Scotts Valley Times November 2012 by Times Publishing Group, Inc.

November 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. 11

Serving Scotts Valley, Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek & Felton

VETERANS DAY 2012

Landing on Iwo Jima

Joyce and Oliver kids in an SVPA presentation of Cabaret.

FUNDRAISING DINNER SUPPORTING THEATER ARTS cotts Valley Performing Arts and The Shadowbrook Restaurant have teamed up for their annual fundraising dinner to be held on Nov. 13, 2012, from 5:30PM to 8:45PM. The public is invited to dine at the Shadowbrook Restaurant where one third of

the evening proceeds are generously donated to support Scotts Valley Performing Arts in this annual fundraiser. If you love community theater performances, treat yourself to a lovely dinner at Santa

Cruz County’s premier restaurant. Simply mention Scotts Valley Performing Arts when you make your reservation and the proceeds will go to SVPAA. For reservations, call 831-475-1511. The Shadowbrook

is located at 1750 Wharf Road Capitola. ••• Scotts Valley Performing Arts exists to enrich, educate, and build community spirit with all ages through quality theatre productions. Community support is an essential element to meet its mission.

t is over 70 years since World War II began, during which over 16,354,000 men and women served in the US Armed Forces. This number includes members of the Army, Army Air Corps, Navy and Marines. Each day over 800 WWII veterans are lost to us, many with their stories still untold. Capitola resident Arvy Geurin was one veteran who has told the story of his experiences and how it really was for them. When Arvy wrote, “Walking Through Fire; An Iwo Jima Survivors Remembrance” it was his intention to tell the reader what it was like to live through that time and to understand what it was like when patriotism and personal sacrifice were the rule, not the exception.

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Boys & Girls Club Planned for Valley Kids Facility intended to serve both Scotts Valley and SLV Youth By Noel Smith

t has been a long-time dream of Joe and Linda Aliberti’ to establish a Boys & Girls Club for local youth. A place

where basketball, badminton, other indoor sports, recreational and afterschool activities and tutoring could take place.

Location of the future Boys and Girls Club, at the corner of Scotts Valley Drive and El Pueblo Road.

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The dream began to take shape when a 1.5-acre parcel located at 5060 Scotts Valley Drive adjacent to the Scotts Valley Car Wash and at the corner of Scotts Valley Boulevard and El Pueblo Rd became available. The property was once a recreational vehicle display lot. Colin Roberson, whose family had owned the property since the 1940’s, contacted the Boys & Girls Club about purchasing the property. Funding for the purchase of the property along with an endowment to help support its operation is a $1 million gift from Linda and Joe Aliberti. Aliberti is a retired general contractor and has been a board member of the Santa Cruz chapter of the Boys and Girls Club for the past 20 years. Escrow for the purchase is expected to close by year’s end. According to City Council member, Dene Bustichi, “We’ll be looking for volunteers this coming spring to help remodel and the existing 3,000 sq ft building. It will be able to house some sports activities and we hope will have facilities to have computer classes.” The facility as envisioned will include an education room, a clubroom for games, and rooms for arts and crafts.

City Council member Jim Reed said, “ Our city has a great recreation program for outdoor activities but indoor activities are currently underserved. This is a great opportunity to provide both program and facilities for our community’s young people. We also are looking to make this facility available to the San Lorenzo Valley with some kind of shuttle between the SLV High School/Middle School Campus and Scotts Valley.” Bustichi described this as phase one getting the facility up and running and adding an outdoor area for basketball. Eventually there will be a phase 2 with much larger 9,000 sq ft indoor facilities constructed as a shared community asset available to the city recreation department for sports, as well as housing the Boys & Girls Club. I

Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony Fall Concert

n Sunday, Nov. 4 from 3 - 4 p.m., the Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony presents their Fall Concert featuring Music Director: Nathaniel Berman. The concert takes place at the University of California, Santa Cruz Music Recital Hall, located at the corner of Heller Dr and Meyer Dr. Tickets: Reserved seating $30, Adults $10, Seniors $8, Students FREE. Go to https://tix6.seatyourself.biz/webstore/w ebstore.html?domain=sccys&event=. Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony website: http://sccys.org Email:

info@sccys.org Phone: 831-607-9678 Concert Program: Franz Schubert (1797-1828) - Overture in D Major, D. 12 Joseph Haydn (1731-1809) Symphony # 99 in E-flat Major, 1. Adagio Vivace Assai, 4. Vivace Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) Bacchanale, from Samson and Delilah, Mvt. I: Allegro non troppo Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Balle Suite No. 1 – 1. Lyric waltz, 2. Dance, 3. Romance, 4. Polka, 5. Waltz - “Banter,” 6. Galop I ••• About Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony: Since it’s inception 47 years ago, the Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony has provided children and young adults in the area with an opportunity to learn and perform challenging classical music. Our mission has remained to foster a life-long appreciation for classical music in the youth of Santa Cruz County with an emphasis on the beauty and value of the experience playing and performing this music.

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Table of Contents

Cover Fundraising Dinner Supporting Theater Arts – SVPA Veterans Day 2012

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Community News Boys & Girls Club Planned for Valley Kids — Facility intended to serve both Scotts Valley and SLV Youth By Noel Smith • Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony Fall Concert Joe Miller will be Forever Missed, but Forever Loved April 17, 1941 ~ Oct. 17, 2012 • Community Foundation Gives $10,000 to Advocacy, Inc. • $11,000 Matching Grant to SHC Wit and Whimsy Art Exhibit at the SV Library Santa Cruz Oaks Baseball Club Collects Coats for the Homeless By Noel Smith SLV Museum to hold Event Dinner on Veterans Day Preparing for Evanescence — Cabrillo Gallery Presents Jody Alexander; November 9 ~ December 7 Think Local First — The 2012 Great Money Race • Cabrillo Hosts Annual College and Career Night — Monday November 5, 2012, 6:00-8:30 p.m. • Sing for Your Life is Sunday, November 4’s Best Bet Quartuccio steps up for SCC Symphony’s next concert • Local Couple’s Painting Touring China Creating Defensible Space in Potential Wildfire Areas The Emanuel Project at County Juvenile Hall SVWD Provides Rainwater Harvesting Barrels to Customers at Substantial Savings • Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce Hosts FREE Financial Planning Clinic Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center Holiday Schedule Sixty Local Teens Learn Financial Basics • Brian Mathias joins Cabrillo Bond Oversight Committee • Fighting Hunger – Board Break-A-Thon 2012 Sports Wrap SV Elite All Star Cheer Dominates USA Competition • Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley High School Scoreboard

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Scotts Valley Chamber News • Pages 15-18 Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce Presents... THE 2012 COMMUNITY AWARDS Business With Pleasure Celebrates New Home With a Chamber Ribbon Cutting • Dr. Brad Hartung Joins the Scotts Valley Chamber Ambassador Team La Madrona Athletic Club: New Name – Great Mixer • Cycle Sport Celebrates Their New Location THE 2012 COMMUNITY AWARDS cont.

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Business Profiles Cafe Carbonero & Catering – Dining in Scotts Valley under the Redwoods By Cynthia Howe FIRST ALARM – Locally grown and growing By Cynthia Howe

Health Professionals Medicine is a Mission – Saving lives and spreading goodwill at home and abroad

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Calendar • Arts & Entertainment – Pages 26 & 27 Monthly Horoscope • Page 27 - Your November Horoscope — Annabel Burton, Astrologer©

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Featured Columnists The Book Bag by Robert Francis – Paperback action and adventure… Out & About by Josie Cowden EarthTalk® - Professional Sports Teams Doing Their Part to ‘Go Green’ SPCA Featured Pet • Page 31 – Find Her True Colors

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Joe Miller will be Forever Missed, but Forever Loved April 17, 1941 ~ Oct. 17, 2012

e were saddened to learn that we had lost another fantastic community member here in Scotts Valley. After a lengthy illness, our dear friend Joe Miller left this earth on October 17. He was a wellloved member of our Scotts Valley Community, having served as Mayor on the City Council, Joe Miller worked as Chamber of Commerce Director for three years, served as a Water District Director, and championed the causes of our local Kiwanis Club. He is survived by his wife, Chris Miller; daughters Debbie Guyotte and Jennifer Grove; son Steve Miller; three grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Joe earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. and went on to work for NASA Ames, AMS and Intel. He has also served as the executive director of the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce, sat on the Scotts Valley City Council and lent his support to the Scotts Valley Kiwanis Club, Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce, LAFCO, AMBAG, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District and the Red Cross Transportation Program. Joe’s involvement and love of this Community will be greatly missed. I ••• In lieu of flower, please make contributions to the Scotts Valley Kiwanis Club, P.O. Box 66257, Scotts Valley CA 95067; or to St. Vincent de Paul, 257 Glenwood Drive, Scotts Valley CA 95066.

CommunityBriefs Community Foundation Gives $10,000 to Advocacy, Inc. dvocacy, Inc. (AI) has been awarded a grant of $10,000 by the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County to support its mission to “protect, through advocacy, education and intervention, the rights of facility-placed seniors and disabled adults and mental health consumers”. AI operates the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program and the Patients’ Rights Advocate Program for Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties. “During these difficult economic times, we direct most of our funding to the programs’ direct services which are mandated by state and/or federal laws”, said Kathleen Johnson, AI’s executive director. “The Foundation’s grant helps to cover operating expenses which are vital to ensuring service availability to residents of Santa Cruz County. “These funds contribute to the agency’s systemic advocacy for quality care provided with respect and dignity for seniors, disabled adults and mental health consumers. We are grateful to Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County for its continued support.” Ms. Johnson stated. Advocacy, Inc., an independent nonprofit, has been providing program services to long-term care facility residents and mental health con-

sumers in Santa Cruz and San Benito since 1973. Advocacy, Inc., 5274 Scotts Valley Dr., Ste. 203, Scotts Valley, CA 95066 831-4291913 Santa Cruz 831-636-1638 San Benito Fax 831-429-9102 ••• $11,000 Matching Grant to SHC urvivors Healing Center (SHC), a program of Family Service Agency of the Central Coast, provides education and services to survivors of childhood sexual abuse and to their supporters, is pleased to announce that several strong supporters are contributing an $11,000 matching grant to SHC. Each donation that comes in between now and December 31, 2012 up to $11,000 will be matched dollar for dollar. Donations will support both our group therapy programs for youth and adult survivors and SHC’s child sexual abuse awareness and prevention trainings in our community. Join us in ending childhood sexual abuse! Double your contribution by sending your donation today to Survivors Healing Center at 104 Walnut Ave Suite 208 Santa Cruz, CA 95060. For more info, call 831-423-7601, or visit the website at www.fsa-cc.org You are not alone, and you are not to blame. Come visit Survivors Healing Center, break the silence surrounding child sexual abuse, and begin to heal. I

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Wit and Whimsy Art Exhibit at the SV Library

he ‘Art in the Library’ program is quickly establishing the Scotts Valley Library as an art destination. The most recent exhibit, “Wit and Whimsy” will be installed and ready for public viewing on Saturday, Nov. 3 and will run through January. This showing, chaired by Val Peyser will include the work of twelve important Santa Cruz County artists. The vibrant and playful style of their work will lift your spirits and make you happy. The artists include: • Jaki Christeve • Chris Miroyan • Constance Chandlee • Elsbeth Inglett • James Aschbacher • John McKinley • Mattie & Melissa Leeds • Mott Jordan • Myra Eastman • Stephanie Schriver • Tamara Cucchiara-Sitka • Victoria Kerr An artist reception is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 10, from 2-4pm. The art from this whimsical and creative group varies and includes watercolors, recy-

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cled castaways, living succulent art, sculpture, illustrations, ceramics and painting/carving combinations. You can view this exhibit in the Scotts Valley library with its large, expansive walls and wonderful natural light. The community is embracing ‘Art in the Library’ enthusiastically with more then 15,000 visiting the library every month and positive feedback on the Art. I For full details on this exhibit, biographies and library hours, go to www.fsvpl.org.

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Santa Cruz Oaks Baseball Club Collects Coats for the Homeless By Noel Smith

aseball is not only a game of skill and athletic ability, it’s also a game of commitment to yourself and to the team. The Giants have shown that by persevering as a team over a group of very talented athletes to win the World Series. Athletics of any kind can become so self-absorbing that winning at all costs can take over as the prime motivator. A group of adults has changed this paradigm and has organized a local baseball team for ages 1213 around a different objective. There is another dimension to being part of a team and an athlete, and that is giving back to the community through good works. There are many in all sports at all ages that take that obligation seriously including the Santa Cruz Oaks Baseball Club. They just finished their latest project of community service by collecting over 100 coats for the Homeless served by the Santa Cruz Homeless Shelter. They didn’t just collect them, but then went down to the Homeless shelter to deliver them. There the Oaks players and coaches were given a tour of the several facilities that share the compound by Community Outreach Manager, Megan Carlson. They visited the Page Smith Community House that provides transitional housing for up to 40 single adults for up to 18 months. These are working adults saving money and being taught the skills necessary to become self-sufficient. Then they went into the Rebele Family Shelter where up to 28 single-parent and

two-parent families with young children can find emergency housing for up to six months. Organized just this August by Phil Lewis, Manager Greg Koenig and Coach Jason Reckers while on their way to a baseball tournament at Cooperstown Pennsylvania, they came up with the following mission statement for their new ball club: “Our mission is to establish and maintain a long term ‘baseball club’ atmosphere focusing on the development of a group of players who strive for success both on the field and off the field. Beyond developing the basic skills and preparing for the next game, we will focus on the finer details of baseball and focus on building skill sets to position the players to be successful at the next level. In addition to building knowledge of the game, we will also guide players to participate in their community through social good, service-oriented activities to grow as both baseball players and community leaders. Lewis told us, “We focus on team building through on field and off field experiences. We want to learn to embrace differences among team members, field conditions and game situations. We want our players to develop skills for adapting any situation into a positive outcome. We also want to support our community through volunteer service to reinforce the importance of helping others.” In just two months Manager Greg

Santa Cruz Oaks Baseball Club is ready with boxes of coats. From left: R.J. Newton, Greg Koenig (Manager), Anson Lewis, David Reckers, Conor Bagchee, JT Vallett, Jason Reckers (Coach) and Curtis McMullen. Koenig, coach Jason Reckers and GM Phil Lewis have found 15 team members and their families who have decided to take the Oaks’ challenge of developing baseball skills and finding new ways to serve.

Any parents or 12-13 yr old boys who would like more information about the Oaks Baseball Club, Website: http://santacruzoaks.com/ or contact Phil Lewis at 831-476-6331. I

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Arvy passed away this year and his widow, Gale is advocating that individuals, businesses and communities fly the U.S. Flag on November 11, Veterans Day, to honor all generations of those who have served our country in uniform. “Walking Through Fire: An Iwo Jima Survivor’s Remembrance” by Arvy Geurin and told to Gale Geurin hat was it like to walk through a hailstorm of deadly enemy fire in the bloodiest battle of World War II? On 19 February 1945, Arvy Geurin, RM/3C, US Navy, was about the find out. “We weren’t action heroes or extraordinary men. We were farm boys and city jocks: scholars and drop-outs; rich and poor; we were just young men brought together by a common goal, moving toward the hungry jaws of war.” The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February – 26 March 1945) was a major battle in which the United States Armed Forces fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire. The American invasion had the goal of capturing the entire island, including its three airfields. This month-long battle included some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the War in the Pacific of World War II. During this one-month-long battle, 27 U.S. military personnel were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions, 13 of them posthumously. Of the 27 medals awarded for the actions at Iwo Jima, 22 were presented to Marines and five were presented to United States Navy sailors; this was 28% of the 82 Medals of Honor awarded to Marines in the entirety of World War II.

Of the 22,060 Japanese soldiers on the island, only 216 were captured during the battle. According to the official Navy Department Library website, “The 36-day (Iwo Jima) assault resulted in more than 26,000 American casualties, including 6,800 dead.” To show how deadly WWII really was, the 82-day Battle for Okinawa from early April until mid-June 1945, U.S. casualties were over 62,000 of whom 12,000 were killed or missing. The Battle of the Bulge lasted 40 days (16 December 44 – 25 January 45) with 90,000 U.S. casualties; 19,000 killed, 47,500 wounded, and 23,000 captured or missing. The author of “Walking Through Fire” orn in Hot Springs, Arkansas In 1925, Aryy Guerin was two years old when his older brother Elton and he moved with their parents to Lost Hills, California. He was there during the stock market crash and the following economic depression, but his parents never let their sons feel they were disadvantaged. During that time, they moved to Bakersfield, California a, where Arvy’s uncle owned a bakery. Arvy went from mowing lawns and selling vegetables to working in his uncle’s bakery when he was a teenager. He was there on December 7, 1941 when his life changed forever. In 1943, Arvy Joined the US Navy. He was sent to San Diego, California, for Boot Camp and then Radio School and trained with the Marines as part of the amphibious forces. His training completed, he went by troop train from California to Oregon to be assigned as a Radioman aboard the newly commissioned USS NAPA/APA 157. Named for Napa County, California, the ship would take him into the midst of the

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Arvy Guerin in a foxhole on one of the most dangerous beaches in the history of warfare.

This was the start of the infamous "rickshaw race." Arvy ended up pulling this rickshaw with the driver in the seat, running down the hill, and right into a Naval officer in another rickshaw. One of the few lighter moments.

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war in the Pacific and on to the battle of Iwo Jima. After the war, Arvy returned to Bakersfield where he married Joyce Welch. He met Joyce at the Bakersfield Inn where he served as a Lifeguard for over twentyfive years. The war was not something he spoke about. He was concentrating on raising a family (Deborah, Mark and Scott). As a civilian, he became a diesel mechanic, first working on trains and then on 16wheeler trucks. He and Joyce divorced then in 1979 he married Gale Donahue, a mother of four, Charles, Charlene, Charlotte and Charlynne. It became painfully obvious, when talking with his high school aged grandchildren, that the history of World War II was being taught as only statistics and little about how it really was. That spurred Arvy to tell his story. In November 2008, with his wife Gale, Arvy wrote, “Walking Through Fire; An Iwo Jima Survivors Remembrance.” Here are some excerpts. ••• Landing on Iwo Jima e were close enough now to see the carnage in the water. Bodies of marines floated face down, their full packs weighing down their bodies. The water was a mixture of frothy red and brown. There wasn’t anything clean about the sea off Iwo Jima. It was another jolt toward the reality of what we were heading toward. How had I gotten here so fast? Had it been only ten years since I had been the youngest entrepreneur (selling culled vegetables) in McFarland California?

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SLV Museum to hold Event Dinner on Veterans Day

n Sunday Nov. 11, the San Lorenzo Valley Museum will host a Veterans Day Event, featuring dinner, speaker and entertainment in honor of all the local veterans of the various branches of the United States military services. Veterans are encouraged to wear uniform, hats, medals, etc. and to bring their military memorabilia The program for the evening features Dr. Arnie Leff, MD, as the Master of Ceremonies. Dr. Leff is a Vietnam Vet and is the Commander of VFW Post 5888 in Santa Cruz. Mike Miller, a Vietnam vet and pastor for Boulder Creek Community Church will be the Speaker for the evening. Miller also serves as the Chaplain for the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Department. Marissa Petras will add her beautiful singing voice to the dinner’s entertainment.

“Veterans Day Cont.” from pg 6 The amtrack slowed several yards from the shore of Iwo Jima. The marines rushed over the sides and we navy radiomen scrambled with them. We waded up to our waists in the churning water. Shell rained down from Mt. Surabachi and as bad as it was, we didn’t know then that it would get much, much worse. The Japanese were holding back, waiting for the Fourth Wave. For us, the muddy and bloody water, the zing of bullets passing close to us were enough to know we were sloshing into hell. Now my central focus was getting on that beach, putting my part of the threesectioned radio together, and saying alive. It was beginning to dawn on me that going on that island might be my last act in this life. ••• The Collision t 0466 hrs, I was bounced out of my bunk, the emergency (alarm) blasts echoed over the loudspeakers, “Now hear this! Now hear this! Emergency Stations! Prepare to Abandon Ship! Now hear this! Now hear this! Prepare to Abandon Ship!” Before the last word died, I was in my uniform, including my flak jacket, running down the aisle to the hatch, tug-

Tickets to this annual dinner may be purchased online at http://slvmuseum.com or at the following locations: Felton: Liberty Bank – Monty’s Log Cabin Boulder Creek: Joe’s Bar – Boulder Creek Hardware – SLV Museum Dinner will take place at Scopazzi’s Restaurant, located at 13300 Big Basin Way in Boulder Creek. Cost for entry and meal is $40 in advance for either a Roast Beef, Salmon or Eggplant Parmesan entrée. The price for veterans and active duty personnel is $35. It will be $45 for walk-ups at the door. Tables of eight can be reserved. Times: No host bar: 6-7 p.m. • Dinner & Program: 7 - 9 p.m. I ••• $15 of the $40/$45 tickets and $10 of the $35 tickets are tax deductible. Net proceeds will go to the SLV Museum and its programs. For more information call 831-338-8382

ging on my helmet as I ran. My only thought was that somehow a Japanese ship had snuck through our lines and we were rammed, or that a night-flying kamikaze had hit its mark. My blood ran cold. We had around 300 wounded Marines aboard, many of them in casts, some missing a leg or arm, none of them capable of swimming in the dangerous waters off Iwo Jima to await rescue. I ••• If you are interested in reading Arvy Geurin’s whole story, “Walking Through Fire: An Iwo Jima Survivor’s Remembrance” you can find it at, www.amazon.com/Walking-ThroughFire-Survivors-Remembrance/dp/ 1932172319

And remember to fly the US flag every November 11 on Veterans Day •••

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SV Elite All Star Cheer Dominates USA Competition United Spirit Association Regional event at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

he United Spirit Association Regional event held at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk on Sunday hosted dozens of teams from around California, but a hometown favorite that dominated the event. Scotts Valley Elite All Star Cheer and Tumbling Gym, comprised of athletes ranging in age from 5-17, performed in five different divisions. The Scotts Valley Elite competitive cheer teams walked away with three first place titles, one second place and one third place trophies. “We have just started our third season, and having our teams perform so well at a

local regional competition is a compliment to how hard our athletes have worked over the summer,” stated Deanna Heywood, head coach and owner of the Scotts Valley Elite All Star Cheer and Tumbling Gym. “We always say ‘Compete as a team, win as a family’ to our teams. We want our athletes to do their best, and know in their hearts that they gave it their all every time they come off the floor. Fortunately, this positive way of thinking and coaching were evident in the competition this weekend.” Every team in the All Star divisions performed a 2.5-minute routine, which includes choreographed dancing, tumbling, stunting, jumps, motions and facial expressions. Judges score every team based on technique, difficulty, cleanliness of motions, performance, showmanship and creativity. One of the teams competing had to overcome an athlete’s injury the night before the competition. “Our Black Rage team came together in support of their injured teammate and did not allow the obstacle to get in their way. They had to change their complete routine, including stunts, tumbling patterns and choreography, at the last minute and only had a few opportunities to do complete run-throughs before they walked on the floor. This team really represented and secured a first place win on behalf of their injured teammate,” said Heywood. “This is truly a testament to the ‘family’ that we have at Scotts Valley Elite.”

••• Competition Results for Scotts Valley Elite All Stars Division VEA Team Name Age Group Placement Minis Sparkle Fierce 5-8 3rd out of 6 Youth Lvl 1 Red Fury 7 - 11 1st out of 3 Jr Lvl 1 White Envy 8 - 12 2nd out of 3 Sr Lvl 1 Black Rage 12 - 16 1st out of 4 Sr Lvl 2 Silver Vengeance 13 - 17 1st out of 5 Scotts Valley Elite All Stars will be heading to their next competition at the Jamz Royal Valley Championship in Fresno on November 4. n ••• cotts Valley Elite All Star Cheer and Tumbling Gym opened in Scotts Valley in 2010. The gym is owned and operated by Deanna Heywood, and serves athletes

from the ages of 5 - 19 from all over Santa Cruz County. Athletes are placed into divisions based on age, ability level and size of team, and all divisions compete in approximately eight competitions annually throughout Northern and Central California. Coaches include Deanna Heywood and Leah Dekalb, and Junior Coaches are Courtney Schmitt and Madison Cartwright. For more information, visit www.valleyelitecheer.com. The United Spirit Association is the largest training camp and special events organization of its kind in the western United States. It hosts a variety of competitions for youth spirit, dance, cheerleading, competitive cheer and collegiate programs, as well as camps and special events throughout the western states. www.usa.varsity.com. Photos courtesy of Memories of You — Jana Giacomi

Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley High School Scoreboard Football SLV Season Record: (6-3, SCCAL 3-2) Soquel 56 – SLV 24 SLV Stats: 15 First Downs, Rushing yds 29-81, Passing yds 253, Comp-Att-Int 15-28-2, Fumbles-Lost 1-1, Penalties-yds 425 SLV Scoring: Lucas Sinnott 68 yd pass from Isaac Newberry (Ben Knudson, kick) 2:54 1st Q; Jordan Reynolds 48 yd pass from Newberry (Knudson, kick) 10:14 2nd Q; Robby Biagiotti 1 yd pass from Newberry (Knudson, kick) 0:08 2nd Q; Knudson 21 yd FG 5:51 3rd Q Scotts Valley Season Record: (3-5, SCCAL 2-2) Scotts Valley 68 – Harbor 19 Scotts Valley Stats: 10 First Downs, Rushing yds 30-311, Passing yds 252, Comp-Att-Int 8-10-0, Fumbles-Lost 1-1, Penalties-yds 7-40

Scotts Valley Scoring: Art Wargon 5 yd run (Jack Lavery, kick) 10:26 1st Q; Wargon 8 yd run (no PAT) 6:37 1st Q; Wargon 2 yd run (Ian Howard pass from Garrett Johnston) 4:41 1st Q; Emanuel Johnson 12 yd pass from Jake Lobo (Lavery, kick) 3:11 1st Q; Willie Johnston 65 yd pass from Lobo (Lavery, kick) 11: 43 2nd Q; Andrew Stumbo 42 yd pass from Johnston (no PAT) 10: 25 2nd Q; Deonte Balhin 54 yd pass from Johnston Lavery, kick) 8:56 2nd Q; Anton Galewkski 94 yd interception return (no PAT) 3:35 2nd Q; Wargon 42 yd run (Lavery, kick) 8:17 3rd Q; Jake Rehnberg 87 yd run (Lavery, kick) 3:13 3rd Q

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Girls Water Polo SLV Season Record: (16-3) Scotts Valley Season Record: (6-7) MBL Gabilan Div. Tournament – Quarterfinals SLV 17 – Stevenson 3 SLV Scoring: Hayley Smith 4 goals; Marissa Petras 6 goals; Cami Kellogg 5 goals; Haley Kammeire 1 goal; Brittney Venlet 1 goal; Brooke Fultz 7 saves Scotts Valley 5 – Harbor 3 Scotts Valley Scoring: Meredith Barton 2 goals, 1 assist; Sarah Shrake 1 goal; Kiara Jacobson 1 goal; Savannah Wohlstattar 1 goal, 1 assist; Hannah Freeman 9 saves SLV 17 – Carmel 6 (League Play) SLV Scoring: Hayley Smith 3 goals;

Hanna Kersten 2 goals; Marissa Petras 7 goals; Cami Kellogg 3 goals; Haley Kammeire 2 goals; Brooke Fultz 14 saves

Girls Volleyball SLV Season Record: (5-19) Scotts Valley Season Record: (12-8) SCCAL First Round Mt. Madonna def. SLV (21-25, 25-17, 25-9, 15-25, 15-9) SCCAL Quarterfinals Scotts Valley def. Santa Cruz (25-14, 25-20, 15-25, 25-22) Scotts Valley Scoring: Miyaka Fish 10 kills, 3 aces; Maggie Witzig 8 kills, 8 aces; Amber Bothman 8 kills, 4 blocks; Allison Twisselman 12 digs Harbor def. SLV (25-11, 25-11, 25-13) “Scoreboard” > 12

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Preparing for Evanescence Cabrillo Gallery Presents Jody Alexander; November 9 ~ December 7 “Preparing for Evanescence,” he Cabrillo Gallery hosts an exhibition/installation by Jody Alexander, explains Alexander, “addresses the relaentitled Preparing for Evanescence, tive ephemeral nature of humans comopening with a reception on Thursday, pared to the belongings that we accumuNovember 8 at 5:30 p.m. The exhibition late, and how we cope with our mortal continues through Friday, December 7, awareness. The treatment of the objects in this installation exhibits a 2012. An artist talk is schedconcern for their well-being, uled for Wednesday, Artist’s Reception and the caretaker’s need to November 14 at 7:00 PM. Thursday create and protect in the face Jody Alexander, an of powerlessness and demaartist, bookbinder, librarian November 8 terialization. Each possesand teacher who lives and 5:30 PM. sion has been attentively works in Santa Cruz, and prepared and placed for won the 2010 solo exhibition award for the Cabrillo Gallery’s exhibi- safekeeping between the folds of fabric, tion California: All Media Juried stitches of thread, in the sediment of a Exhibition, selected by Ruth Braunstein household. “In the final days in this space the and Shannon Trimble, of the Braunstein Quay Gallery, San Francisco. Jody recent- caretaker found that he/she was evanescly started Wishi Washi Studio at the ing — or gradually disappearing. The Tannery Arts Center, where she and guest treatment of objects was as much for their instructors teach bookmaking and paper care as it was a necessary process for the caretaker — a busying of the hands, a disarts workshops.

traction from the inevitable. Equal attention has been given to objects of use and sentiment as well as space and time.” What: Jody Alexander: Preparing for Evanescence When: November 9 December 7, 2012 Reception: Thursday, November 8, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Artist’s Talk: Wednesday, November 9, 7:00 p.m. Where: Cabrillo Gallery, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos FREE EVENTS I ••• The Cabrillo Gallery is located in the Library building, room # 1002, in the center of the uphill side of the Cabrillo College campus. Hours are Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 4:00 PM including Monday and Tuesday evenings 7:00 – 9:00 PM. The Cabrillo Gallery is free and accessible to all. Parking can be found in any of the numerous metered parking areas.

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The 2012 Great Money Race How much business can five $100 ‘Local Money’ checks generate in 30 days?

hink Local First County of Santa Cruz, a 640-member nonprofit organization formed in 2007 to support and promote local, independent businesses, is kicking off its third Great Money Race, 8:30 am Thursday, November 1, at the studios of KSCO radio, 2300 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz. Five TLF raffle winners will be handed $100 Local Money checks to race to the TLF business of their choice, where the check will be redeemed for goods or services. Businesses receiving checks will then race their checks to other TLF businesses, which will then redeem the checks and race them to other TLF business-

es. As each check is passed from one business to the next, its productivity compounds, and thus $100 becomes $200, then $300, and so on. Local Money checks will be raced through the TLF community until November 30. Each check will be followed by a volunteer TLF check “Racer,” and the progress of each check reported in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and daily at 8:35am on KSCO’s Good Morning Monterey Bay. The last check holders will have their checks redeemed for $100 in cash by the check’s sponsoring bank at TLF’s annual Radio Eggnog, Thursday, December 6, at the KSCO studios.

$100 Local Money checks from TLF members Bay Federal Credit Union, Lighthouse Bank, SC Community Credit Union, SC County Bank, and SCC Employee Credit Union will be handed to raffle winners Roger Berke of Eco Goods, Deborah Hanson of Staff of Life, Tish O’Reilly of New Garden Nursery & Landscaping, Suzanne Schettler of Greening Associates, and Jill Sollitto of Modern Life Home & Garden. In the first Great Money Race (2009),

five $100 checks generated $6,900 of local business in one month. In the second Great Money Race (2010), the five $100 checks generated only $4,900, as two of the checks went missing… The Great Check Race of 2012 is designed to encourage Think Local First’s 640+ locally-owned businesses get to know each other, and to help the shoppers of Santa Cruz County understand just how important it is to Think Local First when making purchasing decisions! I

Cabrillo Hosts Annual College and Career Night Monday November 5, 2012, 6:00-8:30 p.m.

abrillo College announces that its Annual College and Career Night 2012 will be held this year on Monday, November 5, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Cabrillo College main campus, 6500 Soquel Drive, in Aptos. During the event, college-bound, Santa Cruz County students and their parents can attend the annual Cabrillo College Open House, as well as meet with representatives from more than 60 public, private, and out-of-state colleges and universities. Cabrillo College instructors and career counselors will also be available to speak with students and parents about planning career paths. In the Robert E. Swenson Library and the Cabrillo College Cafeteria, prospective students and their parents will have the opportunity to meet with

Cabrillo College instructors, program representatives and career counselors as

well as Financial Aid representatives. In Cabrillo’s Gymnasium, students and

parents can meet with four–year college and university representatives from more than 60 institutions. For the first time at this year ’s College & Career Night, students and parents will have the opportunity to tour the new, cutting edge Allied Health facility and learn about Cabrillo’s Allied Health programs including: Dental Hygiene, Medical Assistant, Radiologic Technology, Nursing, and Human Services. Participants will be able to ask questions of current Allied Health students as well as faculty members. The event is open to the public and is free of charge. Students and parents who want to get a head start on college and career planning are encouraged to attend. Last year more than 4,000 people participated. Free parking is available in all student lots. I

‘Sing for Your Life’ is Sunday, November 4’s Best Bet Throughout The County

he energy and enthusiasm of 350 teenagers will explode on stage at Sing for Your Life on Sunday November 4. Kirby, Monte Vista Christian, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, and Soquel at 1p.m. and Aptos, Monterey Bay Academy, Pacific Collegiate, San Lorenzo Valley, and St. Francis at 7 p.m.

will perform at Civic Auditorium in the 10th annual benefit concert produced by the Gold Standard Chorus. The B-Sides, a dynamic young quartet from southern California, will add to the fun. Sing for Your Life has earned $58,000 for the participating schools in the last

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nine years. Music teachers use these funds for sheet music, accompanist salaries, field trips and other items not covered by shrinking school budgets. The generosity of dozens of businesses and individuals (major sponsors Union Bank and Toyota of Santa Cruz) will offset production costs this year and

make it possible to distribute nearly 100% of ticket sales to the schools. Show Chair Dale Summer says, “Come on out, Santa Cruz County. This is your once-a-year opportunity to support vocal music in our schools and enjoy “Best Bet” > <None>

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Quartuccio steps up for SCC Symphony’s next concert

he Santa Cruz County Symphony will introduce Anthony Quartuccio, Jr., the second of five conductor candidates, at its upcoming ‘Ravishing Romantics’ concerts. ‘Ravishing Romantics’ concerts on November 17 & 18 features Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, and a new talent, Mayumi Kanagawa performing Sibelius’ Violin Concerto Quartuccio has already established his credentials in the Bay Area as conductor for both the San Jose Chamber Orchestra and Opera San Jose. He also founded the Bay Shore Lyric Opera which operates in locations across the Bay Area (including Capitola), and as con- Anthony Quartuccio Jr. ductor for the San Jose Youth Chamber Orchestra, led a performance for His Holiness the Dali Lama of Tibet. Quartuccio also conducted the Santa Clara Chorale, Nova Vista Symphony, Winchester Orchestra of San Jose, served as assistant/rehearsal conductor for Vladimir Spivakov and the Monterey Symphony Orchestra, and made many appearances around the country as a concert accordionist. The ‘Ravishing Romantics’ concerts feature three works of the romantic era and will be performed on Saturday, November 17, 8 pm at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium and Sunday, November 18, 2 pm at the Mello Center for the Performing Arts in Watsonville. The program opens with the overture to Richard Wagner’s brilliant opera, The Flying Dutchman. The music captures the wild ferocity of a raging storm at sea for

the opera’s tale of a sea captain who encounters a ghost ship off the Cape of Good Hope. The Symphony will then welcome a new talent to the stage- the young and gifted violinist, Mayumi Kanagawa, to perform Jean Sibelius’ rarely heard Violin Concerto, a work both virtuosic and richly melodic. At just eighteen years of age, Ms. Kanagawa debuted this April at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, won the Irving Klein International String Competition and was featured on National Public Radio. The concert concludes with Beethoven’s hauntingly beautiful Seventh Symphony. Written when the composer had almost completely lost his hearing, the piece provides a bridge between the classical and romantic eras of composition. The work’s dancing rhythms were best described Richard Wagner: "All tumult, all yearning and storming of the heart, become here the blissful insolence of joy, which carries us away with bacchanalian power through the roomy space of nature, through all the streams and seas of life, shouting in glad self-consciousness as we sound throughout the universe the daring strains of this human spheredance. The Symphony is the Apotheosis of the Dance itself: it is Dance in its highest aspect, the loftiest deed of bodily motion, incorporated into an ideal mold of tone." Free Pre-Concert Talks take place before both performances: at 7 PM in the Civic Auditorium, prior to the Saturday evening concert; and at 1 PM in the Watsonville Mello Center, prior to the Sunday matinee concert. The Pre-concert talks are free and open to all concertgoers. The 2012/13 season is generously sponsored by Dorothy Wise and the

Photo Credit: Olver West

Mayumi Kanagawa Symphony League of Santa Cruz County. I Tickets: Single tickets ($20-$65) are on sale by calling 831.420.5260 or visiting SantaCruzTickets.com. 2012/13 Season Tickets for the remaining four concerts are available by calling 831.462.0553, ext. 10. Student Rush: On the day of the concert, bring a Student ID to the box office between 6:30-7:30pm at the Civic Box Office or to the Mello Box Office between 12:30-1:00, and pay just $10! For more information visit SantaCruzSymphony.org

Local Couple’s Painting Touring China in Traveling Exhibit Featuring 100 Pieces

painting of local agriculture owned by Jess and Laura Brown of Aptos has been selected as one of a 100 paintings that are on a one-year tour of China’s major museums. The exhibit is organized by the America China Oil painting League (ACOPAL). The painting, titled “Approaching Storm: Broccoli Harvest,” is by Monterey artist Warren Chang. The Exhibition, which first opened on September 14 at the Beijing World Art Museum, is titled “Contemporary American Realism.” The U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke, attended the opening among other dignitaries. Fifty-one American artists were chosen to submit work. The exhibit is the largest American realism painting exhibit in China’s history.

The paintings were carefully chosen from some of the best U.S. contemporary realism painters. “We were honored that one of our paintings was chosen for the exhibition as it provides an opportunity for people in China to appreciate Warren

Chang’s work and view a scene which depicts agriculture on the central coast of California” said Jess Brown, Executive Director, Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau. ACOPAL’s Inaugural Exhibition in China, which opened this month at the World Art Museum in Beijing, will continue on a tour to museums in Shanghai, Hunan, Guangdong and Sichuan. The Beijing World Art Museum is China’s premier collection of world art, with exhibitions to the public and education about the state cultural institutions. The museum brings world civilization to the Chinese audience. It is estimated that millions of people will view the artworks. I www.tpgonlinedaily.com Scotts Valley Times / November 2012 / 11

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Creating Defensible Space in Potential Wildfire Areas

iving in a high-risk wildfire area is always a risk, but there are preparations that can be made to make your home safer. One of the most effective is to create defensible space, dividing the land around your home into three zones of protection: ZONE 1 The area adjacent to your home (0-5 feet) he objective of this zone is to minimize the chance that embers landing near the building will ignite materials that could result in flames making direct contact with your home. Select products such as noncombustible mulches, including rock, gravel, and noncombustible hardscape features such as brick and concrete walkways and surfacing that will reduce wildfire exposure. Do not store firewood and other combustible materials (e.g., lumber) in this zone. Choose low-growing, irrigated herbaceous plant materials. ••• ZONE 2 The area from 5 to 30 feet of your home or to the property line se this area as a buffer zone to reduce the intensity of a wildfire. The vegeta-

tion in this area should be arranged in islands, or groupings, and separated such that a fire in any one island will not result in the fire being able to burn directly to the building. In order to minimize the amount of radiant heat that could impact the building, outbuildings (e.g., tool sheds, play structures) should not be located in this zone. This area requires the most thinning and horizontal separation between trees and other vegetation groupings, and removal of items that could result in a very intense fire close to your home. The objective of thinning and separation is to reduce the chance that ignited vegetation will provide a direct path for fire to burn to the home. Boats, trailers, other structures made of combustible materials (e.g., wood or plastic) and anything else containing combustible materials should not be located or stored in this zone. Steps to improve defensible space in Zones 1 and 2: • Prune branches that hang over your home so that they are at least 10 feet away.

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• Remember the importance of the 0 to 5 feet noncombustible zone — remove flammable vegetation close to, adjacent to or under vents, soffits or windows. If ignited, vegetation in the area within 5 feet of the building will expose combustible siding and windows to flames. • Limb up trees and remove dead material from all vegetation on your property. • Remove vegetative debris (e.g., pine needles) from your gutters, roof, and areas near your home on a regular basis. ZONE 3 The area beyond 30 feet from your home his area is often referred to as the “reduced fuel zone.” The objective of this zone is to slow down and reduce the energy of the wildfire. This area extends from 30 to 100 feet from your home or to the property line. Homes located at or near

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the top of a steep slope, particularly if the home has an inadequate set back, may benefit from a larger zone. Steps to improve your defensible space in Zone 3: • Thin out trees to reduce the chances that fire can spread from one tree crown to the next. • Remove dead plant materials and tree branches. • Ladder fuels are those that will allow fire to climb up the bark and into the upper portion of the tree. Prune trees to eliminate ladder fuels. I

together in perfect harmony.” I For ticket information call 831 218 1771, or buy tickets at www.scbarbershop.org or www.santacruztickets.com

The B-Sides, headline guest quartet from southern California. From left: Lane Thomas (Tenor), Derrek Wayne (Lead), Jake Tickner (Bass) and David Rakita (Baritone).

“Scoreboard” from pg 8 Scotts Valley def. St. Francis (25-11, 25-16, 25-11) Scotts Valley Scoring: Maggie Witzig 12 kills, 3 aces; Allison Twisselman 14 digs; Lexi Stevens 41 assists Scotts Valley def. SLV (25-17, 25-20, 25-20)

Girls Tennis SCCAL Doubles Championship

Desi Rakela & Serena Strehlke (Scotts Valley) def. Sanika Kshirsagar & Kelly McMinn (Aptos) 7-5, 6-3 SCCAL Doubles Semifinal Desi Rakela & Serena Strehlke (Scotts Valley) def. Emma Browkaw & Rachel Zhang (Santa Cruz) 6-3, 75 SCCAL Doubles First Round Desi Rakela & Serena Strehlke (Scotts Valley) def. Rachel Handley & Sevahna de Leon (Harbor) I

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The Emanuel Project at County Juvenile Hall Artist Working with Incarcerated Students on Mural Projects FELTON — Students at the Santa Cruz County Juvenile Hall were able to work alongside Emanuel Martinez, a nationally renowned painter, sculptor and muralist. Martinez directed the students in painting two large-scale murals, a process he utilizes to help motivate them to improve their lives. Students painted images reflecting positive educational and career choices that help them visualize and realize their full potential. The project is part of a national effort to help turn kids’ lives around through art. It is the eighth mural project Martinez has directed this year for incarcerated youth around the U.S. through his Emanuel Project, a multi-faceted program that includes art curriculum, art therapy,

research and mural projects. Other projects completed in 2012 include juvenile detention centers in Logansport, Ind., Lexington, Ky.; Eastman, Ga.; San Antonio, Tx.;

Edinburg, Tx.; Albuquerque, NM and El Paso, Tx. “Murals” > 31

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SVWD Provides Rainwater Harvesting Barrels to Customers at Substantial Savings T he Scotts Valley Water District is offering 50-gallon rain barrels to their customers for just $30 dollars this fall. “The District has initiated this pilot program to gauge and build customer interest in rainwater harvesting,” says SVWD Board Director Chris Perri. “Yes,” followed Director Ken Kannegaard, “we already offer account credits on larger barrels, tanks and cisterns, but this program offers a way for our water customers to start collecting rainwater on a smaller scale.” Due to limited quantities, these “Ivy”

barrels will be offered on a first-come, firstserved basis, one per service address. LeAnne Ravinale, Water Conservation Coordinator says, “We’re happy to be able to offer customers an inexpensive way to use collected rainwater to keep their potted plants and gardens green, while they make a positive impact on our local aquifer by saving potable water.”

Barrels can also help divert water away from home foundations and at the same time, slowing, sinking and spreading water onsite instead of going out to city streets. These attractive barrels come ready to install in minutes and fit in the back of a standard sedan. Customers can buy their barrel with cash, checks or credit cards and can pick up

barrels between 8am-5pm on weekdays at the District office or at the Rainwater Demo Day, slated for Saturday November 17 from 9-11am in the lower parking lot at 2 Civic Center Drive. Pre-purchase is allowed and encouraged prior to November 17. The November 17th Demo Day will allow customers to purchase and/or pickup their barrel, see a barrel installed at the District’s water-wise garden and see slides about rainwater harvesting. I ••• See the District’s website at www.svwd.org, call 438-2363 or email lravinale @svwd.org for more information.

Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce Hosts FREE Financial Planning Clinic Saturday, November 10, 2 – 6 p.m., Scotts Valley Community Center 360 Kings Village Road

he Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce is pleased to host the Fourth Scotts

Valley Financial Planning Clinic for our Community. This FREE, Pro Bono event

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offers the public an opportunity to address specific financial questions and concerns with our local professional financial planners. These professionals are volunteering their time and expertise to meet one-onone with you. This clinic provides our local community with financial information at a time when many of our residents are in urgent need of financial planning assistance. Do you have questions regarding Debt Management, Cash Flow, when to take Social Security, funding your Retirement or a College Fund? Perhaps you are experiencing a special circumstance that has affected your finances, such as Job Loss, Job Change, Underwater Mortgage or have had a Change in Marital Status. These are just a few of the areas that attendees can discuss with our professionals. Attending this event may be the first opportunity you have had to meet face-to-face with a professional financial planner. And it’s FREE! From 2:00 — 3:00 pm we will present financial seminars with valuable information for all on retirement income planning: 2:00 pm Investing: Gender Differences; by Michael Chamberlain, CFP®, AIF® of Chamberlain Financial Planning LLC: 2:30

pm Retirement Income Strategies; by Ted George, CFP®, MSFP — George Financial Advisors Each attendee will then be able to meet individually with one of our professional financial planners for 20–30 minutes. Individual sessions are being offered between 3:00 pm — 6:00 pm following the 60 minute Educational Seminar and are scheduled on a firstcome first served basis, so be sure to register when you arrive for the Seminar at 2:00 pm. The Scotts Valley Financial Planning Clinic is a pro bono benefit to the public, and there is no selling, product marketing or soliciting. In other words, there are no strings attached for the consumer. This is a FREE service offered to our community by our Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce business partners. Don’t miss this opportunity to work on your personal financial planning by meeting with a Professional Financial Planner one-on-one and begin to find some answers to your financial questions. Scotts Valley Financial Planning Clinic, Saturday, November 10, 2012, 2:00 — 6:00pm, Scotts Valley Community Center, 360 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley — FREE! I

This clinic provides our local community with financial information at a time when many of our residents are in urgent need of financial planning assistance.

T HE 2012 C OMMUNITY AWARDS Celebrate Their 55th Anniversary At The ‘Emerald Isle’ Awards Gala

he Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce has gathered all the Lords and Ladies of the Scotts Valley Kingdom and surrounding areas to join us in Celebrating our 55th “Emerald” Anniversary. We will Celebrate our Community by honoring our 2012 Royalty at the annual Scotts Valley Community Awards Gala, November 3rd, 6:00 pm, held in our local Castle — the Hilton Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley. With our Master of Ceremonies, Honorable Judge Paul Marigonda, this will be a gala evening with delicious hors d’oeuvres, both live and silent auctions, entertaining Awardee presentations, and a royal evening of dancing in the Castle. We had a lot of fun last year with our new Dance Gala theme, and are looking forward to another evening of fun as we honor our 2012 Royalty, not only with beautiful presentations, but with a great dance party featuring a live band — The Joint Chiefs Band. We are Proud to Introduce you to our 2012 Royalty for this Gala Evening and Honor them for all that they have done for our Community: ••• Woman of the Year

Jackie Maurer

ackie has been an active member of the American Cancer Society’s “Relay For Life” since 1999. She worked tirelessly year round to bring the Relay to Scotts Valley three years ago and has fostered its growth. The first year the Relay raised $18,000, the second year $38,000, and this year they raised $65,000 under the coordination of Jackie. There were over 50 cancer survivors walking the first lap with the Community cheering for them. Jackie serves as an active volunJackie Maurer teer with Jacob’s Heart, the Scotts Valley Rotary Club, the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Scotts Valley Senior Center, the Make A Wish Foundation and the Ronald McDonald House. Jackie started a new project this past July. She buys bald dolls that are specifically made for children going through and recovering from chemotherapy and gives them to children at the Ronald McDonald House, as well as distributing to children here in Scotts Valley and the surrounding areas. She and her friend have another personal project, “Linda & Kids.” Jackie & Linda collect new backpacks and stuff them with school supplies and surprises such as gift certificates. All of the backpacks are distributed to local children right here in our community. This year they collected 350 backpacks!

This is just a tip of the iceberg of the “giving” heart of Jackie Maurer and we are Proud to be able to Honor such an outstanding Woman with our 2012 Woman of the Year Award. Man of the Year

of Directors and in 2000, along with his wife Lisa, was recipient of the “Angel of the Year” award. To know Konrad Baumert is to Love him, and we our proud to Honor him as this year’s Scotts Valley Man of the Year.

Konrad Baumert

onrad Baumert could have been named the Scotts Valley Man over the decades here in Scotts Valley. He reflects as a great example of Scotts Valley’s partnership with our Santa Cruz Mountain communities. Konrad owned and operated Konrad Auto Haus in Scotts Valley from 1977 — 1999, and worked as an active member of the Scotts Valley business community, working closely with the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce and its many community projects. Konrad Auto Haus sponsored many of our youth sports teams over the years and served as Konrad Baumert Assistant Scout Master for Troop 604. He was invited to join Scotts Valley Host Lions and has been a member for 35 years where he serves his community in many projects, including Chairman of White Cane Day. He currently leads the Highway 17 cleanup crew, and is liaison to Scotts Valley Boy Scouts whom the Lions sponsor. He also volunteers for “Stand Down” which serves veterans in the surrounding area. He was awarded life membership in the Lions Eye Foundation and was the recipient of the Melvin Jones Fellowship award. After his retirement in 1999 Konrad began volunteering at the Scotts Valley Police Department, moving the speed unit. Konrad joined Valley Churches United Missions (VCUM) band of volunteers in 1997. During the years of the Scotts Valley Light Cruise, Konrad was an active volunteer for both the Lions and Valley Churches. He is still a very active part of the Scotts Valley Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration each year. For VCUM he has organized holiday food drives at local Safeway stores, delivered and emptied holiday barrels, picked up stocking gifts, and delivered holiday boxes to seniors in both Scotts Valley and the San Lorenzo Valley. Weekly he picks up food from local stores and makes his stops at the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce office to pick up donations. Konrad is involved in the maintenance of VCUM’s buildings. He is currently on the VCUM Board

Sharemi Ullestad Memorial Youth of the Year

Calendar of Upcoming Events November 3 • Community Awards Gala, 6 p.m. Join us at the “Emerald Isle” – Celebrate our 55th Anniversary – Honor Royalty Hilton Scotts Valley, 6001 La Madrona Drive

Melissa McGee

elissa McGee is a senior at Scotts Valley High School. She is an extraordinary young woman who has been described as “tenacious” in her schoolwork, and her extracurricular activities. Melissa played a significant role in the success of the SVHS Interact Club, sponsored by the Scotts Valley Rotary Club. She joined as a freshman and became the Vice President of the club her Melissa McGee sophomore year. By her junior year, Melissa was serving as the Area 10 Director of Interact, overseeing all the Interact Clubs in Santa Cruz County. As Area Director, Melissa guided her fellow clubs in raising a substantial amount of money for various charities and service to the community. Melissa currently serves as Co-president of the SVHS Interact Club. Melissa is also a key member of the SVHS Mock Trial Team and a committed member of the Model UN. She founded the SVHS Key Club this year (2012), which is a community service club, linked to the Kiwanis Club. Melissa serves as president and is working hard to get the club up and running again at SVHS. She is Vice President of the SVHS Fashion Club and is a talented designer. Melissa worked to put on the annual Fashion Show at SVHS, where students showcase their own clothing and raise money for charity. She also plays tennis and swims for SVHS, volunteers as a tutor, serves as president of the SVHS Musicians Club, is a member of the Peer Advocacy Team and currently serves as the ASB President of SVHS. She also has worked at various events at the Homeless Shelter. Melissa is Co-chair this year of the Rotary Interact Harvest Council, which works to unite Second Harvest Food Bank, Rotary and Interact Clubs to collect food in an effort to stop hunger here in Santa Cruz County. “Community Awards” > 18

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November 4 • Day Light Savings Time

Turn Your Clocks Back and Have an Extra Hour of Fun at the Awards Gala!

November 8 • Scotts Valley Chamber Happy Hour Networking, 5:30 - 7 pm Check Chamber Website for Location

November 10 • FREE—Scotts Valley Financial Planning Clinic, 2-6 pm Scotts Valley Community Center, 360 Kings Village Road

November 22 • Thanksgiving Day

December 1 • Scotts Valley Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration, 5 pm Scotts Valley Community Center, 360 Kings Village Road

Call the Chamber Today or visit www.scottsvalleychamber.com

Business With Pleasure Celebrates New Home With a Chamber Ribbon Cutting

here’s BWP? We keep getting calls at the Chamber of Commerce office from people looking for Business With Pleasure (BWP). Under the leadership of Marcelo Siero, BWP has moved to One Victor Square in Scotts Valley (former headquarters for

Zero Motorcycles.) Marcelo purchased the business in December 2002 when it was in Felton. In 2006, he moved it to Scotts Valley where it occupied the former Stationery Outlook space in the Kings Village Shopping Center until last month when Mr. Siero fulfilled a dream and purchased a building located at One Victor Square, Scotts Valley. “Owning our building, allows us to explore a future needed expansion of our services,” states Siero. “When I purchased Business With Pleasure the hope was to create a company that provided a broad set of services that could support our community and the development of several Internet companies. Ten years later we have made a transition from Felton to Scotts Valley winning the hearts and minds of San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley, and many Santa Cruz companies, organizations and individuals that like our excellent prices, fantastic quality

Mayor Donna Lind and members of the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce join with BWP for their official Ribbon Cutting on Oct. 30. and great customer service. However, we need to evolve further, and with the purchase of our new space at One Victor Square we begin a new adventure in our journey.” The building is just over twice as many square feet as the space BWP formerly occupied. It has undergone extensive refurbishing and remodeling, and with its new gold exterior color and awning with the BWP logo, it brightens up the neighborhood on Victor Square.

Landscaping is in progress now. BWP will host their Grand Opening on November 10, open to the public, from 10:00 – 3:00pm. The management team of Marcelo Siero, Janelle Coburn and Cary Coleman invite everyone to attend, meet their staff, and enjoy their new location. The festivities will include two live bands, food, free photos made into posters of attendees and free photo magnets. Stop by to Visit BWP in their new home.

Dr. Brad Hartung Joins the Scotts Valley Chamber Ambassador Team e are proud to introduce you to Chiropractic West in 2008 receiving several one of our newest Scotts Valley honors including: The Clinical Excellence Chamber of Commerce Award, The Virgil Strang Philosophy Ambassador teammates as well as a new Award, and The Student Fellowship Award. Until recently he has been practicbusiness owner here in Scotts Valley. Dr. Brad Hartung (“Dr. Brad”) pur- ing in Kentucky, but after much considerachased Hinde Chiropractic Center On tion has decided to move back home to the Bay Area to be closer to family October 20th of this year and is and a chance to live in one of the thrilled to be working in Scotts best places on earth. Valley and to be getting involved Dr. Brad brings a new excitein the community through a variment for chiropractic care to the ety of business and service organiteam. Dr. Brad enjoys working zations. He started working in with athletes at every level. He has June at Hinde Chiropractic and been trained in many of the most has been learning as he and Dr. up to date methods for treating Aaron Hinde have worked side by side. The great care you have come Dr. Brad Hartung athletes including A.R.T., Graston, and Kinesio Tape. Dr. Brad has to expect at Hinde Chiropractic Center will continue as it always has but now with a worked with professional athletes in the NFL as well as athletes actively competing new doctor and a few new tricks as well. Dr. Brad received his Doctorate of in NCAA athletics at the highest levels. Dr. Brad also loves treating family Chiropractic from Palmer College of

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members of all ages. Since Dr. Brad has three small children of his own, he has seen firsthand the benefit chiropractic care has had on his pregnant wife and children. He is trained in the Webster Technique for treating pregnant women and he often treats expectant mothers in every trimester. “I love being the last resort,” says Dr. Brad. “It gives me an opportunity to show that even though chiropractic care was not the first choice, it ends up being the RIGHT choice!” With his free time Dr. Brad enjoys staying active through playing sports, going to the gym, playing with his 3 small children, Holly, Oscar and Ivy ages 7, 5, and 18 months and spending time with his beautiful wife Sharon. Welcome to Scotts Valley, Dr. Brad. We’re excited to have you on our Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Team.

Scotts Valley Chamber News La Madrona Athletic Club: New Name – Great Mixer

ur Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce September Business Networking Mixer was held at the La Madrona Athletic Club (formerly the La Madrona Swim and Racquet Club) located at 1897 La Madrona Drive. We had a great evening taking walking tours of the beautiful grounds, including swimming pool, workout facility, tennis courts, clubhouse and more. Under new ownership, we got to meet the new General Manager, Kristina Mueller, and learn more about the Club. Mueller shared that Club members not only have the use of the Scotts Valley facilities, but are now members of the California Athletic Club family and can use

their five other sister clubs FREE! Members can visit each club up to two times in a calendar month at no charge. What a great addition to a local club membership. It was a great evening of business networking for our Scotts Valley Chamber members and getting to know the staff and facilities at La Madrona Athletic Club. They will be working on an expansion project this next year, so we are excited to head back in 2013 to see what’s new. A big thanks to Bargetto Winery for serving their wines and to the La Madrona Athletic Club staff for all their hard work — especially the delicious hors d’oeuvres they prepared for us. Thanks to Kristina Mueller, Diana Rockhold, and their Team for a Great evening!

Board Member Mikala Clements/Scarborough shows off her winning tickets • Our Hosts the La Madrona Athletic Club Team • Raffle winner Farah Theissen/Gobosource loves that Scotts Valley bag • Lisa Bustichi/SV Water Board Candidate and City Councilmember Dene Bustichi/BCI • Katie Etheridge of Bargetto pours the wine • Excited Raffle winner and new Chamber member Kelly Hurst/Infrastructure Technology • Networking partners Board Member Ruth Callahan/KBAY and Ambassador Michael Seigle/Comcast Business

Cycle Sport Celebrates Their New Location

he Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce joined with Andrew Cavaletto and his Scotts Valley Cycle Sport Team on Friday, October 26, to kick-off the Grand Opening weekend of their new location at 203 Mt Hermon Road. The light, bright and spacious store is full of beautiful displays of bikes, biking equipment, clothing, accessories — All things related to Cycling! Andrew Cavaletto, 28, bought the business just three years ago after working at the store since age 17. He moved Scotts Valley Cycle Sport from its former location just down Mount Hermon Road to the new spot, near Molly’s Country Cafe. His team says they are really enjoying the open, airy feel with all the windows at the new location, a marked difference from

Andrew Cavaletto and the Scotts Valley Cycle Sport Team

their former smaller, jam-packed shop. The new shop is twice as big as the old location. There is plenty of room for more bikes and open space to work on the bikes in a larger service department. Andrew is excited about his new store and rightly so. The added exposure of having frontage on Mt. Hermon Road is keeping him busy. He has plans in the future to organize biking excursions and hold bike maintenance classes in his new facility. Be sure to visit the new shop and stay informed of the cycling events ahead. Congratulations, Andrew Cavaletto and Scotts Valley Cycle Sport team on a Beautiful new store! www.tpgonlinedaily.com Scotts Valley Times / November 2012 / 17

Scotts Valley Chamber News “Community Awards” from pg 15 On top of all these activities, Melissa is dedicated to her studies. She is a full IB student maintaining a 4.0 and above throughout her high school years. The Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce is Proud to recognize Melissa McGee with this year’s Sharemi Ullestad Memorial Youth of the Year Award. Business of the Year

Zero Motorcycles

ero Motorcycles is a shining example of entrepreneurial success in Scotts Valley. An American manufacturer of electric motorcycles, Zero was started in 2006 in Scotts Valley by Neal Saiki, a former NASA engineer. The company has grown in size, in product line and in worldwide stature in six short years. Zero motorcycles Zero Motorcycles’ Jay Friedland is now recog(from left), John Loyd, Richard Walker, nized as the Abe Askenazi and John Borofka. global leader (Photo Credit: Jayson Reduta) in the electric motorcycle industry and was inducted by the Made in The U.S.A. Foundation into their “Made in the U.S.A. Hall of Fame.” Zero Motorcycles becomes only the second United States-based motorcycle manufacturer, in addition to Harley-Davidson, to receive this prestigious award.” Zero Motorcycles is dedicated to not only creating the best electric motorcycles on the market, but to also supporting our local community by providing good paying manufacturing jobs. Our bikes are 100 percent designed, engineered and assembled in the United States by hard-working Americans,” said Scot Harden, Vice President of Global Marketing for Zero Motorcycles. As Zero has grown, so did their space requirements, but they have remained true to their foundation here in Scotts Valley and expanded their corporate offices here. They contributed a Zero Motorcycle to our Scotts Valley Police Department and have donated their bikes to aid in the running of bike races in our community. Our SVPD has been showcased on their Zero motorcycle in publications around the globe. Zero recently hosted a delegation

from Holland who came to see their electric motorcycles and the manufacturing thereof. Zero gave them the royal treatment of riding through our beautiful community and countryside on Zero Motorcycles. Zero has just been awarded a grant from the California Energy Commission to quadruple its manufacturing capacity in California. “This investment in Zero Motorcycles will help to put cleaner vehicles on the road, reduce petroleum use, improve our air quality and create jobs in California,” said Energy Commissioner Carla Peterman. We are proud to be home to this leader in clean energy motorcycles and honored to announce Zero Motorcycles as our 2012 Business of the Year. Organization of the Year

Save Our Schools Scotts Valley (Championed by Derek Timm & Farah Theissen) ave Our Schools Scotts Valley (SOSSV) is a Community Group made up of Scotts Valley business leaders, community leaders, parents, and educators seeking to bring the Community together to help Scotts Valley Unified School District maintain quality education. Founded by Derek Timm in 2009, the organization lobbied the Scotts Valley Unified School District’s Board to find a local solution to help offset the severe impact of State driven financial cuts to Scotts Valley Schools. Already among the lowest funded school districts in the State, SVUSD school board responded by placing Measure K on the Ballot. SOSSV then led a 100% volunteer campaign, spending months going door-to-door, meeting with neighborhood groups to inform them of the benefits of the measure, calling residents and executing an effective multi-media campaign. The result of these volunteer efforts was the successful passing of Measure K in June of 2012 with an overwhelming 76% of voters approving the measure. Measure K helped save several local teaching positions in Scotts Valley, and provides an offset to continuing State budget cuts. We are so proud to honor the successful efforts on the part of the Save Our Schools Scotts Valley volunteers and award them the Organization of the Year award to acknowledge

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Beautification of Scotts Valley

Scotts Valley Artisans’ Mural-In-A-Day Project

nspired by other mural projects throughout small-town California, the Scotts Valley Artisans’ Mural-in-a-Day Project was launched in April of 2012, with the support of the Scotts Valley Arts Commission. This was a one-day community event with local artists and volunteers working together to complete a large-scale outdoor mural on the side of the Cinelux Theater in the King’s Village Shopping Center. Scotts Valley Artisans solicited design ideas from Santa Cruz County artists, and a community-based jury selected the winning design. The selected “master muralist” for this project was Scotts Valley resident and mixed media artist Ruth Poe. The theme for this 1700 square foot mural was “Scotts Valley at the Movies.” Poe, along with a group of volunteer artists, then transformed the winning design into a large-scale mural. On Saturday, July 28 “non-artist” community members joined the volunteer artists for a day of painting together as the beautiful mural came to life in Kings Village. Over 50 local artists and community volunteers completed the majority of the mural in one day. It is a beautiful tribute highlighting some of the rich movie making history of our City and County and showcases the quality of artistic talent we have in our community. We are truly proud to honor the Scotts Valley Artisans with the Beautification of Scotts Valley award and look forward to the projects they plan in the days ahead. Outstanding Community Service Leader

Alvin Scarborough (Presented in Memorial of His Lifetime of Service) lvin Scarborough was a long time supporter of the Community of Scotts Valley. Born December 26, 1946, Alvin was taken from us on November 18, 2011. As we approach the one-year anniversary of his passing, it is fitting to honor his commitment to Scotts Valley. Alvin supported many community projects behind the scenes. He was a very generous man who did so in a quiet way, never seeking

recognition or wanting to be in the limelight. So now is his time to shine as we honor his lifetime of service. Through the years, Alvin Scarborough assisted with various youth programs and sports as a sponsor or in providing equipment or even labor. He helped fund the Scotts Valley Days Parades and 4th of July Festivities. Alvin supported our schools in funding campaigns for bond measures and donated money and materials for school improvements. Alvin was one of the supporters who contributed to building our current City Hall/Police Department. This building was completed with work of local citizens & many of the supplies and equipment were donated by Alvin & Scarborough Lumber. During the construction of our local parks, Alvin was always there to contribute either financially or with supplies and labor. There are many projects and activities that were completed with the quiet support of Alvin working behind the scenes. Alvin Scarborough supported the Scotts Valley Drive improvement plan with significant monetary contributions. For so many years, Alvin & Scarborough Lumber/Ace Hardware supplied Santa for the Poker Run, which the family has continued at the Community Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration. It could easily be said that every service club in this City benefitted by Alvin’s generosity with raffle prizes and auction donations given to enhance fundraising. We are proud to honor Alvin Scarborough and his years of commitment to our Community with this very special Outstanding Community Service Leader Award, which will be presented to his Family as a memorial. ••• Our Co-chairs of this year’s Gala, Diane Bianconi of DBM Enterprises, and Susan Flippen of Jesse Gabriel Photography Studio, along with our Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors, have been working hard to make this evening a huge success. A Big thanks to all the Donors to our auction. It’s going to be a competitive bidding night with all the wonderful donations we have received. Reservations for this Regal Gala at “Emerald Isle” are sold out. We are excited to Celebrate our Community and our 55th Anniversary together — Regal Gala style!

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CAFÉ CARBONERO & CATERING Dining in Scotts Valley under the Redwoods

By Cynthia Howe

estled in the California redwoods of the Bay Photo complex (Formerly the Seagate Campus) in Scotts Valley, centered on Disc Drive, just off of Scotts Valley Drive, is a quiet café called Café Carbonero. Café Carbonero & Catering opened its doors this past July. The sun-filled dining area blends well with the bank of windows overlooking the garden like setting. The dining area and outdoor patio are a welcoming retreat for daily dinners and are well suited for special events and parties. There is an appropriate Spanish proverb for the Café, “the belly rules the mind.” Café Carbonero offers its customers fast, friendly, and affordable dining while maintaining a rich culinary experience through its unique recipes. Each plate is made to order and can be customized to accommodate just about any request and dietary restriction. The Café opens for breakfast, tempting its patrons with the aromas of fresh, ground to order coffee, herbs from home fried potatoes, made to order omelets, pastries, and other delectable delights. All items are made from the freshest, natural, and organic ingredients, gathered from local sources.

“My professional journey has steadiFor lunch, the menu fluctuates day to day, but the balance of culinary art and ly led me to this. It all started with a love healthy ingredients provides the framework of good food,” Byron shared. “I have always had a desire to to every delicious dish. Some of the café staples “My professional jour- pursue the knowledge and learning of include grass-fed beef ney has steadily led cooking. I love to burgers, Greek lamb burgers, Black Bean & me to this. It all started cook and entertain, to guests find pleasMushroom Burgers, with a love of good see ure in well-prepared and hand cut fries. They also offer tossed to order food,” Byron shared. “I food.” Byron has been salads featuring organic have always had a overjoyed at the greens and fresh made desire to pursue the response to his dishes. soups. The café feature “I receive so daily specials from a knowledge and learnmuch pleasure from variety of cuisines ing of cooking. I love seeing people come including American, Greek, Asian, and to cook and entertain, back looking for and requesting a menu Mexican influences. to see guests find item they found and The café makes it easy to keep up with pleasure in well-pre- enjoyed.” Byron has their ever-changing pared food.” enjoyed working menu by posting daily — Byron Gravelle, Owner alongside his daughspecials on Twitter and ter, Lauren who has Facebook. Café Carbonero & Catering was brought her education in Business, birthed from the heart of its founder, Byron Interior Design, and experience in Event Gravelle, an Executive Chef of 27 years. Planning. “I was inspired by the outdoor patio,” Byron brings his passion and his dreams to Byron commented. “My daughter and I the café every day.

Byron Gravelle, Owner

designed the interior to join the two dining spaces and bring the outdoors in.” Byron also has a distinct vision for Café Carbonero’s presence in the community. “I want people to not only see us as a wonderful place to eat breakfast and lunch, but I also want them to use this space for entertaining and catering. To see it as a bit of an extension of their own dining room, even their kitchens as I hold cooking classes as well.” Café Carbonero & Catering offers full service catering on and off-site for private and corporate events. Their staff is helpful and friendly and wants to help you make the most of your next affair. Café Carbonero & Catering wants to extend an invitation to Santa Cruz County locals to come enjoy what they have to offer. For more information and for catering inquiries visit their website at cafecarbonero.com. The cafe is open Monday thru Friday serving Coffee 7:30am to 3:30pm, Breakfast 7:30am to 10am, and Lunch 11:30am to 2pm. I ••• Café Carbonero & Catering 915 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066. Tel # 831-740-4673

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Medicine is a Mission Saving lives and spreading goodwill at home and abroad

emand for civilian health care professionals, such as doctors, registered nurses, dentists and certain allied health professionals such as clinical psychologists, will grow by double-digit percentages from now until 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The armed forces, including the United States Navy, are also facing a critical need in these vital areas. Beyond all the advantages of life as a civilian health care professional, a medical career in the Navy offers travel, adventure, and the uncommon opportunity to practice on ships or aircraft carriers, working with cutting-edge technology. Navy health care professionals can pursue their true passion to care for others and focus on the finer points of medicine without the financial and business complications of a private practice. Plus, financial aid is available to help qualified candidates pay for certain professional schools. Serving in the Navy’s Medical Corps, Nurse Corps, Dental Corps or Medical Service Corps opens a broad range of opportunities. Whether aboard the USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) or USNS Comfort (T-AH20) hospital ships, or stationed at a Naval medical center, members provide lifesaving medical care and humanitarian support to fellow service members and civilian populations worldwide. Health care career opportunities in the Navy include: Physicians — The Navy has job opportunities for doctors in more than 30 specialties and subspecialties, including general surgery, orthopedic surgery and anesthesiology. Navy Doctors gain a broader spectrum of experience than most civilian physicians, including working with breakthrough tech-

nology such as Light-Emitting Diode (LED) probes that help heal wounds faster. With the Navy Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP), physician candidates may receive 100 percent tuition coverage during medical school, plus a monthly stipend for living expenses for up to four years and a sign-on bonus. The Navy Health Services Collegiate Program (HSCP) may provide up to $269,000 for medical school students, which includes their monthly military salary, a housing allowance and health benefits. Registered Nurses — Serving in many clinical areas, Navy Nurses meet critical professional nursing needs during wartime and peace. Additionally, they may receive education and additional training in many nursing specialties. The Nurse Candidate Program offers up to $34,000 toward nursing school, including an initial grant of $10,000 and a monthly stipend of up to $1,000 for 24 months while earning a nursing degree. Qualified Registered Nurses in the workforce are eligible to apply for $20,000 or $30,000 accession bonuses. Dentists — Navy Dentists care for Sailors, and they care for citizens of third-world countries who may think of dental care as a luxury. They serve in more than 250 facilities around the world, both on the ground and aboard ships. Like Navy Physicians, Navy Dentists work with leading-edge equipment and testing procedures from digital X-ray systems to saliva tests that detect exposure to anthrax and tuberculosis. Students can have their dental education funded through HPSP and HSCP.

Photo Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric C. Tretter

Cmdr. Laurie Hale examines an infant during a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America. Clinical Psychologists — Navy Clinical Psychologists counsel service members whose emotional well-being is as important as their physical health. They have the opportunity to deal with issues unique to those who serve, including post-traumatic stress disorder. Students may be eligible to have their education funded through HPSP or may qualify to receive up to $80,000 to help repay graduate school loans. Plus, the Navy pays for a student’s board certification. Many perceive a health care career as

a win-win situation: health care professionals enjoy stable, high-demand jobs and have the satisfaction of a career that makes a difference in people’s lives. A health care career in the Navy delivers the added bonus of a broader range of experience, the opportunity to help even more patients in need and the potential to finish your medical education free of debt. I ••• Visit navy.com/healthcare to learn more about health care career opportunities and the background required to answer this exciting and important call to serve.

My friendly, dedicated, talented team has been providing outstanding care for our dental patients here in Scotts Valley and the surrounding communities of Santa Cruz County for the last 13 years in our current convenient location. Come join us as you treat yourself to a healthy, beautiful smile. I've been practicing family and cosmetic dentistry since 1988 and all of my staff have many years of experience. My State-of-the-Art facility is designed for your comfortable efficient care using the latest, scientifically proven diagnostic, preventive and restorative modalities. Visit us and become part of our family.

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Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center Holiday Schedule Gallery Exhibition “The Gift of Art” Through December 24

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Open House & Annual Gift Sale Saturday November 24, 12 - 6 p.m. ome by and see what is in store for the coming year. Artists participating in “The Gift of Art” are bringing in heaps of gift-minded works of art for this event: Affordable — Unique — Handmade. Find that creative piece for that special someone

in your life! Refreshments Entertainment! Shop Local!

Unleash Your Inner Animal Sunday, November 4, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. with Dan & Laurie Hennig an & Laurie demonstrate through story telling and sharing techniques how they tap into the creative spirit to produce their unique works in stoneware and then help you create your own “inner animal”. Toward the end of the session, using their

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www.MountainArtCenter.org methods, participants will have an opportunity to sculpt giving them a chance to unleash their own unique animals. $40/person – Register and pay online Makin’ It Tall Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays Nov. 5 - 20, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. With Jennifer Hennig eramics! We’re going tall! This is a handbuilding class that goes thru the essentials in making a sound, large sculpture, from construction thru glazing. Intermediate clay experience is essential, beginners not advised. $240 members/$280 non-members – Register and pay online

Soda Fire Nov. 12 Load Kiln (12 - 4 p.m.) with Travis Adams eramic-addict Travis Adams will be leading the class and facilitating the firings. Limited to six participants, so Register on-line to reserve your space. $30/session – Register and pay online

Watercolor Painting Mondays, Nov. 19 - Dec 17, 6 - 9 p.m. with Linda Curtis earn to paint with watercolor in a relaxed, supportive environment. $80 members / $95 non-members – Register and pay online

Life Drawing Tuesdays, 7 - 9:15 p.m. rop in Workshops featuring a different model each week both short and long poses. Beginners or professional artists welcome, with instruction or critiques if students request. Third Tuesday of each month will be dedicated to Long Poses. Contact Julie for information (831.335.5000) $10 members / $12 non-members, $8 Students

Clay Expressions Mondays – Thursdays, 10 - 5 p.m. uitable for beginners and those with experience. Both Wheel and Handbuilding, led by Travis Adams. Drop in per session: $20 members / $25 non-members

Raku Fridays 6 - 9 p.m. with Dale Bates ring you own bisqued pots, or buy them at the Center. Cost of glazes and firing included. Weather dependent. Call Dale @ 345-7565 to check in. Drop in sessions, $18 members / $20 nonmembers ••• Come and find that spectacular handmade work of art for that special someone in your life! Great works! Affordable gifts! Shop local! The Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, (831) 336-3513 for information or (831) 336-4ART for class info. I ••• Gallery Hours: Wednesday — Sunday 126 pm 9341 Mill Street, Ben Lomond, CA 95005. Email: info@mountainartcenter.org Website: www.MountainArtCenter.org

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FIRST ALARM

Locally grown and growing By Cynthia Howe

f Aptos were a parent, First Alarm security services would rightfully be considered one of his or her cherished offspring. Jarl Saal started First Alarm Security & Patrol Inc. in 1966 as he attended Cabrillo College in Aptos. Since then, First Alarm, with its headquarters in Aptos, has grown into the well respected, sophisticated and state-of-the-art company we know today. First Alarm provides three services, domestic residential security systems, commercial security systems and video patrol monitoring, with clients throughout the Central Coast and San Francisco Bay area. Jarl Saal is the chief architect of the company’s innovative approach to the industry, integrating technology with the human side of security. First Alarm has a wide mix of products and services. Each device available through First Alarm has been included after a great deal of scrutiny and research,

Will Adams, Service Supervisor

ensuring the best solutions available for their clients. First Alarm has everything you would expect from a security company such as smoke detectors, door and window sensors, carbon monoxide detectors, personal security devices for the aging, motion sensors and water sensors as well. However, there are some services and technology features First Alarm provides that you may not be aware of. Peace of mind is a service no one can completely provide. It’s personal, but First Alarm comes close. Imagine receiving a text when your kids get home and being able to visually watch them, via security cameras, through your smartphone as they enter your home. When you get the message that they’re home or that they forgot their key, you can unlock the front door, from your smart phone. You can adjust your thermostat and lights while you’re away and even feel secure knowing that if your washing machine or water heater decides to flood your laundry room or garage, or if your refrigerator has given up the ghost, you’ll know almost immediately so you can control the damage. Those are some of the ways First Alarm ensures your peace of mind. Their customized systems include hardwire and wireless options for your security. Systems are personally monitored in Aptos by First Alarm’s trained technicians 24/7. Dave Hood, President of First Alarm, started working for First Alarm in 1989 as a security patrol officer. He has held various management positions for the company over the years and is currently the President of First Alarm. When asked what he was passionate about as the head of such a large company, his answer was

Dave Hood, President of First Alarm

clear; he understands security and how very personal it is. “Our passion is simple, to make people and places safe.” Dave said, “I’ve been the guy whose home was violated, so I understand how personal it is.” Home security is more than just a combination of devices that work together for the protection of your property; it’s about securing your family’s well being, their personal belongings and their very life. It’s personal, and First Alarm monitors your home personally. Having your system monitored by real people means that a team of specialists is on duty every minute of every hour, ready to dispatch emergency response per-

sonnel within moments if trouble appears. Whether you’re ready for your own security system or just curious about personal security, First Alarm has a team member ready to meet with you when it’s convenient to determine what services are important to you. First Alarm understands that until they get to know you they won’t be able to provide the products and services most appropriate for your security needs. I ••• First Alarm is located at 1111 Estates Drive in Aptos. To set up a free security consultation, call 831-476-1111. And to find out more about First Alarm and its security services visit their Website: http://www.firstalarm.com/

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FeaturedColumnist The Book Bag by Robert Francis

The Book Bag Paperback action and adventure ... by Robert Francis

Power Blind A Graham Gage Thriller

By Steven Gore Harper. $9.99 (Rating-Fast Read) et partially in the San Francisco Bay Area, this third thriller in the Graham Gage series deals with corruption, coverups, and murder at the highest levels of the U.S. government. Having just arrived home from Europe Private Investigator Graham Gage is surprised to get a desperate call from Charlie Palmer, a gentleman who has spent most of his life helping wealthy San Franciscans coverup their mishaps and misdeeds. Before their conversation can really begin, Palmer hangs up. “I think he wants to compose himself,” Gage tells his receptionist. “”It sounded like he said he’ll call back in an hour.” An hour later Palmer is dead. There is no return phone call. Thus begins an adventure that involves money laundering and corruption that touches every level of the government and reaches all the way up to the Supreme Court and into the Oval Office. Steven Gore’s international thrillers have earned him a wide audience and even an interview on “60 Minutes.” As a former private investigator, Gore knows a lot about murder, fraud, organized crime and political corruption. Naturally, those are the subjects he delves into in his fiction.

Raven, Book One: Blood Eye By Giles Kristian Bantam. $7.99 (Rating-Fair) isit ninth-century England in this new, three-part, Viking adventure that sends Jarl Sigurd and his fierce Norsemen on an action packed journey to steal a holy manuscript from a neighboring kingdom for an English king. The band of Vikings take a young vil-

lager named Osric into their midst and train him in the ways of the sea, pillage and carnage. An apt student, Osric is rechristened “Raven” and becomes just as proficient as his instructors in the craft of mayhem and death dealing destruction. Those who revel in Norse adventure stories that feature plenty of drinking, bloodshed and evocations of the gods will find this a delight. But be forewarned; this is no pleasure cruise that meanders in and out of the mist-covered inlets and bays of the North Sea. You might want to read the “Author Interview” and the “Historical Note” at the back of the novel before you tackle the actual story. This might make the slow beginning a little more bearable.

Carnage of Eagles By William W. Johnstone Pinnacle. $6.99 (Rating-Solid Action) horty died instantly, a bullet coming through the window to crash into the back of his head. Clyde went down with a bullet in his chest. Les dived quickly to the floor…another volley; this time the bullets whistled through the window, slammed into the walls, and careened off the cold stove.” F a l c o n MacCallister, the acting U.S. Marshal in Sorrento, Texas, has walked into a firestorm where the greed and corruption of the town is only matched by the violence that makes living there a risky proposition. Called in to clean up the town by a crusading journalist, the new marshal makes some deadly enemies. Before he can

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clean up the mess, Falcon is himself charged with murder and condemned to the gallows. There’s no way this cowboy is going to swing for something someone else did. In a matter of hours, he’ll be free and then the three men who think the run Sorrento are in for the fight of their lives. Obviously, at this point their days are numbered. Looking for a good, old fashion western? Then look no further. When you sign on to ride with Falcon MacCallister, you are in for an action packed western adventure reminiscent of the golden days of the cowboy yarn.

Return to Atlantis By Andy McDermott Bantam. $9.99 (Rating-Far-fetched but readable) ighten up your seatbelt for this wild ride as you accompany archaeologist Nina Wilde and her husband, ex-SAS bodyguard Eddie Chase, on a wild ride that will take them from Japan to the Vatican to an underground military vault in Nevada, Perhaps you’ve been along when this duo found Excalibur or located the golden city of El Dorado. Well, this time they bring together three ancient statues from three different continents that will tap into a colossal energy source not seen since the days of Atlantis. Naturally, there are those who want to steal the artifacts, control this energy and change the earth forever. So the race is on to see who will win out. Once the chase begins, it will be nonstop action until the fiery conclusion that may leave you both exhausted and gasping with incredulity. But I think you’ll still agree that even if there are some serious plausibility issues here, this is certainly a rousing page-turner from start to finish.

I Ate the Sheriff Mallory Caine, Zombie at Law By K. Bennett Pinnacle. $7.99 (Rating-Good Fun) f you can handle bizarre characters and a totally “off-the-wall” plot, this novel may be a nice change of pace from your usual literary fare. As the title indicates, the heroine of the odd series is a drop-dead gorgeous Los Angeles attorney who also just happens to be a zombie. Mallory has a lot on her plate in this latest installment of the series. First, she’s the prime suspect in the murder of a Los Angeles County sheriff who was killed and then “devoured” on Mulholland Drive. Since she has been working on suppressing her undead desires in a 12-step zombie recovery group, I think we can assume Mallory didn’t nibble on the cop. But she’s going to have to convince the jury that she can control her “appetites.” Werewolf Steve “ R a w h i d e ” Ravener, Mallory’s latest client, also has a pack of problems that he hopes she can solve. Steve’s spouse has run off with a rival pack and he needs a good lawyer, whose bite is worse than his bark, to help him obtain visiting rights if not outright custody of his cubs. Oh, yes, there’s also a small problem involving a snake goddess charming Mallory’s mother and she’ll need deal with this family situation as well. Plus, if this isn’t enough to grapple with, the Devil’s son has made Mallory a proposal she may well find very hard to refuse. Sound totally crazy? It is, but that’s what makes “I Ate the Sheriff” such an engaging read. If your friends see you reading this novel, though, be prepared for comments like “You can’t be serious?” and you’ll probably have to spend time trying to explain the title! I

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Dick Van Dyke at the Cocoanut Grove on Nov. 16 n my column of Oct. 1, I wrote that Debbie Reynolds would be the keynote speaker for Dominican Hospital’s annual Holidays d’Eleganz fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 16 at a luncheon from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Cocoanut Grove in Santa Cruz. Miss Reynolds was hospitalized recently and has cancelled appearances for the rest of the year. Fortunately, Dick Van Dyke, star of stage, screen and television, will be appearing in place of Miss Reynolds, and the committee putting on the event is simply thrilled. The upscale luncheon will feature exclusive boutique shopping opportunities and a spectacular silent auction. Saturday, Nov. 17 will feature Hearts of Light Gala – a superb strolling dinner with hosted wine and signature cocktails, dynamic silent and live auctions, and entertainment and dancing. The proceeds of this year’s Holidays d’Eleganz will benefit Dominican Hospital Cardiac Care Unit and Community Outreach Programs. For tickets and information: 462-7712 or email givingtodominican@dignityhealth.org. www.supportdominican.org.

Mama Mia’s opens in Felton ike Goss and Nick Church are the new owners of Mama Mia’s, the Italian eatery that first opened its doors in 1987. Church has gained a lot of expertise over the years – honing his cooking skills at various places including as sous chef at Chaminade. I wish them well in their new venture. Mama Mia’s, 6231 Graham Hill Road, Felton, 335-4414. www.mamamias.com. Open 4-9 p.m. daily.

Evening of Wine and Roses he 29th annual Evening of Wine and Roses benefit in support of the healthcare mission of the Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust will take place from 6-9 p.m. on

Friday, Nov. 2 at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds. This is a wonderful annual event that I have attended many times. The array of food and wine available to sample is abundant, plus there are excellent silent and live auctions with a bunch of good stuff to bid on. Visit www.pvhealthtrust.org for tickets or call 761-5639. Mission Hill Creamery ission Hill Creamery makes the most incredible ice cream so I am glad they have finally opened up in downtown Santa Cruz, after some delay, in a bright and shiny spot on Pacific Avenue. On my first visit I ordered my absolute favorite — a scoop of salted caramel. Owner Dave Kumec uses all local organic ingredients — visiting local farmers markets for strawberries, figs, peaches, and whatever fruits are in season — and using milk products from Straus Family Creamery. The results from making his ice cream with the best ingredients show in the wonderful assortment of flavors. You can also buy Mission Hill ice cream at good grocery stores such as New Leaf Community Markets, Whole Foods, Aptos Natural Foods and Staff of Life. And the next time you visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium and you need a break from gazing at the kelp forest and other wondrous exhibits, stop and have an ice cream. Kumec’s delicious concoctions are in there, too. Mission Hill Creamery, 1101B Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 216-6421. www.missionhill creamery.com.

Lifestyle Culinary Arts ndrea Mollenauer, accomplished chef and caterer, has the most charming space in downtown Santa Cruz called Lifestyle Culinary Arts. She holds cooking classes and events here, and is also an event designer. A fun thing to do with a group of friends at Lifestyle is to take a cooking class and then sit down and eat

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the results of your efforts, preferably accompanied by a glass or two of wine. Lifestyle Culinary Arts, 504-A Front St., SC, 588-4515. andrea@lifestyleculinary.com. www.lifestyleculinary.com. Dining Etiquette few things to note when setting a table: The fork goes to the left of the

plate, and the knife goes to the right — with the cutting edge of the knife turned in toward the plate. The napkin goes to the left of the plate. ••• Josie Cowden is a freelance writer and proofreader. Contact her at ravenone274@comcast.net.

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57. *Inhabited by 7. 100 square meters apparitions 8. Crocus, pl. 61. *Trick-or-treating inter- 9. Prison weapon national beneficiary 10. Dry streambed 64. Ice house 11. So be it 65. "Owner of a Lonely 12. Most of it is below Heart" band water 67. On the move 15. Viewable area 69. Ransack or plunder 20. She played 70. Corrosive, alkaline Ninotchka in 1939 substance 22. Priest's vestment 71. Irish song "____ Boy" 24. Dropping trees, e.g. 72. Barry Humphries' 25. *Spooky cat quality Dame 26. High wave 73. Light-emitting diode 27. Actress and singer 74. One of two black _____ Merman suits 29. *They like hanging around DOWN 31. Fully cooked 1. ___ Lonely Boys 32. Music to ears of 2. Having the requisite performer qualities 33. Say something 3. "__'__-do-well" 34. *Perforated sheet 4. It rises to the top? 36. Door fastener 5. ______ Montana 38. C in TLC 6. The ____ Ranger 42. Become established

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Announcements Nar-Anon

hat is co-dependency? What is enabling? What is this insanity? Am I the only one who feels this way? Join Nar-Anon, a world wide fellowship of relatives and friends of addicts who have been affected by someone else's addiction. Three meetings are now being held in Santa Cruz County, on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. For a meeting near you call (888) 374-1164 or email saveyoursanity@aol.com Visit http://nar-anon.org/Nar-Anon/ California.html for more information.

Be a Holiday Helper and make a difference!

ake the holiday season a positive one for the often forgotten care facility residents throughout our community by becoming a Holiday Helper. I-You ventures Holiday Helpers generously purchase, wrap, and label gifts so they are ready to be delivered to facility residents. Gift suggestions include: socks, slippers, combs, card games, lotion, necklaces, etc. All gifts should be dropped off at Family Service Agency, 104 Walnut Ave. Suite 208, SC. For further information, contact Carolyn or Sandra at (831) 459-8917 x208 or visit www.fsa-cc.org.

Fill up a Truck Load of Goodies for our Furry Friends!

omen's Network Alliance of Santa Cruz is collecting dog/cat food (Evo & Solid Gold) "NEW" collards, harnesses, leaches, and cat/dog toys to be dropped off at Water Start Motors, 318-A River St. Santa Cruz. Donations will go to support the SPCA of Santa Cruz. Paypal donations are also welcome at www.santacruzspca.org/donate.html. Deadline for drop offs is Oct. 25.

Ongoing Events Second and Fourth Mondays First and Third Wednesdays

Alzheimers Support Groups Monday: 2:00 - 3:30pm Wednesday: 5:30 – 7:00pm Conference Room at Elena Baskin/Live Oak Senior Center, 1777-A Capitola Rd, Santa Cruz acilitated by Jill Ginghofer, this group is for caregivers and family members of people with Alzheimers.

Tuesdays

Women Care Drop in Cancer Support

rop in Support Group is a gathering for women with all types of cancer. We offer support for women through all stages from diagnoses through treatment. For more information or to register call (831) 457-2273

Drop in Grief Support

6:00pm at Aegis, 125 Heather Terrace, Aptos oin other adults who are grieving the death of a friend or family member. Learn helpful tools for coping: Share stories and receive support from people who care. No registration required, please call (831) 430-3000

lease join us on Tues. evenings at 7pm for two 30 min. periods of sitting meditation with a 10 min walking meditation in between, followed by tea and discussion. Zazen instruction 6:30pm first Tues. of each month. Morning meditation schedule Tues. & Thurs. 6:45am & Sat. 8:30am followed by "Come As You Are Zen." Visit oceangatezen.org for more info.

First Tuesdays Each Month

Tail Wagging World of Dog Ownership 6:30pm at the Santa Cruz SPCA, 2685 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz (cross street is Soquel Ave.).

First Tuesdays and Third Wednesdays Each month

206, Santa Cruz. he orientation is designed to review the child welfare system and to give you a chance to have your question answered by child welfare staff. To register to one of the meetings and for directions, please call 454-4024.

Second and Fourth Wednesdays

Freedom Forum Presents: Constitution Classes 7:00pm, Quaker Friends Meeting House, 225 Rooney St. Santa Cruz or more information, visit www.meetup.com/ santacruz-freedom-forum/

Thursdays

Orientations to Become Advocates for Children

Capitola-Aptos Rotary Club Meeting

North County, 5:30-7p.m., first Tuesday of month (for location details contact Danielle at 761-2956 X102) South County, 5:30-7 p.m., third Wednesday of the month at the CASA Office, 813 Freedom Blvd. Watsonville ASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Santa Cruz County needs your help. Volunteer 3-5 hours per week to provide support, guidance, and a powerful voice in court for children who have been removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect. Everyone welcome, men and bilingual folks especially encouraged. To RSVP call 761-2956 Ext. 102, or email Danielle@casaofsantacruz.org

Second Tuesdays Each Month

Free Job Seek Workshop! 6:00pm-7:00pm, Gateway Bible Church, 5000 Granite Creek Rd. Scotts Valley or more information, visit http://hirewire.org

PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) 7:00pm-9:00pm, 900 High St. First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz o learn more, call (831) 427-4016 or visit www.pflagscc.org

Wednesdays

12-1:30 p.m. at Seascape Golf Course. ontact Doug at 831- 724-9192 or e-mail dnakashima@razzolink.com for more information.

Fridays 5:30-6:45 Sutter Maternity & Surgical Center, 2900 Chanticleer Ave, Soquel Dr. Santa Cruz. ired of Clutter? Stuff piling up? Support is available. CLA meeting every Friday. For more info call 426-1868 FREE

Saturdays

Aptos Certified Farmers Market 8:00 -12:00pm at Cabrillo College, Aptos. he Aptos Market, with over 80 vendors, is open year round, with the best selections of fresh fruits and vegetables, plants, seedlings, flowers, local honey, fresh eggs, fresh fish, artisan baked goods and gourmet foods. In addition, family activities, music, cooking demos by professional chefs, gardening workshops, seasonal fairs and events are a part of the market.

Overeaters Anonymous 1:00-2:00pm, Louden Nelson Community Center, Rm. 5 301 Center St. Santa Cruz For more information, call (831) 429-7906

Scotts Valley Farmer’s Market

Thursdays through November 16

Come As You Are Zen

Gentle Yoga 6-week Series 7:00pm-8:15pm, Aptos Yoga Center, 783 Rio Del Mar Blvd. Ste. 23B Aptos asic Svaroopa® yoga class for those who have difficulty with flexibility, chronic pain, or are recovering from injuries. Great for beginners. You must be able to move from floor to standing and back without assistance. Preregistration required. For more information, call (831) 688-1019 or visit www.aptosyoga.org.

Second Thursdays Each Month

Veterans of Foreign Wars 6:30 pm, 2259 7th Ave. Santa Cruz ommander: Ronals Petty. For more information, call (831) 475-9804

9a.m.-1p.m. SV Community Center, 360 Kings Village Drive www.santacruzfarmersmarket.org

9-10:30 am, Ocean Gate Zendo, 920 41st Ave. Suite B, Santa Cruz (next to Family Cycling Center) ome as you are Zen focuses on Buddhist practices that enhance our daily lives. This will be an informal talk with time for discussion. Free — donations accepted. Visit oceangatezen.org for more info.

Santa Cruz Bingo 4:00pm, 707 Fair Ave. Santa Cruz anta Cruz Bingo supports local charity. All games have a minimum of a $150 prize, smaller crowds mean you have better odds. For more information, visit www.santacruzbingo.com or email info@santacruzbingo.com. You can also call (831) 427-1007 and press 4.

Toastmasters: Speak for Success

Second and Fourth Thursdays Each Month

12:00pm-1:00pm, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 5271 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley. iving a business presentation? Interviewing for a job? Improve your speaking skills in a friendly, supportive environment with Redwood Ramblers Toastmasters. Open to all levels. Drop-ins welcome. For more information, call 831-335-3693.

Cabrillo Host Lions Club

Sundays

7:00pm at the Cabrillo Community Center, Aptos Village Park, 100 Aptos Creek Rd. ublic is invited to all programs. Contact President Jess Allen 831-6842721 or Past President Barbara Chamberlain at 831-688-3356 for meeting/dinner reservations or information or visit www.cabrillohostlions.org.

Over-Eaters Anonymous

Lectures on Western Civilization 1:30pm-2:30pm, Monterey Peninsula College xciting lectures will cover fascinating topics such as "The Art of Alchemy," as well as "Lord Byron: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know." Purchase free parking tickets at the college, lectures are free.

Overeaters Anonymous 6:30-7:30pm at Teach by the Beach #50 Rancho Del Mar, Aptos For more information, call (831) 429-7906

Ocean Gate Zen Center

First Wednesday Each Month

7:00pm. 920 41st Ave. Suite B, Santa Cruz (next to Family Cycling Center)

Child Welfare Review 6:00pm- 9:00pm 1400 Emeline Avenue room

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Third Thursday Each Month

Pacific Speakers Association 7:00pm, Firehouse on Soquel Dr. Aptos peakers helping speakers get gigs. Call (831) 332-8221 for more information.

Dated Events

Clutterers Anonymous

9:00am-10:15am, Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center, 2900 Chanticleer Ave. Sc. A is a 12-step support group for those who wish to stop eating compulsively. All are welcome. Free childcare with advance reservation by 5pm, Fridays. Call (831) 429-7906.

Church Bible Study/Worship 9:45am: Bible Study; 11:00: Worship, First Baptist Church 7565 Sunset Way, Aptos ooking for a church? Come worship with us!

Saturday November 3 Pawanmuktasana Yoga Workshop 9:00am-11:30 am, Aptos Yoga 783 Rio Del Mar Blvd. Ste. 23B, Aptos ive yourself a delicious, fully integrated, massage-like experience--outside and inside. Safe, gentle, great for all ages and levels. Preregistration required. To register, call (831) 688-1019 or email info@aptosyoga.org.

Men's Breakfast with International Evangelist Ray Brooks 8:30 am, Shorelife Community Church horelife Community Church in Capitola will host a men's breakfast with guest speaker Ray Brooks, Founder & President of real joy ministries and international evangelist. Cost for breakfast is $5 per person.

Wednesday November 7 From Cowhide to Transliteracy: Three Centuries of California Public Libraries and Reading 1:30pm-2:30pm, Monterey Peninsula College, Lecture form 103 im Bui-Burton, Community Services and Library Director for the City of Monterey will share the history of California's first library in Monterey, and discuss current and future trends for reading and lifelong learning for public libraries. Lecture will provide a sobering look at literacy issues across Monterey County, and why she really believes reading and libraries will help save the world. For more information, visit gentrain.org, or call (831) 646-4224.

Saturday November 10 Free Introductory Svaroopa® Yoga Class 9:00am-10:30am, 783 Rio Del Mar Blvd. Ste. 23b, Aptos iscover what makes Svaroopa® Yoga unique and beneficial. With the support of blankets, relax into easy yet powerful poses designed to release deep tensions along your spine. Enjoy deep relaxation, a quieter mind, reduced pain, and greater flexibility. Preregistration required. To register call (831) 688-1019 or email info@aptosyoga.org.

First MMA Event in Santa Cruz First Fight: 6:00pm, Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz his is an amateur MMA event with every match featuring a local fighter. They are competing to enter into the professional arena. Tickets may be bought at farleyskickboxing.com.

Sunday November 11 Veteran's Day BBQ 3:00pm-5:00pm, 2259 7th Ave. Santa Cruz ri-tip or chicken, beans, salad, and garlic bread. $10 per person. For more information, call (831) 475-9804.

Tuesday November 27 Sons in Retirement Luncheon Meeting 11:30am, Severino's Restaurant, 7500 Old Dominion Ct. Aptos peaker will be Steve Blank on "The Secret History of Silicon Valley". Retired or bored? Come join us "just for the fun of it". For more information, call (831) 688-0977. I

Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)

Announcements Zizzo's Coffee Local Art Exhibit

iew fun and whimsical paintings by our local "artist-of-the-month" Angelo Lopez. Angelo is an accomplished artist having illustrated several children's books and painted murals at local libraries. Come let Angelo's artwork make you smile. Many other local artists are on display as well, including Gary Comb's new sea glass jewelry collection. Zizzo's coffee is located in the Brown Ranch Market Place, 3555 Clares St. Capitola. Hours: Mon-Sat: 6:00am-6:00pm, Sun: 7:00am - 5:00pm. For more info. call (831) 477-0680

Ongoing Events

and join us in a social tango dance to music from the Golden Age of Tango. Private instruction and classes by arrangement. For more information, call Michael (831) 239-2247.

Fridays

Argentine Tango at Dance Synergy 8:00-8:30pm class; 8:30-10:00+pm, practice 9055 Soquel Dr. Aptos e will cover the fundamentals of leading and following traditional Argentine Social Tango, focusing on what you need to dance well and enjoy yourself at the Milongas, (Tango dance party) and other social Tango events. For questions, contact Michael, stclare7@tangoworld.net (831) 239-2247

First Fridays Each Month November 5 thru. November 30

First Friday Art Tour

‘Case of Ageless Art’ Exhibit

The Santa Cruz Public Library, 224 Church St. anta Cruz is exhibiting a "Case of Ageless Art". Exhibit will take place from November 5-30th. Watsonville’s Valley Heights Senior Community Residents, under the guidance of Ageless Art Project Volunteers, created the exhibited arts and crafts.

Tuesdays

BINGO 6:30 p.m. Santa Cruz Elks Lodge, 150 Jewell St. osted by Soquel Sports Foundation. BuyIn $25. Also, we have a special BINGO, celebrating our 2nd anniversary, on Sept. 28 at 6:30. Buy-in only $15. www.soquelsports.com

he First Friday Art Tour is a Santa Cruz Institute of Contemporary Arts event, managed in conjunction with the participating art venues. The event takes place year-round and illuminates some of the most talented local artists from local galleries. To find out where to participate in a First Friday art tour, visit firstfridaysantacruz.com (Most galleries are open 12-9 pm for First Friday viewings.)

First and Third Fridays Each Month

Friday Shakespeare Club 10:30am-12:30pm, First Congregational Church, 900 High St. Santa Cruz or more information, visit www.fridayshakespeare.org, or call Kris at (831) 421-0930 or Nanette at (831) 438-3615.

Free Trivia 7:00pm, Boulder Creek Pizza and Pub, 13200 State Route 9, Boulder Creek reat fun and prizes too! Come and enjoy some amazing pizza, breadsticks, drink, friends, and trivia! Who could ask for more?

Tuesdays and Weekends

Live Music on the Esplanade Paradise Beach Grille 215 Esplanade, Capitola. ive music weekends and acoustic guitar Tuesdays. For schedule and more information: (831) 476-4900 Or visit paradisebeachgrille.com

Wednesdays

Peninsula Banjo Band 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., Harry’s Hofbrau, 390 Saratoga Ave, San Jose orty-seven years of performing in the Bay Area, over 250 popular tunes. Come see our band for Free in Sunnyvale Every Wednesday. No cover. Contact Lee McLaughlin, Booking Agent, at 408-993-BAND (2263) for information about booking the band for Non-profit events (donations are tax deductible). www.PeninsulaBanjoBand.org

Last Thursdays Each Month

Monthly Argentine Tango at Star Bene Italian/Argentine Restarante 4:30pm-9:30pm, Star Bene Italian/Argentene Restarante, 21245 East Cliff Dr. his is a night for true "Social Tango." Order a wonderful meal from the Star Bene Argentine Menu, (or their well known italian menu), and enjoy the ambiance of Argentina

Lights Train. Ride vintage excursion cars, adorned with thousands of colorful lights, as they roll through city streets past homes of Santa Cruz. Add your voice to the holiday sing along, sip hot spiced cider, listen to musical entertainment, and enjoy a visit from Santa. Choice of one holiday activity and Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is included with Holiday Lights Train ticket price. For more information, visit www.roaringcamp.com, or call (831) 3354484.

Dated Events Saturday November 3 Community Awards Gala Join us at the ‘Emerald Isle’ 6:00pm, Hilton Scotts Valley, 6001 La Madrona Drive or more information, visist www.scottsvalleychamber.com.

International Games Day at Your Library! 12:00pm-3:00pm, Homework Center at Freedom Branch Library, 2012 Freedom Blvd. Freedom he Watsonville Public Library has joined the international movement to celebrate the joys of playing games in the library! Join us at the Homework Center at Freedom Branch Library for board & card games for the entire family! There will be prizes and even a Board Hame Raffle at 2:30pm for all attendees! This event is free and appropriate for people of all ages. For more information, call (831) 768-3420.

Poppy Farm Fair Second Fridays Each Month

Big Band Dance

10:00am-4:00pm, Native Revival Nursery, 2600 Mar Vista Dr. Aptos ative Revival Nursery, located on 3 acres of native plants in Aptos, is celebrating all things local with the annual holiday Poppy Farm Fair. The Poppy Farm Fair brings together all of the great things our community has to offer. It features wonderful local artists, fun and engaging musicians, fabulous food, goats, sheep and of course, California native plants! For more information, visit www.nativerevival.com.

7:30pm-10:00pm, at Mid-County Senior Center 829 Bay Ave, Capitola allroom dancing to live music by The 10th Ave. Band. Refreshments, large floor, friendly atmosphere, free parking. Open to the public-singles welcome! Suggested donation, $6 per person. Proceeds benefit MCSC. For more information, call (831) 476-4711.

Fourth Friday Each Month

Friday November 9

Musical Me Inc. Family Jam Night 6:30-8:30p.m. 239 High St., Santa Cruz. ring your favorite music to dance to and any instruments you'd like to share or perform with. Sliding Scale donation per family of $10$25 (all proceeds going to our scholarship fund.) For more information call 831-438-3514.

Fourth Saturdays Each Month

Writers and Poets Open Mike 2:00pm-4:00pm, Porter Memorial Library, 3050 Porter St. Soquel (no meeting Jan., July, Aug. or Dec.) riters and Poets are invited to a new monthly open mike reading series. Come and read your fiction, essays, or poetry. For more information, call Jean at (831) 4754221

Weekends

including Friday, December 21

Santa Cruz Holiday Lights Train Roaring Camp Railroads

seasonal tradition returns to Santa Cruz with the Santa Cruz Holiday

Colors of the Organ in the West 12:30 pm, Cabrillo Sampler Recital Hall n organ recital featuring composers from California and the Southwest. In addition to solo organ literature, a duet for flute and organ, and organ with piano will give a bigger picture of the versatility of the organ. This Britson organ, originally at Bethany College and given to Cabrillo, was installed by Don Adkins in the Cabrillo Recital Hall.

Friday November 9 Saturday November 10 Holiday Craft Event 10:00am-5:00pm, “The Lodge on the Corner"

121 Martinelli St. Watsonville f you would like more information, or are interested in being a vendor, call Rosalee at (831) 722-2819.

Wednesday November 14 Ageless Art Project Presents: 8th Annual Craft Fair 12:30-2:30, Valley Heights 925 Freedom Blvd. Watsonville tems on "A Case of Ageless Art" exhibit will be on sale. All proceeds are used to purchase materials for the senior resident's art group. To learn more, call (831) 459-8917 x208.

Saturday November 17 Sunday November 18 Holiday Art Festival 10:00am-4:00pm, Aromas Grange ome enjoy all kinds of original art, created by Aromas Hills Artisans. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to fill your gift list with artistic treasures. Gift items will include: paintings, prints, photography, ceramics, jewelry, quilts, and more! Homemade cookies, hot cider, and other goodies will also be for sale. Admission is free.

Friday November 23 thru Sunday November 25 Holiday Tree Walk at Roaring Camp

et into the holiday spirit by bringing family and friends to ride Roaring Camp's daytime steam train to Bear Mountain. At the summit, guests may sip hot cider and delight in viewing a tree-lined walk of beautifully decorated holiday trees. To add to the festive spirit and bring hope to those in need, visitors may bring new and unwrapped toys to Roaring Camp's depot to benefit Santa Cruz Toy's for Tots campaign. For train times and ticket information, visit www.roaringcamp.com, or call (831) 335-4484.

Friday November 26 Lets talk, with Lou

ill Monning and Mark Stone will be available for questions during "Lets talk, with Lou" on Friday, November 26th from 1:30-2:30pm. Bill Monning (current assembly member and 27th District and Incumbent Candidate for California State Senate of the 17th District), and Mark Stone, (candidate for California State Assembly, District 29), will be featured guests on Community TV, channel 27.

Saturday December 1 Sunday December 2 Holiday Tree Walk at Roaring Camp

You may feel you facing a kind of crossroads this month as two compelling arguments or decisions need to be careful worked through. On the one hand you are really putting yourself forward and yet, you know that you need to take into account what your other half wants too. Important discussions ensue and the 28th can bring an amazing breakthrough. But you have plenty of other activities going on this month and news around the 13th confirms your enhanced intuition.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) You are likely to be aware of subtle changes which go a long way to creating the life you want. But it takes time. The first week of November is fantastically constructive for you and it could be that you get recognition and honours for previous achievements. But this is no time to rest on your laurels and indeed, you have new projects to get on with. You employ the experts and do what needs to be done in the right way. You do not favour a slap dash approach! Friendships are new and invaluable throughout November.

Aquarius (Jan 21-Feb. 18) This month, your career is highlighted. Whether you are on a continuing path, or just beginning, you find what suits you and feel more comfortable about recent developments. Adjustments need to be made however, but your ability to almost reinvent the wheel is what sets you apart. You are unique, and original and this simply needs recognizing by the right people The Scorpio Sun can generate a deep passion for something that really grabs your interest, or is it someone in particular?

Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20) Now that Saturn is in your chart area of travel, publishing and the media you are likely get some intriguing prospects to investigate this month. Now is the time to try and get that novel published, or go to visit somewhere you like the look of a little longer than a brief holiday. In fact, Saturn helps you to make real all those ideas floating around in your head, and while it can be restrictive it is also helpful for those tasks that require hard work, effort and sheer determination. How you do things will be different with some stunning results.

Aries (March 21-April 20) This is time of year can be great for clearing out what is old, pruning back and getting prepared for the coming year. While you are more than happy to close the door on some aspects you may be emotionally attached to certain situations which are not doing you much good. It is important to see below the surface and be wise to someone's actions and intentions. You find the mood lifts considerably in the third week, where the company you keep and the places you go are a source of inspiration and possible new business.

Taurus (April 21-May 21) Since the Sun is highlighting the most sensitive part of your chart regarding relationships, examine what is going on in this area on all levels. A healthy amount of give and take is necessary since someone in your circle seems to be taking a whole lot more lately. A quiet word should turn the situation around to a more balanced arrangement. Take note of your energy levels in the first week and promise yourself you will do what supports you rather than burning the candle at both ends. The Full Moon and eclipse in Gemini on the 28th brings a watershed moment for you financially. Things are looking up!

Gemini (May 22-June 21) There are certain times of the year that prove to be a turning point for you, dear Gemini, and this month is no exception. While you can take advantage of current trends to boost your organizational skills and practical arrangements, you see that this translates into a no nonsense business like approach as you have your finger on the pulse regarding what's hot and what's not. Of course, the benefits of Jupiter are continuing to play out and you are more inclined to take a few risks and actually be more yourself, rather than trying to fit in what others expect from you. This gives you masses of confidence!

Cancer (June 22-July 22) Nobody can read others like you can and you are easily able to pick up undercurrents in relationships and family life that indicate you need to nip something in the bud. Playing politics is not really you style and you would rather get straight to the point. But November features two eclipses, which often turn out to be significant moments in time. Your creativity and ability to have fun are key on the 13th and your attention turns to some clever money making ideas on the 28th . You may have noticed that cash is more abundant just recently in spite of economic woes for everyone else.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 23) While at the end of last month and the beginning of this month you may have noticed that you had lost your mojo, as the month progresses you are getting back on track again and feeling much better about your ability to make great decisions and deal with a tricky situation. Perhaps a harsh of reality needs to be balanced and put in perspective and taking note of the positive is important. But as your modo lifts the Sun shines, and you are warmed by the glow of close friends and loved ones. A cosy nest is tempting. Soon you will be getting into the seasonal spirit of happiness and joy.

Virgo (Aug. 24-Sep. 22) Venus spends much of this month highlighting your money, finances and feelings of self worth. It is time to treat yourself and be a little self indulgent as you see that there have been difficult obstacles you have overcome, by and large through your own efforts and determination. Important journeys are key around the 13th and in fact much of this month you are making arrangements and appointments to see various people, both for fun and business. Mercury enters a retrograde period from the 6th to the 26th so be aware of confusion and delays, but also allow a little fortunate synchronicity to play out.

Libra (Sep. 23-Oct. 23) It will be in interesting few days at the start of this month with unexpected events and changes of plan. You are willing to go with the flow and not stick too rigidly to what is sensible and as such you are enthusiastic about new people and ideas. Sharing what you know helps with understanding how far you've come. A focus on cash is evident on the 13th and you are required to be resourceful both with your ideas and money saving schemes. You are building bridges and important steps to your future later this month, as you have a clearer idea about your direction.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) When the Sun is in your sign you feel more energetic, powerful and enthusiastic and you are less likely to hide your light and take a back seat role. You have charisma and this is evident this month as others look to you to lead the way. These extraordinary times require special people who are not afraid of dealing with the truth and how life really is. Of course, there is treasure here and you have the ability to make something out of nothing with inventiveness and your natural talent. This month's eclipses are on the 13th and 28th — notes for your diary! ••• Find Out More www.AnnabelBurton.tv

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ome 60 area teens recently took a “Bite of Reality” and learned the basics of finances at Cabrillo College, courtesy of an event hosted by Santa Cruz and Monterey area credit unions. The students in the Cabrillo Advancement Program at the college participated in “Bite of Reality,” a hands-on simulation program, offered by the Richard Myles Johnson Foundation—the state foundation for credit unions in California and Nevada—together with the California and Nevada Youth Involvement Network—which promotes financial education to young people in the two states. The event was hosted by the California and Credit Union Leagues’ Monterey Bay Chapter and featured volunteers from chapter credit unions, including Bay Federal Credit Union in Capitola and Santa Cruz Community Credit Union. At the October 13 event, the teens were given a fictional occupation, salary, spouse and family, student loan debt, credit card debt, and medical insurance payments. The teens then visited various tabletop stations to “purchase” housing, transportation, food, clothing, household necessities, day care, and other needs. In addition, there was a “credit union” to help with financial needs. They also faced some unex-

Bay Federal Credit Union AVP of Marketing and Development Amy Ivey (who served as one of the event’s “Fickle Fingers of Fate”—providing students with either unexpected expenses or windfalls) with Cabrillo Advancement Program students Daisy Lopez Rojas and Flor Villegas Alvarado. making financial decisions, and get a pected expenses and windfalls. The teens that participated in the better understanding of the chalprogram enjoyed it, saying they lenges of living on a budget,” said learned to be wiser in their finances. Tena Lozano, executive director of They spoke about learning about the RMJ Foundation. “And, since it’s needs vs. wants, and the importance conducted in fun setting, it keeps the teens engaged and enthusiastic of making a budget. “It was an incredible opportuni- throughout the program.” The Monterey Bay Chapter ty to work with so many local youth and enable them to learn about budg- helps facilitate the California and eting in a ‘real-world’ setting,” said Nevada League’s goals of providing Liz Foster, youth financial educator education, advocacy and informawith Santa Cruz Community tion. With headquarters in Ontario, Ventures, the 501c3 affiliate of Santa CA, the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues is a trade assoCruz Community Credit Union. “’Bite of Reality’ gives teens a ciation that represents more than 300 hands-on opportunity to experience credit unions in the two states. I

CommunityBriefs Brian Mathias joins Cabrillo Bond Oversight Committee rian C. Mathias of Aptos was appointed to the Cabrillo College Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee on October 9. The Committee supervises the expenditure of a $118.5 million bond approved by Santa Cruz County voters in 2004 and reports their findings to the public. The two-year term is uncompensated. Mathias attended Aptos Brian Mathias High School, Cabrillo College, UCSC, and the Monterey College of Law. Mathias, 27, is an attorney with the Law Offices of Timothy J. Morgan in Santa

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Cruz, periodic litigation counsel to the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. He also serves on the Santa Cruz Host Lions Club Board of Directors and is a past vice-president for the Santa Cruz County Fair Board. ••• Fighting Hunger – Board Break-A-Thon 2012 arolyn Jones a 12 year old Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and her brother Dakota Jones 14 also a Black in Tae Kwon Do are breaking boards to fight hunger. Last year this brother sister team broke 200 boards and raised over $2000 for the Twin Lakes Church Second Harvest Food Drive 2011. This year the Break-A-Thon has been expanded to include additional hunger fighters. Carolyn stated, “Last year made enough to provide more than 8,000 meals. With these addi-

tional hunger fighters on our side we hope to hit over 30,000!”. Dakota stated, “It is great to see other kids stepping up and breaking boards to beat hunger. What a great way to let the community know we love them”. Donors are asked to pledge an amount per board and can specify the maximum donation they are willing to make. The duo will complete the Break-A-Thon Saturday November 17 from 10 - 12 a.m. at Twin Lakes Church Gymnasium located at 2701 Cabrillo College Drive in Aptos, California. The event will be filmed and posted to YouTube. Info at www.boardbreakathon.com. I

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Professional Sports Teams Doing Their Part to ‘Go Green’ Dear EarthTalk: How eco-friendly are professional sports leagues and their teams? Which stand out especially for their green efforts? — Al Simpson, Medina, OH

rofessional sports, like many other pursuits, are getting greener every day. While pro leagues and teams have traditionally been the last to go green,

it has all changed in recent years. Maybe it’s the fact that wasting less saves money. Or that going green generates good public relations. Or that it’s just the right thing to

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do. Whether it’s any or all-of-the-above, professional sports certainly have never been greener. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a leading environmental non-profit, has worked with several sports teams and leagues to green their operations, and has bundled a collection of case studies into a recently released report, “Game Changer: How the Sports Industry is Saving the Environment.” One example is how baseball’s San Francisco Giants have so far saved 171,000 kilowatt-hours of energy at its stadium, AT&T Park, through a series of lighting retrofits. Another is the building of a 3megawatt photovoltaic solar array at NASCAR’s Pocono Raceway, which offsets 3,100 metric tons of CO2 each year and provides enough power to operate the raceway and 1,000 nearby homes. Still another is basketball’s Minnesota Timberwolves’ construction of a 2.5 acre green roof that prevents annually a million gallons of storm water from spilling into the Mississippi River from atop their Minneapolis arena. NRDC hopes its report can help educate sports professionals, their suppliers

and the millions of fans that p a t ro n i z e the teams and their venues about the business case for greening, from achieving cost savings and enhancing brands to developing new sponsorship opportunities and strengthening community ties. To further these goals, NRDC, along with Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc., launched the Green Sports Alliance in 2010, bringing together venue operators, team executives and scientists to exchange information and develop solutions to their environmental challenges. The findings gathered are made available to Alliance members so that they can better understand how sporting events can be performed in an environmentally sensitive manner. Alliance members represent more than 100 teams and venues from 13 different leagues. “Eco-Friendly Parks” > 31

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iva is an absolute sweetheart who desperately seeks a human to love and be close to. She follows staff members around the office, immediately greets shelter visitors with kisses and cuddles, and is the first one in line when it is time for a walk or a volunteer led trip to the beach! Recently, Diva went home with a volunteer for a few nights and proved herself to be a very well-behaved house guest and quickly won the hearts of both the volunteer and her own dog. Diva does great with other dogs both large and small, however, she doesn’t seem to appreciate the company of cats. When the colors fade away or are shaved off, Diva will be pure white and because of her breed, she is considered hypoallergenic and non-shedding. She is a very desirable small/medium size and weights around 25 pounds. She is not an overly active girl but also not a wall flower so we hope to see her in a semiactive home where she will have a human (or more than one!) to take her out into the world and show her the sites. This girl has the personality, temperament, and physical ability that so many people seek. Can you look past the awkward appearance and see Divas true colors? If you would like to help animals like Diva and her orphaned friends, 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. I

“Murals” from pg 13 Martinez began his career as an artist at the age of thirteen, when he painted his first mural at the Lookout Mountain School for Boys, a facility for juvenile offenders. Two years later, after being incarcerated three times and winning statewide art competitions, Martinez established a reputation as an exceptionally talented artist. This notoriety drew the attention of Bill Longley, a prominent artist from Santa Fe, NM who was implementing an Arts Apprenticeship Program for troubled youth. Through Bill’s two year mentorship and commitment, he was successful in getting Martinez back in school, where he graduated and won two art scholarships. By the age of twenty-two, Martinez had worked with the most significant muralist in the world, David A. Siquieros and had completed three art works that are now in the permanent collection of the National Museum of American Art Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. As a muralist, painter and sculptor, Martinez occupies an outstanding status among national and internationally known artists. Since establishing a studio

“Eco-Friendly Parks” from pg 30 For teams that want to go green but don’t know where to start, NRDC created a Greening Advisor program, featuring sustainability tips and green inspiration. Teams from each of North America’s major sports leagues can find treasure troves of information at the intersection of saving money and the planet. NRDC calls the greening of pro sports “a cultural shift of historic proportions” and delights in the fact that “North America’s professional leagues, teams and venues have collectively saved millions of dollars by shifting to more efficient, healthy and ecologically intelligent operations.” “At the same time, the sports greening movement has brought important environ-

in 1968, Martinez has received national acclaim as a precursor of the contemporary mural movement in the U.S. He has received prestigious awards for his design capabilities and for engaging young people into art projects requiring high standards of workmanship. Martinez has been featured in over 250 newspaper/magazine articles and 30 published books, including a book written on his art career entitled: “Emanuel Martinez: A Retrospective.” Mural Unveiling: Students at the Santa Cruz County Juvenile Hall painted 80% of the murals designed by Martinez starting October 15. A mural unveiling was held October 29, 2012, at the Santa Cruz County Juvenile Hall, 3650 Graham Hill Road, Felton, CA. The Santa Cruz County Juvenile Hall murals are the 28th and 29th murals completed in 19 juvenile detention facilities nationwide since the Emanuel Project started in January 2011. One mural titled “Seek New Visions” measures 118’ x 9.6.’ The other is “Embrace Higher Learning” is 40’ x 10.6.’ A total of 1,556.8 square feet of mural space was painted. To date, more than 20,000 square feet of murals have been painted as part of the Emanuel Project with research playing an important role. Youth who participate in the mural process are asked to complete a self-esteem study before and after the mural project, which helps assess the immediate impact of the program. The Emanuel Project was founded by Denver artist and advocate for at-risk youth Louisa Craft Jornayvaz. I ••• Dr. James “Randy” Minnick serves as the executive director and can be reached at 229-938-7362 or at rminnick@theminnickgroup.com.

mental messages to millions of fans worldwide,” says NRDC. “Sport is a great unifier, transcending political, cultural, religious and socioeconomic barriers. It also wields a uniquely powerful influence [and] in so doing, promotes a non-political public commitment to environmental protection.” I ••• Contacts: “Game Changer” Report, www.nrdc.org/greenbusiness/guides/sports/ga me-changer.asp; Green Sports Alliance, www.greensportsalliance.org; NRDC Greening Advisor, www.greensports.org. EarthTalk® is written and edited by Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss and is a registered trademark of E - The Environmental Magazine (www.emagazine.com). Send questions to: earthtalk@emagazine.com. Subscribe: www.emagazine.com/subscribe. Free Trial Issue: www.emagazine.com/trial

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