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Valley Churches United Missions’ Annual Christmas Project
Christmas is just around the corner, and the annual Valley Churches United Missions’ Christmas Project is well underway. Through your generous giving, you share the true spirit of Christmas with your less fortunate neighbors throughout the San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley, and Bonny Doon. Full Story page 5
Santa Cruz Ballet’s “The Nutcracker� to Take Stage When the Thanksgiving leftovers have been turned into sandwiches, turkey casseroles, and heartwarming soup, we know that it’s time to break out the Christmas decorations. We ‘ll forage through our garages and the crawl space under the stairs to pull out boxes with “XMAS� scribbled on the sides. Full Story page 8
Snow Day in Scotts Valley Over three years ago, Gabriella Cosner, a four-year-old girl battling a rare form of cancer made one simple wish. She wished for snow on her 5th birthday, which falls on December 24 — a white Christmas. What started with a blog request for information
on snow machines from Gabriella’s mother, Kristin, literally snowballed into an event that brought the entire community, including over 900 families in the last three years, together for a birthday gift that continues to give. ... continued on page 4