greater Santa Cruz area and provide up to 2.5 million gallons per day (mgd) of supplemental water, was released for public review on Monday, May 13, 2013. Both agencies have conducted evaluations of their water shortage challenges and have identified the need for a reliable supplemental water source that will (1) provide needed supply during droughts, (2) allow for more water to be left in local streams and rivers to protect threatened and endangered fish, and (3) restore protective groundwater levels to help prevent contamination of our groundwater supply by seawater intrusion. “While conservation and cutbacks during drought conditions have helped reduce overall water use, a supplemental supply is needed to meet customer needs and environmental obligations,” said Bill Kocher, Water Director for the City of Santa Cruz. The City’s Integrated Water Plan (IWP) process and the District’s Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) process both identified a diversified approach of prioritizing water conservation, curtailment (or

cutbacks) during drought conditions, and seawater desalination as the preferred supplemental supply to meet short and long term needs. In 2007, the agencies partnered to form the scwd2 Desalination Program to further evaluate desalination and have been conducting numerous studies to inform the environmental review of the proposed project. The public is encouraged to review and comment on the Draft EIR. “We have conducted a thorough analysis to identify and evaluate the environmental effects of the proposed project so that policy makers, community members and other stakeholders can be

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informed and able to participate in the environmental review process,” stated Heidi Luckenbach, scwd2 Desalination Program Coordinator. The Draft EIR identifies the significant and potentially significant effects of the proposed project on the environment and considers feasible mitigation measures and/or alternatives to substantially lessen or eliminate the significant environmental effects. “We are often asked, ‘What about more conservation and water transfers instead of the proposed desalination project?’ These alternatives plus others that were raised in previous planning documents and through the public scoping period are addressed in the Draft EIR,” explained Melanie Mow Schumacher, scwd2 Public Outreach Coordinator. The Draft EIR will be available for public review and comment from May 13,

2013 – July 15, 2013. Copies of the Draft EIR can be reviewed at the following locations: • Project website at www.scwd2desal. org • City of Santa Cruz Water Department, 212 Locust St., Suite C, Santa Cruz, CA • Soquel Creek Water District Office, 5180 Soquel Drive, Soquel, CA • Offices of the County Clerk of the Board and the City of Santa Cruz, City Clerk • Local public library reference desks in the greater Santa Cruz area: Downtown Branch, Branciforte Branch, Garfield Park Branch, Live Oak Branch, Capitola Branch, Aptos Branch, La Selva Branch, Scotts Valley Branch and Porter Memorial Library As part of the planning process, public hearings will be held to solicit comments on the draft environmental document for the proposed project. Public hearings are scheduled for: • Monday, June 3, 2013 at Seacliff Inn, 7500 Old Dominion Ct, Aptos: 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM • Monday, July 1, 2013 at First Congregational Church, 900 High Street, Santa Cruz: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Each hearing will include an open house and presentation, followed by a public comment period. Generally, the same information will be presented at each meeting. n ••• Written comments on the Draft EIR should be sent by mail or email before 5:00 p.m. on July 15, 2013 to: Heidi Luckenbach scwd2 Desalination Program Coordinator City of Santa Cruz, Water Department 212 Locust Street, Suite C Santa Cruz, CA 95060  or by Email: hluckenbach@cityofsantacruz.com

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A barn where I grew up in. Me and my horse trot around. We see my mom and dad cheering us

I see my trainer smile with joy. I kiss my horse, as I think how lucky I am. My horse turns around, As I receive a kiss back. ••• Maddie Moseley, 6th Grade Someday, I am going to be a famous actress. I will travel the world to be in plays and movies across the globe. I will be kind and generous, and I will donate large amounts of money to charities in need. I will go to many award shows and accept trophies for my work. My parents will cry in happiness. They will say to themselves, “That’s our daughter up there.” Someday…

I will win tons of prizes. I will be on all covers of Surfer Magazines. I will be best friends with Johnny Depp. Someday… Today I’m surfing TV channels while relaxing on my couch. And riding small waves on my boogie-board. My best friends are Cameron and Dillon. ••• Kylee Alba, 6th Grade Someday, Someday I’m going to travel the world. I will start from where I am. Who I am. Place to place I will go and explore.

I might change, but that’s ok. I need a change. I will see the exquisite paintings that van Gogh and Picasso created. I will witness the waves of each beach, and see how they sway in the ocean. Gradually force, pulling them up in a tight, bonded wave that eventually will crash on top of one another and get sucked back into the inviting blue sea, to create another admirable form of water. I will take pictures everywhere I go, and show my pulchritudinous photos, and will become known for them. I will return. Home. Someday. Today Today I sit at home. Dreaming over things I hope will

someday happen. Somewhere inside I know it will. Someday. It feels so real at times. When I ponder on the experiences I dream to have. I smile at the thoughts of making a change, and being worth something important, to me. I will change. It will be a nice change. The change, where you feel so loved, and happy. You have this warm feeling inside, like when you are about to see an old friend that you haven’t seen in ten years, and your just so excited you can’t help the ear to ear smile that appears on your face when you think about them. Today that’s the kind of change I hope to have, someday. n

Right now, I am up on my school’s auditorium stage. I am the lead role in our school play. Alice in Wonderland. The Cheshire Cat circles around the stage with a grin. I laugh and say my line. “Oh, Cheshire Cat! It’s you!” ••• Jacob Holmes, 6th Grade Someday I will be a famous surfer. I will ride the biggest Maverick wave ever.

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Ow Family Cultivates the American Dream

135 Students to Receive Cabrillo College Scholarships During Awards Ceremony

or 24 years George Ow, Jr. and his family have been providing American Dream Scholarships to local ethnic minority and disadvantaged high school seniors enrolling at Cabrillo College. Since 1989, the Ow Family has awarded over $426,000 to 977 graduating high school students coming to Cabrillo. This year the Ow Family has awarded a $500 scholarship per student to 135 students, the highest number of scholarships ever awarded in one year. It is just one of the many ways the Ow Family has supported students and the mission of Cabrillo College over the years. George Ow, Jr. knows the power of education. His parents emigrated from China, and after living in Monterey, they settled in Santa Cruz where they owned a family grocery store. Ow and his six brothers and sisters worked at the store. After graduating from high school in 1960, he received an A.A. degree from Monterey Peninsula College (younger siblings would attend the newly established Cabrillo College). The then continued his education to receive a B.A. degree in marketing from San Francisco State University and an MBA from UCLA. When his father, George Ow, Sr., died in 1970, Ow, the oldest child, took over the management of the family’s real estate business. Ow has continued his father’s philosophy and legacy of giving back to the community. The Santa Cruz area has greatly benefited from the Ow family’s contributions.

The Ow Family with the American Dream Scholarship Recipients at last year’s (2012) American Dream Scholarship Awards Ceremony.

“The American Dream is that you can come from humble beginnings and become anybody and anything that you work hard and smart enough at; and when you become…you shall assist others,” said George Ow, Jr. “Hundreds of local youth have received financial support and a psychological boost to succeed in college through the American Dream Scholarships,” said Melinda Silverstein, Cabrillo College Foundation Executive Director. “The

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generosity George Ow, Jr. and his family have provided to our community is truly inspiring.“ The American Dream Scholarship Ceremony and American Dream Scholarship recipients will be recognized for their achievements at Cabrillo College’s Aptos Campus on Tuesday, May 28 from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. in the Sesnon House gardens. n ••• This year’s American Dream Scholarship recipients include:

From Aptos High School: Rosa Abreo, Victoria Ayyad, Stephanie Bell, Matt Bernard, Claudia Chavez, Wendy Chavez, Giovanni Cuellar, Roberto Lopez, Kayla Macias, Luz Areli Medina-Hernandez, Amanda Okamoto, Leidy Paramo, Deyanire Plascencia, Denisse Regalda-Cisneros, Ruben Romero, Samantha Rudisill, Martina Serpa, Jose Sotelo-Rodriguez, Margarita Toledo, Alejandra Torres, Chloe Tsudama, Francine Turner-Keener, Ryan Wingo From Costanoa High School: Alanis Vienola From Cypress Charter High School: Jessica Sanders From Delta Charter High School: Edgar Castillo and Keenan Conway From Freedom Community High School: Priscilla Esparza From Harbor High School: Jason Aban, Jillian Aban, Maria Avalos-Romero, Yuqi Chen, Maria Flores, William Galvan, Melissa Garcia, Erick Gonzalez, Ana GonzalezTorres, Qinglan He, Wenjin Hu, Dima Loutfi, Edwin Puga, Vincente SernaEstrada, Patrice Williams, Ying Hua Wu From OASIS Independent School: Nandi Nivens From Pajaro Valley High School: Sandra Aguilera-Zavala, John Alvarez-Zamora, Jesus Arellano, Gerardo Carlos-Mora, Karen Garcia-Marin, Alberto Juarez-Perez, Daniel Lazaro, Ramon Longoria, Christian Lopez, Angelo Manalili, Karina Perez-Alfaro, Jazmin Ponce, Miguel Rodriguez, Itzel Suriano, Esperanza Villarruel From Renaissance High School: Duice Arguello, Brian Calamateo, Martin Contreras, Sandy Cruz, Sergio Diaz, Jesse Diego, Jonathan Fernandez, Crystal Gomez, Saul Martinez, Nancy Martinez-Rocha, Erik Melchor, Andrea Mendoza, Rosalina Olvera Rios, Eduardo Rocha, Aaron Romero, Sandy Vera

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Bay Federal in Aptos Proud to be a Part of Aptos! Hosts CMN Raffle S ince 1989, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital has been a part of the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN). CMN is a national charity of 170 affiliated hospitals whose mission is to generate funds to benefit children’s healthcare. To date, over $11 million has been raised by our local Children’s Miracle Network program. One hundred percent of all donations we raise stay in our Central Coast community, including Santa Cruz. The funds are used for: • Newborn and Pediatric equipment and services at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital • Dental care for uninsured children Community Outreach Programs: Immunizations, Child Abuse Prevention, Jacob’s Heart Cancer Support (located in Watsonville), Special Needs Programs, Children’s Hospice & Palliative Care (in Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley), Asthma Education, and many more.

Bike to be raffled to raise funds for the Children’s Miracle Network. From left: Josh Villarreal and Andrew Thompson (Member Service Representatives) and Janene Adema (Business Development Manager) for the Bay Federal Aptos branch. Medical equipment and services for individual children in need (who meet financial-need criteria). “Raffle” page 17

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Susana Arias Named 2013 Artist of the Year T he Santa Cruz County Arts Commission has named Susana Arias the 2013 Artist of the Year. She is the County’s 27th artist to be so honored. The high level of artistic production in this County is acknowledged through this award, which goes to an artist who lives in Santa Cruz County, has a national and/or international reputation, as well as having contributed to the cultural enrichment of the local community. A Profile Performance celebrating the 2013 Artist of the Year will be held at the Museum of Art and History (MAH) on Friday, May 24 at 7:00 p.m. Admission is FREE to the public. Advance tickets are not available. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis the night of the event. Susana will be discussing her work and process, and attendees will have the opportunity to contribute to a work in-progress. Also, the following afternoon at the MAH, Susana will be leading a hands-on workshop where

Susana Arias participants of all ages will have the birds will become part of a community opportunity to make a clay bird; the sculpture that will be included in Susana’s exhibition at the MAH from July 19-August 18. Susana Arias was born in Panama City, Panama. Since 1978, she has resided in Santa Cruz, California, where she is a sculptor and painter. For over thirty years, Susana has contributed to the cultural life of Santa Cruz County as a visual artist, art organizer and educator. She has shown her work nationally and internationally, and has work in many museums in Latin America as well as the United States. Susana has received numerous awards throughout her career, including a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1987 for her series “Earthworks,” “Distinguished Artist”

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in 2001 from the Santa Cruz Art League, and “2012 Project of the Year” for the Beach Area Roundabout, given by the American Public Works Association. Her Porter Ave./Bay Ave. underpass sculpture, Finding Our Past, won the “Environs Enhancement Award” from Cal Trans in 1996, and the “Santa Cruz Archaeological Society Presidential Award” in 2007. As a volunteer, Susana has made many contributions to the County. In 2011, she coordinated the “Experience Clay” event at Museum of Art and History, a weekend exploration of ceramics that included demonstrations, workshops and an exhibit, which was attended by hundreds of people. Susana served on the Open Studios Committee from 2007 to 2011. In 2009, Susana developed and organized Art Extravaganza at Sierra Azul, which brought together hundreds of people for a weekend of making art. Also at Sierra Azul 2009, she curated Sculpture Is, an annual sculpture exhibition. Susana has taught thousands of children through the Cultural Council’s SPECTRA program. Her love of the arts and for children shows in her commitment to both. She is either at her studio painting and sculpting, volunteering at local elementary schools; painting murals and making ceramic sculptures with the children, or organizing large events where many of our beloved artists share their expertise with the public. The Santa Cruz County Arts Commission and the County of Santa Cruz Department of Public Works – Parks Division, sponsor the Artist of the Year program. n ••• For more information about Artist of the Year, please visit www.scparks.com.

SCCB Ranks 30 in State for SBA Lending S th

anta Cruz County Bank announced today that it has ranked as the 30th largest provider of SBA loans in California statewide, out of a total of 199 lenders. The data was released by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for the first six months of the 2013 fiscal year. The 199 statewide SBA lenders include banks, credit unions and certified development companies providing SBA 7a and 504 loans in California. Santa Cruz County Bank generated over $16 million in SBA loans in the six months from October 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013.

“Raffle” from page 15 Bay Federal Credit Union’s Involvement ay Federal Credit Union participates in the CMN fundraising campaign every year at this time. The credit union’s goal this year is to raise over $10,000 for CMN. Each branch is providing creative ways, such as fun raffles with exciting raffle prizes, to provide members of the credit union and community an opportunity to donate to the cause. Various local businesses are donating prizes for these raffle fundraising efforts.

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“Ow Family” from page 14 From Santa Cruz High School: Jesse Bridges, Leslie Calixto-Lomeli, Jessica CarreraLopez, Samantha Gervacio, Cy’rae Hatfield, Edgard Martinez, Olivia Owens, Geremy Sabado From Santa Cruz County Office of Education: Miguel Alfaro, Denise Avalos-Colimote, Eliseo Ayala, Eduardo Garcia, Alexander Heredia, Annais Ibarra-Espinoza, Maria Lopez, Edgar Medina, Luis Medina, Adrianna Navarro, Damion Pena, Kevin Perez-Garcia, Julian Pina, Karina Rodriguez, Francisco Torres, Alicia Urbieta-Islas, Luis Vazquez-Lopez From Scotts Valley High School: Kelcey Correa and Mariana Rodriguez

Santa Cruz County Bank’s SBA Department Manager, Susan Chandler, stated, “For a small community bank, our placement of 30th out of 199 lenders speaks volumes for the Bank’s commitment to supporting small businesses. “SCCB” page 19

CMN. The branch has a raffle that will be open for raffle ticket purchases (donations to CMN) throughout the month of May. Prizes include a Sea Wind Cruzer bicycle, donated by Epicenter Cycling; a Samsung Smart Blu-ray DVD player, donated by the Aptos branch staff; dinner for four ($100 value) at Manuel’s Mexican Restaurant, Dinner for four ($100) at Severino’s Grill, lunch for two ($35 value) at Café Sparrow, a facial ($80 value) at Aptos Skin Care, and eye care ($124 value) by Dr. Ben Popilsky. To purchase raffle tickets, come into Bay Federal Credit Union’s Aptos branch, located at 105-A Post Office Drive, Aptos at the corner of Soquel Dr. and Trout Gulch, next to Starbucks. n

From Soquel High School: Omar Marquez, Omar Martinez, David Salinas. Osbaldo Zambrano From YES School: Precious Steeves and Zachary Henry From Watsonville High School: Juan Alcantar, Rosa Arellano, Jaqueline Bonilla, Daisy Chavez, Alejandro Chavez- Guerrero, Lizzet Diaz, Maribel Escamilla-Ramos, Nancy Espinoza, Ana Garcia, Jeanette Garcia, Cristian Garcia, Lesly Gutierrez, Estefany Heredia, Alan Heredia-Vazquez, Caria Huichapa, Jessica Lara-Benavides, Jessica Lopez, Yolanda Luna, Daniela Martinez, Chloe Mendoza-Alvarez, Lorena Rocha, Francisco Rocha-Martinez, Adriana Sanchez, Rosa Sanchez, Liliana Vega, Mariela Zamora www.tpgonlinedaily.com Aptos Times / May 15th 2013 / 17

VIVA SANTANA!

A solo retrospective exhibition of the works by Manuel Santana

anta Cruz County Bank Arts Collaborative announces the installation of its thirty-seventh art exhibit, VIVA SANTANA, opening May 13, 2013. VIVA SANTANA is a solo exhibition, showcasing the immeasurable talent of the late artist Manuel Santana (1927-2008). The exhibit encompasses over 60 original works, dating from the 1950’s to 2006, and consists of acrylics on canvas, acrylics on paper, acrylics on Masonite, inks on paper, wood sculptures as well as ceramics. VIVA

SANTANA is a sequel to the popular ALL SANTANA exhibition Santa Cruz County Bank Arts Collaborative presented in 2008. VIVA SANTANA, curated by Joan Blackmer, will be on display in ﬁve Santa Cruz County Bank locations throughout the County. Santana was a well-known local restaurateur and owner of the beloved Manuel’s in Aptos and Jardines de San Juan restaurants. As an avid supporter of the community and the arts, he was instrumental in establishing the world renowned Cabrillo Music Festival, where he served six terms as President. As a young man, Santana studied art at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles and then privately with Marin Lubner, Morton Dimonstein and Arnold Mesches. At the age of 63, he decided to pass the responsibility of managing his restaurants to his family and dedicate his time to art. In 2008, the Santa Cruz County Arts Commission named Santana “Artist of the Year.” The artwork by Manuel Santana, on display at Santa Cruz County Bank, is on loan from the Santana Gallery, San Juan Bautista. “My Dad loved this community and was friends with so many here,” said Manuel Santana’s daughter Angelina

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Santana, who opened Santana Gallery in March. “I spent countless days working with him in his studio and it’s been my dream to share his work ever since he passed away. I’m very appreciative to Santa Cruz County Bank Arts Collaborative for mounting a second exhibition to honor and remember him.” Special Event: June 4th – Opening Reception from 5:30 – 7pm at Santa Cruz County Bank, 720 Front Street, Santa Cruz. Exhibit Locations: • Aptos: 7775 Soquel Drive • Capitola: 819 Bay Avenue • Santa Cruz: 720 Front Street • Scotts Valley: 4604 Scotts Valley Drive • Watsonville: 595 Auto Center Drive Hours: Monday – Thursday 9am-5pm;

Friday – 9am-6pm, excluding holidays. To view additional artwork by Manuel Santana, visit the Santana Gallery, 115 3rd Street, San Juan Bautista. The gallery’s days and hours of operation are Friday – Sunday, 12-5pm. The Santa Cruz County Bank Arts Collaborative is an outreach effort to promote professional artists and art education by providing exhibiting artists with promotional assistance and by mounting public exhibitions in its banking offices throughout the County. In 2007, Santa Cruz County Bank received the ArtWORKS Emerging Business Award granted by the Santa Cruz Arts Commission for its support of the arts. The Bank welcomes the public to stop in at any time during banking hours to view the artwork. One hundred percent of sales go directly to the artists. n

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Mar Vista and Bay Federal Partner for Adopt-A-School Program A dopt-A-School” is a program that creates school and community partnerships that positively impact student achievement. The Bay Federal Credit Union Aptos branch is thoroughly enjoying their participation in the AdoptA-School program with the Mar Vista Elementary School. For the months of April and May, the Aptos branch has 61 colorful art pieces from Mar Vista art students on display in the Aptos branch lobby. The artwork is striking, and adds vivid color and creative beauty to the lobby. It’s a focal point for all who enter the branch. Other Adopt-A-School support provided Mar Vista Elementary School

“SCCB” from page 17 Loans to small businesses help boost our local, regional and statewide economies. This achievement is the result of the experience, reputation and dedication of our talented SBA team.” “We’re pleased to see Santa Cruz County Bank increasing their lending to small businesses and joining the top 15% of California SBA lenders. In the first half of this fiscal year, Santa Cruz County Bank has more than doubled their level of SBA lending from all of last year, which is good for Santa Cruz

includes educational tours of the Aptos branch for the second grade classes and a $40 check presented to Grace Marks at the Honor Roll Assembly for being the “Student of the Year.” Janene Adema, the manager of the Aptos branch, gave a motivational presentation to the school at the assembly, inspiring the students to believe in themselves, and to know that the sky is the limit regarding what they can achieve. There were $10 gift certificates and BFCU piggy banks presented to the eleven top Accelerated Reading students in the school district from Mar Vista. Adema kicked off Teacher Appreciation Week on Monday, May 6 with a

presentation that included balloons, bagels, coffee, and a BFCU bag full of gifts for each of the 21 Mar Vista teachers. She will be conducting classroom presentations to the students this month on personal finances, how money works, and the importance of saving. Adema will also provide an inspirational presentation to the teachers during their annual teachers retreat in June. “It has been a joy working with the principal, Todd Livingstone, and his staff and faculty,” said Adema, “The Mar Vista children are delightful. It has been a joy supporting this wonderful local Aptos elementary school through the Adopt-ASchool program.” The community is invited to enjoy

the striking Mar Vista art display in the Bay Federal Credit Union Aptos branch, located at 105-A Post Office Drive, at the corner of Soquel Dr. and Trout Gulch Road. The display ends on May 31. n

and great for small business,” said U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) San Francisco District Office District Director Mark Quinn. For the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to December 31, 2011, Santa Cruz County Bank’s gross loans increased 18%, or $34 million to $226 million. Santa Cruz County Bank, founded in 2004, is a locally owned and operated community bank with offices located in Aptos, Capitola, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley and Watsonville. For the past seven years, the Bank’s SBA Department has been recognized as a top SBA lender in Santa Cruz County for 7a and 504 loans.

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AMBAG Sustainable Communities Plan

Public Strongly Encouraged Help to Determine Regional Growth Strategy through 2035 Marina — The Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) will be conducting a series of collaborative community workshops to initiate a regional dialogue about future growth and how we should prioritize future transportation improvements. According to AMBAG projections, by the year 2035 the tri-county region of Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties will see an increase of more than 150,000 people, 40,000 housing units, and nearly 65,000 jobs. Maura Twomey, Executive Director of AMBAG, foresees a real opportunity to start thinking about mobility from a regional perspective, rather than a more incremental approach, which has been more typical in the past. “MovingForward Monterey Bay is about promoting a regional dialogue about who we are, where we are going, and how are we going to get there. It’s about listening to the people who have a stake in our community and crafting a vision that reflects their desires and their

aspirations.” At each workshop, stakeholders will provide their preferences and vision of the region in the year 2035 with a sustainable pattern of regional growth that helps to decrease transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions and accommodates housing and employment growth. The local community workshops are scheduled as follows: Monday, May 20 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Santa Cruz Community FoundationSolari Room 7807 Soquel Drive, Aptos Thursday, May 23 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Santa Cruz Police Department 155 Center Street, Santa Cruz Participation from a broad range of stakeholders is anticipated including affordable housing advocates, neighborhood and community organizations, low income and minority groups, environ-

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mental advocates, business organizations, and landowners. MovingForward Monterey Bay is part of a multi-agency collaboration to produce an integrated land-use/transportation plan through the year 2035. It inaugurates a new process: the development of a Sustainable Communities Strategy to reduce transportation-generated greenhouse gases and promote new thinking in where we live, how we travel, and what economic opportunities we should pursue. Project Manager Heather Adamson, who prepared a similar plan for the greater San Diego region, understands the implications and opportunities this planning effort provides. “It’s about community, employment, and the environment. It’s an opportunity to participate in defining a bold, sustainable vision for our future generations.” The plan will be grounded by six

broad goals focused on: 1) Accessibility and mobility, 2) Economic Vitality, 3) Environment, 4) Healthy communities, 5) Social equity, and 6) System preservation and safety. As described by AMBAG Board Director and Carmel City Councilman Ken Talmage, “MovingForward Monterey Bay is one of our region’s most comprehensive planning efforts to date. It’s a tremendous opportunity for the community to tell us how and where we should make investments to improve mobility, and thereby our quality of life.” n ••• A second round of public meetings is expected to be held in July for individuals to weigh in on preferred scenarios. The adoption of the final plan is anticipated for June 2014. For those unable to attend the workshops but would like to have their voices heard, an online survey will be available at www.MovingForwardMB.org starting May 10. For more information and updates on MovingForward Monterey Bay, visit www.MovingForwardMB.org.

One Hundred Reasons to Celebrate! osca Imboden turned 100 years old on May 10, 2013. Born and raised in Napa, she and her sister, Mary Morlan (now 98 years old), moved to Rio Del Mar in 2007 to be near their family: niece Janis Skinner, great nieces Suzanne Fisher and Sally Skinner, and great, great nieces and nephews. To s c a ’ s longevity is not a surprise as her mother, Rosa Lippi, lived until just short of her 99th birthday and her sister Gilda Lund lived until the age of 96. Tosca is retired from the Cameron Shirt Factory in Napa and spent a majority of her life as a loving wife to the late Henry Imboden and mother to her son the late David Imboden. She is a great example of aging well and has no major health issues, Tosca attributes her longevity to hard work, her strong Italian genes, growing and eating her own fruits and vegetables, and dancing to Engelbert Humperdinck. She celebrated her 100th birthday on Mother’s Day with family and friends in her home. ••• CHP Hosts BADGES Enforcement on Soquel Dr. raffic Officers from across Santa Cruz County combine efforts to impact roadway safety. The BADGES (Before Aggressive Driving Gets Everyone Stopped) program in Santa Cruz County is a cooperative traffic safety effort amongst several law enforcement agencies in Santa Cruz County. Each month, a location and enforcement focus are chosen by one of the agencies, and the partner agencies assist in that focus area. This month was CHP’s turn to host BADGES. Officers from Capitola Police Department, Scotts Valley Police Department, and Santa Cruz Police Department assisted CHP Officers in writing 158 citations along Soquel Dr. from Aptos to Soquel. Officers wrote the citations for speeding, violating right-of-way, red light violations, distracted driving, blocking the “Keep Clear” in front of a fire station, failing to wear seatbelt and other violations. CHP thanks our allied agencies for assisting us in keeping our roadways safe. We would like to remind

motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians to exercise caution and leave extra time for their morning commute: However short or long it may be. ••• WANTED: Business ‘Friends’ he Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries New Business Sponsorships Program. “This is a very important initiative for the Friends,” says President Pete Cullen. “It gives the business community a platform to support library programs for children and adults at all 10 branches of our city-county library system.” Businesses can choose from four sponsorship levels: platinum, $10,000; gold, $5,000; silver. $1,000; and bronze, $500. Each level comes with signing bonuses, such as use of the sponsor’s logo on the digital displays at the libraries. The first three businesses to sign up were Kennolyn Camps in Soquel, and two Scotts Valley companies, Digital Dynamics and the Morgan Stanley office there.  For more information about Business Sponsorships, contact Emily Huscher at 831-427-7707 x7796. The Friends is a non-profit organization whose members support the Santa Cruz Public Library system through fundraising, volunteer services and advocacy. The Friends had close to1200 individual members as of April 15. Website: http:// fscpl.org/ ••• Volunteer Naturalist Training for Año Nuevo State Park. ño Nuevo State Park is currently looking for outdoor enthusiasts to join our volunteer family. A true jewel of the California coast and home to a large Elephant Seal rookery, Año Nuevo is 20 miles north of Santa Cruz and offers an uncommon and remarkable wildlife experience. Accepted applicants receive comprehensive training as docent naturalists; then lead guided walks through the rookery during the breeding season and act as “roving” naturalist interpreters for the rest of the year. Training begins in early September. For more information, please call (650) 879-2029.

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How to Complain like a Champion M any of the pre-coaching conversations I have with people are filled with complaints. Complaints mostly about other people: “Bill’s cluttered workspace drives me nuts!” - “Jane is such a neat freak” - “I wish Mary would stand up for herself” “The boss never

says anything to the Sales guy when he’s late to meetings, but he dings me every time.” If they aren’t complaining about others, they complain about themselves: “Why do I keep saying ‘yes’ when I already have plenty to do?” I’m such a wimp. I just shut down when it even looks like an argument’s brewing.” If it’s not people, then it’s the system or the economy or something doing something to them. “Do you believe it? The bridge took my bumper out!” I don’t mind complaints. I do mind hearing the same complaint over and over and over again. I mind because I don’t like people to think they are victims. Luckily, many years ago, a colleague introduced me to three types of complaints that ended my days as a victim and began my reign as a champion complainer. Here’s what I learned. Recreational complaint. With this kind of complaint, there’s no intention to change or solve anything. There’s no

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request. My father-in-law in AZ complains about the weather: “It’s always blue skies. Our weather is boring!” My friend in Oregon complains: It’s another dreary day in Portland. I guess I’ll get my umbrella and take a walk.” No one takes these seriously. They can be annoying, but there’s little harm in them. They are more a conversation starter, more akin to social grease. Expressive complaint. Like the recreational complaint, there’s no intention to change or solve anything. There’s no request. “I can’t believe the new leader. He didn’t even send our department an invitation to the all staff meeting. He told our manager we were probably too busy because it was tax time.” There’s danger in this kind of a complaint. If this is as far as the conversation goes, it leaves both parties discouraged and in a mood of being a victim. It sucks the life out of the relationship and possibility. Committed complaint. Unlike the

previous two types, this complaint includes a request for a change. “I am sending a request by Friday to the CEO that no department is left out of any staff meetings.” No victims here. By the way, if you’d like to move an expressive complaint to a committed complaint, ask the complainer, “Do you have a request?” If they look at you funny, congratulations! You’ve interrupted the drift of the status quo. As a bonus, you may have been removed from the list of people to whom they complain. Hey, I just saved you 3 hours a week of energy-sucking time! Complain committedly. Make a request, listen for the response, (accept, decline or counteroffer). Do this and you’ll stop being a victim and start complaining like the champion I know you can be. n ••• Camille Smith Leadership Coach, Communication Specialist, Facilitator, Speaker, President, Work In Progress: www.wipcoaching.com Office: 831-685-1480

“UCSC” from page 9 UC Santa Cruz has a dedicated supercomputer facility for use by undergraduate students. Ramirez-Ruiz helped establish the Supercomputer Lab for Undergraduates (SLUG) with funding from his Packard Fellowship and from NSF and NASA grants. UCSC also has the largest group of computational astrophysicists in the world, with 17 faculty members in three departments: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Physics. They use computer simulations to study exploding stars, black holes, planetary dynamics, galaxy formation, dark matter, and much more. Computer simulations have been called the third pillar of science, complementing theoretical and experimental approaches to complex problems.

Students in the Lamat program will learn basic computer programming skills in a five-day computer science “boot camp” during the winter break preceding their summer internships. The program also includes outreach to students’ families. Ramirez-Ruiz said he plans to develop a “Family Astronomy Night” series of public lectures (some in Spanish) at the partner community colleges. The NSF REU grant will provide approximately $380K over three years. The co-investigators of the successful proposal include UCSC undergraduate research coordinator Rebecca Anderson, STEM diversity programs director Malika Bell, and faculty members Charlie Conroy, Jonathan Fortney, and Mark Krumholz in astronomy and astrophysics, Francis Nimmo in Earth and planetary sciences, Tesla Jeltema in physics, and Jennifer Parker in art. n

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“Running Cabrillo” from page 7 Members of the community are welcome to attend. The Aptos campus forums will be held in the Samper Music Recital Hall, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. The Watsonville Campus Forums will be held in Room A150, 318 Union Street, Watsonville. The forum schedule for each candidate is as follows (in chronological order): Wednesday, May 22nd Forums Dr. Pamela Walker — Watsonville Forum: 10:45 – 11:15 a.m. • Aptos Forum: 1:00 – 1:50 p.m. Mr. Farley Herzek — Watsonville Forum: 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. • Aptos Forum: 2:00 – 2:50 p.m. Dr. Marie-Elaine Burns — Watsonville Forum: 12:45 – 1:15 p.m. • Aptos Forum: 3:00 – 3:50 p.m. Thursday, May 23rd Forums Dr. Laurel Jones — Watsonville Forum: 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. • Aptos Forum: 2:00 – 2:50 p.m. Dr. Tod Burnett — Watsonville Forum: 12:45 – 1:15 p.m. • Aptos Forum: 3:00 – 3:50 p.m. “This has been an extensive, national search with broad representation and we are pleased with the extremely qualified pool of candidates we have received,”

said Alan Smith, Cabrillo Trustee and Chair of the President/Superintendent Search Committee. “We look forward to presenting this impressive slate of finalists to the Cabrillo community and having the opportunity for open dialogue.” At the conclusion of the forums, each finalist candidate will meet with the Cabrillo College Board of Trustees for a final interview. The Board of Trustees is expected to make a decision on the final candidate by June. The new President and Superintendent of Cabrillo College will begin in his or her role by the start of Fall Semester 2013. n ••• Cabrillo College is a leading California community college serving Santa Cruz County with locations in Aptos, Scotts Valley and Watsonville. It is ranked #1 in transfers to UC Santa Cruz. Founded in 1959, the college offers over 100 academic and career technical education programs that serve multiple educational goals such as A.A. and A.S. degrees, certificates of achievement, skills certificates, transfer to 4-year institutions or for lifelong learning and personal enrichment. Cabrillo College is a dynamic, diverse and responsive educational community that is dedicated to helping all students achieve their academic, career, and personal development goals.

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Aptos – Growing within our Values

ver the last few months our office has met with a number of neighborhood groups and organizations concerned over development and traffic issues in Aptos. As the sewer line project comes to a close and Aptos Blue and Canterbury projects also finish up, there is still a sense of concern over future changes to the Aptos Village area and the Safeway development. Yet we also field a number of calls expressing frustration over the state of the roads, public safety coverage and condition of the parks. Years of budget cuts, service declines and increased responsibilities from the state have underscored the need for our county to have an improved tax base. And it is clear we can’t provide the level of service our residents deserve without a consistent economic base that pays for those services. But how do we build a stable economic base to provide these services while still creating something within the values and constructs of our community?

Your Supervisor Says …

By Zach Friend, 2nd District Santa Cruz County Supervisor

I believe one of the best ways moving forward is to focus on what I see as the next stage of economic development: the improvement of broadband infrastructure. High-capacity Internet is one of the most effective tools communities have to spur economic development. The economy of the 21st century is predicated upon data and information, and a large barrier to economic growth for local government is the fact that our data infrastructure is generally outdated. For a region that rests in the shadow of Silicon Valley, and from which 30,000 people commute (many for technologybased jobs), it is important that we provide the resources necessary locally for our residents, businesses and schools to compete. Affording such local connectivity could have positive impacts on traffic and highway usage, educational outcomes and the tax base. Imagine if thousands of cars were not commuting over the hill because they could work locally or even from home? What if we weren’t simply reliant

on large box stores or development projects for our economic base? This model isn’t far-fetched; in fact, it is being done in many cities throughout the country. Broadband Internet connections can help sustain and expand the region’s businesses so that they can reach global markets, achieve cost savings by government agencies, allow home businesses and satellite businesses to exist, improve public safety communications, offer workforce development and prepare local youth with the technical skills essential for their future. Many governmental models for expanded broadband connectivity exist and many have succeeded with limited investment of public sector dollars and administrative overhead. Despite all these public benefits, the nation’s telecommunications networks are for the most part the property of private concerns. As such, they are built and deployed where the market demands it or where policies are favourable. Given the relative lack of urban density in our county,

and the absence of policies that encourage such partnership, Santa Cruz County is at an economic disadvantage in terms of broadband connectivity and expansion. Arguably, it also makes our region more reliant on traditional box stores or large developments to provide a tax base. Because of this, on May 14th I presented a plan to the Board of Supervisors to have staff develop a plan for improving broadband infrastructure and access in our county. Specifically, I asked staff to: 1. Explore standards and practices for the placement of broadband infrastructure in the public right of way. 2. Evaluate online tools for communication and coordination between private sector applicants for access to the public right of way. 3. Change administrative procedures to require submission of street opening and encroachment permits in electronic formats, and “Friend” page 27

Social Security Helps Families Survive a Crisis

n June, we celebrate National Family Month, which is a great time to reflect on your family and how to make it stronger. As the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reminds us, strong families share many valuable qualities: trust, commitment, communication, growth, affection, fun, and love.

Strong families are more likely to grow through a crisis, allowing the difficult experience to bring them even closer together. In the unfortunate event of a family member’s death, we want you to know that Social Security is here to help. In addition to the emotional difficulty family members experience, there is often a financial burden

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as well, especially if the family’s main wage earner dies. In such cases, Social Security survivors benefits will help. Did you know that nearly every child in America could get Social Security survivors benefits if a working parent dies? And Social Security pays more benefits to children than any other federal program. Although many people think Social Security is just a retirement program, you should know that Social Security also provides survivors insurance benefits for workers and their families. If you’re like most people, the value of the survivors insurance you have under Social Security is probably more than the value of any individual life insurance you may own. And you don’t even need to sign up for a separate policy; by working and paying Social

Security tax, you are most likely already insured without even knowing it. Family members who may be able to receive survivors benefits based on your work record include a widow or widower, unmarried children up to age 19 and still in high school, and under certain circumstances, stepchildren, grandchildren, step grandchildren, adopted children, and dependent parents. If you’d like to learn more about survivors benefits, and how to apply, you should read our publication, Survivors Benefits, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/ pubs. n ••• You can find additional useful information, such as our survivors planner and information about how to apply for survivors benefits, at www.socialsecurity.gov/pgm/survivors.htm.

‘Inflammaging’

There’s a fire inside you and it’s making you sick!

re you suffering with aches and that gives them that nice chewy, elastic pains that never go away? No quality. Celiac disease is a disorder where energy to get out of bed in the the body makes antibodies to gluten. These morning? Digestive diseases like irritable antibodies then cross react with the small bowel syndrome, reflux, and colitis? Are intestine and destroy it. The result is not you battling heart disease, diabetes, brain only digestive problems, but all sorts of fog, dementia, or unbalanced hormones? other seemingly unrelated symptoms as Does that dreaded muffin top never go far ranging as headaches to joint pains to skin problems. away? About 1 in 133 people have true celiac All of these diverse conditions have one thing in common; a hidden culprit disease*, but you don’t have to have celiac that’s linked to everything from obesity to to be gluten intolerant. The easiest way to all of the chronic diseases of aging. Dealing find out if you have problems with gluten with this underlying factor is one of the is to stop eating it for a few weeks. Try most important keys to unlocking amazing living without it for a month; see what health. This problem is inflammation. We happens. It may sound difficult, but with call it “inflammaging” because as we age, a little advance planning it’s just not that the fire can burn bigger and hotter and hard. Gluten is just one possible source of inflammation in and of itself ages us. It makes us feel older. It makes us look older. inflammation. Are you ready to put out the fire and light up your health and your life? It ultimately is what kills us. Chronic disease affects over 133 million Here are some simple tips: Get rid of the gluten in your life — Americans or nearly half of us*. Every major chronic disease has inflammation wheat, rye, barley, spelt, and kamut. Oats at its core. You probably think of inflam- are gluten free but they are usually crossmation as pain, swelling, redness and heat contaminated with gluten due to the way when you injure yourself. While this is they are processed. Look for a label that accurate, inflammation goes much broader says gluten free. Get rid of the sugars in your diet (and and deeper than that. It is important to recognize that not all inflammation is bad - all things that turn into sugar) like pasta, normal amounts are a good thing, helping bread, alcohol, candies, and pastries. Even too much fruit may the body protect and cause inflammation. heal itself. But when We call it Change your oil. inflammation gets out Eliminate unhealthy of control, it causes a “inflammaging” trans fats: anything fire inside us that is because as we age, the that says, “partially harmful. ydrogenated.” The underlying fire can burn bigger and hAvoid corn, cotcauses for out of tonseed, canola and control inflammation hotter and inflammation soybean oils as they are food and lifestyle in and of itself ages us. are higher in Omega-6 driven: sugar and low fatty acids, which are quality oils, toxins in meat, poultry, processed foods, and dairy more pro-inflammatory. Use olive oil and products, hidden food intolerances, chronic coconut oil instead. Use Omega 3 fatty acids in the form of stress, lack of exercise, low grade infections and our toxic environment. All of these fish oil. If you are vegetarian, try algae oil. Eat organic. can trigger a raging inferno deep inside Eat a “rainbow” every day: 9-11 the body. If these issues are not addressed, guess what happens - the fire rages on and servings of multi-colored vegetables. That sounds like a lot, doesn’t it? The AHA and creates more and more illness. With so many potential causes of ADA recommend that amount to prevent inflammation, putting the lid on it can be illness. The more the better. Spice up your life! Herbs like challenging. But for many, one easy place to start is with one of the biggest culprits of rosemary, turmeric, and ginger are very the inflammation game - gluten. Gluten is anti-inflammatory. Use them to help you the protein in wheat and some other grains put out your fire.

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Do some form of daily exercise. Like vegetables, the more the better, but even a little is better than nothing. Meditate and express gratitude daily. All of these things do a body good. These tips will jumpstart your antiinflammatory lifestyle. Do you want to find out more about your level of inflammation? Come in and let us give

you a complimentary Get Your Health Back Discovery Session where we will discuss your health challenges, your health goals, and do a simple assessment for your inflammation. Let’s put out the inflammation fire and let your inner light shine! n *http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/overview/ index.htm – http://www.celiac.com/

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28. Medicine bottle 30. Enter uninvited 35. Augments or increases, often precedes “out” 37. Pig trough contents 39. 1/100 of a rial 40. *Italy’s Mount Vesuvius is scarred by it 41. Equestrian’s attire 43. Eye affliction 44. _____ Wars between China and England 46. Con 47. Capital of Ukraine 48. Gary Coleman: “What you talking ‘bout ______?” 50. Mary had a little one 52. “Big Island” flower necklace 53. Calcium oxide 55. Napoleon of “Animal Farm”

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34. *”Three Coins in the Fountain” fountain 36. First king of Israelites 38. *Site of Leaning Tower 42. Allegro or lento 45. Environs 49. Break a commandment 51. *Big clock 54. Cat sounds 56. Sheep’s clothing to wolf 57. Thailand, once 58. ____-European language 59. Executive, slang 60. Tire swing prop 61. Deviate 62. I, to a Greek 63. Octagonal sign 64. Chance occurrences 67. Giant pot © Statepoint Media

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Picture books galore for young readers… Take Me to Your BBQ

By Kathy Duval Illustrated by Adam McCauley Hyperion/Disney. $16.99 (Ages 4 and older) et ready for some extraterrestrial fun as you visit Willy’s farm for a little barbecue. You aren’t the only one interested in some delicious charred meat, chili, taters and greens. Nope, not by a long shot!

Look overhead and you’ll see a UFO with a big light shining down on Willy’s yard. When the little green aliens climb out of their space machine they explain they’re here to sample some delicious BBQ and afterwards they want to hear Willy play his fiddle. Then, with a stroke of daring, Willy turns the tables on his guests. He hops in their spaceship and takes off for a little celestial holiday while the “greenies” have to stay on his farm and tend the fields. After reading this silly story, if you have a hankering for Willy’s BBQ, you’ll find the recipe for his special sauce on the back page. Be very careful, though, because if any extraterrestrials get a whiff of the aroma while you are using it on the grill, you may find a spaceship in your backyard!

Now I’m Big!

By Karen Katz McElderry. $15.99. (Ages 2-5) his bright, bouncy picture book features all sorts of things that babies can’t do that toddlers can. “When I was a baby Daddy put on my booties and snapped my snaps,” explains the story’s narrator. “Now I’m big! I can snap my snaps and zip my zippers all by myself.” As you turn the pages and look at the oversized illustrations here, you’ll see

a number of things that prove the babies are now old enough to do many things for themselves. Drinking from a bottle and using just fingers has now given way to using a cup for milk and a fork and spoon for food. Diapers have been replaced by real underpants and no longer having to crawl on the floor, Baby can run, jump and spin. “When I was a baby I played by myself in a pen. Now I’m big! I can play with lots of friends in the park,” explains Baby. “When I was a baby Mommy pushed me in a stroller. Now I’m big! I can ride my own bike and I walk with Mommy, but I always hold her hand.” The biggest change of all, though, is that “Now that I’m big! I sleep by myself in my own bed and now I have a new baby sister!” And with that change guess who helps the new arrival put on her booties, wash her face and drink from a bottle? Of course, it is the BIG GIRL who is featured in this book! Not only will this book appeal to younger children who are able to do more things for themselves but it is also ideal for families where another youngster is on the way.

Uh-oh, Baby!

By Nancy Coffelt Illustrated by Scott Nash Aladdin. $16.99 (Ages 4-8) his book has a very limited text but the illustrations tell you everything you need to know. Ruddy’s mother is celebrating h e r birthday and the little boy wants to give her the best gift ever. But every time he comes up with something, “Uhoh!” something goes wrong. First Ruddy captures a Ladybug, but when he opens his hands, it flies away. Then he makes a tower of blocks for his mom, but “CRASH!”, it tumbles over. Ruddy takes his paint set and makes Mom some really cool pictures and tapes them up on the wall. “Wooosh!” The wind blows them down.

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Finally, Grandpa and Ruddy come up with the perfect gift for Mom. When she sees it all his mother can say is, “It’s WOW, Rudy. And so are YOU!” What is this special gift? You’ll have to get a copy of “Uh-oh, Baby!” to see for yourself. You won’t be disappointed because it is a very special and sweet surprise!

Part-time Princess: Girl by Day. Princess by Night

By Deborah Underwood Illustrated by Cambria Evans Hyperion/Disney. $16.99 (Ages 3 and up) uring the day, she’s like any other little girl. The little girl in this picture book goes to school, has to deal with a little brother and has chores and homework to do. But, at night after her mom tucks her in, suddenly this all changes and the child becomes a princess. A sparkling crown appears on her head, a magic staircase rolls down from her window and a coach awaits the young princess. She hops in and off she goes because there is much she has to do. This part-time princess has a fire to put out in the castle and a pesky dragon to deal with. When those tasks are completed, there’s lunch with the queen, a game of leapfrog (with real frogs), and then a bath because tonight is the royal ball. Besides greeting all the guests, the part-time princess amuses the troop of big, hairy trolls who show up. No matter, though, because she knows the trolls love to dance so she calls, “Strike up the band!” and whirls across the floor with the head troll. Of course, when her evening’s work is finished, the part-time princess heads back to her bedroom because soon it will be time to get up and start another day, If there is a little princess in your household, odds are she’ll love this amusing tale about a child who has to balance two jobs but does so admirably.

Black Dog

By Levi Pinfold Templar/Candlewick. $ 15.99 (Ages 4-7) hen Mr. Hope looks out the kitchen window one day he sees a black dog. “My goodness!” he says. “There’s a black dog the size of a tiger outside my house!” He calls the police but they just laugh and tell him to not go outside. Then Mrs. Black looks out the window. “Did you know there’s a black dog the size of an elephant outside?” she asks her husband. He replies that he knows that and they should turn out the lights so the dog doesn’t know anyone is home. When Adeline Hope sees the dog outside, she says the pooch is the size of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. And so it goes until the youngest member of the Hope family decides to confront the problem outside their door head-on. She slips into her yellow coat and goes out to address their visitor. Yes, the dog is rather large but this brave child has a solution for the problem. How she gets the dog down to a reasonable size is the subject of the rest of this offbeat tale that is really a fable about confronting one’s fears. At the end of the story the child’s mother says, “You’ve got a lot of courage, facing up to a big, fearsome thing like that.” The little girl looks up and just shrugs, “There was nothing to be scared of, you know.” Then she and her new pet go and sit in front of the fire! n

Cabrillo Bike Co-op Comes to the Rescue

By Alexandra Bristow

am a social worker for Monterey County. I work with adults with severe psychoses such as schizophrenia and I have a story to tell about the heroic people at the Cabrillo College Bike Co-op. I have a client assigned to my caseload who recently had his bicycle stolen. To know this client you would understand the graveness of the situation. His bike was his only form of transportation and his livelihood. To say that his bike brought him extreme joy would be an understatement. An avid bike rider since he was a child, my client depended on long rides on his bike to help manage his mental health, cope with his symptoms of psychoses and decrease his depressive symptoms. After his bike was stolen I saw a change in him that I had not observed before. He was extremely depressed and not functioning well. With no money to buy a new bike my client’s only option was to walk, which increased his physical ailments, knee problems. Without his bike he was not only in physical pain, but he was also giving up hope. As his assigned social worker, I began to research programs that offered bikes to low income, mentally ill adults. I contacted several places, but I only heard back from one: Cabrillo’s Bike Co-op. Matt Halter, Biology Professor at Cabrillo College, got in touch with me and within a week, my client and I were meeting with the student and faculty members of The Bike Coop. They not only were willing to help my client receive a bike without cost, they

also allowed my client to work side by side with them in building a custom made bike, just for him. I was very impressed and humbled by the team of students and advisors that made time to meet with my client and me. They have really established a wonderful program and a great organization. They all made my client feel very welcomed and he was thrilled. He repeatedly expressed his gratitude for them all to be involved in his well-being and mental stability. It is not often that one meets a group of people who believe in helping others and giving back to the community in such meaningful ways as dedicating time and resources with no expectations of return services or financial reward. I want to publicly thank this wonderful team of volunteers by giving them the recognition they deserve: Volunteers who know what it means to care about riding a bicycle as much as my client does. Thank you, Matt Halter and The Bike Co-op Team of Volunteers — Especially, Alex, who took the time to help my client build his bike. n ••• Alexandra Bristow, MFTi, ATR, Psychiatric Social Worker I Monterey Co. Behavioral Health, Adult Services

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Your May Horoscope Announcements Ageless Art at the Scotts Valley Senior Center

Scotts Valley Senior Center, 370 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley cotts Valley Senior Center is exhibiting art work created by the residents at Oak Tree Villa, under the guidance of Ageless Art Volunteer Gloria Daniel. The exhibit will be on view thru May 30. For further information, contact the Ageless Art Project at (831) 459-8917 x208.

For more information, contact To find out where to participate Zizzo’s Coffee at (831) 477-0680. in a First Friday art tour, visit firstfridaysantacruz.com (Most Bob Finegan’s Wooden Box Show galleries are open 12-9 pm for 11:00am-7:00pm, Aptos Library First Friday viewings.) he display consists of about 25 decorated small boxes First and Third Fridays illustrating the use of marquetry, Friday Shakespeare Club fancy veneers, copper panels that 10:30am-12:30pm, First have been treated with chemicals Congregational Church, 900 High to yield unusual patterns, and St. Santa Cruz other techniques. For more information, visit www.fridayshakespeare.org, Tuesdays call Kris at (831) 421-0930 or Nanette at (831) 438-3615. BINGO 6:30 p.m. Santa Cruz Elks Lodge, 150 Jewell St. Second Fridays each month osted by Soquel Sports Big Band Dance Foundation. Buy-In $25. 7:30pm-10:00pm, at Mid-County Also, we have a special BINGO, Senior Center 829 Bay Ave, celebrating our 2nd anniversary, Capitola on Sept. 28 at 6:30. Buy-in only allroom dancing to live $15. music by The 10th Ave. www.soquelsports.com Band. Refreshments, large floor, friendly atmosphere, free parking. Open to the publicWednesdays singles welcome! Peninsula Banjo Band 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., Harry’s Hofbrau, Suggested donation, $6 per person. Proceeds benefit MCSC. 390 Saratoga Ave, San Jose orty-seven years of performing For more information, call (831) 476-4711. in the Bay Area, over 250 popular tunes. Come see our band for Free in Sunnyvale Every Fourth Saturdays each month Wednesday. No cover. Writers and Poets Open Mike Contact Lee McLaughlin, Booking 2:00pm-4:00pm, Porter Memorial Agent, at 408-993-BAND (2263) Library, 3050 Porter St. Soquel for information about booking (no meeting Jan., July, Aug. or Dec.) the band for Non-profit events riters and Poets are invited (donations are tax deductible). to a new monthly open mike www.PeninsulaBanjoBand.org reading series. Come and read your fiction, essays, or poetry. Thursdays For more information, call Jean at Modern Square Dancing Class (831) 475-4221 7:00pm, German-American Hall Santa Cruz, 230 Plymouth Saturdays all (831) 726-7053 or e-mail Live Jazz and Local Art caller4u@razzolink.com for at Zizzo’s Coffee more information! 11:30am-1:30pm, Zizzo’s Coffee, 3555 Clare’s St. Capitola Last Thursdays each month isten to live jazz featuring Monthly Argentine Tango at Star members of the Santa Cruz Jazz Bene Italian/Argentine Restarante Society. So many talented musicians 4:30pm-9:30pm, Star Bene and singers! And an exhibit of local Italian/Argentene Restarante, art will be featured 7 days a week. 21245 East Cliff Dr. For more information, contact his is a night for true “Social Christine Shelton-Anderson at Tango.” Order a wonderful (755) 544-5651. meal from the Star Bene Argentine Menu, (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 Saturday May 18 of Tango. Private instruction and classes by Third Annual Santa Cruz arrangement. For more information, Rejuvenation Festival call Michael (831) 239-2247. 10:00am-8:00pm,

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Ageless Art at the Scotts Valley Senior Center

The Scotts Valley Senior Center, 370 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley he Scotts Valley Senior Center is exhibiting art work created by the residents at Oak Tree Villa, under the guidance of Ageless Art Volunteer Gloria Daniel. The exhibit will be on view through May 30th. For further information, contact the Ageless Art Project at (831) 459-8917 x208.

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3:00pm, St. Johns Episcopal Church, 125 Canterbury Dr. Aptos tarting with Bach and ending with Haydn, this program highlights ‘galant’ works by Bach’s two younger sons, a trio by Graf, and famous London gambist Abel. Performing are Lars Johannesson and Alissa Roedig (18th-century wooden flutes), Amy Brodo (cello and viola da gamba), and Jonathan Rhodes Lee (harpsichord). Driftwood Consort is an ensemble with a passion for performing music from the Renaissance through Romantic period on period instruments. Under the artistic direction of Lars Johannesson and Alissa Roedig, the ensemble brings together musicians from the greater Bay Area who play with groups ranging from Monterey to Berkeley and beyond. Starting in 2012, Driftwood Consort presents an annual mini-series of three concerts San Lorenzo Park from three different musical periods First Fridays each month estival will have continuous performances on three stages. with venues in the Santa Cruz First Friday Art Tour County and some repeat concerts in Headlining will be Jamaican he First Friday Art Tour is a the Bay Area. reggae singer, Prezident Brown, Santa Cruz Institute of ConTickets are $20 general and $5 temporary Arts event, managed in and many other popular artists youth, and available at the door conjunction with the participating who performed last year will be only from 2:30pm onwards. For art venues. The event takes place returning, including The Inner more information please visit Light Choir, Afro-Funk Experience, year-round and illuminates some www.driftwoodconsort.org, email of the most talented local artists Love Eternal, Watsonville Taiko, info@driftwoodconsort.org, or call and many more! from local galleries. 831-706-8408. n

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Your ruler, Mercury, whizzes through your chart this month, Gemini, from the 2nd to 16th, where you are working behind the scenes to finalize details, and then into your sign from the 16th to the 29th. Here you are most articulate and witty, and what you speak or write about will have the world hanging on your every word. But it is not all about work and of course, there is time for fun too, certainly from the 9th onwards. Here you are lucky financially and in love and enjoy meeting new people. Consider carefully when you are given what could be a golden opportunity.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

This is a time for renewing friendships and discovering new ones. It is when you share a problem or a situation that you can get a more sensible viewpoint on it, often something that you may have overlooked. There are two eclipses this month, one on the 10th and the other on the 25th. At this time, the Full Moon in Sagittarius brings you hope and expansiveness. You want to feel more challenged as a current job may bore you, especially if it is all too familiar. soon you will be looking for a step up the ladder, and not before time!

Leo (July 23-Aug. 23)

You have to be forceful and assertive only when you are dealing with people who are in an entrenched position. Try to be diplomatic, but if this does not work, then more vocal persuasion may help. There are important issues at stake and you want to get it right. Your success lies in getting the work life balance right, and it is all too easy to be pulled in opposite directions. Breakthroughs can occur just after the first week or at the end of May. Your creativity is heightened by current influences and you have renewed energy.

Virgo (Aug. 24-Sep. 22)

You are more at home with life than you have been for a long time as it has felt like an uphill struggle for long enough. But now you have found a balance and know exactly what your limitations are and instead of struggling against them you learn to live within them. You are little dismissive of those who are continuing to strive and the art of gratitude and appreciation now seems so much more attractive. This is not to say that challenges and one or two high points mark this as a pretty special month for you.

Libra (Sep. 23-Oct. 23)

This is a good time to make concrete changes and rearrangements of a practical nature. If you are planning home improvements, decorating etc. you get inspiration from a variety of places but you are drawn to the natural world. Trips away are particularly appealing, especially to a totally different environment. If this is not possible then you will be surfing the internet and make some wonderful discoveries. Your love life is lively and demanding too, especially in the first week where meetings with a new of your life certainly blows away the cobwebs!

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)

Although you maybe torn between two equally attractive possibilities in the first week, it is simply a matter of being patient to see that one option is going to work out better than the other. Still, you enjoy dealing with both possibilities. Later this month you are very involved with either a new or existing relationship. You may need to build bridges and decide what is most important so a certain amount of change in your lifestyle could be necessary. Discussing your future plans is a wonderful way of making possibilities and dreams real.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)

While at the start of this month, you see that your desired path is blocked and held up in some way, this is temporary, and in fact buys you more time for some other initiatives you are involved with. You have seen that it is not always necessary to know exactly how things are gong to work out, and being flexible makes a lot of sense. Soon your ruler, Jupiter, will be changing signs but for now, keep an open mind and allow your learning to continue. You may be teaching a few things too! In the final week, relationships become a major factor. It is looking good for a more committed partnership or tying the knot.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20)

The first week brings you good things and luck as you combine your own intuitions with the way a certain situation is developing by itself. All it takes is a nudge in the right direction, but specifically, talking to those who need to repay a favour in some way. If you don’t ask, you don’t get. Also, around the 10th your ability to be a genius is evident. That creative thinking allows you to hit upon a brilliant idea that could be quite life changing. But you don’t rush in and instead do your homework. It all depends what your long term intentions are.

Aquarius (Jan 21-Feb. 18)

While initially, you are juggling both your working life and non working life, you work through the demands to find an amicable solution. Think about what you would prefer more of and try and bring this in, rather than rage against what you don’t want. This way, you let the Universe know what your ideal situation could be. As important eclipses are occurring in May, it is worth noting both the 10th and the 25th in your diary. The former can take you to the past and the latter puts you in touch with others on your wavelength who share your hopes and dreams.

Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20)

Travel and variety are important just now. You don’t refuse an invitation and you enjoy small discussions without getting too deeply involved. It is fine for you just to play around the edges. You are likely to avoid those who are too demanding and instead get more from the kind of folk who are upbeat if a little shallow. This is not the time to get stuck in any situation which ties you down, but is brilliant for buying and selling, being commercially and business savvy. From the last week of May, your focus on family and your domestic life brings you down to earth in the best possible way.

Aries (March 21-April 20)

This is a key time for you from a financial perspective. While you have a desire to be sensible you also have a need for what is both tasteful and luxurious, which means that you will have to be clever about cutting corners. You welcome more stability and certainty and find that the temporary nature of a job you may have is now more settled and long lasting which certainly helps. On the down side, you may feel a little stuck in a rut in which case, it is time for bringing in new ventures and excitement. Turning points around the 10th and 25th can bring clues about where you are headed.

Taurus (April 21-May 21)

Several things come together for you this month, Taurus. Not only is it the time of year for your birthday but important eclipses in the most personal part of your chart show that change has been long overdue for a different lifestyle which is more in keeping with your talents. You feel more in touch with what makes you special and an individual and it is certainly worth blowing your own trumpet. What you find so easy, others really struggle with so it can be hard to recognize how clever you are at times. You are likely to be making a commitment in a new direction especially at the end of May.

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Twin Lakes Garage Sale Earns $75K for Food Bank

Church raises enough to feed entire population of Santa Cruz County

t was announced in services on Sunday, May 12 that Twin Lakes Church in Aptos in the “World’s Biggest Garage Sale” held Saturday May 4 raised over $37,500 for Second Harvest Food Bank. That’s enough, after a fund-matching one-forone program, to provide a meal to everyone in the county. “What makes it so incredible is that this recordbreaking amount came 50 cents at a time,” said Laurie Schlaepfer, cochair of the sale. The amount raised will be doubled by a matching fund created through local businesses including

“Briefs” from page 21 Ribbon cutting for New Interchange at Salinas Road and Highway 1 Road Improvement Will Reduce Delays and Improve Safety altrans says a new interchange at the intersection of State Route 1 and Salinas Road between Moss Landing and Watsonville will improve safety for motorists and local businesses. “This important transportation project will benefit all motorists who travel on this busy coastal highway,” said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. The new interchange will reduce delays for up to 43,000 vehicles daily by enabling traffic on Salinas Road to cross above SR-1 instead of waiting

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Plantronics, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, LinkedIn, and more. “This means the total generated by this sale will be over $75,000,” pointed out Second Harvest Executive Director Willy Elliot-McCrea. “That will purchase over 300,000 meals, or enough to feed the entire population of Santa Cruz County.” Hundreds of Twin Lakes Church members volunteered to staff the massive event, which sprawled across several acres of church at the intersection that was level with the highway. The project will also enhance safety by eliminating left-turn conflicts at SR-1 and Salinas Road. In addition, two new frontage roads were constructed, improving access to the coast and local businesses. The $31 million project received $18.5 million from Proposition 1B, a transportation bond approved by voters in November 2006. In total, nearly $15 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been distributed statewide. ••• Victims of Phone Phishing Attacks experiencing Account Takeovers he Internet Crime Complaint Center has received numerous reports of phishing attacks targeting various telecommunication

property. Local celebrities like singer James Durbin and politician Bruce McPherson donated items, along with thousands of others. “One highlight was a little nineyear old boy named Gabe who sold used golf balls he’d been collecting from the course near his house,” said co-chair Gwenda Baker. “He ended up making about $150, and gave it all to Second Harvest.” n ••• Twin Lakes Church was founded in 1890, and continues to serve Santa Cruz County with over 3,500 active members. www.tlc.org

companies’ customers. Individuals receive automated telephone calls that claim to be from the victim’s telecommunication carrier. Victims are directed to a phishing site to receive a credit, discount, or prize ranging from $300 to $500. The phishing site is a replica of one of the telecommunication carrier’s sites and requests the victims’ login credentials and the last four digits of their Social Security numbers. Once victims enter their information, they are redirected to the telecommunication carrier’s actual website. The subject then makes changes to the customer’s account. The IC3 urges the public to be cautious of unsolicited telephone calls, e-mails and text messages, especially those promising some type of compensation for supplying account information. If you receive such an offer, verify it with the business associated with your account before supplying any information. Use the information supplied on your account statement to contact the business. If you have fallen victim to this scam, immediately notify your telecommunication carrier and file a complaint with the IC3, http:// www.ic3.gov/

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Ariel and Belle Search for a Whole New World

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wo tiny kittens sat atop a refrigerator in a Madera home while 100 dogs roamed below. They huddled together, their eyes nearly stuck shut from infection and their thin bodies ravaged by parasites. Luckily, when this hoarding case was exposed, rescuers swept the kittens to safety and they were able to join a group of puppies headed to the Santa Cruz SPCA and are now available for adoption. After recovering mind, body and spirit in a wonderful foster home, these two four-month old princesses are waiting for their happily ever after. Both kittens have made huge strides to sweet and snuggly. Ariel is an adorable Domestic Shorthaired tortoiseshell and has a “charming” personality. She loves to play with toys and enjoys romping around the house, she even comes when called! While she does enjoy fun, she also loves to cuddle and will seek out a warm lap and will happily nap with you. She quickly made friends with the dogs in her foster home and would even allow them to groom her, purring as he ears were licked. Ariel was born with a minor congenital eye condition that requires no medical care but does cause a cloudy appearance which may hinder her vision but we do not believe her to be blind. Belle is a beautiful light gray tabby Domestic Shorthair with stunning copper colored eyes. She’s ready to steal hearts with her sweet and affectionate personality. Once she is in a comfortable environment, she loves to explore her surroundings and is an active little girl who loves to play with anything that might possibly play back. Like Ariel, Belle quite enjoys the company of the dogs in the house and will rub up alongside them and then play with their wagging tails. We would love to see these two sisters go to a home together. We can see them doing wonderful in a home with kids, others cats and obviously dogs. These two sweeties have been through a lot. Won’t you take them out of the shelter and into your home for good? Show them the true meaning of a whole new world! If you would like to help animals like Ariel and Belle or if you’d like to help replenish the Second Chance Fund to help pay for emergency surgical procedures, please consider donating to the Santa Cruz SPCA. The Santa Cruz SPCA is a 501c3 charitable organization and receives no government funding, relying solely on public donations to run its many programs that benefit the animals and people of our community. For more information call the Santa Cruz SPCA at 465-5000, or visit www.santacruzspca.org. The SPCA is located at 2685 Chanticleer Avenue in Santa Cruz, CA 95065 and is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday, 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 p.m. The SPCA Mall Adoption Center and Gift Shop is located at the Capitola Mall near Target and is open on Friday from 11am-5pm and Sat-Sun 11am-4pm. n

SC Symphony Audition Concerts Conclude T he search for the new Director of the Santa Cruz Symphony continued with the fifth and final concert. On Sunday, May 24, at the Mello Center, “local” hopeful Rebecca Miller took to the podium. The concert began with Zoltan Kodaly’s Dances of Galanta (1933) and followed with Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor” (1809) with Hans Boepple, soloist. The concert concluded with Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 6 in D-Major, Op. 60 (1880). The Kodaly work is a lesser known composition, but interesting in its incorporation of Hungarian folk music. Of all the talented orchestra musicians, several have had the opportunity to show their wonderful artistry. On this note Susan Vollmer French Horn, Laurie Camphouse flute and Karen Sremac clarinet along with other members of the orchestra were outstanding! Some of the energetic Gypsy influenced moments convinced us that we should hear this work again. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 was the sought after high point of the concert and the audience received the musical treat they came to hear. Actually Beethoven’s fifth and last Piano Concerto composed between 18081810, is his sixth work in the concerto form, if his earlier concerto, also in E flat major of 1784 is considered his first. Piano Concerto No. 5, the “Emperor,” was not intended to be Beethoven’s last concerto as his broad scale sketch of a Piano Concerto in D Major testifies. Maestro Hans Boepple is a wellknown, highly respected pianist and Master Teacher. He performed with great poise and thorough understanding of all the musical ideas and demands Beethoven built into this highly celebrated work. I cannot recall this concerto or any other by Beethoven

that was performed and conducted by the soloist from the keyboard. Maestro Boepple was completely involved with the work including slightly cueing (almost invisibly) many orchestral entrances with his hand. In the second Adagio un poco mosso, Boepple demonstrated that delicate, sensitive playing speaks more than loudness to the point that there is as much music in the silences as in the notes. The well-known third movement Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo was again most beautifully performed. The Dvorak Symphony No. 6 served as the last work of the afternoon. Several seasons ago then Director John Larry Granger provided Santa Cruz Symphony audiences with many of Dvorak’s symphonies. Rebecca Miller’s conducting performance left the large audience with mixed feelings. Ms. Miller’s overabundance of choreographed gesturing, jumping up and down, gyrating and at times waving above her head as to hail a cab distracted immensely from her musical intention. After having been asked my opinion by many subscribers of the quality of the five conductors presented, I decided to take a mini “exit poll” to get the opinion of subscribers well as orchestra members. Not to my surprise, I soon found the overwhelming number Symphony supporters by far favored the excellent impression the charismatic Daniel Stewart and highly talented Diane Wittry made with the orchestra members and the public! These two Directors centered their attention on bringing forth the very best musicianship and artistry this fine orchestra has to offer and in the words of orchestra supporters: “The Santa Cruz County Symphony never sounded better”! n

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