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Fourth of July Worlds Shortest Parade ‘Winners’ Each year the Aptos Chamber of Commerce asks prominent members of the Aptos Community to act as Judges for its world famous parade. The Judges take this job seriously (almost) and try to select those entries that best meet the strict guidelines (Well‌ maybe not so strict) that they use in naming the category winners.

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Cover Second Harvest CEO Addresses Congressional Commission – Willy Elliott McCrea 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 19 20 21

Community News Wharf to Wharf 2015 – 43rd Annual Celebration Sunday July 26!

Conditions and Much More!

Country Cowboy Church Gathering Concert Takes Place July 17 by Edita McQuary Students

Transit in Santa Cruz County! – The comment/survey period closes July 31 Everyone’s a Winner at Aptos’ Annual Fourth of July Illegal Marijuana Dispensary Discovered in Seabreeze Inn Valley Churches United Missions and Updates – First Ever Water Conservation Guidebook for Santa Cruz County

by Noel Smith

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Letter to the Editor County Supervisors Working Together — David Van Lennep, President Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau

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Kids Camps The First Time at Camp

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Local Sports Aptos Sports Foundation Partners With PVUSD by Brooke Holmquist

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Business Profile

by Edita McQuary

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publisher’s assistant Camisa Composti editor Noel Smith contributing writers Willy Elliott McCrea, Edita McQuary, Noel Smith, David Van Lennep, Brooke Holmquist, Elene L Johas Teener, Robert Francis, Michael Tierra, Katie Volat, Zach Friend layout

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with the Commission a few observations and suggestions based on my 37 years as a food banker.

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helping people change their eating habits and maintain healthy lifestyle changes.

tarting out in the seventies, our focus was on failure-to-thrive babies who lacked the calories needed for their brains and bodies to properly develop. We knew pound of food we could get our hands on, no matter what, to help ensure children had the calories they needed…

Ironically, (today) the biggest manifestations of hunger and malnutrition in our community are obesity and diabetes; 49% of our children are obese or overweight, most of whom are at serious risk of a lifetime struggle with diabetes. Too many families are forced to stretch their limited food budgets by purchasing cheap food which is high in calories and low in nutrients.

Too many young people are struggling support families of their own. Thousands of families locally are trapped in downward spirals of chronic underemployment, chronic food insecurity and chronic health disease.

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access to, and consumption of, nutritious foods to kids and their families.

We believe that focusing on solving child hunger and malnutrition (can) transform the communities we serve into …places where no one has their life opportunities curtailed by food insecurity and a lifetime struggle with diabetes and obesity.

Our Passion for Produce Program has parents and grandparents to be our volunteer Nutrition Ambassadors. classes a year at 34 schools, churches, health clinics and community centers. train-the-trainer classes, we put on a graduation ceremony where our cates of completion and logo wear.

Twice a month our Nutrition Ambassadors teach basic nutrition principles and healthy recipes featuring the produce that is being distributed farmers’ market-style after each class.

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Our Passion for Produce is a powerful program precisely because it engages our low income families as leaders and because it supports our families to take greater responsibility for their own health and wellness. …In the past, many of us have often thought of food insecurity primarily as an outcome of poverty and lack of income and we had thought of our own programs primarily as safety nets.

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Recommendations

development consultant) recommendation for deeper investigation into the impacts of increased food security on long-term health care costs with special focus on the impact on both Medicare and Medicaid costs.

Department of Agriculture) My Plate’s

from too few calories to too few nutrients fruits and vegetables. access to healthy food. …Second Harvest is deeply committed to increasing both the

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being faced by Congress as well as businesses and families.

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Community News

Wharf to Wharf 2015

43rd Annual Celebration Sunday July 26!

SANtA CRuz/CApitOlA — Each year, on the fourth Sunday in July, thousands of runners from across America and around the globe come to Santa Cruz, California for Capitola-by-the-Sea. This legendary race, held on Sunday July 26 this year (2015), draws runners, joggers, and walkers from across America and around the globe.

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On Your Mark…

We were absolutely blown away. We

the race a grand success. When they clamored for the race the following year, and the race began a life of its own. Through the 70’s, the race grew dramatically, riding the wave of the running boom that was sweeping the nation.

When 14,000 runners showed up in

the Wharf to Wharf this year as they are in training for the Olympic trials. We want to encourage both the competitive and fun aspects of this race.

We brag that the Wharf to Wharf has

venues, organizers feared for the event’s future. In the years since, participation has been capped to preserve the integrity of the race and insure the safety of its runners.

event and for those who want their race

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Community News

Cruz511 Traveler Information Service

Service Provides Up-to-date SANtA CRuz — Ever wonder what

delays such as construction and collisions.

Data from Caltrans, the CHP and Google is updated every few minutes.

With Cruz511’s new interactive real-time tions are like on Highways 1 and 17 and on other key streets and roads before you start

friendly resource that people can use to

change the time of your trip, or travel by a your travel options and travel smarter. This mobile responsive website can be accessed by smartphone, tablet or computer.

safest way to lock up your bike to ensure it’s there when you return, the closest station for charging your electric vehicle and places you can meet your carpool and leave your car parked during the workday.

Also included on the Cruz511 website are walking and driving trips; free service to driving calculator; and other useful tools.

Cruz511 is a new community service of tation Commission designed to be a one-stop shop for transportation users as well as a go-to place for information about emergencies that in mid-May, the Cruz511 website provides

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Cruz511 users are reminded to access travel information before getting behind the wheel. Pulling safely to the shoulder or having a passenger consult Cruz511 are recommended for checking conditions while en route.

Initial planning work to develop Cruz511 was done with a grant from Caltrans in partnership with the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC.) TAMC is developing a similar 511 service for Monterey County.

C cruz511.org Information about the Regional Transportation Commission’s projects and programs can be found at www.sccrtc.org or by calling 831-460-3200.

Community News

Country Cowboy Church Gathering Concert Takes Place July 17; Featuring the Band ‘Branded’ from Texas

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understand why his country

his cowboy boots), 250 lbs., he looks like a giant teddy bear. The grayish-white beard is also a clue to why he has successfully played Santa Claus throughout Santa Cruz County for fourteen years!

Although born in Southern California, he is a graduate of — Class of ‘75. Guy was with his parents,

milkman in Santa Cruz, the owner and struction company in Southern California, and production manager at Santa Cruz Printery. At age 40 Guy picked up his band was created playing throughout the county. He started a Cowboy Church ministry at many local nursing homes in Santa Cruz, and is still playing and singing in nursing homes! band have been the

family at the 1965 groundbreaking ceryears. Ten years ago, Guy was part of the was the youngest church council member

story; he was the last home delivery

Church; an outreach program where lay people are thoroughly trained to pray and council with those in stressful life situations.

Guy still enjoys the creativity and challenges of construction and being a handyman.

He helps seniors in our community with both his skills and his music.

With music and

Big Guy and Pickin 4 Jesus Band

worship a huge part of his life, he and his band continue to be active in the county including this year’s opening of the Aptos

bringing Guy full circle returning to the On July 17, Country Cowboy Church will welcome the Award Winning Country

Church.

Guy is also active with Cowboy

izing there was a need in the Santa Cruz area for a ministry to the ranching and farming community, two years ago he launched Country Cowboy Church Gath-

is invited.

For information, see www.facebook.com/ countrycowboychurchgathering, or email: countrycowboychurchgathering@gmail.com , or call 831.588.7420.

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Community News

‘Stuff the Bus!’

Santa Cruz County Bank Invites You To Help Local Students

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with the United Way of Santa Cruz County to support the Santa Cruz

by collecting backpacks and school supplies for local children in need. According to the United Way, there are 4,200 students in our County. The public is welcomed to donate school supplies at any of the

employees will join community volunteers

ference in the lives of local children who essential supplies for their continued

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“McCrea cont.” from page 4 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program formerly known as Food Stamps) Education and Nutrition are our country’s greatest defense against rising healthcare costs. billion strategically invested in SNAP

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education and ongoing peer support.

Instead of a series of 3-6 classes, we

our nutrition ambassadors program

Weight and Health, Feeding America and others.

would result in a reduction of direct federal outlays for healthcare costs by at least $10 billion.

$120,000 grant from the Packard Foundation to conduct rigorous program

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how to prove this hypothesis beyond the shadow of a doubt. In my opinion, nothing is more important than doing this one thing.

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e recommend the USDA invest more time and attention into identifying and

to increasing the consumption of nutritious foods by children and their families. to supporting and holding up the are searching for when you call for community initiatives to reduce the need for government assistance

with our largely farmworker population because they are short, highly-interactive, culturally appropriate and low-literacy.

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writestart.html Santa Cruz County Bank locations and

programs like ours as evidence that SNAP-Ed and SNAP Nutrition are working. We know that greater to bringing forth the kinds of truly remarkable, replicable game changers needed.

We believe that implementing these two recommendations would change the calculus for healthcare costs in America, freeing up hundreds of billions of dollars a year for education, for infrastructure, for parks, for research, for defense, for workforce development programs.

We believe that your Commission has an historic opportunity to address food insecurity as an essential part of the broader vision to increase social mobility and reduce the need for assistance programs. Thank you for commitment to creating true opportunity for all, regardless of birth.

— Willy Elliott-McCrea Cover Photo: Second Harvest CEO Willy Elliott-McCrea at a SHFB warehouse.

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

Sunday August 2 from 3 – 7 p.m.

Hoedown, taking place in our facility at is an event the whole family will want to attend.

Great live music from local favorites

worldwide Star Wars costuming organization is comprised of and operated by Imperial costuming group.

They follow its’ beginnings as a Native American site, to the wild days of lime kilns and lumbering that made some rich, becoming a world-class golf course, and the home of the only Women’s Polo Association.

It was both a country club for local society and an auto camp for visitors. It’s a rich, fascinating and, for most, an unknown story.

Admission is free, however a $5.00 donation is appreciated. For more info, go to www.slvmuseum.com or call

numerous people.

The Start Smart program also provides teens and parents with information on summer at Esplanade Park overlooking the awareness.

Smart Start classes are free of charge.

The CHP has an upcoming class scheduled!

Tuesday August 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Aptos High School located at 100 Mariner Way in Aptos.

Come on out for a fun day and show your support for your neighbors in need.

work and live music is featured on the Esplanade Stage.

Sundays, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Live Music on the Esplanade Stage 2 – 4 p.m.

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Esplanade Park, Capitola njoy a Sunday afternoon in Capitola

Join us on Sun, July 26 at 3 p.m. at

fascinating history from two local authors and historians.

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Letter to the Editor county as a whole. This has resulted in development, stream lining cumbersome processes and modernizing services.

Each of the supervisorial districts District, represented by Zach Friend, has the largest number of acres of farmland, unincorporated urban centers, and coastal recreational areas. It’s no small

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

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

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task to represent such diverse interests.

Supervisor Friend is accessible, takes time to understand concerns, and is thoughtful in his approach to solving problems. His representation has helped protect and improve those portions of his district. It is this style that is making our county move forward, not remain stagnant.

It is in the entire county’s interest to have supervisors who conduct themselves professionally and work together for the community good, while still making their individual district’s needs a priority.

— David Van Lennep, President Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau

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Community News Organized cleanups proved successful with help of 182 community members SANtA CRuz — Save Our Shores (SOS), the leader in ocean awareness, advocacy and action on the Central Coast, has announced the results from today’s

site with more than 676 pounds of waste in second with 412 pounds of trash. The most common items found were cigarette

1,947 pounds of debris from entering the water in just two hours. pop up tents.

SOS’ second largest cleanup of the year.

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pounds of trash from polluting 15 beaches along the Central Coast. This year, SOS focused the number of cleanup sites to 11 in order to concentrate volunteers into teams to give locations the attention they needed. nervous on holidays that create a three-day weekend as increased to an increase in trash left in the sand. I was pleasantly surprised by how clean many locations were Program Coordinator attribute this success to our dedicated volunteers who led outreach and cleanup sense of responsibility

from our community to protect our beauIn past years, SOS has seen trash cans overflowing at the beach on July 5, so the nonprofit teamed up with the City and County of Santa Cruz, GreenWaste, California State Parks and the the number of trash cans and dumpsters on the beach during Independence Day weekend.

SOS wishes to thank all of its partner organizations, including the Sanctuary

Surfrider Foundation, the Otter Project, NOAA Marine Debris Program, the California Coastal Commission and the Carmel beach cleanups and helped make this year’s event a huge success.

Find Save Our Shores on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and share how you “celebrated responsibly” this July 4th, using #CelebrateResponsibly and #SaveOurShores.

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nly 3 weeks left to review the report, take the survey, and encourage your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers to participate in this important community discussion.

online (sccrtc.org/rail) and at libraries in downtown Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Aptos Comments may also be submitted online (www.sccrtc.org/rail-study-com-

www.surveymonkey.com /r/FTFRR8P es.surveymonkey.com /r/NSDPXCK of passenger rail transit service along the them based on goals and objectives iden-

with your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, and others.

More information about the rail line, trail, highway, and other transportation

parallels Highway 1 and the coast in Santa www.sccrtc.org. Also check out the new ridership and cost information for seven sample service scenarios and evaluates 10 / July 15th 2015 / Aptos Times

carpool, and other traveler information.

Kids Camps major milestone often marked by

about making friends and having fun, it is also about being on your own and being a part of a community.

One of the most important things you as a parent can do is to help prepare your child for camp. Have several occasional, shorter talks rather than one long conversation talking, either at the dinner table or while riding in the car doing errands.

Topics for discussion for his/her big adventure: Friends friends. If you are shy then learn to know others by being a good listener. bunk, or group has to be your friend, and you don’t have to be everyone else’s friend but treat others with respect. Making one or two good friends at camp is great!

Activities to do at camp, many of which you never

the activities, or you may be better at some than others. That’s normal. The

more you put into being at camp, the more you will get out of it! bunk, or group. I hope you will coopwill help you if you are friendly and help them.

Give yourself time.

Almost everything for you at camp is new — the kids, the activities, the routines, the bed you sleep in, the bathroom. It takes a while to adjust so be patient

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things that by the time you come home you will miss being at camp!

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problem, your counselor is there to help you! After all, if your counselor doesn’t know your problem, he/ she can’t help you. If your counselor doesn’t or can’t help you, go to the head counselor, the nurse, camp director, etc.

And remember, you can always call home.

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Show support as your child gets ready to take this important step on the road to being more resilient and selfreliant. For you as a parent, it is important to allow your child to step out into the world.

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Community News

Annual Fourth of July

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ach year the Aptos Chamber of Commerce asks prominent members of the Aptos Community to act as Judges for its world famous parade. The Judges take this job seriously (almost) and try to select those entries that best meet the strict guidelines (Well… maybe not so strict) that they use in naming the category winners.

It’s not an easy task because the crowd along the route waves and cheers for every entry in the parade making them all winners.

This year the Judges added another category — Honorable Mentions — to participants as possible.

Congratulations to all the parade winners!

Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. to pick up your ribbon

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Crowd Pleaser

First Prize Begonia Festival Judges Choice Most Patriotic

Santa Cruz Gymnastics

Most Unique pG&E

First Prize – Children Groups

Bands

Best of Parade

First Prize

Grand Prize

Judges Choice Samson Most Colorful

CYT (Christian Youth Theater) Santa Cruz

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First Prize pEO Most Patriotic

Judges Choice

Most Unique

First Prize Most Patriotic

First Prize Judges Choice Most Patriotic

Most Unique

Schools Most Spirited Best of Theme Most Spirited — Schools

Most Unique First Prize

Floats Judges Choice Most Original Best of Theme

Second Prize Third Prize Watsonville Band Fourth Prize — Zach Friend, Patrice Edwards, Jon Nordgren, Warren Knox, Owner, Knox

Best Costumes Cutest First Prize

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Community News Owner Arrested for Illegal Sales of Cannabis and Forgery

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former candidate for Santa Cruz County Supervisor and owner of the Seabreeze Inn, a beachfront

2012 ran for District 2 Santa Cruz County Supervisor and lost to Zach Friend by a wide margin.

McGinnis owns the building and lives upstairs above the bar.

On Thursday July response to numerous public complaints, the Compliance Team assisted by California served a search warrant at the Seabreeze Inn. The team had received numerous complaints that McGinnis was operating

The 52-year-old owner was arrested for possession of marijuana for sale and for forgery. McGinnis was charged with operating an illegal marijuana dispensary from the bar’s back room. A display case was concealed from view by a bed sheet from which he was selling marijuana edibles, candy bars, drinks and lotions without

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a permit approved through Santa Cruz County. He was also charged with selling fake CA state medical marijuana cards and was in possession of software and a printer used in the forgery. He was booked into the county jail and bail was set at $5000.00.

When McGinnis bought the building hoped that he would return the longneglected property back into a viable business but neighbors said nothing has changed.

Now The Seabreeze property is scheduled for an August 7 foreclosure sale with debts worth more than $2 $2,500 by Santa Cruz County for failing to remove two large shipping trailers on his adjoining empty lot and is being sued by the county.

Community News

The Redwoods Benefit Valley Churches United Missions

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featuring food, wine and beer tasting, a silent auction, live jazz, and free parking will be held Sunday, August 9 from 1-5 p.m. at

wineries and private vintners, and four specialty breweries. Guests of the area’s most popular restaurants.

Supporting sponsors include Union mushrooms, cranberry glazed meatballs, smoked salmon, cheesecakes, pastries, and much more.

Assembly Member Mark Stone, and 5th among those pouring wine and serving bites. Soul Doubt, a popular Santa Cruz perform. tickets are $40 and may be purchased online at Eventbrite.com. Early reservations are encouraged as tickets are limited.

(If available, tickets will be $45 on the day of event.)

Churches United Missions has been serving the San Lorenzo Valley and surrounding communities, providing supplemental food to low-income households throughout the year.

VCUM also provides emergency disaster assistance, crisis rent, mortgage and utility assistance, as well as medical assistance to qualifying clients. Well known for their Christmas project as well as special Thanksgiving, Easter and school backpack programs, VCUM reaches out to over 500 households each month. All this is done with no government funding, over 200 positions.

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Community News

The Wharf to Wharf Roadshow race route is lined with a virtual gauntlet clowns and jugglers along with bands of

mariachi, percussion, bagpipes; more than forty groups in all. The race has more entertainment per mile than any

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up the runners and fueling the festive throngs of spectators along the way.

If you’re not running the race, you can still get in on the fun. Join the Wharf do your thing! Find out how to reserve a spot in this gala gauntlet of fun and folly.

Contact Brendan Kelly, Entertainment Coordinator: bands@wharftowharf.com or 831-706-4032

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become a part of the local cultural fabric, touching the lives of thousands over its history. Many have felt compelled to run it once as a rite of passage.

Others run it year after year just because it’s fun. Thousands are involved is truly a community event. The fourth Sunday in July is a special date on the Santa Cruz calendar.

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hile most come for sun, fun, and

Capitola’s Best Kept Secret!

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to test their mettle against the best. The roll of past champions numbers several Olympic stars.

The largest summer event of its kind on the West Coast, Wharf to Wharf receives broad print and electronic media

attention being broadcast live on radio, covered by local TV stations and televised by cable television on race day evening.

It is highlighted in all running industry publications as one of the top races in America.

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thrilling views of Santa Cruz and Capitola Coastline, stellar local bands and music, and familiar faces cheering participants along the route, each year’s race is unforgettable.

The Race is produced and administered

by Wharf to Wharf Race, Inc., a California

sports in general and the running community in particular. Website: wharftowharf.com

Local Sports

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Aptos Sports Foundation!

While most of you were probably deep in to your summer vacations or at least planning them, the Aptos Sports Foundation was still hard at work for the kids. dation entered into a formal public-private School District.

The Declaration of Cooperative Support and Collaboration was created on June 24, 2015 with a 6-0 vote by the board of trustees.

As was discussed by Foundation Presat the meeting, this formal partnership in no way means the Aptos Sports Foundation gets carte blanche on everything we want to do moving forward. We still must

Field — which included an all-weather track rebuilt baseball facility, and the things that

follow every state and county law, permit

What this does do is publically acknowledge the work that the Foundation over the past 20 years, and publically acknowledge that both parties will continue to improve on that relationship moving forward.

In its 36-year history, the Foundation has raised and donated funds, materials and labor totaling more than $3.3 million. Past projects include the Trevin Dilfer Memorial

School to be used by various schools and community sports teams.

That is an impressive record, but the Aptos Sports Foundation has plans to do much more and be much more for the kids formal partnership with PVUSD the ASF can continue its mission of improving facilities, funding after-school sports programs at Aptos High School and its feeder schools.

To learn more visit: aptossportsfoundation.com

Brooke Holmquist

Her coach, Tom

A

va Crane is 10 years old and is a 4th

in the Spanish immersion program.

Ava is very athletic and loves baseball and basketball. She played ketball league in the fall and has played

lines, wrestling mats and uniforms. Most recently, the collaboration brought about a

Panzardi, who has been the only Her playing positions are catcher, pitcher, and second base, but

aleigh is 9 years old, is a 4th grader at Valencia, and performs well academically.

She was on the All-star team last year for Watsonville.

This year she moved to Aptos with her mom and changed baseball leagues.

pitches and catches, as well as playing any other defensive will also be in her sister’s wedding this year and she is

sports, and also plays on a competitive soccer team.

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Community News

SANtA CRuz — Foundation is proud to announce the

have 7 scholarship winners that are being sent to Woodward West the premiere action sports training camp and facility. They are receiving this award for demonstrating munity, their local community, show self respect, meet challenges with perseverance, independence, creativity and integrity.

skateboard bowl and street contests, donation matches from the Monterey Peninsula Foundation and our many gen-

program that assists in developing discipositive character building traits that encourage self-esteem and success. The program provides up to 20 skateboarders the opportunity to spend a week with pro other people that share the same passion and lifestyle at Woodward West action sports camp. This scholarship is renewable for up to four years. positive characteristic skills without the Jose Program will have on these students is dation Founder and Chair Cindi Ferreira

Scholarship Program are proud to announce

Tim Brauch Memorial Fund C/O Sessions - 60 Old El Pueblo Road Scotts Valley, CA 95066

time to attend camp of any kind and this program will provide an opportunity to pursue an active lifestyle while developing

our neighborhood is invited to participate with many other neighborhoods across the country in celebration of National Night Out on Tuesday evening, August 4.

National Night Out is a crime and drug prevention event that is sponsored nationally by the National Association of Town Watch and recognized locally by the

com/nationalnightout National Night

Out

Watch Our Skateboard Bowl Video: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcRs0rRyktg

evening outside with neighbors Neighborhoods will be hosting a variety of events ranging from small ister your event with the Santa and begin planning your event as soon as possible. To register

is -

assigned in your area so a Deputy can

vention awareness.

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police/community partnerships. them know neighborhoods are orgaParticipating

neighborhoods

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461-7400 live Oak Service Center Avenue, Santa Cruz – Sergeant Joe

Mar Shopping Center, Aptos – Ser-

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Community News FEltON — As drought conditions continue to increase fire danger all burn permits for outdoor open residential burning within the State

all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris including branches and leaves.

For more information on how you can help spare the air in San Mateo

Santa Cruz Counties. This suspension takes effect on June 29, 2015 and bans For information in Santa Cruz County www.mbuapcd.org. tions we must take every step possible

Here are some tips to help prepare

and other industrial-type burning

is asking residents to ensure that they are prepared for wildfires including maintaining a minimum of 100 feet of Defensible Space around every home.

San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit Chief Scott Jalbert would like to remind

scape with fire resistant/drought tolerant plants. Find alternative ways to dispose of landscape debris like chipping or utilizing weekly yard trimming collection service.

inspects the burn site and issues a special permit. grounds or on private property that are otherwise permitted will be allowed if the campfire is maintained in such a manner as to prevent its spread to the wildland.

Defensible Space around their home by removing all dead or dying grass and

temporary burning permits if there is an essential reason due to public health, safety. Agriculture, land management, fire training,

already responded to significantly more

First Ever Water Conservation

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tronic version will be available on our District website.

he Water Conservation Coalition and Times Publishing Group have

W

e had a great turnout at our last Groundwater Stakeholder Meeting on June 30 with over 65 people in attendance. The meeting topics included an overview of the state mandated water restrictions (and what that means locally) as well as an update on local activities related to the formation of the state mandated Groundwater Sustainability Agency.

For those of you who missed the meeting, presentation materials are on our

Conservation Guide for Santa Cruz regulations,

guidelines,

and

rebate

agencies that provide, manage, and/ or regulate water service in Santa Cruz

Valley Water District, Scotts Valley Water District, City of Watsonville, Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency, and Central Water District. It will also include water saving tips and other conservation information from Ecology Action and watersavingtips. org, conservation related articles, and advertisements from local businesses offering drought-related services,

For additional information on preparing

water.org/our-water-groundwater/ stakeholder-advisory-group#june

making it a handy reference material for residents and visitors alike.

This free guidebook will be

available at our District office (and at participating agency offices) beginning in late July, early August and the elec-

Stakeholder Meeting will be held in the fall.

More details to come.

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Community News

By Noel Smith

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from the TV to show him how to teach his students using his imagination and

preview of things to come in live theater. The young cast of 25 with its talent and energy was truly a wonderful

vision series was the idea of an advertising

Director Andrew Ceglio has helped this very talented group of young people to entertain its audience at the very highest level while at the same time using musical theater to prove that learning can be a Using math, English with a little science and social studies, School House

Marchessault (Tom – The Tale of Mr.

school but not the one that most of us with humorous lyrics, acting, singing and dancing making them much more painless and understandable than I remember.

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closely by Matt Meyers (George – Three is a Magic Number, A Victim of Gravity),

– Interjections).

Then there was the marvelously active ensemble backing up such pieces as Conjunction Junction and Great American Melting Pot. Particularly moving was the

Tom, a school teacher about to embark watching TV when characters representing various facets of his personality emerge

Jo-Ann Panzardi, who submitted this

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urday morning programming which ran songs, and four Emmy Awards later, those still sing the Preamble to the U.S. Consti-

Join the fun (taking the kids or grandkids along of course) and go see

there on stage.

leader because that was closest I could get to being on the basketball court as bas-

“Little League Girls” from page 17

included in little league. When I was 6 years old and wanted to play ball, I was very upset

remember all the words to popular songs on the radio, but not his multiplication tables.

If important educational information could be coupled with animation and catchy music, he reasoned that children might be able to learn and remember what they were supposed to learn in school.

I would be able to play softball — which was the only sport available to girls in my neighborhood — which started at age 10.

I also remember being a basketball cheer-

Community News

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rodents as this can result in secondary poisoning to pets and other non-target wildlife such as owls, hawks and bobcats. Animals that eat dead or dying rodents that have consumed these baits will also be poisoned.

If you choose to trap nuisance wildlife,

ave you ever woken to the sound of a scampering animal in the ceiling above your bed or been startled by a strange scratching noise in you understand the frustration of having wildlife take up residence in your home.

release the animal immediately or kill it in a pest control specialist to do this for you.

According to the Fish and Game Code, it is illegal to relocate wildlife without a permit to do so.

and raccoons are among the common culprits that end up inside people’s homes and businesses. These unwanted visitors transmit diseases to people and pets

make your home an unwelcome place for fornia Department of Fish and Wildlife’s

thing to do is to release the animal in a nearby park or woods, but this simply moves the problem to someone else’s walking around your home looking for any holes where wildlife may enter or spaces where they may nest. as bats, mice and other small animals can

around your home, make sure that there are no animals or active nests inside. Other

relocating wildlife can lead to the spread of and may result in injury to the person

your roof to avoid jumping animals. growing, dense plants such as ivy that provide potential habitat for wildlife.

For more information on solving problems with backyard wildlife, please visit www.wildlife.ca.gov/Living-with-Wildlife.

tightly cover compost piles. leave food or trash out in the yard.

home and outbuildings where wildlife may enter.

foundation.

cling bins are secured.

It is unlawful to disturb the nests of songbirds as well as threatened and endangered species, so proceed with caution

and cover any openings under your eaves.

also discourages the use of poison baits (rodenticide) to control rats, mice and other

to contributing to its continued

SANtA CRuz — Santa Cruz County join the bank as Senior Vice President and

Santa Cruz.

banker with strong analytical skills. He accelerated through the ranks in commercial banking and

away in January 2015, previously

Harrison, the largest independent

David Heald, President and

cation and professional background in

2004, is a locally owned and operated comCapitola, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley and

credit review, and has held the title of Chief four independent community banks in Northern California. Most recently, Mr.

in Northern California, where he spent ten years as a General Partner. In 2010, he launched The Harrison Financial Group, an independent bank Commenting on his new appointment,

portfolio, supervised lending and credit administration, and supervised the growth of the loan portfolio while maintaining

Mr. Harrison established himself as a pro-

credit portfolios and his understanding rience managing credit portfolios and understanding of credit risk are essential to visit www.sccountybank.com.

We look forward to George’s contributions

management team and I look forward

Mr. Harrison will be based out of the

Santa Cruz County Bank’s common stock is listed Over the Counter (OTCQB) under the stock symbol SCZC. Aptos / July 15th 015 / 21

Business Profile

MULHERN & GOMES KNOW HOMES

By Edita McQuary

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mong the one hundred agents at Avenue, Santa Cruz, the team

(MG4Homes) has distinguished itself in real estate. They have won the Good Times year since this category was established.

In the last four years, MG4Homes has been

Team.

This past May, Jeanne Mulhern – with

of their partnership, though they have known each other much longer. In addition

running smoothly, while Glenda Whitlow, facilitates the paperwork. sellers and buyers, Jeanne leads the team’s working for them making sure that clients will be helped even when their agent may be unavailable. Each agent has available to them the client’s transaction status so that they know what kind of help he/she may need making sure nothing will fall through the cracks.

With MG4Homes, each team member’s each other. In addition to working with both

engineer, is the analytical force and works with investors as well as home sellers. Each member of the team takes pride in being real estate educators and consultants as well

The overall goal of the MG4Homes team is to establish long-term relationships with their clients so that when he or she hears of a friend or neighbor that needs help with real estate, they will be certain to think of MG4Homes and Jeanne and

regarding selling the inherited property.

They then spoke with the heirs who

instead to repair the property. With their

and Mike have earned the designation all members of the team consistently participate in ongoing education.

whose client/heirs lived on the East Coast.

service providers such as lenders, home inspectors, plumbers, contractors, pest control, roofers, attorneys; anything a person might need to know or have done to sell a property.

A specialty of MG4Homes helping people who have inherited a property, and then must sell it through the probate various specialty service providers to prepare a home for sale on behalf of the heirs, results in greater return on the investment.

necessary for the repairs. MG4Homes was then able to sell the property for enough to not only pay back the loan, but in addition the heirs realized an additional $120,000 for the property proving that MG4Homes works to meet their client’s individual needs whether buying or selling property.

Jeanne like to cook. Jeanne often volunteers in her community and she and Mike are on the board of the Scotts Valley Educational Foundation. They also enjoy traveling and spending time with their grandchildren in garden and play golf with her husband.

to sell. Oftentimes a property is in need of

market price. works involved a local trust attorney 22 / July 15th 2015 / Aptos Times

Soquel Avenue, Suite 100, Santa Cruz. The website is www.mg4homes.com Telephone: 831.457.5555; Jeanne: 831.457.5557; Kathie: 831.457.5540 or email ClientServices@ mg4homes.com.

Community News Free 44-page Guide From Santa Cruz County Visitors Council SANtA CRuz COuNtY — migratory and permanent bird species found throughout Santa Cruz County. Now, avid birdwatchers can locate winged creatures in their natural habitat a little easier, thanks to the Santa Cruz Watching Guide, updated for 2015 and beyond. The Santa Cruz The free 44-page guide is designed for use by locals and visitors to help navigate the various communities adjacent to premiere birding destinations throughout the county. The guide includes information on a variety of habitats, from sandy beaches to lagoons, wetlands and river mouths, as well as descriptions and fresh photography of the some of the area’s most commonly seen birds, wildlife and the best times of the year to view them. It also provides maps of birding and wildlife hotspots, points of interest, itineraries, and encourages birders to share their photos on Instagram using the hashtag #SantaCruzNow. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, there are 47 million bird watchers (birders) in the United States – about 20 percent of the population.

The Santa Cruz County Conference and Visitors Council will distribute the free kit at its year-around visitor center at 303 Water www.birding.

Santa Cruz County Conference and Visitors Council (CVC) is a economy by positioning Santa Cruz County as a visitor, conference and or 800-833-3494. Or visit the CVC’s web site at www.santacruz.org.

local agencies in Monterey and Santa Cruz County.

MOSS lANDiNG —

County, has been named General Manager of DeepWater Desal responsibilities are to include overseeing the day to day operations of the company.

She will also become the point person with the California State

will supply potable water to water agencies in both Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties.

broaden and complement the diversity of

degree in Mechanical Engineering from Saint Martin’s University in Washington and a Master’s degree in Public Administration with a focus on collaborative governance from Portland State University,

Kim Adamson

day desalination facility with a seawater

Adamson held the position of General during that time the district received the California Special District’s Association

Award. She was also appointed to the Association of California Water Agencies

Constantz, CEO; Grant Gordon, COO; Dennis Ing, CFO; David Armanasco,

General Counsel; Scott Jackson, Program Manager; Jonathan Dietrich, P.E., Technical While in Washington she was appointed to a state taskforce that rewrote the state utility locate legislation with a focus on safety and transparency.

DWD plans to build a 25M gallon per

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For more information about Deep Water Desal visit: www.deepwaterdesal.com Aptos / July 15th 015 / 23

Featured Columnist

Which is Right for You? W While you are still working, this asset may actually be your future income — so you need to protect it. And

insurance, your premiums don’t just get

you with the potential opportunity to build cash value. Some types of permanent

insurance, which can help provide your mortgage payments, college tuition, and so on — should you pass away prematurely.

for everyone, but by knowing some of the

an informed decision.

As its name suggests, term insurance

chance to put money into accounts similar to investments available through the

rate policy, so you will need to take your risk tolerance into account when choosing among the available permanent insurance choices.

Permanent insurance may be suitable if you want to ensure a guaranteed death time period. Permanent insurance may also be the right choice if you have a high

collect the money when you pass away.

In general, term insurance may be appropriate for you if you only need coverage to

ways of transferring wealth.

Still, you may have heard that you

less costly premiums for term insurance children through college. Term insurance may also be a reasonable choice if you need insurance.

Why is permanent insurance more

markets.

However, this strategy assumes you will invest the savings rather than spend them, and it also assumes you will receive an investment return greater than the growth potential you receive from per-

both a consistent investment discipline and a willingness to take a greater risk with your money, in hopes of higher returns.

“SqCWD” from page 19 esidents, businesses, homeowner associations, and public agencies in the District’s service area are eligible for rebates to help pay for replacing turf grass with wateruse and take advantage of our turf replacement rebate program. water use grasses, low-water use plants, and/or turf replaced. In addition to receiving a rebate, you will save money on water and landscape maintenance.

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sional can review your situation with you and help you determine whether term or permanent insurance is best suited for your needs.

consider those premium dollars to be well spent.

other person depending on your income to maintain his or her lifestyle, you need to be covered — and once you are, you’ll

Administrator – 9055 Soquel Dr. Suite D Aptos. Tel # 831-662-4565, Email: Michelle.

Zimny@edwardjones.com

tips, you can decrease your water footprint and help us address the ongoing drought and our long-term

landscapes. can help with generous rebates and free watersaving devices. wasteful. Turn off outside faucets when not in use, wash full loads of dishes and laundry, use low-flow showerheads, etc.

A sincere thanks to our customers who continue to do more by using less. Our cumulative water reduction for May 2015 was 37% less than May 2013. June 2015 data will be posted on our website. See a month-to-month comparison chart of our water production for 2013 and 2015.

Courtesy Edward Jones Investments – Julie K. Tauriainen, AAMS® Financial

Featured Columnist

By Elene L Johas Teener, LCSW

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he latest research in adult love and bonding is truly new, starting only 20 years or so in the past, and the practical application has only been in use for traditionally viewed but is supported by rigorous empirically validated studies of couples in attachment based and emotionally focused modalities,

(Attachment In Adulthood, Mikulincer and Shaver) How then do we keep our love and

is a state that we naturally are in when we are safe, close and trust each other. We have to learn where

will support our growing attachment or bonding to each other. We think of

and ENGAGED emotionally themselves, mutual physicality becomes intimate play, a safe adventure. Secure partners feel free

track together. I remember the time when my husband and I both really understood that we

EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy).

These studies show that 70 to 75 percent recover from distress and are happy in their relationships.

The results appear lasting, even with couples that are at high risk for divorce.

Adult attachment places emphasis

it is not him, or me, or just me and just him, but it’s us. I got that he is my family, we are a family, his challenges are my challenges and mine are his. We both began to feel as though the other really was on our side with those challenges. We were no longer alone in anything. With that security, growing intimacy is a natural outcome.

embedded in attachment and/or care-

in a relationship. Where every word, glance, touch vibrates with lust. It is nature’s way

and share their deepest joys longings, and vulnerabilities. of love. They shore up the safe haven that is your relationship and future-proof your ability to keep your love alive and growing.

Please join us in the next ‘Hold Me Tight” worship. November 5,6,7. eft.works/2015

Medieval Times

rush of desire what is the place of physical together, can our physicality also keep us

rience. The passion of infatuation is just the hors d’oeuvre. A loving physical bond in a cultural myth is that desire gets old and

In fact, secure bonding and fully satconnection creates great and satisfying physical bonding which creates a deeper emotional connection. Sue Johnson, the primary mover and shaker in this new application of couples and family therapy, has emphasized three main emotional states that create lasting connection and better physical love.

Understanding these and how we are or are not available to each other

ACROSS

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28. Type of aerobics 30. Gas station alternative 35. Andy’s TV buddy 37. *Like Roman Empire 39. Uncredited actor 40. *Columbus’ caravel 41. Condescending one 43. Garner wages 44. Zippy flavors 46. Eye sore 47. Semiaquatic tetrapod 48. Barely manage 50. Flipside of pros 52. *Old-fashioned “before” 53. Johann Sebastian ____ 55. Edible tuber 57. *Florentine painter and architect 60. *Holy war 64. Pertaining to the ear 65. Often goes with “vigor”

67. Metric unit for measuring liquids 68. Ten million, in India 69. a.k.a. Tokyo 70. Parkinson’s disease drug 71. Barrels or casks 72. He played Opie on TV 73. Between Octs and Novs

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8. Indian prince 9. *A Gothic one is pointed

10. In ____ of 11. Month of Purim 12. Former title of President Obama 15. Crusty entree 20. *They were instrumental in the fall of Rome 22. “Maggie May” singer 24. Like ink spill 25. *“Divine Comedy” poet 26. Inuit skin boat 27. *“No Man Is an Island” poet 29. Immeasurable periods 31. Biz bigwig 32. Don’t take one’s eyes off 33. Fielding mistake 34. *Jousting pole 36. Kind of palm 38. Walk-the-dog toy 42. Pavarotti, e.g.

45. Inconspicuous, as in approach 49. “Tit for ____” 51. Long and narrow boats propelled by oars 54. Quilt, e.g.

56. Digression 57. Spiritual leader 58. Usually used in the fairway 59. *Longship propellers 60. Hurry up 61. At the apex 62. ____ of Health, e.g.

63. Spans of time 64. Shakespeare killed Macbeth in the fifth one 66. Bachelor’s last words © Statepoint Media

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The Book Bag

By Robert Francis

Action and adventure for beach reading … read.

government agents, a drug kingpin and a celebrity whose life had more than its fair share of dark secrets.

If that’s not enough of a distraction, thing he’s worked to create at his research

wants nothing to do with defending Nicolai Garkov, a man who has been arrested for laundering money for

have to also deal with the return of a serial killer who once posed a serious threat to his loved ones.

No person should have to deal with this much stress. He’s been tested before, but as these challenges to his personal

By Adam Mitzner Gallery Books. $26 f you enjoy legal thrillers with plenty of

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Garkov admits he’s guilty but has a plan for beating the -

a breaking point!

The Body in the Birches:

has irrefutable proof that the lawyer and the Honorable Faith Nichols, the trial

binoculars to observe the neighboring apartments and their inhabitants.

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whistle both the lawyer’s and judge’s careers will be severely damaged.

How Aaron and Faith react to this blackmail situation and deal with an adversary who seems to be holding all the cards makes for fast-paced thriller that

realizes that she is the subject of another person’s clandestine scrutiny. How long has this man been watching her and, more to the point, is this the individual who

of secrets behind the white picket fences of this idyllic community.

Told from the perspectives of three

Already compared to John Grisham

pull herself together and deal with this situation.

An edge-of-your-seat thriller, this latest Joy Fielding novel replicates many of the suspenseful elements that made the

and author Adam Mitzner has created an authentic setting and brings an authoritative dialogue to his novels. His characters are credible and storylines are well thought out. The result is solid courtroom drama and a very entertaining read!

with Molly, will untangle the sad story of All but incapacitated by her night-

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some similarities between that iconic thriller by Joy Fielding.

On a hot Miami night Special

Carpenter is on a stake- out spying on a deadbeat dad when she is brutally attacked by an unknown assailant. is unable to face her friends or continue working. She holes herself up in her apartment. Her only solace is using her 26 / July 15th 2015 / Aptos Times

chological suspense story that will take the reader on an emotional roller coaster ride.

A Body Farm Novel and the psychological elements of this novel fascinating.

Someone Is Watching

By Joy Fielding Ballantine. $27 hose who saw the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock

lot of critical acclaim and was nominated for

By Kimberly McCreight Harper. $26.99 hen the body of a newborn is discovered in the woods fringing the campus of a local university, the resi-

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New Jersey, are shocked but have plenty of opinions on how such a terrible event could happen.

Although she has some serious misgivings about taking the assignment, freelance journalist Molly Sanderson agrees to cover the story for the local newspaper. Molly recently has lost a child herself and her investigation is going to resurrect some painful memories.

William Morrow. $26.99 he ninth title in this wildly popular series featuring forensic anthropologist

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be the best novel

date.

Called in to identify the victim plane crash outside of San Diego, Janus, a maverick millionaire and humanidisaster sites have made him a celebrity.

It appears to be a fairly simple investigation until a headline seeking journalist Suddenly the forensic anthropologist is embroiled in a situation involving

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By Katherine Hall Page William Morrow. $24.99

Maine’s coast, when the annual Fourth of July display is covery of the body of the housekeeper The woman apparently died of a heart

The historic house has been the setting for a family gathering to decide who will inherit the valuable property.

As these things often go, it appears that this is not going to be a peaceful transfer of property and there’s already been a certain amount of nastiness. And obviously, there’s a lot more to come!

Of course the series’ protagonist, minister’s wife and caterer Faith Fairchild, doesn’t want to get involved but that is going to happen. The owner’s of family friends for years. After another nitely murder, Faith can’t help but put her considerable amateur sleuthing skills to use.

There have been over twenty mysteries in this long-running series to date and they have garnered a wide following of readers who return year after year. This won’t be disappointed.

And, as usual, there are a handful of recipes included at the end of the book for those who wish to emulate Faith’s culinary legerdemain!

Featured Columnist “A Connoisseur’s Musical Indulgence”

By Michael Tierra

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evening’s program, there are hardly enough superlatives left to describe Saturday, May 30th’s fare. is that most of the patrons who attended Fridays program where there again for the second evening many bringing their friends to share in the musical ride — this time through the landscape of French romanticism.

The program, performed at Peace Church in Santa Cruz, opened with the Elegie op 24 by Gabriel Faure featuring piano. Faure bridged the span of music from the mid 19th century through the the early part of the 20th century Faure shared some of the same fate of other

romantic composers whose roots were more in the 19th century and being con-

As such, it was a vehicle welcomed by the audience to have an opportunity to revel in the artistry of one of the festi-

Stravinsky and Schoenberg and company were shocking the music world with their startling innovations.

Faure, who passed away in 1925, was not a performer, instead occupying the post of director of the prestigious Paris conservatory and enduring the isolation of impending deafness in his later years.

Faure’s 7-1/2 minute Elegie for

by Mss. Gislinge. With his broad sweep of sustained melodic richness possible with such a grand cello piece, he gave the audience everything they were looking for and more. tunity to revel in the masterful virtuosity and interpretive depth of violinist, Martin

popular works performed as a solo recital piece for cello and piano accompaniment as well as an orchestral version.

No more perfect piece could be written to feature the all-embracing

Minor, in fact his last major composition.

A work of his post-impressionist last years, it was premiered in 1917 by violinist, Gaston Poulet with the composer making his last public appearance as a performer. Debussy died the following The work partakes of all the elements of modernity, eclecticism, jagged rhythms, stark contrasts, reveling in and piano rather than formal continuity, the work is practically a blueprint for all contemporary music up to the present.

chamber work that could proudly hold

Franck

this

evening

made

the

than 13 minutes in length but in that Music In May festival. technical capabilities of the violin and presents one of the most technical and interpretive challenges to perform.

I must confess I’ve never felt

was aptly ‘spelled’ by Julliard graduate is an outstanding pianist and she maneuvered the piano part with its intricate

of this seminal piece in the past. Violinist, here was a performer who had both the ‘chops’ and the interpretive skills to pull

masterfully.

I felt that all the string players came to life in this work. Violinist, Martin

ever heard of this demanding work. And

other at every opportunity throughout

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Jackson, the festival’s founder and artistic

truly a sonata for violin and piano. romanticism, Saturday evening’s program concluded with the intensely

the mostly intensely romantic chamber

their own.

After several call backs for the much-deserved lengthy applause for all May festival came to a triumphant conclusion. We all eagerly await with great anticipation the return of Music in May, 2016.

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Community Calendar

Aptos Chamber of Commerce Thursday August 6

5 – 6 p.m., Coastal Health Partners,

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at Coastal Health Partners, mingle with Chamber of Commerce and community members. sure to bring plenty of business Cost: $5 Chamber Members, $10 Non-Chamber Members

Friday August 14 5:30 p.m., Seascape Sports Club, Aptos on’t miss your chance to win

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by The Vintage Mermaid, Cindy Sisto. All proceeds will be donated to The Aptos History Museum. The winner will be Cost: $10 per ticket. You do not have to be present to win.

Announcements Nar-Anon

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Join Nar-Anon, a world wide fellowship of relatives and friends of addicts who addiction. Three meetings are now being held in Santa Cruz County, on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

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

Ongoing Events

Third Wednesdays: 5:30-7 p.m. in Watsonville Third Thursdays: 2-3 p.m. in Santa Cruz Third Fridays: 12-1 p.m. in Aptos

Second and Fourth Mondays First and Third Wednesdays

Freedom Blvd. Watsonville ASA (Court Appointed Special Monday: 2:00 - 3:30pm Advocates) needs volunteers, 3-5 hours per week, to provide support, Wednesday: 5:30 – 7:00pm Conference Room at Elena Baskin/ guidance, and a powerful voice in Live Oak Senior Center, 1777-A court for children who have been removed from their homes because Mondays Capitola Road, Santa Cruz. of abuse or neglect. Everyone acilitated by Jill Ginghofer, this welcome, men and bilingual folks 4:00pm-6:00pm, New Leaf Comgroup is for caregivers and family munity Markets, 1210 41st Ave. members of people with Alzheimers especially encouraged.

To RSVP call 761-2956 Capitola (Also down town and at Wednesdays Facilitated by Ext. 102, or email West side stores) Danielle@casaofsantacruz.org et fresh ideas for easy-toMcBurney Second Tuesdays each month nutritious main entrees from a Tuesdays munity Markets culinary team.

7:00pm-9:00pm, 900 High St. First Monday, ranging from meat dishes, 2:30-6:30 p.m. hrough Spring, Summer and Fall, Congregational Church of Santa Cruz to gluten-free, to vegan.

To learn more, call (831) 427-4016 or the main drag along Highway Featured recipes are posted on the New Leaf Community blog at 9 will come alive with the bustle of farmers and food artisans selling a www.newleafcommunity.com. colorful variety of delicious edibles Wednesdays to shoppers and diners alike.

For more info, visit www.

Hula’s Island Grill and Tiki Room, 12:00pm-1:00pm, St. Philip’s santacruzfarmersmarket.org or 221 Cathcart Street, Santa Cruz contact Nicole Zahm at education@ Episcopal Church, 5271 Scotts ine on any Monday and Valley Drive, Scotts Valley. santacruzfarmersmarket.org or 10% of the total sales go to Executive Director Nesh Dhillon at a local non-profit! Hula’s Santa info@santacruzfarmersmarket.org Cruz selects a local non-profit Improve your speaking skills in a each month of the year as friendly, supportive environment part of the Mahalo Monday Through Program. masters. Open to all levels.

Lunch: Tuesday – Sunday from Drop-ins welcome. For more Center, 1307 Seabright, Santa Cruz information, call 831-335-3693.

11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dinner: 4:30 p.m. – close. Happy Hour: Tuesday – Awareness Through MoveSunday 2– 6 p.m., Monday 4:30– 6 p.m. More info at www.hulastiki.

12:00-1:00p.m. Rio Sands Hotel, com or call (831) 655-HULA. moving as they heighten your self- 116 Beach Drive ome join a dynamic, awareness. First class is free for new supportive group of people 9:00am-12:30pm, 2045 40th Ave. Contact suzie@suzielundgren.com beginners to more advanced. or call (831) 332-7347 Clares St. Capitola We’re here to help you discover

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12-1 p.m., PAMF, 2850 Commercial Crossing, Santa Cruz atz Cancer Center, PAMF and Hospice of Santa Cruz County invite you to attend a Caregiver Support Group for those caring for someone with a serious illness.

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

Contact Hospice of Santa Cruz County Grief Support Program.

(831) 430-3078

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First Tuesdays each month

Tail Wagging World

Overeaters Anonymous

Tattendand/or adoptive parent is to orientation. The orientation is designed to review the child welfare system and to give you

First Tuesdays and Second Wednesdays Third Wednesdays each month

Tuesday of month (for location details contact Danielle at 761-2956 X102) South County,

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7:00pm, Firehouse on Soquel Dr. Aptos peakers helping speakers get gigs.

Call (831) 332-8221 for more info.

worship with us!

Third Sundays eymour Marine Discovery Center Smarine presents a public lecture from a scientist the third Sunday of every month. Topics are presented in an entertaining and easy-tounderstand format, with up-to-date photos, video, and discussion.

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Visit www.scwd2desal.org for more info.

Fourth Wednesdays

Sons in Retirement

6:30 pm, Severinos, 7500 Old Dominion Ct., Aptos ommander Chuck Woodson leads the meetings.

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every Thursday night from 5-10 p.m. Every $1 donated provides healthy 4 meals to people in need throughout Santa Cruz through 200 that Second Harvest support.

First Wednesday each month 6:00pm- 8:00pm 1400 Emeline Avenue room 206, Santa Cruz.

7565 Sunset Way, Aptos

Second and Fourth Wednesdays Third Thursday each month

6:30-7:30pm at Teach by the Beach #50 Rancho Del Mar, Aptos For more information, call (831) Ave. Santa Cruz CA 95060 429-7906

6:30pm at the Santa Cruz SPCA, To register to one of the meeting 2685 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz (cross street is Soquel Ave.). and for directions, please call 454-4687.

Orientations to Become Advocates for Children

Any questions (831) 438-2658 or information or visit email sylvialee2@sbcglobal.net www.cabrillohostlions.org.

12-1:30 p.m. at Seascape Golf Course Contact Chuck at 831-462-6092 Everyone is welcome! or e-mail charleswhitt@att.net for Follow us on Facebook: Facebook. more information. com/AptosNoonToastmasters or more info: (831) 236-1171

for women through all stages from diagnoses through treatment. ) For more information or to 8:45 am, Felton Firehouse register call (831) 457-2273 et support for loosing weight at these health group meetings.

Tuesdays, Thursdays Learn more by calling (831) thru Saturdays 335-3510.

o-dependents Anonymous Daily is a 12-step group for people 7:00pm, 920 41st Ave. Suite B, Santa who want healthy relationships Cruz (next to Family Cycling Center) Overeaters Anonymous orning meditation schedule and self esteem. Weekly meetings vereaters Anonymous is a 12-Step group for those who are offered free of charge in Santa wish to stop eating compulsively. Cruz and Watsonville.

Please see our website for current For a schedule and more times and locations: www.santa- information, go to www.coda.org instruction First Tues. of each cruzoa.org. Or call our Hotline at or e-mail gratefulcoda@gmail.com or call (831) 469-6096.

(831)429-7906.

For more info. visit both oceangatezen.org and facebook.

Weekdays

5:30-7 p.m., third Wednesday of

1:00–2:00 p.m., Louden Nelson Community Center, Room 5, 301 Center Street, Santa Cruz

Second Thursdays each month

Veterans of Foreign Wars

6:30 pm, 2259 7th Ave. Santa Cruz

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6:30-7:45 p.m., 3192 Glen Canyon Road, Scotts Valley in the Bison Center and The Camp Recover Center 12 step program/support group for friends and families who have been affected by the addiction or drug problem of another. Nar-Anon members

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at the Tee Golf Tournament on Thursday, July 23. Funds raised will be donated to Santa Cruz Cancer Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Santa Cruz Fellowship for Cancer year’s fundraising goal is $30,000.

For more information, contact newleaf.com/taste-at-the-tee or call 831-600-3863.

Friday July 24 Featuring Storrs Winery

and hope at a weekly meeting.

6p.m.-9p.m., Chaminade Resort and Park in lower lot and walk up Spa, 1 Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz driveway and turn right at the sign.

Helpline (888) 688-7834. Find meetings at www.nar-anon.org to Table Wine Dinner series this summer and into fall. From June to October farm fresh ingredients, Clutterers Anonymous local wine and awe inspiring Surgical Center, 2900 Chanticleer ambiance comes together once a month for an event no like it in Ave, Soquel Dr. Santa Cruz.

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3:00pm-6:00pm, Thrive Natural Medicine, 2849 Park Ave. Soquel

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G supports immunity, energy, sleep, mood, and the body’s ability Baskin School of Engineering;

Baskin Circle, UCSC he SC Mountains Challenge offers one of the more difficult 1-day rides on the West Coast, climbing some of Santa Cruz’s Saturdays most scenic roads, the event now offers routes for all rider levels.

8:00 -12:00pm at Cabrillo College Staging from UCSC with all new he Aptos Market, with over routes.

Check-in is available 6:00 - 8:00 round, with the best selections of am for the 135M, 101M, 75M fresh foods. In addition, family riders on the morning of the event. activities, music, cooking demos 45M riders are requested to checkby professional chefs, gardening workshops, seasonal fairs and events are a part of the market.

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9:45am: Bible Study; 11:00: Call Jack at (831) 688-0977.

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Arts and Entertainment

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Third Sunday of Every Month

Science Sunday

For more information, contact Sue or Don at (831) 72-7053 or e-mail Santa Cruz, 95060 Volunteers Needed for the at caller4u@att.net. eymour Marine Discovery Center presents a public lecture he Monterey Symphony is from a marine scientist the third seeking volunteers. If you love 7:00pm, German-American Hall Sunday of every month. Topics music and want to be involved, Santa Cruz, 230 Plymouth are presented in an entertaining and easy-to-understand format, www.montereysymphony.org for with up-to-date photos, video, and more information. more information! discussion.

Science Sunday does not meet in December. For more info visit Last Thursdays each month seymourcenter.ucsc.edu

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4:30pm-9:30pm, Star Bene Italian/ Argentene Restarante, 21245 East

7 p.m., Live Oak Senior Center, 1777 Capitola Rd., Santa Cruz titchers-by-the-Sea, the local chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America, holds meetings open to the public each month. No admission fees.

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Saturday July 18 Sunday July 19

Bargetto Winery 27th Annual

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you gather contact info … you never know who will be important to your future!

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Libra (Sep. 23-Oct. 23)

of July brings many adventures and there’s no reason for you to demure; enjoy the positive energy

Sunday July 26 43rd Annual Wharf to Wharf Race

Cruz Beach Boardwalk he annual 6 mile, scenic, seaside run from Santa Cruz to Capitola-by-the-Sea is widely

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Saturday August 1 Sunday August 2

Bargetto Winer 3535 North Main 21st Annual Watsonville Street, Soquel.

Strawberry Festival wenty-four art and food 10a.m.-7p.m. at Historic vendors, wine tasting $10.00 Downtown Watsonvillle with purchase of souvenir festival his multi-faced celebration will glass. Food available for purchase serve up a menu of strawberry and provided by Zameen Catering delights, non-stop entertainment,

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Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) of the month; make sure you jot that information down or share them with people important to you yourself with surprise problems at work or in school; time to ensure you’re in the loop moving forward!

Aquarius (Jan 21-Feb. 18)

you from incurring problems, you still can have fun as the nation’s birthday begins! After the you get going, don’t stop until you’re done! And you should be ready for that break as you time to mend fences, but if it seems to be one-sided, be patient.

Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20)

leave, but as hard as it will be, another opportunity will be around the corner.

Aries (March 21-April 20)

People are counting on you as the month begins. Its your responsibility to put things in motion, and as much as you resist, you’ll feel better once the task is underway! Still, as the week comes to a close, make sure you, or someone you trusts, is reading every line of every document before you put your name on the dotted line. Advice you receive as you reach the middle of July could be important; getting that advice from someone who understands the situation daily routine will be a strong starting point for changing them to habits you might want!

Taurus (April 21-May 21)

and you have some to spend, now is as good a time as any. Friends are important as you move

Second Sundays Each Month

Antique Street Fair

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Menu, (or their well known italian Soul Surfer menu), and enjoy the ambiance of Doors open at 7 p.m., Movie Argentina and join us in a social starts at Sunset, Santa Cruz tango dance to music from the Mission State Historic Park Golden Age of Tango. atch Soul Surfer under the Private instruction and classes by arrangement. For more information, call Michael (831) 239-2247.

7:30pm-10:00pm, at Mid-County 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., Harry’s Hofbrau, Senior Center 829 Bay Ave, Capitola 390 Saratoga Ave, San Jose allroom dancing to live orty-seven years of performing

popular tunes. Come see our band for Free in Sunnyvale Every Wednesday. No cover.

Contact Lee McLaughlin, Booking Agent, at 408-993BAND (2263) for information about booking the band for

Dated Events

Times Publishing Group, Inc. Leo (July 23-Aug. 23)

For more info, please contact us at like it! Friendship put to music, (831) 476-6940 or visit us on event is family friendly. Classes Facebook.

It’s okay to occasionally think only of yourself, as long as you don’t hurt someone else in the process. As the month comes to a close, be wary of intense emotional worry. Make sure you are 100% sure about something before you start throwing accusations about!

Gemini (May 22-June 21)

how to make a change. Plans mean nothing mid-way through the month, but that doesn’t mean you’re willing to ignore your responsibilities as the month continues. Still, if you can get some help, nothing wrong with that! Communications with some depth brings the month to a close.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

improve in due time. Working with others through the end of the month will bring a collaboration worth waiting for! Still, make sure the collaborator is someone you can work closely with. The problem will solve itself eventually.

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Featured Columnist

By Katie Volat, DVM, Capitola Veterinary Hospital

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tep into any well-stocked pet store and take a look at all the options of

will see endless choices and countless claims of healthy, natural ingredients that will allow your pet to can you believe everything you your pet need a grain-free

Grain-free diets, in general, are a good choice, especially for cats. Grains

The pet food industry has made

often lack nutritive value. Grains can also contribute to food allergies and sensitive stomach issues in many pets.

of ingredients available, however, it

There is currently no evidence to

food labels. Avoid marketing ploys

gluten free diet.

contain other protein sources such as beef. The proportions and actual ingredients can change without always get in the habit of reading the list of ingredients if you purchase the same food over time.

True hypoallergenic diets are made in facilities that are careful to

learning a few of the following tips. As an informed consumer, you can ensure you are providing the best nutrition for your pet while getting the best value for your dollar.

As a starting point, always ensure the pet food you purchase is safe and provides complete nutrition. The Association of American Feed is the regulating body in charge of pet food. AAFCO sets the standard of safe ingredients and ensures pet food has balanced nutrients. The Food and Drug Administration enforces the AAFCO standards and also handles pet food recalls. If it doesn’t state on the label that the food meets AAFCO standards, it may not provide adeOrganic, premium, natural, and gourmet are all descriptive terms used in pet food labels. Unlike human food,

special diets. These diets are considered is generally a healthy option for most pets. The common misconception is that canned reality, most canned foods contain far fewer calories than food is a healthier option for senior pets as they

best choice for obese pets, as they will feel more satiated volume that the canned food provides.

Dry food is sometimes marketed as a better choice when it comes to dental health, but it is not a replacement for good oral hygiene. Canned food is not bad for your pet’s teeth.

Fish, duck, sweet potato stew-yum! Ingredient lists can be long and boring, but it is worth the read.

Often times, the name of a food can be misleading. The ingredients in

the food, according to the FDA. For

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so compare carefully before you purchase a food with a premium price tag.

issue. However, if your pet has food allergies, always check the list of ingredients before purchase. Just because the main label calls the food

your veterinarian by special order.

are usually limited ingredient and are not hypoallergenic. This is a common misconception.

Many bags of pet food contain a handy chart on the back of the bag that lists feeding amounts for your pet based on weight. Almost all of these charts will overestimate how much to the bag, the more food you will need to purchase... a winning strategy for the pet food marketing department. Check with your veterinarian to determine As a rule of thumb, if you are unsure if you are making a healthy choice for your pet ‌ call your veterinarian for guidance.

Important web pet nutrition resources: FDA Recall Alerts http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/SafetyHealth/RecallsWithdrawals/ default.htm AAFCO Pet food ingredient information for consumers: http://www.aafco.org/Consumers

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County Budget

By Zach Friend, County Supervisor 2nd District

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completed budget hearings adopted a $695 million budget. The proposed budget

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was down 17 positions. In the last two year’s budgets we have begun to reinvest in the restoration of

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lyde arrived at the Shelter on May 4, along with his two brothers. Due to unfortunate circumstances, their owner could no longer care for them. This trio of fabulously bonded boys were obviously loved and have wonderful personalities and

will make notable improvements in our disOn top of last year’s 7 additional ments in our local parks and strengthens the County’s reserve fund. have made it clear that we are dedicated Here are some key highlights: parks ast year, after the generous passage of Measure F by our community,

they are related but they love each other and we would like to see SCC Animal Shelter. This is a great time to adopt as we are running an adoption special during the month of July!

Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter has two full-service, openSanta Cruz Location Hours Watsonville Location Hours SCCAS Main line: Animal Control: After-Hours Emergency:

the Parks Department as a stand-alone agency, spinning it out from underneath the Department of Public Works. With the department re-established, I met with my parks commissioner and the new parks director to hear about what the greatest needs for our local parks. In addition, I’ve heard throughout the year from many in our district about local parks needs and by far the number one priority was capital improvement. riorated and long-standing needs within park master plans haven’t been met. As such, this year’s budget included the strongest investment in our local Parks infrastructure in over a decade. In Aptos,

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stories of people taking advantage of local seniors through unfair practices. These cases are addressed by the Consumer Protection Program within the District Attorney’s

cases has increased in local years. In order to positions within this department to help with crimes involving elder abuse, privacy issues and other forms of fraud.

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reserve fund can lower borrowing costs, protect against economic uncertainty and year, the state budget provided one time ditures that they had mandated that the County outlay. We took $3.5 million of this it into our reserves - a sizable investment into our reserve fund.

hroughout my tenure I have met

many conversations I’ve had throughout the year with my constituents. Please do continue to give me your priorities for the coming year so we can work to realize them in coming year’s budget.

numerous times and their clear priority is

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