October 2012
C O M M U N I T Y N E W S T H AT M A K E S A D I F F E R E N C E
Vol 15 No. 10
Serving Scotts Valley, Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek & Felton
Invitation to Scotts Valley 4-H October Club Meeting
Galina Lee Cantey with her 4-H pet
by Julie Reno
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Fifth District Supervisor Candidates Eric Hammer (left) and Bruce McPherson.
FIFTH DISTRICT SUPERVISOR RACE Candidates Answer Question on the District’s Economy
By Noel Smith
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s all the supervisorial districts do in our county, District 5 takes in urban, suburban, rural and wilderness areas. It is shaped like an arrowhead ending in the city of Santa Cruz; pointing to, but not quite reaching Monterey Bay. The District’s
major features are the San Lorenzo River, Highway 9 the Santa Cruz Mountains, and is bounded on the east by Highway 17. Ever since the mountains were clear-cut of their natural riches of redwood forests in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, the communities of
Zayante, Felton, Ben Lomond, Brookdale and Boulder Creek along the San Lorenzo River watershed, have been the center of a unique Santa Cruz Mountains out-of-the-mainstream culture. Only Scotts Valley with its economic artery of Highway 17 has seen the constant ebb and flow of
investment and growth. So, we asked the candidates, Eric Hammer and Bruce McPherson, Please name some specific plans or improvements that you, as supervisor, would work to have the County do to help to improve the economic climate for:
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cotts Valley 4-H is holding its next meeting on October 8, 6:30 PM, at Community Covenant Church, 2700 El Rancho Drive, SV. Our booth at the Santa Cruz County Fair won a blue ribbon this year, as did many of our club members. Our current projects are Quilting, Horse Safety & Grooming, Beginning Dairy Goats, Beginning Photography, Fall Crafts, Beginning & Advanced Archery and Advanced Ukulele. The upcoming club projects are Beginning Ukulele, Beginning Guitar, Beginning & Advanced Public Speaking, Poultry Care, Poultry Showmanship, Bicycling and Cheese-making Workshop. Club members are looking forward to several holiday events, and community service & leadership opportunities, over the next few months. Scotts Valley 4-H Youth Development Program is a place where young people are given many opportunities to build confidence, learn responsibility, and develop skills that will last a lifetime.
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