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On February 21, 2013, in response to a particularly violent first two months of the new year the Santa Cruz County Chief’s Association authorized an action plan dubbed “Operation Take Back.” The plan called for allied county law enforcement agencies to supplement the Santa Cruz County Gang Task Force (GTF). Full Story on Page 25
Explode your Mind In Musical Color
Music critics at the London Telegraph are calling Yevgny Sudbin the world’s greatest pianist, but he is still learning how to make his music more powerful — with hallucinogenic hues. It’s a philosophy he learned from his hero ... Full Story on Page 19
Cabrillo College Local Theatre Festival
Cabrillo College’s Theatre Arts Department will present a festival of plays, storytelling and improvisation from the local theatre community in collaboration with Cabrillo students. With over 30 local theatre companies in Santa Cruz County producing plays on a regular basis ... Full Story on Page 27
Aptos Village Icon The centerpiece of the new Aptos Village is planned to be the Apple Barn (aka Hihn apple packing shed), which was built around 1891. According to the County’s Aptos Village Plan approved in 2010: “By the late 1890s, paralleling the agricultural trend going on in the Pajaro Valley, apples became the focus
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of activities on the Aptos Village Site. The same railroad that carried lumber to the far corners of the country now began carrying railroad cars filled with apples. Most of the orchards were located north and east of Aptos Village and Frederick Hihn was one of the leaders of this new Aptos industry. continued on page 4
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Community News April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month • False Rape Claimant to be Prosecuted Planning ahead for Peace of Mind California Giant Welcomes Spring with a ‘Breath of Fresh Berries’ World’s Finest Pianists on Display Bay Federal Credit Union Employees – Recognized for Ten Years of 100 Percent Community Support Cabrillo Gallery presents ‘Tribute’ New BLS Data • Constellation Qualifies Dandy Dahlias to Decorate Deerpark – Annual Sale on April 6 • The ‘History Dude’ to be Honored Violence Suppression: ‘Operation Take Back’ – Santa Cruz County Gang Task Force Arrests 43 Cabrillo College Local Theatre Festival Kicks off in April
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April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month anta Cruz CHP is taking a multi-faceted approach to combat distracted driving by not only educating the public through programs such as IMPACT Teen Drivers, but also through collaborative enforcement efforts with allied agencies. In April of 2012, Santa Cruz Area CHP Officers wrote 582 citations to drivers talking on cell phones as they drove, 55
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Local Sports Aptos Fog Wins AAU Tourney • Historic Team, Coaching Legend, Surf Champion Enter Hall of Fame 18 Aptos High School Scoreboard 9
The Wonder of Words The Writings of Mar Vista Elementary School Students
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Kids Camp Ready, Set, Camp! – Finding the Right Camp for Your Child 2013 Camp Trends The Bottom Line About Camp Costs
Business Profiles 17 Fleet Feet Sports in Aptos by Courtney Dimpel Letters to the Editor 24 Symphony Search • Wonder of Words
Community Calendar • Arts & Entertainment – Pages 28 & 29
Monthly Horoscope • Page 29 - Your April Horoscope - Annabel Burton, Astrologer©
Featured Columnists 26 The Book Bag by Robert Francis – No April Fool’s Joke, These are good reads for every taste … 30 Music Review by Roger Emanuels – DACS Continues to Provide Outstanding Entertainment 31 What’s Happening Now at the SSA by Terry McFall – Doing Business with the SSA Online
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“Aptos Village Icon” from page 1 By the 1920s, Aptos was the second most important apple shipping location in Santa Cruz County. Over 90% of the apples shipped in the 1920s came from Watsonville, and though only 5% of the county’s apple crop went through Aptos each year, it was enough to create a microcosm of the apple industry in the Aptos Village. Box making, apple packing, an apple dryer and vinegar works were represented in what became a small apple-centered industrial park.”
Now the former center of the Aptos Village apple industry is to become the latest in the chain of New Leaf Community Markets which will be featuring much more than just apples and vinegar on its shelves. Looking at the Apple Barn as it is today, it will need a lot of renovation before it can become the anchor store for the new Aptos Village retail/residential development to be built by Barry Swenson Builder. To find out more about what will be involved to bring an 19th century building into the 21st century, we asked Mary Gourlay of Barry Swenson Builder about that aspect of the project. She referred us to Matthew Thompson of Thacher & Thompson, Architects for the details. We met with Mr. Thompson in his offices, which are the former offices of Supervisor Bruce McPherson in the old Santa Cruz Sentinel, now Cruzio Building. Thompson has done extensive surveys of the Apple Barn, which is now the Antique Barn on Trout Gulch Rd., in planning how to save and improve the structure. “It is actually three buildings,” Thompson said, “With the first one built in the 1890s and the last on built in the 1920s. There has been a lot added to it in partitions and stalls by the owners and tenants,
which will be removed in order to get back to the original barn. Above the false ceilings are marvelous wooden beams and trusses made of local fir, which will again become visible. The roof will be replaced because it has structurally deteriorated. Much of the building doesn’t even rest on a proper foundation, just on posts sunk into the ground.” After a new foundation has been built and the building structurally braced, the Barn will be moved to its new location at the heart of the new Aptos Village. “The building as restored,” said Thompson, “Will be about 12,000 sq ft. in size. It will become part of a 5,500 sq ft addition, which will total 17,500 sq ft for the New Leaf Community Market. Just in front of that building complex, which is in the center of the Village, will be the Village Green, a public gathering place for from 20, to 200, to 2,000 people - depending on the configuration - for public events. It will be a great place for the Aptos Parade.” When asked about the features of the building, Thompson said, “There have been loading docks for horse drawn wagons, for trucks, and even for trains. There was a railroad spur to the building at one time. The sides of the building bear the evidence of sliding doors and access
windows that were boarded over or moved as the building’s owners changed its configuration. It bears the marks of its own history.” “Once the shell has been restored,” Thompson said, “And the building structurally rebuilt with the infrastructure for electricity, heating and air conditioning installed, it will be up to New Leaf to finish the interior to their standards.” Some other questions concerning the new Aptos Village that Thompson and Gourlay answered: Total Retail space including New Leaf Community Market will be 71,000 sq ft. There will be 63 residences, mostly townhomes and apartments as part of the development.
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Planning ahead for Peace of Mind
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ational Healthcare Decisions Day, April 16th, is an important day of awareness and education, focused on encouraging everyone, including those who are healthy and in the prime of their life, to think about and write down their care treatment preferences before a crisis,” said Michael Milward, Chief Executive Officer of Hospice of Santa Cruz County. When it comes to how they want to spend their final days, Californians prefer to die at home in the presence of their loved ones and without being a burden, financially or emotionally. Yet according to the California Healthcare Foundation, fewer than 1 in 10 report having had a conversation about endof-life preferences with their doctor. Additionally, fewer than a quarter have put their end-of-life wishes in writing and more than half say they have not talked with a loved one about the kind of care they would want. “Reflecting on and sharing our future healthcare choices with loved ones is one of the greatest gifts we can give them,” said Julie Boudreau, coordinator of the local Make Your Wishes Known Initiative. “Getting those choices on paper and appointing the person who will speak for us when we can no longer speak for ourselves provides great peace of mind both for us and those close to us.” That’s a tall order in a society that has a difficult time with conversations about death, so every year in April, right after tax day, communities around the country do their part to make these conversation more accessible. An accident or serious illness can create an urgent need for information about your healthcare wishes when you are least able to communicate them. An advance healthcare directive is a legal form that lets you appoint a decision-maker, or healthcare agent, and make known ahead of time what kind of healthcare you want or do not want if you become too ill to speak for yourself. “The concept of communicating our end-of-life
wishes might seem daunting at first, but it can be liberating for an individual and their family and friends,” said Milward. “Participating in a community event where you can learn more about the process is a great first step. Starting these conversations with spouses, parents, and adult children can bring surprising rewards in the present and be a huge source of support to your loved ones in the future when they may most need it.” All events are free of charge. For more information or to make an appointment for a one-on-one advance directive consultation, call (831) 430-3078. Hospice of Santa Cruz County is promoting awareness of the importance of advance healthcare planning through several local free events around National Healthcare Decisions Day. Monday, April 8: “Understanding the POLST (Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment) Form” presentation, 2-3:30 p.m., Dominican Oaks, Oak Room, 3400 Paul Sweet Road, Santa Cruz Sunday April 14: “Planning Ahead for Peace of Mind” forum, 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Trinity Presbyterian Church, 420 Melrose Avenue, Santa Cruz. A bagel brunch and educational forum providing resources on advance care planning, caregiver support, alternative approaches to funerals and burials, and supporting those dealing with loss. Monday, April 15: “Complete Your Advance Healthcare Directive” individual 30- minute sessions (call 430-3078 for reservation), 2-4 p.m. Dominican Oaks, Oak Room, 3400 Paul Sweet Road, Santa Cruz
Tuesday, April 16: “Complete Your Advance Healthcare Directive” individual 30- minute sessions (call 430-3078 for reservation), 1-3 p.m., Watsonville Community Hospital Senior Circle, 75 Nielson Street, Watsonville Tuesday April 16: “Planning For Future Healthcare Decisions” forum, 7:309:00 p.m., La Selva Beach Community Church, 26 Florido Avenue, La Selva Beach. In honor of La Selva Beach’s Jim
Morley, this free forum will provide information on sound planning for your future health care needs, including the role of the healthcare agent and how to prepare, and navigating difficult care decisions. Thursday, April 18: “Complete Your Advance Healthcare Directive” individual 30-minute sessions (call 430-3078 for reservation), 10:00 a.m.12:30 p.m., Live Oak Senior Center, 1777 Capitola Road, Santa Cruz n
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Aptos Fog Wins AAU Tourney T he Aptos Fog won the varsity boys division of the Each One, Teach One AAU Boys Basketball Tournament over the weekend. The Fog went 4-0 in the two-day tournament, defeating the SLV Redwoods 48-24, beating Each One, Teach One 82-39, winning over the San Jose Hornets 56-45, and edging the North County Magic 54-53 in the championship game.
Cole Welle, Mark Hinojosa, and Ben Dorfman were the Fog’s leading scorers, and Cole Welle, Luke Rossi, and Nemo Howe led the team in rebounding. Shandy Victory led the team in assists, and Brooks Nicholson was a defensive catalyst and led the team in steals. Other key Fog contributors were Jonah Gonzalez, Dylan Smith and Kenny Harrah. The team is coached by Joe and Jack Smith, and by Ace Koski. n
Front row: Jonah Gonzales, Shandy Victory, Brooks Nicholson, Ben Dorfman. Back row: Coach Joe Smith, Coach Jack Smith, Mark Hinijosa, Luke Rossi, Nemo Howe, Coach Ace Koski. Missing from photo (but present 1st day of tourney): Dylan Smith, Kenny Harrah.
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Mel, whose successful professional surfing career recently added the title of the 2013 Maverick’s Invitational, will be the first surfer to be inducted into Aptos High Sports Hall of Fame. California’s premier big-wave rider, Mel is a 1987 Aptos High grad who now divides his time between Santa Cruz and Newport Beach. Besides chasing big waves around the globe — he was crowned 2012 Big
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Wave World Tour champion — Mel is part of the Quiksilver pro surf team, as well as Director of Marketing for Quiksilver’s Waterman Collection. In only the fourth school year after Aptos High opened its doors in 1969, the Peter Mel Mariner basketball team, coached by the legendary coach Bill Warmerdam, won the school’s first league title and made it to the final four of the Central Coast Section tournament (a field that consisted only of league champions, combined into one division, regardless of school size). The Mariners lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Riordan, but ran past top-seeded Silver Bill Warmerdam Creek to finish third among all the schools in the section. Their 25-5 record became the benchmark for a program that developed not only into one of the best basketball programs in the area (10 championships in a 14-year span), but in Northern California (with a NorCal title in 1986). One player from that team, forward Kjell Stakkestad, already is a member of the Aptos High Sports Hall Of Fame. Lynch, who coached Mariner football from 1972 through 1979, transformed a lackluster program that went 8-30 in its first four seasons into a perennial league championship contender. After one season with the junior varsity, Lynch took over the varsity and in his second season was named the league’s Coach of the Year. He went on to earn that honor again in 1977 and 1978 and is still the only Aptos
football coach to win that league honor three times. Lynch’s 1978 team won the school’s first league championship in football, also making it to the CCS playoffs for the first time. The following season, the Mariners repeated as league champions prior to Lynch stepping down as head football coach. Six more individual honorees round out the 2013 Class of inductees: Jacob Evans (Class of 2004): only runner to win CCS 800 & 1600 in same meet, set school and county records in both distances; all-American at Stanford University. Kayse Hagins (Class of 1991): allleague and all-county in volleyball and basketball; played volleyball on UC Davis conference championship teams; became professional snowboarder. John Kaitz (Class of 1983): Linebacker who was all-county Defensive Player of the Year; played linebacker at California, as well as Cal rowing team. As rowing coach, is in UCSB Hall of Fame Kirsten Loftin (Class of 2003): League and section pole vault champion who set CCS record at 12-4. Vaulted at UC Irvine, and then became all-American at Cal State Stanislaus. Jamie McCabe (Class of 2004): allcounty basketball star scored more than 1,400 points; all-America nominee; played at University of Hartford, which made NCAA tournament three times. D. J. Powers (Class of 1992): threetime MVP in golf who led Aptos to 1992 CCS title; played at San Jose State, leading team to Top 10 in NCAA; coached golf at Stanford and Santa Clara. n ••• Dinner tickets are $50 each and may be reserved through Aptos High Athletic Director Mark Dorfman, at 688-6565, ext. 483 and mark_dorfman@pvusd.net
The Emotion of Words Imagine
Anika McPherson — 6th Grade The warm breeze runs its fingers through the tall grass, Sunlight turns the pond surface to glass, The trees stand proud with bright leaves, This is the meadow that haunts my dreams. I wish I never have to leave, My beautiful world of flowers and trees. I love leaving my worries behind, And entering a place inside my mind. Some days I don’t have to escape, Some days just aren’t that great. Life is full of days that are down, All you need is an imagination to get around.
as I leave fast footprints in the forests ground, made me feel more awake than ever. Everything that will make me smile today, tomorrow and the next day, will make me who I am: A girl who always wants a thrill and believes the lord will give that to her. A girl who isn’t perfect, but knows that perfect is boring. A girl who knows right from wrong, who knows how to follow her dreams, and make others come true. •••
Jealousy
Elysia Richie — 6th Grade
Some have their journals, some hide in nooks. Some try to bury their feelings in books. I have my meadow, my paradise, Which I escape to when the time is right.
It’s a stupid word That should not be heard No one likes it It’s a fire to be lit
I love the field of grass, I love the pond of glass, I love no worries, all left behind, I love this place inside my mind.
It’s a word that rumbles through your mind It’s not sweet, nor is it kind It’s ungrateful and it’s sad, And it makes you really mad
A juicy, tart lemon making a citrusy scent, A bird soaring through the sky, its wings slightly bent.
It’s bright and bold yet soft and mellow, All of this is just beautiful yellow. •••
It’s bright and bold yet soft and mellow, All of this is just beautiful yellow.
Kyla Rose Parkin — 4th Grade
Yellow lightning will never bother you, While you have yellow and yellow has you too. Orange’s brother and green’s cousin, The sound of autumn leaves crunching. Yellow is two light, flowing butterfly wings, Yellow is a baby bird beginning to sing. It’s the color of stripes on a bumblebee’s back, And a fresh, crunchy bell pepper, the perfect snack. I can feel the soft, yellow rose petals between my fingers, They drop from my hand, but the sweet scent still lingers. I reach for a glass of lemonade, The cool taste bringing a smile to my face.
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I imagine that the bright blue ocean can be the sky and the sky can be the ocean I imagine that plants sprout in you then you sprout I imagine the plants sway and make the ocean ripple with pride I imagine when the leaves sway you can hear the soft whisper It sounds like there’s someone saying “come and sway with me” I imagine you’re at the shoreline and you see the waves crashing It sounds like a thunder storm and It makes you feel happy and sad at the same time. I imagine. n
I hate being jealous-I really do Especially when it comes between me and you It’s not funny and it’s not great Being jealous is something I hate I love you, ok, I really do, But when she’s here it’s something new You think it’s funny? You really do? Laugh when it happens to Y-O-U This poem is not just for you It’s for my sadness and me too. •••
Orange’s Brother
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Bailee M. Willson — 6th Grade
Sunlight filtering through a window screen, An egg yolk as broken as a long lost dream.
A Girl Who … The cool water that rushed down my throat and the sun that pounded on my back, made me feel peaceful. The hooves that bounced on and off the pavement and the bumpy ride that was high in the air, made me think about how wonderful life can be. The trees swaying in the wind and the sight of small children laughing, made me feel like he wind and leaves would pick me up and drag me across the sky to see the beautiful world as it should be. The rush of air through my blonde hair
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How to Decide When Your Child is Ready for Camp hildren are ready for new experiences at different stages. Parents know their children best and these questions can help gauge whether this is the summer your child will start camp. What is your child’s age, and what is your perception of his or her readiness level? Children under seven who have not had overnight experiences may do better with a day camp as their first camp experience. If you think your child might not be ready for an overnight camp experience, consider the day camp experience to prepare him or her for future overnight camp. How did your child become interested in camp? Does your child talk about camp on a sustained basis? How much persuasion is necessary from you? Has your child had positive overnight experiences away from home? Visiting relatives or friends? Were these separations easy or difficult? What does your child expect to do at camp? Learning about the camp experience ahead of time allows you to create positive expectations. Are you able to share consistent and positive messages about camp? Your con-
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fidence in a positive experience will be contagious. A Camp for Every Child—The Perfect Fit amp can last for just a few days or stretch to all summer long. It’s well worth the trouble to investigate the variety of choices offered by camps before your child packs a backpack. These questions help you consider the options. Near or Far? here do you want your child to go to camp? Locally or far away? While each camp experience has something unique to offer your child, this is an opportunity for families to assess what they value for their campers. Benefits of Camp Nearby • Easier to evaluate and visit • Friends and family are likely familiar with camp • Minimal travel costs Likely contact with classmates or children from same region Benefits of Camp Far Away • More choices • Different experiences, different geography, e.g., mountains or oceans— even different languages • Promotes independence, particularly for early and late adolescent campers • Diversity of campers • Chance for family to visit and vacation at close of camp Session Length Offers Another Choice amps offer widely varying options to help parents and children reach their goals for summer fun and exploration. Talking with your child about the goals you both share helps determine which choice is right for you. Benefits of Short Sessions (one-three weeks) • First-time or younger campers have a chance to learn new skills • Bonds develop with other campers and staff • Great exposure to camp experience with less expense • Minimizes homesickness Benefits of Longer Sessions (four-
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2013 Camp Trends C amp has been an American tradition for more than 150 years. Some things at camp — forming friendships, having fun, practicing new skills, and summer learning gains — will never change. But what are the camp trends today? Who goes to camp? CA estimates that there are 12,000 traditional, organized camps in the U.S. Each year more than 11.5 million children, youth, and adults attend camp. Today we see a wide range of ages participating in the camp experience: from children as young as three participating in day camp programs to senior adults, participating in family camps and senior camps. The American Camp Association (ACA) has a vision that by the year 2020, over 20 million children and youth will have a camp experience each year. What types of camps are most popular? raditional camps are still very popular — maybe more popular today than
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Chartwell is an independent day school for co-ed students diagnosed with dyslexia and other learning difficulties. Chartwell offers an academic skills program in grades 2-8 and a college prep project-based curriculum in grades 9-12. Research shows that nearly 20% of all students find learning to read difficult despite average or better cognitive ability; mainly due to the ways their brains process visual and auditory information. At Chartwell, we see students reach their full potential by helping them get the education they need. Our fund-raising efforts provide need-based financial aid or tuition support funding to nearly half of our student population.
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“Finding Camp” from page 10 Parents of children with special needs are pleased to learn about the range of camp activities that help kids be kids first. Benefits of Traditional Camps • Wide variety of activities • Chance for campers to try new activities • Exposure to more campers and staff at varying activities Benefits of Specialty Camps • One or two specialized activities (often combined with traditional offerings) • Expectation for increased proficiency during camping session • Deepens knowledge and skill in particular area of interest or ability Benefits of Special Needs Camps • Activities geared to campers’ abilities •
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Koinonia Conference Grounds 1605 Eureka Canyon Rd., Watsonville, CA 95076 Phone: 831-722-1472 Fax: 831-722-1523 e-mail: programs@gotocamp.org web: gotocamp.org Tucked away in the giant Redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains, Koinonia Conference Grounds is just the place for week-long summer camp adventures. With Family Camps, High School Water Sports Camp, Junior High Camp and Kids Camp, Koinonia has exciting programs for all ages. Join us at Koinonia this summer for an exciting week of life change.
lenges • Supportive and fun atmosphere to share with others The Value of Camp for Every Child hat happens when you make the decision to choose camp? You open up a world of discovery and learning for
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your child, a world that values children for who they are and who they will become. Camp gives each child a world of good. For nearly one hundred years, the American Camp Association has been serving the camp community and families considering camp. Please visit our family resource Web site, www.CampParents. org, to learn more about the camp experience, search the Find a Camp database, and explore the world of child and youth development. n ••• For more information about child development and the camp experience, please visit our family-dedicated Web site, www. CampParents.org or call our toll-free number, 1-800-428-CAMP (2267). Originally printed in CAMP Magazine, reprinted by permission of the American Camp Association © 2005 American Camping Association, Inc.
For nearly one hundred years, the American Camp Association has been serving the camp community and families considering camp. Frontier Ranch Mission Springs Summer Camp 1050 Lockhart Gulch Road, Scott’s Valley, CA 95066 Phone: 800-683-9133 Fax: 831-335-7726 e-mail: info@missionsprings.com web: www.Frontier-Ranch.com and www.missionsprings.com Frontier Ranch, a summer camp for grades 4-9, is located at Mission Springs in the Mountains of Scotts Valley. We offer 7-day resident camps that are packed full of fun programs and adventurous activities. Since 1967, Frontier Ranch has been a place where friendships are fostered, and where campers are encouraged to try new things and grow as a person. Frontier Ranch is a faith-based Christian Camp. Check us out on the web! Frontier-Ranch.com. Camp Dates: June 16 – August 10
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“Camp Trends” from page 11 In addition, ACA research shows 52 percent of day camps and 50percent of resident camps offered one or more academic / science and technology programs. More than four in five ACAaccredited residential camps offer at least one environmental education program for campers. Whatever the activity, camp gets kids moving! While at camp, campers are typically active three to five hours
per day. This exceeds the recommended daily amount of physical activity from the CDC (one hour per day). With so many options, how do I find the right camp? There is a camp for every child, every interest, and every budget! The American Camp Association’s Find a Camp database helps families find the perfect camp experience — whether it’s a traditional, day, specialty, family, or even trip or travel camp. Visit CampParents. org to start your search, and be sure to
check out the expert advice, packing tips, and more. n ••• The American Camp Association® (ACA) works to preserve, promote, and enhance the camp experience for children and adults. ACA-Accredited® camp programs ensure that children are provided with a diversity of educational and developmentally challenging learning opportunities. There are over 2,400 ACA-accredited camps that meet up to 300 health and safety standards. For more information, visit www. CampParents.org. Reprinted from www.ACAcamps.org by permission of the American Camp Association; copyright 2013 by the American Camping Association, Inc.
Santa Cruz Gymnastics 2750-B Soquel Ave. (Near 7th) Phone: 831-462-0655 web: www.scgym.com Celebrating our 40th Anniversary this year, our summer camps promise to be extra exciting! We have all new themes, great new crafts and our staff is excited to start working on your gymnastics skills while having lots and lots of fun! Instructional gymnastics, open gym time and a flexible schedule make our camp very popular. Register online www.scgym.com
Camp Capitola 4400 Jade Street, Capitola, CA 95010 Phone: 831-475-5935 Fax: 831-475-6279 e-mail: capitolarecreation@ci.capitola.ca.us web: www.capitolarecreation.com Camp Capitola, for kids ages 6-11, is held at Jade Street Park and Capitola Community Center to provide kids with an awesome summer experience! Camp is designed to run in 2-week or 3-week sessions. We offer half-day or all-day care (9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.) with extended care hours. There is a regular daily schedule with several differenct types of activities going on (indoor, outdoor, arts & crafts, active & quiet games, age-specific activities, etc.).
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The Bottom Line About Camp Costs P arents know that camp is an experience that will last a lifetime. However, they may worry about the cost, especially if there is more than one camp-aged child in the house. The good news for parents is that there is a camp for just about every budget. While fees to attend camp vary, they can range from $75 to over $650 per week for American Camp Association-accredited resident and day camps. Parents may also reduce the costs by asking the right questions. When talking with the camp director, parents should ask the following: What is the refund policy? Refund policies vary greatly from camp to camp. Some refund for illness only, some will give a total refund prior to certain date, and some don not refund at all. Most camps will ask for a small non-refundable deposit at the time of application, which may or may not go toward the cost of tuition. It is important to know the refund policy before you send any money. Is there financial assistance available? Many camps offer camperships, which is a partial or total subsidy of the tuition costs,
but parents need to ask if they are available. Although they are usually awarded based on need, do not assume that you make too much to qualify. It is important to apply early. What is included in the tuition? Day camps will typically include transportation as part of their tuition. Resident camps may offer limited transportation, such as a van ride from a major local train station. Other amenities to ask about are fees for special programs and trips, laundry service, camp canteen, special equipment that is required and service organization membership. Also,
ask the camp director if it is appropriate to send spending money with your child. Are special discounts available? Often, camps will offer special discounts for such things as early registration, full-season enrollment, and enrollment of multiple family members. If more than one special discount applies, parents may only be able to take advantage of one. Founded in 1910, the American Camp Association is a national community of camp professionals and is dedicated to enriching the lives of children and adults through the camp experience. The ACA
camp database provides parents with many ways to find the ideal ACA-accredited camp. For more information, visit ACA’s familydedicated Web site, www.CampParents.org. Reprinted by permission of the American Camp Association © 2005 American Camping Association, Inc.
Jim Booth Swim School Harvey West Pool, Santa Cruz • In Shape Club, Capitola Watsonville Indoor & Outdoor Pools Phone: 831-722-3500 web: www.jimboothswimschool.com Jim Booth Swim School is known for its gentle classes where infants are taught to swim and are never dunked or forced. Parents feel comfortable that they are starting their children in a safe and sensible way. Jim Booth Swim School gives children of all ages the foundations required to be great swimmers for their entire lives. Mike Bottom, a member of the U.S. Olympic Swim Team said, “This is the way to start babies in the water.” There are now 3 locations to serve you Watsonville, Santa Cruz Harvey West Park and In Shape Capitola. For more information call Jim Booth Swim School at (831)722-3500 or visit www.jimboothswimschool.com. 14 / April 1st 2013 / Aptos Times www.tpgonlinedaily.com
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ocals Russ and Tina Coillot of Fleet Feet Sports in Aptos are passionate about the community of runners, joggers, and walkers that frequent their running shop, nestled in the Rancho Del Mar Shopping Center. One quick conversation with the two of them reveals how deep their passion runs, “it’s not about the money for us. Fleet Feet changed our lives when we joined our local group in Sacramento. We lost a combined 170 lbs, met some amazing people, and felt inspired every day that we met up with our training groups,” said Tina, “It was where we went to feel better.” Fleet Feet Aptos is not just a store that sells shoes and running apparel; it’s a store that offers support, encouragement, and an opportunity to get involved and take a step towards a happier, healthier you. And most of their services are free - won’t cost you more than the extra food you’re going to eat after all that exercise! It’s a place to come and get inspired by their outgoing staff and energetic participants. Tina and Russ encourage everyone they meet to give it a shot, and to try something new, something outside their comfort zone, simply because that’s exactly how they got involved. The story behind Russ and Tina’s Fleet Feet endeavor mirrors how most people live their day-to-day. Stressed from a high paced job, Russ weighed about 330 pounds, smoked two packs a day, and according to him “was a heart attack waiting to
happen. With two children, it was time for a change.” Both Russ and Tina decided it was time to do something about their weight. Russ quit smoking and they both signed up for Fleet Feet Training programs in Sacramento; which Russ claims changed the course of their lives. “Overweight, out of shape, sedentary and stressed with high pressure careers, we were absolutely stunned and delighted to experience that, even we, had an inner athlete just waiting to be unleashed,” said Russ. Then one of those fun life tests, Russ had the misfortune (or so he thought) of getting laid off from his job during the mortgage crisis. Feeling a bit down, which if you know Russ is a real rarity, Tina encouraged
him to apply for a job at Fleet Feet in Sacramento, where they were helping as Fleet Feet training group coaches. Russ found he was having a blast helping customers who
were like just like him - looking to make a change for the better. His enthusiasm, heart and compassion for each and every customer did not go unnoticed. Within a year, management suggested Russ look into purchasing a store that had just come up for sale in Aptos, Tina’s hometown. Before Russ and Tina knew it, they were owners of a Fleet Feet, and relocating their family from Sacramento Aptos. “Our store in Aptos is all about inclusion, action, and community,” said Tina. “Our goal is to continue to grow our training groups which target walkers, joggers, and runners of all ability levels, shapes and sizes. We have something for everyone, and will be with you every step of the way. We want you to set lofty goals for yourself and step outside your comfort zone a little when it comes to fitness. And don’t worry, we won’t let you fall.” “Fleet Feet” page 22
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Aptos High School Scoreboard Softball Aptos Season Record (10-4-1, SCCAL 3-2) Summaries provided by Cynthia Getzschmann Aptos 10 – Santa Cruz 1 he Aptos Mariners Girls Varsity softball team had 10 runs in the 5th inning to win over Santa Cruz 11 to 1; the only run being unearned. Michelle Firebaugh threw a 1 hitter, struck out 4 and had no walks to take the win. Rita McCreesh went 3 for 4 with 3 RBI’s and Nicole Getzschmann went 2 for 3 with a Sacrifice Fly and 4 RBI’s. Both Amanda Ang and Jennifer Segura went 2 for 4 with an RBI apiece.
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Aptos 6 – San Lorenzo Valley 1 he Aptos high varsity softball team traveled to S.L.V. to beat the host team 6-1. Michelle Firebaugh went the distance allowing 3 hits and struck out 5. Rita McCreesh led the Mariners at the plate going 3-3 with a walk and 2 RBIs. Casey Messersmith and Nicole Getzschmann added 1 RBI each. Aptos 12 – Watsonville 0 he Aptos high varsity softball team beat Watsonville high 12-0 at Aptos high behind a near perfect pitching performance by Michelle Firebaugh. An error in the 5th
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inning was the only blemish on a 4 strike out shut out. Michelle also came through with the bat recording a 2 RBI hit in the 1st inning. Nicole Getzschmann and Jennifer Segura also knocked in 2 runs each with Amanda Ang having a good day at the plate hitting 2 doubles and an RBI. Aptos Varsity Softball at Monte Vista Tournament he Aptos Mariners Girls Varsity Softball Team took first place in their pool at the Monte Vista Christian Tournament March 15 and 16. The first day of play, Aptos upset Santa Cruz 20 to 2 with the help of Jennifer Segura hitting a home run, Casey Messersmith hitting 2
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Baseball Aptos Season Record (4-8, SCCAL 2-3) St Francis 2 – Aptos 1 Aptos 4 – Los Altos 1 Aptos Scoring: WP Jonathan Bol; Max Lofano 2 for 2; Houston Roberts 1 for 2, RBI; Steven Eichhorn 1 for 1, RBI; Zach Egan 1 for 2, RBI; Brian Bucher, 1 for 3, 2B, RBI
Boys Tennis Aptos Season Record (3-3, SCCAL 2-2) Santa Cruz 7 – Aptos 0
Boys Volleyball Aptos Season Record (6-5, SCCAL 3-3) Aptos def. Scotts Valley (23-16, 25-13, 25-14) Aptos Scoring: Cole Welle 11 kills; Cale Losik 11 kills; Grant Townsend 29 assists; David Bailey 5 digs “Scoreboard” page 23
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World’s Finest Pianists on Display Y evgny Sudbin Wants to explode your Mind In Color … With a Piano! Music critics at the London Telegraph are calling him the world’s greatest pianist, but he is still learning how to make his music more powerful — with hallucinogenic hues. It’s a philosophy he learned from his hero, Russian composer Alexander Scriabin, whose Sonata #5 he will perform in Santa Cruz April 5. Sudbin’s program features a delicate balance of emotions, and a chain of music’s nobility, starting with the quiet, pure palette of Scarlatti followed by Chopin’s Ballade No. 3. The second half of the program is
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made up of much darker, brooding, tragic pieces by Franz Liszt: “Funerailles” and “Harmonies du Soir.” The program concludes with Sonata No. 5, Scriabin’s purely erotic portrayal of dying in ecstasy. Listen to Yevgeny’s Sold Out London recital at this link: h t t p : / / w w w. t h e a r t s d e s k . c o m / classical-music/yevgeny-sudbin-westminster-cathedral-hall In 2011 Yevgeny gave us the inaugural concert of one the most amazing pianos in the world- the Aptos Foundation’s Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano. Now this majestic instrument is about to be tattooed, colorfully, forever in Santa Cruz music history. Don’t miss it! n ••• Purchase your tickets today at www.distinguishedartists.org for Friday, April 5 at 8 pm at the First Congregational Church in Santa Cruz. For more information call 831-539-0000.
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Bay Federal Credit Union Employees
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Capitola — In 1992, Bay Federal President and CEO Carrie Birkhofer set an ambitious goal for the Credit Union’s annual community support initiatives: 100% employee participation. Bay Federal employees readily accepted the challenge and, over the next 12 months, far exceeded their individual goals by volunteering for multiple schools, non-profits and community events. A Decade of Community Support ust over a decade later, they’re still going strong. Bay Federal Credit Union announced today that for 10 consecutive years, 100% of all Bay Federal employees have actively participated each year in volunteer and fundraising opportunities for local schools and nonprofit organizations. “On the surface, it is remarkable that we’ve been able to do this,” said Birkhofer, “however, upon quick reflection, it is not really surprising at all. Bay Federal employees believe in our community. They understand that they can make a real difference in our community by just showing
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uncommon for employees to earn 5 to 10 credits or more in a year,” said Birkhofer. “It’s become a competition for some, but most people just enjoy knowing that their hard work is appreciated. And for most people, the reward of giving is often equal to the value provided.” Service Excellence Receives Recognition ay Federal members have come to understand that service doesn’t stop at our front doors,” said Birkhofer, referring to numerous awards received by the Credit Union for both volunteerism and customer service. In 2010, Bay Federal became very first recipient of the Governor and First Lady’s Medal of Service Award as the State of California’s Small Business Volunteer Program of the Year. Bay Federal has also received an “Organization of the Year” award from each of the five local chambers of commerce and the United Way of Santa Cruz County, and has repeatedly won the vote for “Best Financial Institution” in annual reader polls for the Good Times, Press Banner and Santa Cruz Weekly regional newspapers. n ••• Bay Federal is a full-service, not-forprofit financial institution that serves over 56,000 members and 1,000 local businesses throughout Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey Counties. With over $670 million in assets, Bay Federal Credit Union is the largest member-owned financial institution in Santa Cruz County, serving its members and the community since 1957. www.bayfed.com.
B Bay Federal Employees participate in a recent fundraiser. From left to right: Laura Owen, Angelynn Dang, Chris Lewis, Cameron Haste, Alicia Flores and Michelle Haddix. up and getting involved. Volunteerism is a core value that employees readily embrace.” A Common Credit Union Value or credit unions, giving back is a normal part of doing business. Thousands of credit unions across the U.S. promote employee volunteerism and fundraising efforts for local, national, and international causes. Recent natural
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Cabrillo Gallery presents ‘Tribute’ Exhibit Honors Former Instructors Abbott and Milhoan
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he Cabrillo Gallery presents an exhibition entitled “Tribute,” to honor the recent retirements of long time Art Department faculty members, Jamie Abbott and Ron Milhoan, with a showing of their sculptures and paintings. “Ron Milhoan’s current paintings have a strong personal content and a level of sophistication that only a seasoned artist has,” says Gallery Director Tobin Keller. “Ron’s large canvases retain some of his particular kind of magic realism, but one of an autobiographical direction, a sort of dreamlike view into his past.” This is offset by his expressive use of paint that helps to obfuscate the imagery and lend tension to the dreamlike view. Jamie Abbott’s sculptures play with different formal elements than Milhoan. “Jamie’s contrast of materials, mostly wood and steel, denotes an interest in permanence and impermanence, as well as organic and non-organic use of materials,” explains Keller. This, combined with Abbott’s careful construction of each piece, creates a tension, as does the surface finish, or lack there of, with the materials. “The wood and steel are left in a purer state of finish without too much fetishistic refinement.” Together, Abbott and Milhoan have worked almost 70 years, teaching more than 4,000 students through their courses at Cabrillo. Their combined impact on
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“Fleet Feet” from page 17 Fleet Feet also goes above and beyond for local schools, and youth athletics. In 2011 and 2012 FFS was able to provide 40 pairs of shoes for the local chapter of Girls on the Run, and 70 pairs of track spikes for Aptos, Watsonville, and Pajaro Valley high schools. For 2013, Russ and Tina hope to increase the scope of their program to include other local high schools and to develop a youth running program for local elementary schools. For ways to become involved with fundraising efforts, contact them at info@fleetfeetaptos.com. Regular training groups meet Tues and Thurs evenings and Saturday mornings. Events and training schedules are listed on their website, and regular updates are made on the Fleet Feet Aptos Facebook page. In addition to their training groups and special events like the smash hit Spring Fashion Show that took place March 23, Russ and Tina are putting on a “Run Santa Cruz” series. The “Pinto Lake Off Road Ramble” will be the first race in the series on April 20 at Pinto Lake County Park in Watsonville. This event will benefit the families of fallen Police Officers Baker and Butler who lost their lives serving the citizens of Santa Cruz. Proceeds and donations will be given to the Santa Cruz Police Officers Association and scholarship fund set up for the families children.
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Life is all about momentum. Whether you are walking, running or sprinting to the finish line, moving forward is a key to success and a primary factor in the happiness equation. Sometimes life gets hard; things happen that you can’t control and your momentum can be brought to a sudden halt leaving you seemingly paralyzed. Russ and Tina are two very special people that can help provide a little push to get the ball rolling and get your momentum up and back on track. Pay them a visit, you won’t be disappointed. Who knows, maybe they’ll even get you to sign up for a fun 5k. Happy trails to you on the path to better health and wellness. n ••• Fleet Feet Sports in Aptos, 26 Rancho Del Mar Shopping Center, Aptos. Tel # 831-6620886. Hours Monday-Friday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. • Website: www.fleetfeetaptos.com
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Track & Field Aptos Season Record (SCCAL 2-0) SCCAL Quad Meet (Aptos, St Francis, Santa Cruz, Soquel) Aptos Scoring—Boys: 4x100 43:97; 1,600 Jack Rose 4:51.50; 400 Gabe McAuley 53.8; 100 Elijah Marta 11.32; 800 Patrick Olson 2:11.68; 3,200 Patrick Olson 10:38.53; Pole Vault Connan Houser 10-6; Shot put Marta 46-4; Discus Marta 127-0 Aptos Scoring—Girls: 1,600 Yulisa Abundis 5:29.0; 400 Nikki Hiltz 59.75; 800 Clare Peabody 2:22.53; 3,200 Yulisa Abundis 12:22.42; 4x400 4:20.0; Shot put Vanessa Ramos 32-6; Discus Ashley Doherty 79-5
“Briefs” from page 3 These charges stem from an alleged assault reported on the University of California Santa Cruz campus on February 17, 2013. Ms. Triplett will be arraigned within the next week in the Santa Cruz County Superior Court. The charges are based on false information given by Ms. Triplett when she called 911 claiming that she had been severely beaten and then sexually assaulted by a stranger she encountered while she was walking on a path on the UCSC campus looking for banana slugs. After an extensive investigation, it became apparent that the majority of the information that Ms. Triplett gave the officers was not in fact true. •••
New BLS Data Employment Situation of Veterans — 2012 he latest news release on the Employment Situation of Veterans is now available from BLS online at: http:// www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/vet.pdf. Items of note include: Among all veterans, the unemployment rate for men declined by 1.4 percentage points to 6.9 percent in 2012. The rate for female veterans was little changed at 8.3 percent. Veterans with a service-connected disability had an unemployment rate of 6.5 percent in August 2012, little different than the rate for veterans with no disability (7.1 percent). Gulf War-era II veterans who were current or past members of the Reserve or National Guard had an unemployment rate
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Boys Swimming Aptos Season Record (SCCAL 2-1) Aptos 97 – Harbor 75 Aptos Scoring: 200 Medley 1:54.14; 200 IM Chris Staka 2:09.70; 100 fly Chris Staka 56.73; 100 free Alex Stratton 53.43; 200 free relay 1:40.23; 100 back Alex Stratton1:00.68; 100 breast Zachery Evans 1:12.59
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of 7.2 percent in August 2012, lower than the rate for those veterans who had not been members of the Reserve or National Guard (13.7 percent). ••• Constellation Qualifies onstellation, a quartet out of the Gold Standard Chorus, took second place in the Northwest Division quartet finals held in Lodi CA. Singing Jeepers Creepers and My Wild Irish Rose. Their score qualified Constellation to compete at the Far Western District (CA, AZ, NV, HI, and Southern UT) contest to be held in October in Bakersfield. The Gold Standard Barbershop Chorus (GSBC) is the Santa Cruz chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS). Both GSBC and BHS are non-profit organizations dedicated to “keeping the whole world singing.” GSBC delivers Valengrams in February, puts on an annual cabaret show in June, hosted SING FOR YOUR LIFE, a youth outreach show in November, and sings carols in hospitals and retirement homes in December. Each semester, GSBC sends quartets into the county’s high schools to demonstrate barbershop music, one of America’s indigenous music forms. n For information about the Gold Standard Chorus, please call 831 218 1771, Ext. 2, or visit www.scbarbershop.org.
“Cal Giant” from page 16 The company will also feature the photos and activities consumers submit through the website and social media. Here in California we have the opportunity to enjoy local and fresh California Giant Berry Farms strawberries as we begin to enjoy the start of spring with fun activities that involve friends and family and hopefully a little sunshine right here on the central coast. California Giant berries are the perfect fit for that after little league snack, a day at the beach, or family picnics at the local park. This marketing campaign is all about getting outside and enjoying that spring weather we have all been waiting for. “This is a great way to help our loyal con-
sumers get out of the winter doldrums and start thinking about getting outside and enjoying the spring weather” says Cindy Jewell, California Giant Director of Marketing. Prize packs will include picnic backpacks and games that the whole family can enjoy together. “We are also excited about our cycling sponsors supporting this promotion by offering some of their products as part of our prize packs”, Jewell adds. Specialized donated bike helmets and Clif Bar provided cases of their blueberry crisp health bars with each prize pack for the spring campaign. This is just the beginning of many similar promotions California Giant has lined up for the 2013 season to connect with their loyal shoppers for the complete line of their fresh berries. n For more information and delicious recipes visit: http://calgiant.com/
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he Monterey Bay Dahlia Society will hold its Annual Tuber and Plant Sale on April 6 at the Deer Park Shopping Center in Aptos. The sale will take place behind the shopping center in front of the Red Apple Cafe. Doors will open at 9:00 am. There will be hundreds of types of dahlias for sale. Tubers that grow small to mediumsized flowers (up to 8 inches across) are $3.00 each. Tubers that will produce the largest dahlias (8 to 15 inches across) AND all plants will be $5.00 each. Tubers grow plants for the same flower that made them. Dahlias come in almost every color and in a variety of forms. Flowers range in size from approximately 1 inch across to 15 inches across, and plants grow from 18 inches in height to over 5 feet tall, depending on the variety. A photo of
the flower that will grow from each tuber will be displayed so that you will know what to expect. Many MBDS members will be there to answer any questions you may have about varieties and cultivation. At last summer ’s American Dahlia Association National Show in Portland, OR, three of our local members, Kevin Larkin, Kristine Albrecht, and Becky Adams won 11 top prizes for their blooms. They had to drive from Santa Cruz to Portland with their blooms in air-conditioned cars with tin foil on the windows to keep them fresh. Tubers from those winning flowers plus tubers and plants from the other 40 MBDS members will be on sale. If you love gorgeous flowers, you can’t miss the MBDS Tuber Sale! Come early for the best selection! n
Dear Editor, hank you for your interest in the Santa Cruz County Symphony’s Music Director search process. The Search Committee members come from a wide range of constituencies that includes the Association board, the musicians of the orchestra and community leaders with qualified and reputable credentials. Orchestra representatives were selected by the musicians to serve on the committee. Certainly input is being collected from all of the orchestra musicians, audience members, as well as production and administration management after each of the conductor finalists’ concert engagements.
The search committee functions under a confidential agreement in its deliberations in order to keep the search process most equitable, fair and balanced, and retains the prerogative of the final recommendation to the Association board. The Symphony Association hopes to announce its new Music Director in June, 2013. Sincerely, Jan Derecho, Executive Director Santa Cruz County Symphony
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Santa Cruz County Legend in his own time, Sandy “The History Dude” Lydon is well known for his numerous contributions to our community and is being honored by the Capitola/Aptos Rotary Club in a Roast and Toast event at the Cocoanut Grove in Santa Cruz on May 10, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. Sandy’s teaching career, mostly at Cabrillo College, spans a half century of sharing his extensive knowledge of history and the cultures of Southeast Asia, as well as, significant research of the early peoples of our own coastal region. In addition to his classroom offerings, he has organized and led many travel-study tours in Southeast Asia and China, and literally hundreds
of local excursions to points of historical interest. Sandy’s publications include historical overviews of the Monterey Bay Chinese, Ohlone Indians, Japanese, Irish and Portuguese of the Monterey Bay, as well as agriculture, railroads and redwood forests. Sandy will be roasted and toasted by some of his closest friends. Headliners in their own right include: professor, Gary Griggs; columnist and radio personality Bruce Bratton; Sheriff, Bruce Wowak. n ••• Cost: $800 for a Table of eight, $200 for two tickets or $125 per person. For tickets go to: www/caprotary.eventbrite.com or call Gene Wright @ 831-454-0813, 831-332-6240, gene.wright@sbcglobal.net
mentary School. You giving the children an opportunity to publish their work, in a community newspaper, is wonderful. Building student self-esteem and encouragement to write is awesome. You are truly appreciated giving these children, our future, the chance to soar. Looking forward to seeing more Mar Vista writing in your Aptos Times again. Maryjo Dellamaggiore
these; it is a gift to the community and to the students. Sherry Ascher
Sherry Ascher udos to you and the Mar Vista School for this great section. It is wonderful to read the wonderful, heartfelt words of these students. Please continue to publish
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Violence Suppression: ‘Operation Take Back’ Santa Cruz County Gang Task Force Arrests 43
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n February 21, 2013, in response to a particularly violent first two months of the new year the Santa Cruz County Chief’s Association authorized an action plan dubbed “Operation Take Back.” The plan called for allied county law enforcement agencies to supplement the Santa Cruz County Gang Task Force (GTF). This was done to maximize proactive enforcement and maintain GTF’s ability to be a “force multiplier” to support investigative services countywide. The operation was scheduled to run 14 consecutive days with a launch date of February 27. The tragic February 26 murders of SCPD Sergeant Baker and Detective Butler impacted initial staffing, however, the operation launched as scheduled. Personnel from the Watsonville Police Department (WPD), Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD), Scotts Valley Police Department, Capitola Police Department, Santa Cruz Probation Department, Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime Team, and the California Highway Patrol participated in the operation. Statistical Summary of Operation Take Back: • Total Arrests Made: 43 • Felony: 27 • Misdemeanor: 16 • Arrests that involved Probation / Parole Violations: 12
Of the 43 subjects arrested, 26 had gang associations. Of the 12 that were on probation or parole, 11 had gang associations. Of the 43 arrests, eight were juveniles; all of which had gang associations. Three of the juvenile suspects were arrested in relation to the stabbing murder of 20 year-old Filipe Reyes. A fourth juvenile suspect was arrested, along with adult gang members, at the scene of a felonious and violent gang assault of a non-gang involved victim on February 28th, in front of the Valero gas station in Watsonville. • • • •
Total Weapons Seized: 10 Firearms: 3 Illegal Knives: 5 Blunt Weapons: 2
There were nine cases in which the 10 weapons were seized. Four of those cases involved suspects with gang associations. One of the three firearms seized was reported stolen out of Salinas and was found in possession of an active gang member. • Search Warrants Served: six Three of the Search Warrants served assisted WPD detectives in relation to the Reyes homicide investigation. A fourth Search Warrant assisted SCCACT (Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime Team) and resulted in the arrest of a drug trafficker and the seizure of two firearms. The remaining two warrants were authored by the GTF to address a felonious gang assault that occurred in front of the Valero gas station on February 28. The last two warrants resulted in the seizure of the stolen firearm out of Salinas and the arrest of one of the four homicide suspects in Gustine, California.
violent gang assault. This resulted in the arrest of two fleeing suspects near the scene of the crime. The Santa Cruz County Chief’s Association and GTF are firmly committed to using all available resources to address violence and criminality in our county. Operation Take Back personnel, working with WPD, successfully brought
into custody eight active gang participants responsible for a murder and violent assault. The GTF, with allied personnel, maintained a constant street presence that resulted in 35 additional arrests during the operation. n ••• Prepared by Mario Sulay, GTF Commander – 3/20/2013
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• Major Investigation Assists: 3 • SCCACT’s drug trafficker investigation, 2/28 • Reyes homicide investigation, 2/28, 3/01, and 3/06 • Valero gang assault, 2/28 and 3/06 GTF personnel successfully carried out the strategies of Operation Take Back. This is evidenced not only by the statistical information presented here, but also by the fact that violent crime has diminished compared to prior levels before this operation. Several recent cases have highlighted the fact that criminal street gang members were responsible for a number of crimes throughout the county. Operation Take Back greatly impacted the gang’s violent activities by the second day of the operation. Operation personnel maximized the resources and capability of WPD’s investigators to quickly identify and arrest suspects in the murder of a 20 year-old resident. Additionally, Operation Take Back’s street presence quickly put officers at the scene of an in-progress
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30. *The ______ Spring, led by Alexander Dubcek 35. Snaky swimmers 37. *Daffodil or tulip, originally 39. Yuletides 40. Competitive advantage 41. Skedaddle 43. Profit 44. REM picture 46. Fuzzy fruit 47. Second-most traded currency in world 48. Kinda 50. One who speaks a Slavic language 52. OB-GYN test 53. Boor 55. *These sox train in spring
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38. B in BCS 42. Miss America’s topper 45. Harass 49. Either ___ or against 51. *Occurring now 54. Utilization or employment 56. Farm type 57. 32-card game 58. Maui dance 59. Lyric poem, pl. 60. W in W=Fd 61. Boxer’s last blow 62. Not for here 63. Jet black 66. *Spring Growth 68. European Nuclear Society © Statepoint Media
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By Robert Francis
No April Fool’s joke
These are good reads for every taste … The Woman Who Wouldn’t Die A Dr. Siri Mystery
By Colin Cotterill Soho Crime. $25.95 (Rating-Very Good) f you enjoy exotic settings and characters that don’t travel the beaten path, you’ll love this thriller set in Laos and featuring Dr. Siri Paiboun, the country’s newly retired national coroner, and his wife, M a d a m e Daeng. T h e a m a t e u r sleuth and his insightful wife are involved in a multi-faceted investigation in this latest adventure. Paiboun is sent to oversee the attempt to locate and exhume the remains of a soldier who died in 1969 when the riverboat he was on sank in the Mekong River. Assisting the doctor and his wife is Madame Keui, a “used-to-be woman.” A clairvoyant, Madame Keui was reputedly shot and killed and her remains, according to local custom, were cremated, yet she is still walking around and appears to be none-the-worse for her experience. While Madame Daeng has some serious doubts about the “credentials” of the comely woman who is going to help her husband find the dead soldier’s resting place, she has her own problems to deal with. A vestige of Daeng’s past in the form of a man she betrayed who is seeking to settle a score that dates back to the French loss of Dien Bien Phu. Coupling these apparently disparate plot strains, there’s the additional issue of royal treasure that went missing in the early 1900s and the clever plot that has been hatched to reclaim the lost loot. There’s a lot happening in this fast paced novel and Colin Cotterill, who teaches at a university in Thailand, knows exactly how to manipulate each part of this complicated storyline to keep the reader totally spellbound. This is the ninth episode in this unusual and quirky series, so if you have never followed Siri Paiboun’s adven-
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The Madness Underneath
The Shades of London / Book Two By Maureen Johnson Putnam. $17.99 (Rating-Excellent) near fatal run-in with a Jack the Ripper wannabe left Rory Deveaux with not only a nasty knife scar (no bikinis for her) but also with a new, awesome power. The American t e e n a g e r, who is attending school in London, not only has second sight and can see ghosts, but now she has also discovered that she is a “terminus.” This means that Rory has the unique and scary ability to eliminate a ghost with just the touch of her finger. In the first book in this series, “The Name of the Star,” the young woman was enlisted by some other young people to assist Scotland Yard’s secretive ghostfighting unit. That’s also what led to her life changing experience with the Ripper. With her return to school, Rory finds herself again called upon to use her considerable skills to sort out another series of mysterious deaths. In this instance being a terminus means the American has attracted some unwanted attention that will not only disrupt her life but also the lives of her three close ghost-busting buddies. An edgy heroine, lots of local color and a clever use of the supernatural make this a new series that has attracted a lot of attention from young adult and older readers alike. The debut title was nominated for an Edgar Award and don’t be surprised if this sequel actually wins the prestigious award. Maureen Johnson not only spins a convincing tale of suspense and riveting action but she knows exactly how to end her story in such a manner that the reader is guaranteed to want to continue to follow this young girl’s adventures.
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Frozen Solid
So Pretty It Hurts
By James Tabor Ballantine. $26 (Rating-Very Good) sked about his writing, author James Tabor says, “My novels are about three things: realistic threats to the planet, plausible science, and extreme environments.” From a super cave in Mexico in his last thriller, “The Deep Zone,” Tabor turns to the Antarctic in this latest story featuring CDC microbiologist Hallie Leland. The South Pole’s Amundsen Scott Research Station averages winter temperatures 100 degrees below zero and hurricane-force storms. After the death of a scientist at the station, Hallie is sent to complete the woman’s research. When three more women mysteriously die, it becomes apparent something very strange is happening in this hostile environment. The folks back in Washington who sent Hallie to the South Pole realize there is a frightening plot unfolding at the bottom of the world that not only endangers her life but will, if successful, also alter the course of history. A group of dangerous scientists dubbed Triage is determined to release a virus that will save the world from the perils of overpopulation while greatly improving the existing “stock.” As you read this chilling novel, it won’t be the frigid setting that sends tremors up your spine but rather the dark premise of this horrifying and engrossing story. Heralded as the new Michael Crichton by some critics, James Tabor has already tackled a pandemic in Hallie Leland’s first outing and now it is time to look at an intriguing situation involving depopulation and eugenics. Those who relish a good thriller with a scientific basis will find this a hard book to set aside.
By Kate White Harper. $14.99 (Rating-Good) hen celebrity crime reporter Bailey Weggins accompanies a friend to a weekend house party, she doesn’t expect she’ll be called upon to use her skills as an amateur sleuth to solve a murder. T h e guest of h o n o r , supermodel Devon Barr, is being a tad difficult, which sets the other guests on edge. The two women accidently stumble into one another in the woods surrounding the isolated estate and Devon shares her fears that she doesn’t feel safe. Bailey dismisses the woman’s comment as just an attention seeking device until shortly thereafter the beautiful woman is found dead in her bed. Although foul play isn’t suspected, Bailey isn’t so sure the model has died of natural causes. A snowstorm and power outage plunge the retreat into darkness and the when someone shoves the reporter down a staircase, she is convinced that there’s definitely cause to informally investigate Devon’s demise. Back in New York, Bailey begins digging into the past of not only the dead woman but also the other guests at the party. It will come as no surprise to discover that she finds that the Big Apple’s celebrity scene is as sleazy as anything found on the West Coast. Even with her own life in jeopardy, Bailey keeps digging and the result is a highly entertaining read. n
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Cabrillo College Local Theatre Festival Kicks off in April C abrillo College’s Theatre Arts Department will present a festival of plays, storytelling and improvisation from the local theatre community in collaboration with Cabrillo students. With over 30 local theatre companies in Santa Cruz County producing plays on a regular basis, Cabrillo Theatre Arts is celebrating the theatre community by bringing some of these companies onto campus to work with students and perform in Cabrillo’s Black Box Theater, which is an intimate theatre-in-the-round that is rarely, if ever, experienced in Santa Cruz theatre. The Cabrillo Theatre Festival will present nine different shows, each performing multiple times between April 19 and May 12. These shows include: Friends of Gus presents “Eleanora Duse Dies in Pittsburgh” by Don Nigro, directed by Robin Aronson Lampshade Productions presents
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The directors of the nine plays performed at the Cabrillo Theatre Festival. “Blackbird” by David Harrower, “Handy Dandy” by William Gibson, directed by Joan Van Antwerp directed by Scott Kravitz “Death,” by Woody Allen, directed “Believe It Or Not,” storytelling written by Cabrillo Theatre student Adam and performed by Erica Lann-Clark Stanton and Olga Loya Improv Troupe UM GEE UM SEETheatre presents “Turn of the Screw” Rainbow Theatre Company presents by Jeffrey Hatcher from story by Henry “Breath, Boom” by Kia Corthron, James, directed by Brian Spencer Van directed by Karmina Mendez and Antwerp Theatre Company presents
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Dondre Coleman SideReal Theatre Company presents “A Contemporary American’s Guide to a Successful Marriage circa 1959” by Robert Bastron, directed by Davis Banta (Cabrillo graduate). n Cabrillo Theatre Arts Department presents Cabrillo Theatre Festival 2013 April 19 – May 12 Fridays at 7:30 PM and 9:20 PM Saturdays at 2:00 PM, 3:20 PM, 7:30 PM and 9:20 PM Sundays at 2:00 PM and 3:20 PM Cabrillo College Black Box Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos Tickets: 831-479-6154 or www.cabrillovapa.com Ticketing options: • Single performance tickets: $10 general, $7 Cabrillo SAC holders • Two different performances: $18 general, $12 Cabrillo SAC holders • Group rates: $80 (10 tickets to same show) • Membership Pass: $50 (choice of 9 different shows, individually ticketed)
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schedule and more information, go to www.coda.org or e-mail gratefulcoda@gmail.com or call (831) 469-6096.
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.
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Free Job Seek Workshop!
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
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Tail Wagging World of Dog Ownership
6:30pm at the Santa Cruz SPCA, 2685 Chanticleer Ave., Santa 9:00am-12:30pm, 2045 40th Ave. Cruz (cross street is Soquel Ave.). Clares St. Capitola eed help finding a job? Join Ocean Gate Zen Center PROFILE of Santa Cruz. Its free and it works. Last year 126 of its Zazen Instructions 6:30pm. 920 41st Ave. Suite members were placed in jobs, and we can help you too. Ongoing work- B, Santa Cruz (next to Family Cycling Center) shops will cover resume writing, azen instruction 1st Tues of ea. communication, and interview skills. month at 6:30 pm. Ocean Gate For more information, call profile Zen Center will be offering a 6 at (831) 479-0393 or visit www. week class beginning Jan. 8 at 7:30 santacruzprofile.org. pm on Being Time. This will follow a 30 min. meditation. Morning First Mondays meditation schedule is Tues., Thurs. Great Decisions Lecture Series 6:45 am; Fri. 9:00 am (followed 7:00pm-8:30pm, Episcopal by service) and Sat. 8:30 am with Church of St. John the Baptist, “Come As You Are Zen” at 9:00 am 125 Canterbury Dr. Aptos Visit oceangatezen.org for more ecture series on “Great Deciinfo. sions”, put out by The Foreign Policy Association. Lectures led First Tuesdays and by Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman, sponsored by Santa Cruz Third Wednesdays each month Branch, American Association of Orientations to Become University Women (AAUW). Advocates for Children For more information, call Lois North County, 5:30-7p.m., first Holcomb (831) 688-0541. Tuesday of month (for location details contact Danielle at 761Mondays, Wednesdays, 2956 X102) South County, 5:30-7 and Thursdays p.m., third Wednesday of the month at the CASA Office, 813 Co-dependents Anonymous Freedom Blvd. Watsonville o-dependents Anonymous ASA (Court Appointed Special is a 12-step group for people Advocates) of Santa Cruz County who want healthy relationships needs your help. Volunteer 3-5 and self esteem. Weekly meetings hours per week to provide support, are offered free of charge in Santa guidance, and a powerful voice in Cruz and Watsonville. For a
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Toastmasters: Speak for Success
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.
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Over-Eaters Anonymous
9:00am-10:15am, Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center, 2900 Chanticleer Ave. Sc. Second and Fourth Thursdays A is a 12-step support group for those who wish to stop Cabrillo Host Lions Club eating compulsively. All are 7:00pm at the Cabrillo Comwelcome. munity Center, Aptos Village Free childcare with advance Park, 100 Aptos Creek Rd. ublic is invited to all programs. reservation by 5pm, Fridays. Call (831) 429-7906. Contact President Jess Allen 831-684-2721 or Past President Barbara Chamberlain at 831Church Bible Study/Worship 688-3356 for meeting/dinner reservations or information or visit 9:45am: Bible Study; 11:00: Worship, First Baptist Church www.cabrillohostlions.org. 7565 Sunset Way, Aptos ooking for a church? Come Third Thursday each month worship with us! 475-9804
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Dated Events Saturday March 30 Farm Bureau Sponsored Seminar: ‘Saving Energy is Good Business’
8:00am-9:00pm. Pajaro Dunes Lagoon Room and Annex lease join us for an informative discussion of PG&E’s rebate and incentive programs, energy cost reduction strategies, and case studies illustrating how energy efficiency and agriculture work well together. Saturdays Aptos Certified Farmers Market Space is limited, so please 8:00 -12:00pm at Cabrillo College, register now. Event cost is $15 for Farm Bureau members, and $25 for Aptos. he Aptos Market, with over 80 non members. All event proceeds Overeaters Anonymous vendors, is open year round, will be donated to the Second 6:30-7:30pm at Teach by the Beach with the best selections of fresh Harvest Food Bank. #50 Rancho Del Mar, Aptos fruits and vegetables, plants, For more information, call (831) seedlings, flowers, local honey, RSVP online at www.etouches. com/SantaCruzFarmEnergy, or 429-7906 fresh eggs, fresh fish, artisan by calling (650) 339-3675. baked goods and gourmet foods. First Wednesday each month In addition, family activities, music, cooking demos by Child Welfare Review Saturday March 30 professional chefs, gardening 6:00pm- 9:00pm 1400 Emeline workshops, seasonal fairs and Sunday March 31 Avenue room 206, Santa Cruz. he orientation is designed to review events are a part of the market. Eggstraordinary Egg Hunt the child welfare system and to give at Roaring Camp you a chance to have your question Scotts Valley Farmer’s Market op aboard the Roaring answered by child welfare staff. 9a.m.-1p.m. SV Community Center, Camp Eggspress Train for To register to one of the meetings 360 Kings Village Drive an Eggstraordinary Egg hunt on and for directions, please call www.santacruzfarmersmarket.org Saturday and Sunday. Hear the 454-4024. story of Peter Rabbit as the train As You Are Zen chugs its way up Bear Mountain. Second and Fourth Wednesdays Come 9-10:30 am, Ocean Gate Zendo, Visit the Easter Egg patch and Freedom Forum Presents: 920 41st Ave. Suite B, Santa Cruz hunt for colorful chocolate candy Constitution Classes (next to Family Cycling Center) eggs hidden by the easter bunny. 7:00pm, Quaker Friends Meeting ome as you are Zen focuses Kiddies receive prizes for specially House, 225 Rooney St. Santa Cruz on Buddhist practices that marked eggs. Easter crafts and For more information, visit enhance our daily lives. This will www.meetup.com/santacruzbe an informal talk with time for games are for children riding the train. freedom-forum/ discussion. Free — donations For train departure times accepted. and to learn more, visit Visit oceangatezen.org for more Thursdays www.roaringcamp.com. info.
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12-1:30 p.m. at Seascape Golf Course. Santa Cruz Bingo Contact Doug at 831- 724-9192 4:00pm, 707 Fair Ave. Santa Cruz anta Cruz Bingo supports or e-mail dnakashima@razzolink. local charity. All games have a com for more information. minimum of a $150 prize, smaller crowds mean you have better odds. Second Thursdays each month For more information, visit www. santacruzbingo.com or email info@ Veterans of Foreign Wars 6:30 pm, 2259 7th Ave. Santa Cruz santacruzbingo.com. You can also call (831) 427-1007 and press 4.
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Wednesday April 10
How Cannery Row Shaped Today’s Monterey–The Cannery Row You Think You Know
1:30pm,. MPC Lecture Forum, 103, 980 Fremont St. Monterey ichael Kenneth Hemp, Cannery Row’s career historian, will recount, utilizing archival photographic images from the exceptional Pat Hathaway Collection, a vivid PowerPoint presentation on the Monterey Peninsula’s origins and evolution into the “Sardine Capital of the World”its downfalland some of its unknown or largely unappreciated influences on today’s Monterey. Learn more by calling (831) 646-4224 or by visiting www.gentrain.org.
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Saturday April 13
Free Intro to Svaroopa® Yoga Class
facilities, riders, and cycling industry of Santa Cruz County. The festival includes competitive events, a kids’ rodeo and fun lap, skills clinics, and an industry exposition area, food court, beer garden, live music and more for bike enthusiasts.
Monday April 15 Watsonville Youth City Council Meeting
5:00pm, Watsonville City Council Chambers 275 Main St. Watsonville he young leaders will once again take their seats in council members to once again present the youth perspective on three important issues: education, public safety, and city planning.
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Wednesday April 17 Freedom Forum Presents: Tax Protestor Beats IRS
7:00pm, Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave. Santa Cruz ear a first hand account of special guest speaker Joseph Banister, the first whistle blower who stood up to IRS corruption. Free (donations appreciated). Call (831) 708-8626 for more info.
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9:00am-10:30am, Aptos Yoga, 783 Rio Del Mar. Blvd. Ste 23b, Aptos xperience how Svaroopa® Yoga works in your body. Supported by blankets, you’ll relax into poses that release deep tensions in your spine. This Saturday April 20 unique form of yoga quiets your Big Brothers and Sisters of mind, increases flexibility, and Santa Cruz County 30th Annual eases pain. Preregistration is required. Call Bowl for Kids’ Sake Event (831) 688-1019 or email info@ 9:15 am, Santa Cruz Boardwalk aptosyoga.org to reserve your Bowl place. ig Brothers Big Sisters is seeking bowlers of all ages and all proficiency levels to come to Saturday April 13 the 30th Annual Bowl for the Kids Santa Cruz Health and Sake event. Every year, over 800 Wellness Expo bowlers come together in the spirit 9:00am-5:00pm, Elks Lodge, 150 of raising funds for mentoring Jewell St. Santa Cruz relationships for our local youth lease join us for a complete in need. group of health and wellness Learn more by visiting professionals. www.santacruzmentor.org or by If you are interested in exhibiting, calling (831) 464-8691. go to our website: www.atthevineyardevents.com or call Karen at Friday April 26 (408) 393-4038.
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Aptos Village Park, Aptos two day festival presented by FOX and Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz that celebrates the world class mountain bike
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Charting Your Course Through Cancer and Beyond A Women’s Healing Intensive & Retreat
5800 Prescott Road, Soquel, CA Friday, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. oin Dr. Loah Grace and guest teachers for a healing intensive and women’s spring retreat. Designed specifically for women challenged by cancer, from first diagnosis to post-treatment, this all- inclusive weekend is devoted to opening the heart and body to deeper levels of healing. Learn to discharge fear from the mind and heart. 12 seats available. www.loahgrace.com Events page for more information or call 831/531-8122 n
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Your April Horoscope popular tunes. Come see our band for Free in Sunnyvale Every Wednesday. No cover. Contact Lee McLaughlin, Booking at 408-993-BAND (2263) Artist Applications available for Agent, for information about booking 2013 Open Studios Art Tour the band for Non-profit events he Cultural Council of Santa (donations are tax deductible). Cruz County is accepting artist www.PeninsulaBanjoBand.org applications for the 2013 Open Studios Art Tour online at www. Last Thursdays each month zapplication.org. The deadline to apply is midnight Monthly Argentine Tango at Star on April 30th. For guidelines, Bene Italian/Argentine Restarante visit openstudiosarttour.org/ 4:30pm-9:30pm, Star Bene applications-for-2013. Italian/Argentene Restarante, 21245 East Cliff Dr. his is a night for true “Social Bob Finegan’s Wooden Tango.” Order a wonderful Box Show at Aptos Library 11:00am-7:00pm, Aptos Library meal from the Star Bene Argentine Menu, (or their well known italian he display consists of about menu), and enjoy the ambiance of 25 decorated small boxes illustrating the use of marquetry, Argentina and join us in a social fancy veneers, copper panels that tango dance to music from the have been treated with chemicals Golden Age of Tango. Private instruction and classes by to yield unusual patterns, and arrangement. For more information, other techniques. call Michael (831) 239-2247.
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read your fiction, essays, or poetry. For more information, call Jean at (831) 475-4221
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Live Jazz and Local Art at Zizzo’s Coffee 11:30am-1:30pm, Zizzo’s Coffee, 3555 Clare’s St. Capitola isten to live jazz featuring members of the Santa Cruz Jazz Society. So many talented musicians and singers! And an exhibit of local art will be featured 7 days a week. For more information, contact Christine Shelton-Anderson at (755) 544-5651.
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Monterey Bay Dahlia Society Tuber Sale
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Center for Spiritual Living, 1818 Felt St. Santa Cruz ocal artists and crafters in sacred commerce. For more information or for vendor signup, please call Shell Oceanna at (831) 334-5821.
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Saturday April 20 Friday April 26 Saturday April 27 Its About Time:
9:00am, Deer Park Shopping First Friday Art Tour Center, Aptos he First Friday Art Tour he sale will take place behind is a Santa Cruz Institute the shopping center in front Ongoing thru April 26 of Contemporary Arts event, of the Red Apple Cafe. There will The Santa Cruz County Bank managed in conjunction with be hundreds of types of Dahlias Arts Collaborative Presents: the participating art venues. The for sale. Tubers that grow small to event takes place year-round In Dreams medium-sized flowers are $3.00 n Dreams explores a world that is and illuminates some of the most each, and tubers that produce the seemingly surreal and dreamlike. talented local artists from local largest Dahlias and all plants will galleries. What images appear in your be $5.00 each. dreams? Six local artists share their To find out where to participate If you love gorgeous flowers, you in a First Friday art tour, visit viewpoints through a variety of cant miss the sale! Come early for mediums in playful and sometimes firstfridaysantacruz.com (Most the best selection. galleries are open 12-9 pm for unexpected, ethereal scenes. Exhibited artists to include Karen First Friday viewings.) Friday April 12 Kvenvold Bailey, Andrea Borsuk, Bluegrass, Blues, and Buddha Selena Castro, Chris Miroyan, First and Third Fridays 12:00pm-7:00pm, 1307 Seabright Sharon King, and Tom Trujjillo. Friday Shakespeare Club Ave. Exhibit locations include 7775 10:30am-12:30pm, First Benefit for the Ocean Gate Zen Soquel Dr., 819 By Ave., 720 Congregational Church, 900 High Center. Suggested donation: Front St., 4604 Scotts Valley Dr.. St. Santa Cruz $15-$20. For more information, visit Learn more by visiting Everyday www.fridayshakespeare.org, oceagatezen.org. call Kris at (831) 421-0930 or Local Art at Zizzo’s Coffee Nanette at (831) 438-3615. 7:00am-5:00pm, Zizzo’s Coffee, Cabrillo Youth Strings/Suzuki 3555 Clares St. Capitola Music Concert Goes Contemporary njoy the beautiful artwork of Second Fridays each month 7:00pm, Cabrillo Samper Hall local talented artists. Big Band Dance Recital Hall, 6500 Soquel Dr. For more information, contact 7:30pm-10:00pm, at Mid-County Aptos Zizzo’s Coffee at (831) 477-0680. Senior Center 829 Bay Ave, he Cabrillo Youth Strings Capitola Program will play a spring Tuesdays allroom dancing to live concert of contemporary string music by The 10th Ave. Band. BINGO 6:30 p.m. Santa Cruz Elks Lodge, Refreshments, large floor, friendly atmosphere, free parking. Open to 150 Jewell St. the public-singles welcome! osted by Soquel Sports Suggested donation, $6 per Foundation. Buy-In $25. Also, we have a special BINGO, person. Proceeds benefit MCSC. celebrating our 2nd anniversary, For more information, call (831) 476-4711. on Sept. 28 at 6:30. Buy-in only $15. www.soquelsports.com Fourth Saturdays each month
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orchestra music, featuring works by Coldplay, Michael Jackson, and music from the movies, performed by local youth and guest artists. Tickets can be purchased at cabrillostage.com or by calling (831) 479-6429.
An evening of dance theatre, multimedia performance, and song by Sharon Took-Zozyaya and Carol Fields
8:00pm, The 418 Project, 418 Front St. Santa Cruz tamping Zebra Dance Theatre and Viz-Art-Dance present “Its About Me,” a work in progress evening of dance theatre, multimedia performance, and song. Featuring twenty three dancers, aerialists, singers, and musicians, with a wide variety of abilities and disabilities, Carol Fields presents her multimedia Omphaloskepsis and Sharon Took-Zozaya presents her latest dance theatre work. Tickets for these events will be available online at brownpapertickets.com or you can call 1-800-838-3006.
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Third Annual Santa Cruz Rejuvenation Festival
10:00am-8:00pm, San Lorenzo Park estival will have continuous performances on three stages. Headlining will be Jamaican reggae singer, Prezident Brown, and many other popular artists who performed last year will be returning, including The Inner Light Choir, Afro-Funk Experience, Love Eternal, Watsonville Taiko, and many more! n
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Annabel Burton • Astrologer © Taurus (April 21-May 21)
This month, the focus is on what you are preparing and doing behind the scenes. You are drawn to time away from the usual everyday routine, and seek time out. Here you can recharge your batteries and indulge in creative pursuits. But this is also a time for letting your new ideas start to flourish. When the Sun goes into your sign on the 20th, you will be ready to put your plans into action. The Sun is joined by your ruler, Venus, which brings out your attractiveness and savvy business sense. It is also great for love and romance.
Gemini (May 22-June 21)
The first part of the month is excellent for group activities and getting together with friends and colleagues. Team work pays off and you find that others share a passion that you have too. It is a great time for charity work and helping out those who could really do with your support, either in a practical sense or with fund raising. Your ruler, Mercury, enters hot headed Aries on the 14th and around this time the New Moon in the same time heralds a great moment to launch a new venture. Take note of events around the 25th, as you are tested and deal with the challenges presented in a totally unique way.
Cancer (June 22-July 22)
While initially there is a focus on career matters, you are now able to go for a promotion of a more challenging role. It may be something you have been considering for a while, or you just so happen to be in the right place at the right time. In any event you have more confidence and circumstances dictate that you are assertive and more proactive, which opens up previously closed doors to you. This month’s New Moon occurs on the 10th and you see that a new beginning is just what you had in mind. By the 25th, your flirtations with a member of the opposite sex lead to something deeper and more permanent.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 23)
You are inspired to doing what is outrageous, fun and expressive and as such you inspire others. There is a party animal within you who always wants to come out and play and not only do you do yourself good but others are keen to be around you too. This month brings its fair share of challenges but it is not these that matter so much as your attitude towards them. Having a ‘can do’ approach means that nothing gets you down. There is something you feel passionate about and you could be making a journey to the past to deal with unfinished business.
Virgo (Aug. 24-Sep. 22)
Initially, developments in your relationship take up your time and energy. Perhaps there is someone new in your life and you want to create the right impression. A lot rests on what you do or so, so be the real you, not the person you think others will like. Start as you mean to carry on. But this is also a month for letting go, moving on and refreshing what has become jaded and tired. The Aries energy gives you a sparkle and a sense of hope which is clear in your body language and how you present yourself. After the 20th, you are in adventurous frame of mind and enjoy the spirit of exploration.
Libra (Sep. 23-Oct. 23)
While there is such a focus on partnerships you are wondering how this is different since you, more than anyone, understand that is relationships, not money, that makes the world go round. As such, you are keen to make sure everyone is fine, but you must also acknowledge when you are not fine. Be indulgent and clear if you feel you are being persuaded to be anybody but yourself. It is not necessary to test the strength of what you have but it does no harm to assert yourself when you have to. Money is coming your way a lot more easily than it was and you will notice this in the last week.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
While you are at first concerned with day to day practical matters, adjustments need to be made of a subtle nature. This means that you listen to your instincts more than even and see the connection between what you do and how the world responds. this is empowering and puts you at the heart of necessary changes that need to be made. You are looking for stability and finding that it is not easy to maintain, but even so, you respond in a creative and effective way. Fate has a habit of sending what you need, more than what you want.
Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)
The Moon in your sign starts the month and links with all that fiery Aries energy raises the tension until something gives. This is not a bad thing, and you have been aware of pressure and the need for change for a while. More peaceful circumstances are more in evident later this month but meanwhile you need to strike while the iron is hot, go with your hunches and seize the moment, at least in the first couple of weeks. Your creativity and ingenuity lead to spectacular new developments that could be part of your life for some time to come.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20)
You may not see eye to eye with someone at the start of the month as you are determined that you are right and they are wrong. Of course it is not really as black and white as this, so it important to talk through your differences to find a way forward, which you do. But the main focus for you is on your home life, domestic scene and the past. Creating the right balance between all the different activities takes some doing and a certain amount of compromise. Original thinking leads to a breakthrough on the 25th.
Aquarius (Jan 21-Feb. 18)
Good luck comes just when you least expect, and when you most need it so keep the faith. This is particularly so at the start of April when a change in your circumstances for the better gives you the boost you need and you regain your positive outlook. Important decisions and conclusions are arrived at and practical steps to improve your situation are taken. Your inventiveness is evident as you are resourceful and able to adopt an original approach which helps with finances. After the 20th you maybe moving house or changing the interior of where you live.
Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20)
If you see the year slowly helping you develop along a certain path, then this is a time for making real what was just in the idea stage last month. You have what it takes to put your plans into action, and this is to do with your work or any commercial enterprise. You are excited about how well your ideas have been received and of course, positive feedback is always going to be encouraging. Mercury helps with communication until mid month and then you you are busier, and time is running away with you. Once the Sun changes signs around 20th you have got a viable idea that will be brilliant.
Aries (March 21-April 20)
While the Sun is in your sign, you are keen to start new projects and your enthusiasm is infectious. You show your leadership abilities by getting everyone organized. With the addition of the revolutionary planet, Uranus, you may find that your path takes many twists and turns with unexpected meetings and encounter. Initially, you may be thwarted in your plans, but persistence pays off. Mercury, planet of communication enters Aries on the 14th. From here, your ability to talk your way into any situation and out of it, leads to a possibly lucrative deal.
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istinguished Artists Concert Series continued its standard of excellence with a recital of chamber music for cello and piano, featuring cellist Amit Peled and pianist Alon Goldstein on Sunday, March 17 at Resurrection Church in Aptos. A concert program is usually collaboration between the performers and composers being performed. In this case, Mr. Peled’s Gofriller cello took equal bows. This famous cello, made by Mateo Gofriller in Venice in 1733, had been the personal favorite of Pablo Casals (1876-1973), the most noted cellist of all time. The large audience filled the church almost to capacity to hear a program that spanned the 19th century, from Beethoven’s Variations on a theme of Mozart, to sonatas by Chopin and Brahms. And they came to hear the favorite cello of a great cellist. Although few had a view of
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the performers because of the church seating, the acoustics of the church assured that every listener could hear the music clearly. The Gofriller may be one of the finest cellos ever produced, but it takes a true artist to make it sing. Mr. Peled has the ability to sing with ease and fluency. With pianist Goldstein, they delivered a balanced duo in true chamber music style. Peled is currently teaching at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, and also enjoying an active and successful international concert career. Goldstein performs internationally with several chamber music partners. The concert opened with Beethoven’s Variations on a theme of Mozart (1801). Each short variation on this playful theme has a different mood and energy, bringing to the audience a variety of sounds and colors. It was apparent from the outset that this cello delivers, even when paired with the full sound of the piano. The low bass sounds on the C string have a presence even at fifty paces. At the farthest row, I had no difficulty in hearing Peled’s expressive detail. The Sonata by Brahms was strong and assertive, with all the rhythmic vitality expected in this late 19th century composer. This sonata, composed in 1886, can be a big challenge for balance between the large sound of the piano and the single bowed sound of the cello. Though some of the high notes sounded weak, it was usually due to the heavy writing in the piano. Mr. Peled closed his recital with the
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Sonata by Chopin (1846). Rhapsodic and oozing with Romantic-era expression, the cello soared in the high register and was rich and resonant in the low notes. Peled’s playing is strong and sure, and with Goldstein the pair seems to breathe every phrase together and with the same purpose. An encore, Theme from the movie Schindler’s List (1993) by John Williams, emphasized once again the great lyrical quality of this great cello. It was a satisfying desert to an otherwise substantial menu of 19th century classics. This program will be repeated soon at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. n ••• Distinguished Artists Concert Series continues on April 5 with pianist Yevgeny Sudbin at First Congregational Church, Santa Cruz. Pianist Ang Li appears at the Cabrillo College Music Recital Hall on Saturday, April 27 at 8:00 pm. More information at www.distinguishedartists.org. Roger Emanuels is a cellist and teacher and played for many years with the San Jose Symphony and the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra.
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hink big, beautiful and blue! All of that and more perfectly describes Peterson, an exceptionally handsome two-year old Domestic Shorthair. Peterson was removed from a one-bedroom trailer along with 70 other cats who were living in substandard conditions. Although his life started out rough, Peterson shows no signs of a grudge but almost an appreciation and social zest that is uncommon with cats coming out of these types of situations. When Peterson was first brought to the shelter he suffered from some treatable health conditions caused by the unsanitary living conditions but he is now healthy as can be and seeking a home of his own. This charming boy is very energetic and affectionate with the right amount of precociousness to keep you chuckling. This funny boy likes his litter box clean, loves his food wet, and adores being petted again and again. He is truly a volunteer and staff favorite and never fails to catch the attention of an onlooker by either reaching out of his enclosure to tap you on the soldier, or putting on a show by juggling his toys. Peterson would do well as an only cat or in a home with other cats as long as the introduction is done properly. Because he came from a home with so many other cats, he seems to have the social skills on board to be able to handle whatever comes his way. We have not tested him with dogs but if the dog is cat friendly, we don’t see Peterson having too much of a problem learning to live with one. We would prefer that Peterson find a family who can keep him as an indoor cat. In his lifetime, he’s never been allowed outside and he is a bit too friendly, curious and trusting to make a good indoor/outdoor candidate. Peterson is a very special cat that deserves a wonderful home with lots of attention and love, something he lacked during his first two years. If you are looking for a beautiful, fun, and social cat to add to your family, we have a feeling that Peterson will prove to be the perfect pick! If you would like to help animals like Peterson and his 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. n
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Social Security program. Information is available on subjects ranging from how to get a Social Security number for a newborn to returning to work while receiving disability benefits. And since April 22 is Earth Day, here’s another tip: going online is good for the planet. It saves more than just your time — it also saves paper, emissions, and energy. If you need to reach us by phone, you can call us toll-free at 1-800-7721213. We treat all calls confidentially. We can answer specific questions from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. Generally, you’ll have a shorter wait time if you call during the week after Tuesday. We can provide information by automated phone service 24 hours a day. (You can use our automated response system to tell us a new address or request a replacement Medicare card.) If you are deaf or hard of hearing, you may call our TTY number, 1-800-325-0778. No matter how you choose to contact us, Social Security is here to assist you. We encourage you to give our website a try. You’ll get fast, convenient service by going to www.socialsecurity.gov. n
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