June 15 2012
C O M M U N I T Y N E W S T H AT M A K E S A D I F F E R E N C E
Vol 21 No. 12
Serving Aptos, La Selva Beach, Corralitos, Freedom, Watsonville, & Pajaro
Girls on the Run
Positive Sayings Paint Young Arms
By Cynthia Howe ere are a few quotes from girls who have participated in Girls On The Run: “Girls on the Run has taught me that I am the boss of my own brain.” “Girls on the Run taught me that real friends value me just the way I am.” “Even though I can’t run very fast, I made friends who cheered me on and made me feel loved.” All of the groups are part of the Silicon Valley Council. This council handles all the groups in Santa Cruz and Santa Clara Counties. They are the chief organizers of the yearly 5K Run. This year the big run was held May 19 at Vasona Park. Participating were 1,207 girls, hundreds of them representing the Santa Cruz County. Julie Holser, a volunteer mom who just finished her 4th year with Girls on the Run, heads one of our local groups. For some of our local Girls on the Run girls, this year’s season won’t end until the “chandelier drops.” That is to say, until the girls finish creating a large chandelier made from lights, beads and silverware, a creation inspired by Caroline’s in Aptos Village.
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Classroom Renovation a Top Expense.
PVUSD PLANS $190 MILLION BOND ISSUE FOR NOVEMBER 6 BALLOT Capital Improvement Catch-up Bond to Cost $50 per $100K in Property Evaluation
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Helping Those in Need Volunteer Driving
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lot as currently proposed, they will actively campaign against its passage. Tom Walsh, president of the organization said, “The bond issue needs to be pared down to just “needs” taking out the “wants. This is not the time to saddle the home owner with a tax increase of this magnitude.”
‘Breakfast with the Babies’ Rescue Pregnant Mares
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f all goes according to plan, on Wednesday, June 13, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Trustees (aka the PVUSD School Board) will authorize the District to place on the November 6 2012 General Election ballot a 30-year, $190
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Million bond issue for the voters to decide on. It will take 55 percent of District voters to say “Yes” to authorize the sale of those bonds. However, a local political action group, the Senior Coalition, has already said that if the bond issue goes on the bal-
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By Noel Smith
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Because of the State’s inability to keep education in California funded, many school districts throughout the state have gone directly to their local communities to provide funding for capital improvements or for teacher’s salaries.
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