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September 15 2013 • Vol 22 No. 18 • www.tpgonlinedaily.com Explore the Hidden World of Art

Each year during the first three weekends in October, more than 300 Santa Cruz County artists open their studios to the public for demonstrations of the artistic process, art exhibits, and opportunities for visitors to purchase art directly from the source. The tour includes multi-stop work studios like the Tannery Arts Center and individual workspaces scattered throughout the county. Featured media are as varied as jewelry, ceramics, photography and painting.

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A Fisherman in the Family

My son Noah Gabay caught this 35 pound Salmon at the Santa Cruz Harbor August 12 at 8 PM. Salmon have been coming into the harbor to spawn and the harbor has allowed fisherman to come down and fish.

Because so many people responded they wanted to give the kids a good experience fishing so they made the even numbered days for kids 16 and younger only and on the odd numbered days everyone can fish.

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Kegebein marks 50 years at County Fair

John Kegebein first started working at the Santa Cruz C o u n t y Fair in 1963 when he was put in charge of maintenance. Now, 50 years later, it’s still easy to find Kegebein; most any day you will find him at the fairgrounds working on something.

“John’s always been the same — he’s a hands-on, get-the-job-done, humble person,” said Chuck Allen, who started working as the fair manager in 1965.

“He’s meant everything to this fair.”

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Community News PG&E Company Santa Cruz 115kV Reinforcement Project Explore the Hidden World of Art – Open Studios Art Tour A Fisherman in the Family by Steve Gabay Shakespeare Still Lives … in Aptos! by Edita McQuary & Joyce Mann Caltrans Awards transportation Planning Grant to SCCR • California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar for September 2013 Run For Rio 5k & Fun Run Debuts – Presented by Rio Del Mar Parent Alliance; Fun Run to Honor Lily Jacob Court Appointed Special Advocates awarded $65,000 in Grants Kegebein marks 50th year at County Fair by Jon Chown Life’s Fantastic Journey – From Africa To Australia: Sponsoring a Young Girl’s Education by Noel Smith Monte Vista Christian Raising Money For a New Equestrian Arena Quilting in the 21st Century is Alive and Making a Difference by Edita McQuary September is Hunger Action Month 2013 Santa Cruz County Fair Highlights Countdown to Trash Extinction 15th Annual Kidrageous Carnival • Doug Deaver Sworn In as Capitola/ Aptos Rotary Club President for 2013-14 NSGW Member Discuses Using Ancestry.com – Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County Lecture Series 2013-2014 Founders Day At Big Basin State Park – Saturday, September 21 The Distinguished Artists Concert & Lecture Series – ‘Committed:’ Highlighting Mental Health with Pianist Tanya Gabrielian

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California News BART Employee Comp Leads CA Transits • Fourth Quarter 2012 County Employment and Wages in California

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Letter to the Editor Aptos Blue by Lyn Schwartz

Local Sports 11 Aptos Little League Opens Annual General Meeting to Public

New In Town 13 Kumon Math and Reading Center 26 Lifestyle Fitness, Inc. comes to Aptos!

Back to School 19 From supplies to volunteering: Parents Supporting Teachers

Community Calendar • Arts & Entertainment – Pages 28 - 29

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Featured Columnists 21 Work in Progress by Camille Smith – What teaching taught me 24 The Book Bag by Robert Francis – Action and adventure seasoned with suspense…

25 Schools Matter by Jeff Ursino – Alternative Programs for Students in Trouble 30 Waves of change, Oceans of Opportunity PVUSD Superintendent Dorma Baker

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“PG&E” from page 1 It’s those larger power poles that have drawn concern from residents. About 31 new wood poles about 85 feet tall will replace 26 older, shorter poles. Another six or so 91-feet-high steel poles will also be installed at the intersection Freedom Boulevard and MacDonald Road, the intersection of Cox Road and Day Valley Road, and elsewhere.

“It would really change our rural residential area,” said Nancy Bensen, who lives on Cox Road. “They are going to put these awful-looking poles in and ruin all of my views.”

Bensen said that beyond the aesthetics, she also has safety and environmental concerns. These large poles will be just off the side of a fairly narrow road where there are already terrible auto accidents. There is also a lot of wildlife that would be disturbed.

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bobcats, hawks, owls, mountain lions, Pacific Gas and Electric Company coyotes, birds, quail and many other Santa Cruz 115kV Reinforcement Project species. If this project Pacific Gas and Electric Company Application No. 12-01-012 is approved, 165 Filed January 25, 2012 trees and vegetation Background along the route will he proposed Project would increase transmission system reliability in the Santa Cruz area during outages. The be cut down and the project will add a second 115 kV circuit between Green Valley natural habitat will Substation and Rob Roy Substation to prevent potential be destroyed and large-scale service interruptions if there are overlapping changed forever due outages in the existing local electricity supply system. The to the 12-18 month proposed project includes converting the existing 7.1 miles long construction,” of single-circuit 115 kV power line to a double-circuit 115 kV Bensen said. power line by replacing existing wood poles with tubular Nicole Liebelt steel poles (TSPs); constructing a new, approximately of PG&E said she 1.7-mile-long single-circuit 115 kV power line connecting understands there is the Green Valley-Camp Evers 115 kV Power Line to Rob Roy Substation; and modifying the existing Rob Roy Substation some concern in the and existing power lines to accommodate the new circuit. neighborhood, but said PG&E needs to “Project” page 7 improve the service locally to prevent large-scale outages in the future. By using taken steps to alleviate concerns. The steel the existing utility corridor, the proposed poles will be made to look like wood poles project creates the least impact at the most and additional vegetative screening will be placed to reduce the visual impact. reasonable cost.

“The entire project is taking place in an “The existing 115 kV system serving the Santa Cruz area was updated and put existing utility corridor with an established into service during the 1970s. Since then, no visual character,” Liebelt said.

Jim Kerr, Bensen’s neighbor, said his major upgrades have been undertaken …

In the 1970s, the population served by this biggest concern with the project so far system totaled about 50,000 people. Today, has been a lack of transparency. Kerr said, the service area has a population of about “PG&E originally only notified neighbors 90,000,” Liebelt said. “PG&E did consider within 200 feet of the project, despite a alternate routes and gave careful consid- 300-foot notification requirement.” That eration to environmental and customer left Kerr and many others in the dark as impacts. The alignment PG&E selected well as the general public claims Kerr was determined to have the least impacts as the project moves its way forward across a wide spectrum of considerations.” before the California Public Utilities PG&E held two community meetings Commission. for residents who live near the proposed “Power Poles” page 7 construction and has made revisions and

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Explore the Hidden World of Art

300+ Artists Open Their Doors for the Open Studios Art Tour

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ach year during the first three weekends in October, more than 300 Santa Cruz County artists open their studios to the public for demonstrations of the artistic process, art exhibits, and opportunities for visitors to purchase art directly from the source. The tour includes multi-stop work studios like the Tannery Arts Center and individual workspaces scattered throughout the county. Featured media are as varied as jewelry, ceramics, photography and painting. Studios span the county from Watsonville to Bonny Doon, and everywhere in-between.

“We’re excited to have 43 artists who are new to the Tour this year, as well as many returning artists. There’s really something for everyone to enjoy,” said Michelle Williams, Arts Council Executive Director.

Studios are divided between North and South County (with the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor as the dividing point). October 5 & 6 features North County artists, October 12 & 13 features South County Artists, and October 19 & 20 is an Encore Weekend that features select artists in both North and South County. Each day, studios are open from 11am – 5pm.

A preview exhibit featuring work from every 2013 Open Studios artist will open on Saturday, September 27 and run through Sunday, October 20 at the Santa Cruz Art League (526 Broadway in Santa Cruz, Wed through Fri 11am – 5pm and

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by Kuzanga Marimba. A North County satellite preview exhibit at the R. Blitzer Gallery, featuring work exclusive to Davenport, Bonny Doon, San Lorenzo Valley, and Scotts Valley Open Studios artists, will open on Friday, October 4 and run through Sunday, October 20. Both receptions will be part of the First Friday Art Tour on October 4.

The $20 Open Studios Arts Guide/ Calendar, available Friday, September 6 at outlets throughout the Bay Area, is your admission to the Tour and includes a detailed map to each studio. The $4.99

mobile App is a portable guide which helps to create personalized tour maps; to find new artists based on location, medium, and other criteria; and saves information for revisiting favorite stops. Proceeds from the Guide/Calendar and App sales support

the Arts Council’s arts and arts education programs. Visit www.artscouncilsc.org for more information and a list of where the Guide/Calendar is sold.

This also marks the 10-year anniversary of having Open Studios Manager Ann Ostermann at the helm. Each year, she is the liaison for several hundred Open Studios artists, event sponsors and volunteers. And each year, she builds the capacity of working artists and reinforces the arts as a profession. n ••• For more information about the Open Studios Art Tour, contact Ann Ostermann, Open Studios & Events Manager: ann@ artscouncilsc.org, (831) 475-9600 x17, or cell (831) 251-4626.

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A Fisherman in the Family

By Steve Gabay

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y son Noah Gabay (In the red shirt) caught this 35 pound Salmon at the Santa Cruz Harbor August 12 at 8 PM. Salmon have been coming into the harbor to spawn and the harbor has allowed fisherman to come down and fish. Because so many people responded they wanted to give the kids a good experience fishing so they made the even numbered days for kids 16 and younger only and on the odd numbered days everyone can fish.

I dropped my son off at 6 AM that day. At 8 p.m. (14 hours later), he caught the salmon. It was the biggest fish of the day. As you can see, the head of the fish is as big if not bigger than Noah’s head. The fishing community has been wonderful.

When one of the kids hooks a fish, they call out “fish on” and everyone else pulls their lines out of the water. This is so that their lines do not get tangled so the kid gets to work on bringing in their fish. The people cheer him on and there is someone with a

big net there to help them get their fish out of the water. There are also experienced fishermen on hand to give advice, such as showing the kids how to tie a knot, or to loan them a hook or some bait.

I thought you might like to use this in your paper. It is such a cool experience for a young budding fisherman. I know that we have a fisherman in our family now.

••• Interview with Noah Gabay Q – Noah, How long have you been fishing? A – I started fishing when I was eight years old. My

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first memory of fishing was caching a Blue Gill up near Lake Alminor.

Q – What bait did you use to catch the Salmon? A – A Pink trout worm and a yellow fish pill.

Q – How long did it take to land the fish? A – About five minutes.

Q – Where in the harbor were you fishing? A – In the upper yacht harbor at the top.

Q – What have you done with the fish? A – I brought it to Johnny’s at the harbor and they filleted it for me. (Then) we ate it. We had sashimi, we baked it with three different

sauces and we had creamed salmon sauce for pasta.

Q – There are a number of kinds of Salmon, what kind was this? A – King salmon.

Q – Is this the biggest fish you ever caught? A – No. The biggest fish I ever caught was earlier this summer in Florida.

It was a 75 pound seven foot long sailfish.

That one took me 35-40 minutes to bring in. We were 25 miles out in the ocean from the keys.

Q – What did it feel like when you brought it in and actually saw how big it was? A – It felt great. It was very exciting.

Q – Were there a lot of other kids there fishing at the same time? A – Yes, about 20-25 other kids fishing. It was so crowded that we were pretty much shoulder to shoulder.

Q – How did you bring in the fish without getting your line tangled with the other kids lines? A – When you hook a fish you call out “Fish On” and everybody else brings their lines up so that the lines don’t get tangled. n

Shakespeare Still Lives … in Aptos!

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By Edita McQuary & Joyce Mann

t is really quite amazing at the range of cultural activities available to us in Santa Cruz County! Who knew that there is a Saturday Shakespeare Group that meets three times a year to hear Shakespeare experts share their knowledge and that audience members volunteer to read his plays?

The club was formed in 1999 by Don Young, retiring Cabrillo College English instructor, as a way to continue to make Shakespeare known in the community. He asked Jeff Towle, a fellow English teacher at Cabrillo, to work with him. Initially, the plan was that the group would just read “Hamlet” but there was so much enthusiasm that they kept on with two or three plays per year. Bruce Barton, a local journalist, was heavily involved in publicity and in keeping the group going.

Following the unexpected death of Jeff Towle in 2009, Don carried on alone until his health made it too difficult to do so. The group was determined not to let the club die,

“Power Poles” from page 4 “I’ve probably spoken to 60 people, neighbors who should have been notified and just one remembers a letter,” Kerr said. “The problem is, they’ve led people to believe they were just replacing the lines and that’s not true at all.”

Kerr said every time he looks at documents regarding the plan he sees overt missing information. For instance, he said, there is no real analysis of alternatives.

He would like to some of the lines go underground.

“Project” from page 4 The new circuit will provide two sources of power in the event of an outage on either the southern line between Green Valley Substation and Rob Roy Substation or on the existing northern line between Green Valley Substation and Camp Evers Substation.

Project Description The project is located in southern Santa Cruz County, California near the cities of Watsonville and Aptos.

The project traverses an area of rolling terrain, including agricultural valleys and grassland, as well as low ridgelines forested with mature trees. The predominant development pattern throughout the project area is a mix of low-density residential, open space, and agricultural land uses. The agricultural areas are predominantly apple orchards, berry orchards, livestock pastures, and row crops.

so they formed a sort of cooperative of twenty hard-core members sharing the workload. In other words, it takes twenty people to do what Don and Jeff used to do.

Meetings are on Saturdays three times a year at 10 a.m. to noon at Christ Lutheran Church, 10707 Soquel Drive, Aptos, although they are not affiliated with the church.

They will read “Much Ado About Nothing” starting Saturday, September 14. There are four Saturday meetings at the church and the fifth Saturday is a potluck with a film of the play at a member’s home. The schedule and the guest speakers are listed below.

2013 Fall Schedule Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” Sept. 14 – Act. I, Scenes 1-3 Michael Warren, PhD, Prof.

Em. UCSC “Saturday Shakespeare” page 9

“The one segment that is most problematic — that 1.7 mile-piece of Cox Road, Day Valley and MacDonald — if that were underground, they wouldn’t have trouble there and totally eliminate the negative neighborhood reaction to it, I think,” Kerr said.

But PG&E doesn’t think so. Putting cables underground means a torn up road and more cost.

“Given the associated customer and environmental impacts, undergrounding would be more disruptive to the area. It would also add significant costs to the project,” Liebelt said.

The primary project components are summarized below: Northern Alignment — approximately 7.1 miles of an existing single-circuit 115 kV power line will be converted to a double-circuit 115 kV power line by replacing existing wood poles with TSPs. Cox-Freedom Segment — a new, approximately 1.7-mile-long single-circuit 115 kV power line connecting the Green Valley-Camp Evers 115 kV Power Line to Rob Roy Substation will be constructed in an existing distribution line alignment by installing new poles and collocating some existing distribution facilities.

Rob Roy Substation Modifications — the existing substation will be modified to accommodate the new circuit.

Rob Roy Substation Connections — one new TSP will be installed and two existing power poles will be replaced with TSPs to accommodate the interconnection of existing power lines following modification of Rob Roy Substation. n

Actor Mike Ryan, gave a talk to the Saturday Shakespeare Group in June, 2012. Mike was in the recent Shakespeare Santa Cruz production of “The Taming of the Shrew.” It was refreshing to get the actor’s point of view!

Kerr said that following the process has certainly been a lesson in civics. For instance, the project manager the CPUC put in place is a former PG&E employee. Currently, the CPUC is only requiring an initial study mitigated negative declaration, which is a very low standard for environmental review. Kerr said he is hoping for a full environmental impact report.

“I cannot believe a project of this scope doesn’t require a full EIR. The logic escapes me,” Kerr said. “The poles will be roughly double the height of the current poles and they describe that as no visual impact whatsoever.”

Bensen and Kerr have been talking to local representatives and said they’ve been helpful. County Supervisor Zack Friend, as wells as California Assemblymembers Mark Stone and Bill Monning have all written letters to the CPUC concerning the safety and traffic problems the project could create. Kerr said the CPUC has since

requested a lot more information from PG&E on issues such as air quality, the impact on wildlife habitat, visual impacts and more.

The California Environmental Quality Review is expected to be complete by mid-October and a 45-day public review is to follow with a public meeting to be held in early November. Concerns regarding the PG&E project can be sent to Tania Treis, principal, Panorama Environmental, Inc., One Embarcadero Center, Suite 740, San Francisco, CA 94111.The final CEQA document will be finished in January. Kerr said he hopes to see some changes by then.

“I don’t want to tell PG&E how to do their business. I guess I’m just really disappointed in the process,” Kerr said. “At this point, if a full EIR is done, that’s the time the public has the opportunity to look at it and dissect it and complain.” n Story By Jon Chown

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BART Employee Comp Leads CA Transits Los Altos — California Common Sense (CACS) released a brief report (and accompanying data) analyzing the impact of rising personnel costs on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system’s budget since 1999-00. The report found that although BART’s compensation levels have declined as a portion of its budget from 2000-11, they have remained above those of most California public transit systems. While rising compensation levels have strained the system’s operating budget, rising retiree health costs, in particular, account for the greatest growth among the system’s personnel spending.

“We must recognize that higher compensation levels ultimately impact everyone – workers, retirees, the system, and riders,” said Autumn Carter, Executive Director of CACS and the report’s author.

“Retirement costs have already started to consume greater portions of the system’s budget. If collective bargaining drives up costs further, the natural outcome will be a decline in the quality of services BART riders have come to expect, increase in rider fees, or both.”

BART said union train operators and station agents average about $82,000 per year, including more than $10,000 in overtime pay. BART employees currently pay nothing into the pension system.

Workers are being asked to increase their healthcare contribution from the current flat rate of $92 per month. After making a series of concessions in a down economy in recent years, Service Employees International Union Local 1021 and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 have pressed for raises that exceed 20% over three years.

The following are among the report’s findings: • The system’s overall annual retirement costs nearly quadrupled from 2000-11, growing from $14.6 million to $58.0 million. Its total compensation spending grew 61%, rising from $257.8 million $416.5 million.

• While BART’s compensation level relative to its operating budget declined from 61% to 58% from 2000-11, its compensation relative to its budget remains higher than the transit sector statewide, and its decline was

not nearly as large as most systems’ during the period.

The median level of compensation as a portion of the budget throughout the sector declined from 44.4% to 20.9%.

• Retiree health care now comprises 42.6% of the system’s benefit spending, compared to just 10.7% in 2000.

BART has been prefunding its retiree health benefits since 2005, ultimately enabling the system to slow the growth of its retiree health costs and secure benefits for future retirees in the long term. In the short term, however, bringing the plan to full funding levels requires higher contributions during the initial years.

When BART’s prefunding costs are taken into account, the system’s total annual OPEB spending rose from $1.0 million in 2000 to $24.7 million in 2012, a 2271% increase.

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compensation and expense data: http:// bit.ly/16vvEZT. n ••• California Common Sense is a non-partisan non-profit founded by Stanford students and alumni to open government to the public, develop data-driven policy analysis, and educate citizens about how their governments work.

Fourth Quarter 2012 County Employment and Wages in California

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he latest BLS News Release showing employment and wage data for California counties is now available online at http://www.bls.gov/ro9/ qcewca.pdf.

Employment and wage data is

available for all counties in California.

Items of note include: Employment rose in all 26 large counties in California from December 2011 to December 2012.

San Francisco County posted the

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largest employment increase, 4.2%, followed by San Luis Obispo County at 4.1%.

Average weekly wages increased in all 26 large California counties from the fourth quarter 2011 to the fourth quarter 2012.

San Mateo recorded the largest average

weekly wage increase (107.3%) along with the highest average weekly wage ($3,240) for both the state and the nation.

Mariposa County’s average weekly wage of $647 was lowest among all counties in the state. n

Caltrans Awards Transportation Planning Grant to SCCRTC SAN LUIS OBISPO — Caltrans has awarded a $250,000 transportation planning grant to the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (SCCRTC) for a Passenger Rail Study.

Five grants were awarded to agencies within Caltrans District 5 focused on improving mobility by identifying

potential improvements in the transportation system.

••• California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar for September 2013 Weekends — Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve – Docent-led walks are scheduled every Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Binoculars and bird books are available for the public to borrow at no cost. The visitor center and main overlook are fully accessible.

Day use fee is $4.32 per person, age 16 and older. Groups of 10 or more should

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“Saturday Shakespeare” from page 7 Sept. 21 – Act I, Scenes 2-3 Speaker to be announced Sept. 28 – Act III, Scenes 4-5 Andre Neu, Journalist and former Cabrillo College Instructor Oct. 5 – Act V, Scenes 1-3 Conrad ScottCurtis, PhD, Prof. Cabrillo Oct. 12 – Film & Potluck At a member’s home Although Shakespeare wrote in the 17th Century, his work is timeless. There is no human experience that he does not deal with in an enlightening and consoling way. You do not have to be an English major to read, act and discuss his works. Members have the oppor-

tunity to ham it up in reading the plays.

All interested persons are welcome to join. Best of all, it is lots of fun and there is no grade!

Members of the Saturday Shakespeare Club were very saddened at the news that Shakespeare Santa Cruz is closing at the end of the year. They don’t intend to take the closure lying down and would like to mobilize action in the area to try and save the iconic group.

Any and all support in this effort is greatly

appreciated. Meanwhile, the Saturday Shakespeare Club intends to keep Shake-

Aptos Blue he quaintness and the uniqueness of the Rancho Del Mar area has now been totally destroyed by the utter monstrosity named Aptos Blue … and the so-called do-gooders of MidPen and its affiliates who stealthily planned and executed this invasion in Aptos.

Every caring resident in the entire Aptos area should take the time and make an effort to see and explore the travesty that is being built and is forced upon us across from the Ranch Del Mar Shopping Center on Aptos Rancho Road. Until a few months ago, that area was a green open space with trees and bushes and a very old historic farmhouse in the background.

Now it is a major construction site.

Aptos residents will now and forever be dramatically altered by the underhanded tactics used to usher in what is a very, very large ‘Trojan Horse.’

Now much angst, noise, fear, loss of privacy concerns, plus grave safety concerns are the new norms – not only for the residents of the large adjacent (Aptos) Courtside complex of homes and their

families, but also those in other areas of Ranch Del Mar. Plus… along with the reality of our sinking property values brought on because of this ill-conceived grandiose erection of multiple apartment buildings – some of which are three-stories high – which for many years was a small tranquil green and peaceful area.

Why is this allowed to happen?

Lyn Schwartz

speare alive in Santa Cruz County with the Saturday morning meetings. n

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Run For Rio 5k & Fun Run Debuts

Presented by Rio Del Mar Parent Alliance; Fun Run to Honor Lily Jacob

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he Rio del Mar Parent Alliance, a non-profit organization of volunteer parents and community members supporting Rio del Mar Elementary, announced today its first annual Run for Rio 5K & Fun Run, Saturday, October 13 at Seascape Park, Aptos.

The run is a fun community event open to all — promoting good health while providing needed funds to Rio del Mar Elementary.

Proceeds from the 5K run will directly benefit Rio del Mar students by funding many vital programs including computer technology, reading/math/language enrichment, art programs, and providing curriculum materials. The 9:30 a.m. Fun Run portion of the event is free and will be held in honor of 11 year old Lily Jacob, a Rio Del Mar student

who tragically passed away this summer and who would have been a 6th grader this year. Lily died in less than 24 hours after her entire family came down with food poisoning while vacationing in Costa Rica. The Rio Fun Run is proud to honor her memory.

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Race participants and supporters are invited to Seascape Village Fitness and Physical Therapy for pre-run warms ups and the post-run award ceremony, raffle and family activities. All fitness levels are welcome. Run for Rio is designed for the whole family to enjoy.

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“This fundraising event raises needed funds to continue enhance our students and provide support to our teachers and curriculum.”

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starts at 8:00 am and the free Fun Run will start at the finish of the 5K, approximately 9:30 am.

Starting at Seascape Park, the course will wind throughout the surrounding neighborhoods for the 5k. The fun run will take place around the park. Seascape Village Fitness and Physical Therapy is hosting both pre & post run gatherings including healthy snacks and beverages and guided warm-up and cool-down periods. Seascape Foods is providing a post fuel station. T-shirt pick up, goodie bags, race results and prizes will be held at Seascape Village, approximately 10:30 am. n ••• 5K Cost: $30.00 – individual; $90.00 – families of five by September 27. Registration includes a race t-shirt.

Fun Run: FREE Parking: Street parking is available.

If you live in the surrounding neighborhoods, please consider walking to the park to minimize traffic.

Register: https://www.signmeup. com/site/online-event-registration/94903/ SMUCalendar or for more information visit www.facebook.com/RunforRio5k or call 831-251-5406.

Run for Rio is sponsored by Seascape Village Fitness & Physical Therapy, Seascape Foods, Fleet Feet Sports, Print Smith, Ship Smart, Deluxe Foods of Aptos, and Santa Cruz County Parks.

To learn more about the Rio del Mar Parent Alliance at http://www.riodelmar.pvusd.net/ PA.html or follow them on Facebook https:// www.facebook.com/RiodelMarParentAlliance

Aptos Little League Opens Annual General Meeting to Public T he 2013 Aptos Little League Annual General Board Meeting and 2013-2014 Board Member Election take place on Thursday, October 3, 7:30 p.m. at Aptos Junior High School in Room 31.

The Monthly Directors meetings of the AptosLL Board are usually held in Room 31. Meeting dates and times are posted on the AptosLL website www.aptoslittleleague.org

The AptosLL Board of Directors is an all-volunteer leadership organization committed to managing and enhancing the Little League experience for the youth of Aptos, CA. Regular Board of Directors meetings are open to the public for all AptosLL members and parents who would like to attend.

AptosLL encourages all parents to volunteer and take an active role in making our Little League the best

experience possible for the youth of Aptos.

The AptosLL Board invites all to our annual General Membership Board meeting October 3 and to consider running for a place on the Board of Directors. We encourage anyone interested in making AptosLL a great place for our children to play baseball and enhance our community to volunteer and participate in support of Aptos Little League. n

Court Appointed Special Advocates awarded $65,000 in Grants

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ourt Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Santa Cruz County was awarded two grants to assist them in reducing the number of children on its waiting list and training 80 new volunteer Advocates in the coming year. The National CASA Association, a non-profit organization, awarded CASA of Santa Cruz a $40,000 grant to assist in the recruitment of new volunteer Advocates over the next year. In addition, a $25,000 general operating grant came from the Community Foundation Santa Cruz County (www. cfscc.org).

CASA of Santa Cruz County is a child’s voice in dependency court, providing advocacy, stability and hope to children who have been abused, neglected, or abandoned. Last year over 600 children in Santa Cruz County entered foster care due to abuse, neglect or parental loss. Each day they face uncertainty and trauma, their lives a sea of ever-changing professionals who — although well-meaning

— are nonetheless strangers; police, social workers, foster parents, therapists, judges, lawyers and many others.

Thankfully, 214 of those children had a CASA — a Court Appointed Special Advocate — who stepped in and became the child’s trusted friend, mentor, and voice in court. One person is consistently there; a caring person whose focus is solely on them, a person whose reassuring

presence does not change; the child’s volunteer CASA Advocate.

“I spent 17 years of my life as a foster child,” said one of CASA of Santa Cruz’s Advocates. “I wanted to be a good Advocate for someone who has to navigate a life change they did not choose. Spending time with “my” child is the most rewarding experience ever. She is such a bright light in my life.” n ••• For more information on CASA of Santa Cruz County, visit their website at www.casaofsantacruz.org

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Kegebein marks 50th year at County Fair

A Half-Century of Service to the Santa Cruz County Community

By Jon Chown WATSONVILLE — John Kegebein first started working at the Santa Cruz County Fair in 1963 when he was put in charge of maintenance. Now, 50 years later, it’s still easy to find Kegebein; most any day you will find him at the fairgrounds working on something.

“John’s always been the same — he’s a hands-on, get-the-job-done, humble person,” said Chuck Allen, who started working as the fair manager in 1965. “He’s meant everything to this fair.”

Kegebein was born and raised on a dairy farm in Crystal Lake, Illinois and wound up in Santa Cruz County after being discharged from the Army at Fort Ord. It was winter and much warmer here than back home, so he decided to stay.

After a short stint working at Marinovich Cold Storage, he joined up with the fair and 21 years later, retired, but stayed active as a volunteer.

There were many memorable moments, Kegebein said, and he has seen many changes and improvements. The Crosetti Building was constructed in the ’70s; the livestock area has been expanded; and the bathrooms have all been updated.

Most importantly, Kegebein said, the fairgrounds was connected to the city sewer system. The septic tank system had been a real mess, he said. One year, it almost killed him.

Kegebein said one year a pipe that led

John Kegebein talks about his 50 years at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds while doing work at the Agricultural History Project on Monday. to a 1,000-gallon septic tank from the concessions and barns area plugged.

“Gravel got in there, so I crawled down to ram it with something, to break it loose, not realizing that this pipe was filled all the way up a hill. When it broke loose, it just all came at me. If I’d not had two guys up top pulling me out of that hole, I would have been dead,” Kegebein said.

It might have eventually meant the end of the fair as well, for Kegebein is partially credited with saving the community event.

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In 1991, Kegebein came out of retirement to be fair manager. After decades of growth and improvement, the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake shook things up and the fairgrounds needed a boost.

After seven years, things were looking good and Kegebein retired again, but only as fair manager. He was still working full time to build up the Agricultural History Project (AHP) on the fairgrounds.

Kegebein was elected president of AHP in 1986 and, with a group of dedicated volunteers, constructed the AHP’s four buildings — 20,640 square feet that house agricultural artifacts and exhibits. More than 40 restored tractors, several wagons and buggies, a caboose and various other antique implements previously used in local agriculture are stored there.

But while Kegebein toiled at the AHP, finances at the fairgrounds went back into a slide. In 2007, Kegebein came out of retirement once again, this time to volunteer his time as the fair’s CEO. After two years, and with the fair’s finances back in the black, he retired again.

“John has meant everything to this fair,” said longtime fair supporter Loretta Estrada, who has also served on the fair’s board of directors for many years. “There might not be a fair if not for what John did.”

In 2009, he retired again. Now, his son David has stepped in to fill his shoes, leading a volunteer management team that keeps the fair going. It’s far different today than decades ago, Kegebein pointed out.

The state doesn’t support fairs the way it used to and it’s a little more difficult to draw the public in. Kegebein said he remembers when more than 300 head of cattle would fill the barn, but this week there probably won’t be more than 40. Ponies, as well as cars, used to race on the track; apples used to fill the Harvest Building, now its berries.

“I have a lot of good memories here, watching kids grow up. I’ve seen three generations of kids grow up out here,” he said.

David was one of those kids. His first job at the fair was picking the heads off of dead petunias.

“And now he’s managing the fair,” Kegebein said. “I think David and the volunteer crew have done a tremendous job of cleaning this place up and I’m hoping people will come out and enjoy the accomplishments that have been made this past year. n

Life’s Fantastic Journey

From Africa To Australia: Sponsoring a Young Girl’s Education

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helma Chaibweza-White has an amazing story that demonstrates how important it is to have the right people in your corner as you take on life’s challenges and how small the world has become.

Thelma was born and raised in the Republic of Zimbabwe, which is located in southern Africa. The capital is Harare and the country was named Southern Rhodesia in 1928 and then Rhodesia from 1965 until 1980.

The story of Zimbabwe, its president Robert Mugabe and the transition of the country from white-controlled Rhodesia to black nationalist controlled Zimbabwe is a fascinating one. But this is about how one African family was transformed by the intervention of one American couple.

In 1998 Jess Brown, Executive Director of the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau, volunteered to go to Zimbabwe to help the local farmers. The family he stayed with had three young children with Thelma being the oldest. Whenever he visited the country, Jess stay with the same family.

It was during this time that the situation in Zimbabwe became chaotic with the economy collapsing and inflation running rampant. The family could no longer send their children to a private school and public education only went to the 6th grade. That was when Jess and Laura Brown stepped in and began to help financially support the children’s education.

Thelma remembers the time of great inflation. “When we went to the grocery store, we loaded up our backpacks with money, millions of dollars, just to buy the bare essentials. When people today tell me they are a millionaire, I can tell them I’ve been a billionaire … and spent it all!”

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Themla Chaibweza-White (center) stands between her sponsors, Jess and Laura Brown, and Times Publishing Group’s Patrice Edwards (far right) and Cathe Race (far left).

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From the time she was 10 years old until she graduated from high school, Thelma was sponsored by the Browns.

Thelma’s younger brother has just graduated from college with a degree in Business and the youngest brother is 16 is attending a boarding school.

Thelma Graduated in 2011 from the University of New England (UNE) in Armidale, Australia. UNE has a wellearned reputation as one of Australia’s great teaching, training and research universities. She earned her Bachelor of Social Science degree program in just three years and has an outstanding academic record.

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Monte Vista Christian Raising Money For a New Equestrian Arena The team needs to raise another $20,000 for fencing and jumps before they can fully use the arena.

The MVCS Equestrian Program includes middle and high school competitive equestrian teams. The two teams compete in the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Zone 10 Western Division. Led by their trainer Cassie Belmont, the high and middle school teams took first place overall in Zone 10 competitions last season.

The high school team recently competed at the National Championships where they finished 3rd in the nation.

Both teams are prepared to take it to the next level in the 2013-2014 season by winning at Zone Finals next spring and qualifying for another trip to Nationals.

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ot so long ago, the word “quilting,” quality of life to veterans in our commu- a note which expresses the quilter’s thanks brought up an image of a group of nities,” said Cathy Conway, Vice President for the veteran’s service.

“Quilts of Honor” are meant for vetgrannies sitting in a church hall of Communications and Philanthropy at around a table decked with a variety of Hospice of Santa Cruz County, in a recent erans of previous wars who are coming into the Veterans Administration facilities squares made out of used family clothing. press release. for help. They are Thankfully, times have usually wheelchair changed. The Pajaro or lap-size quilts Valley Quilt Assobecause that is a ciation (which holds its need for many of monthly meetings in these older vetAptos) is trying hard to erans. The quilt change that perception. also comes with a The Pajaro Valley Quilt note saying such Association’s website things as “For the states: “The last few love of a veteran” decades have seen or “Thank you for quilt-making evolve your service” inside into a new art form.” the bag.

Today’s quilts are In 2012, 100 made with beautiful, quilts were given interesting patterns, to the Palo Alto and are often exhibited Pajaro Valley Quilters and Mike with a “We Honor Veterans” Quilt.

Veterans Adminas works of art by For this program, the guild is working istration facility, along with knitted and professional quilters as well as being traditional useful additions to a home. Last on two types of quilts: “Quilts of Valor” crocheted hats, and books, which were February the quilt exhibit at the Santa which are full-size and are made for delivered along with the quilts.

“This is how we put our arms around Cruz County Fairgrounds garnered nearly recently injured and recuperating veterans.

400 unique and outstanding works of art. They are sent to wives, moms, sisters, our veterans to show our appreciation for If you missed it, you will get a chance to and other family members to take to their their sacrifice,” said Karen Cunningham visit the upcoming February 2014 exhibit, beloved veterans into hospitals and homes Gonzalez, the Guild’s publicity person, entitled “From Sea to Shining Sea — What all over the United States. Each quilt is who is spreading the word to the comAmerica Means to me” which promises to mailed out in a special sack required by munity about what the group is doing.

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September is Hunger Action Month

Three Food Bank Employees to Take CalFresh Challenge September 15-21 Watsonville — Anti-hunger advocates from Santa Cruz County and across the country will be wearing orange on September 5 th in an effort to raise awareness of the more than 50 million people in the US facing hunger— including 16.7 million children. It’s just one of the many awareness events taking place throughout the month in recognition of Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month—a campaign to help end hunger in our country.

Here in Santa Cruz County, one in four children are hungry or malnourished and approximately 54,000 people receive food assistance each month from Second Harvest through its network of 200 agencies and programs.

Events Summary: The CalFresh Challenge encourages participants to experience what life is like for millions of low-income Americans facing hunger. Second Harvest CalFresh Outreach Workers, Luisa, Sandra and Yaceth will take the CalFresh Challenge the week of September 15.

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2013 Santa Cruz County Fair Highlights WATSONVILLE — Everybody by now is familiar with pig races, almost every fair has them. But turkey races? What are those?

“My wife calls it an idiot fest,” said Gil Riegler, who will be operating the races at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds this week with his wife Nancy. Riegler, a former Aptos resident, has been a regular attraction at the fair in the past with he and his wife’s wild and exotic bird show. Where as that draws “oohs” and “aaahs,” Riegler said the races draw mostly “guffaws.”

“It’s a goofy, funny show,” Riegler said. “It’s hysterical.” Riegler now lives in San Diego, having left Aptos about 12 years ago. He said he and his wife love to come to the Santa Cruz County Fair. “It’s beautiful here. The people are wonderful.

We love coming up here,” he said.

The turkey races might become a new favorite, but for old-time fairgoers, they will have difficult competition.

For Bill Ringe of Corralitos, the fair’s best is Saturday’s Junior Livestock Auction — or maybe the opening day barbecue and ice cream social. “To watch those young kids who’ve raised their animals, to have to turn around and give them up to sell them — the life lessons in that is just amazing,” he said. “And to watch the senior citizens at the opening day barbecue and ice cream social afterwards, some look forward to that all year.”

Billie Street of Santa Cruz has been volunteering in the Home Arts Department for decades and she loves to see what and who comes in. She’ll be doing weaving and quilting demonstrations all week.

Loretta Estrada of Watsonville has several things she’s looking forward to this year. Her great-granddaughter Paris Peixoto, just 4, entered her first vegetables in the fair. “She was very excited about that,” Estrada said. “But, of

course, my favorite part is the Rodgers House.”

Estrada has led the fair’s Rodgers House Committee for many years and has been integral to the historic home’s restoration. The national landmark was the home of John Steinbeck’s’ sister and her family. “We’ve done massive work this year. There’s all new landscaping all the

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Countdown to Trash Extinction

Coastal Commission’s 29th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day San Francisco — The California Coastal Commission is proud to announce that the 29th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day, the state’s largest volunteer event, will take place on Saturday, September 21, 2013. The event is expected to draw more than 70,000 volunteers who will combat marine debris at over 800 locations throughout the state by removing the trash that has accumulated on California’s beaches and inland shorelines over the past year.

To raise awareness and prompt volunteers to register for the Cleanup, the Commission will launch a “Countdown to Trash Extinction” campaign on Friday, August 23. In the 29 days leading up to Coastal Cleanup Day, the Commission will post information on its Facebook page and Twitter feeds to enlist Californians in learning about the trash that litters our coast and inland shorelines: what it is, why it’s so damaging to our aquatic and coastal environments, and what they can do to

help keep trash out of our environment throughout the year.

The Coastal Cleanup Day campaign artwork is available for viewing and downloading at www.coastalcleanupday.org.

It highlights several of the most insidious litter items found each year. These include bottle caps and lids, plastic and glass bottles, and cigarette butts, which remain the number one item found each year, generally accounting for about 40 percent of all trash picked up on Coastal Cleanup Day. Volunteers have always been the heart and soul of the Cleanup. More than 1.2 million volunteers have taken part in the Cleanup since it began in 1985,

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removing over 19 million pounds of debris from California’s shorelines. Organizing those volunteers at locations around the state requires incredible coordination from more than 60 different non-profit organizations, local governments, and state agencies. By combining efforts with like-minded organizations around the state, the Coastal Commission has been able to greatly increase its ability to mobilize the citizens of California to become stewards of our coast and ocean.

Another vital part of this network is our sponsor team providing the necessary funding and marketing support that makes the Cleanup a huge success. The Coastal Cleanup Day Program is proud to have long-standing partnerships with Crystal Geyser Natural Alpine Spring Water, Whole Foods Markets, and Oracle.

These corporate partners have been the backbone of this event, enabling it to take place year after year. A new partner this year, Chipotle Mexican Grill, is planning to help reward all the hard working (and hungry!) Coastal Cleanup Day volunteers by providing a free entrée currency card to each individual.

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for tens of thousands of Californians to remove trash from our environment, but also reinforces that each of us, as consumers of goods and producers of those goods, has a responsibility to reduce, prevent and clean up marine debris. Another partner of the Cleanup, Lindamar Industries, is doing just that by producing fully compostable plastic bags.

They have donated 10,000 of them for use on Coastal Cleanup Day in San Francisco, where municipal composting makes it possible to dispose of these bags properly.

Coastal Cleanup Day 2013 will take place on Saturday, September 21 from 9 a.m. to Noon in most locations. For more information on the Cleanup and the Let’s Make Trash Extinct campaign, please visit www.coastalcleanupday.org. Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/CaliforniaCoast and on Twitter at twitter.com/cleanupday. n ••• The California Coastal Commission, California State Parks Foundation and Ocean Conservancy support California Coastal Cleanup Day 2013. This event is made possible by the hard work of hundreds of local non-profits and government agencies throughout the state and tens of thousands of volunteers annually.

From supplies to volunteering: Parents Supporting Teachers P arents know educating their children is a collaborative effort between families and teachers. Each new school year, parents look for ways to make that effort as fruitful and positive for their children as possible. By supporting their child’s teacher, parents can help ensure kids get the best education possible every year.

If you’re looking for ways to show your child’s teacher your support - and facilitate his or her efforts to educate your child - keep these points in mind: Supplies show support eachers often spend their own money to ensure their students and classrooms have the supplies they need throughout the year. In fact, a study by the National School Supply and Equipment Association found that teachers spend an average of $356 from their own pockets on supplies and instructional materials - a total of $1.3 billion for all U.S. public school teachers. The same study revealed that parents - not governments, corporations or even charities - were the major source of supplemental funds for classroom needs, averaging $19 per student on classroom supplies.

“Sometimes, helping obtain needed supplies can be the most supportive thing a parent can do for their child’s teacher,” says Alison Corcoran, senior vice president of stores and online marketing for Staples.

“When parents can help supply teachers simply by spending money on things they would purchase regardless, it’s a win-win situation for everyone.”

To learn more about the rewards programs, log on to www.staples.com/ rewards.

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demonstrate the curriculum students will learn throughout the year. Attending these events is a simple, powerful way to show teachers you support their efforts - and appreciate them taking personal time after hours to benefit your children.

If your teacher maintains a website or page for your child’s class, be sure to check in regularly for homework assignments, news and any updates to your teacher’s supplies list or wish list. Keeping in touch helps teachers know you’re aware of their

work and of students’ achievements.

Hands on wherever you are hether it’s at home checking your child’s homework or as a volunteer in

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GOOD SHEPHERD

CATHOLIC SCHOOL Providing Students from Preschool through Eighth Grade with an Outstanding Education Since 1963

Come Learn With Us!

Good Shepherd Catholic School 2727 Mattison Lane, Santa Cruz, CA 95065 Phone: 831-476-4000 web: www.gsschool.org

Good Shepherd Catholic School, located in central Santa Cruz County, offers a fully accredited academic program for students in preschool through eighth grade. A highly qualified faculty and staff provide a well-rounded curriculum that is project-based and faith driven. The school’s focus on community service gives students numerous opportunities to learn and practice Catholic social teachings firsthand. Spanish, music, art, library science, computer classes and physical education classes are offered in preschool through eighth grade. The school’s highly successful interscholastic sports program starts in third grade. School hours are 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with after-school care until 6:00 p.m. each school day. Please call 831.476.4000 to schedule a tour.

the classroom, taking a hands-on approach to helping shows teachers you are as committed to your child’s education as they are.

Schools need volunteers for a range of activities, from assisting on testing days and in school libraries to helping out with parties, performances, sporting events and other fun occasions. Even if you can only spare an hour a month, you’ll be helping out the teacher - and demonstrating to him or her that you consider yourself a part of the educational team.

If volunteering isn’t practical, consistently reinforcing classroom messages and lessons at home can be just as helpful and supportive. Look for ways to incorporate lessons learned in the classroom with day-to-day home life. For example, when your child studies weights and measures, involve him in food prep and use cooking as a way to practice measuring techniques. When your child learns about government and voting, take her with you to the polls so she can see the voting process.

“It’s important for all of us to show teachers how much we value their commitment and contribution to our communities,” Corcoran says. “Keeping teachers well-supplied and reinforcing classroom lessons are great ways for parents to help teachers make a difference and ensure their kids will get the education they need.” n

2727 Mattison Lane Santa Cruz 831-476-4000 www.gsschool.org WASC/WCEA Accredited

Good Shepherd Catholic School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and/or ethnic origin, age or gender in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

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15th Annual Kidrageous Carnival T his month, Jacob’s Heart’s Founder, Lori Butterworth, returns as executive director to lead the organization to its next phase of development and to spearhead the celebration of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September.

With Childhood Cancer Awareness month in September, the campaign will kick off at Jacob’s Heart’s 15th annual Kidrageous Carnival on September 29 in the Watsonville Plaza from noon to 5:00 PM. All are invited to attend.

Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services invites children and adults of all ages to their 15th Annual Kidrageous Carnival on Sunday, September 29 at the Watsonville City Plaza from 12 pm to 5 pm.

This special event brings awareness to September being Childhood Cancer Awareness month across the state and celebrates the families in our community who have been affected by childhood cancer. Jacob’s Heart is a non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of these families by providing a wide range of support services and financial aid.

The Kidrageous Carnival is a fun-filled day with games, entertainment and food and is made possible by sponsorship from local organizations and private donations.

Music, magic, dunk tanks, face painting, juggling, bounce houses and rock climbing are just some of the activities that make this special day so memorable for Jacob’s Heart kids, families and the entire community.

Now in its 15th year, Jacob’s Heart has supported nearly 500 in Santa Cruz, South Santa Clara, Monterey, and San Benito counties. Jacob’ Heart spearheaded the initiative to declare September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and has been recognized by the Oprah Angel Network and many others, Jacob’s Heart works tire-

lessly to make sure no family is alone when a child is diagnosed with cancer. n ••• If you’d like to become a sponsor this important event, volunteer, or just come and enjoy the fun -- please contact Jacob’s Heart for more information by calling (831) 724-9100 or by visiting www.jacobsheart.org

Doug Deaver Sworn In as Capitola/Aptos Rotary Club President for 2013-14

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local Rotary Club’s coming year. The year begins with having FUN but there is also a serious side to his strategic plan.

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Deaver’s initiative is to provide community club service in areas like Rotacare, Interact, RYLA, student scholarships, youth leadership, beach cleanup and other ways that we can better the community and help provide training to future leaders of our community.

His focus will also be on better promoting our club to the community, increasing membership by at least 3 members, help fund a global program that makes a difference, provide grants to community organizations consistent with the goals of Rotary International and our local club.

To do all this we must successfully fundraise to achieve these goals. Finally, promote joint activities and meeting exchanges with other local clubs.

Deaver’s goals are important in the overall

success of Rotary Club of Capitola/Aptos.

If you are interested in joining our club, please contact Charles Whitt at 831-4626092 or join us as a guest at a Thursday lunch meeting (Noon to 1:30 at the Seascape Golf Course). n

[Doug Deaver’s] focus will also be on better promoting our club to the community, increasing membership ..., help fund a global program that makes a difference, provide grants to community organizations consistent with the goals of Rotary International and our local club.

What teaching taught me F rom 1970-80, I taught high school English in Columbus, Ohio. School was designed to move kids through the system and teachers were there to make that happen, and for students to gain knowledge and learn skills in the process.

Both teachers and students did their best, given the system.

I loved both teaching and my students.

I taught because I wanted to contribute to their developing competencies that would serve them their whole lives. I didn’t know it then, but I was learning how to be a coach. Here’s some of what I learned: 1. Choice matters. My students “had to” attend (and pass) my class to graduate.

I learned how to create an environment in my classroom that shifted the “had to” to “want to.” I made learning meaningful. I know this because students would request me as their teacher.

2. Relationships rule.

Our relationship began as me versus them. I was ‘the man’ (ok, the wo-man). I learned how to have students experience that I was on their side, committed to them being their unique, awesome selves, committed to them being successful people, not merely students.

3. Set the bar. Many dreaded English because they’d gotten poor marks before or were told they weren’t creative or they wouldn’t need it in their

line of work. I learned that when I talked to them as if they were creative, that what they had to say was important, they rose to my expectation, then made it theirs.

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Commitment trumps compliance.

Students who attended only to avoid detention never excelled and never broke through to the joys of learning.

Those who committed to reach beyond their past achievements or even their parent’s expectations excelled. They excelled at engaging, at thinking, at adapting. Interpreting poetry became more about the challenge and the opportunity to express their opinion and less about the grade.

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Be there when the going gets tough. Daily journaling, written self-expression, began most of my classes. There was no grade. It was an opportunity for them to say anything they wanted and to be present, in the moment. I read them all and returned them the next class day. It was a privilege. Often the pages revealed family dysfunctions, teen angst and self-doubt. I learned there’s a time to listen, without judgment, with compassion for their view of the world.

6. Personal responsibility empowers.

In my early months in front of the room, I was more interested in being liked than in being a disciplinarian.

It felt like an either/or scenario.

That didn’t work. I learned that it could be both/and. When I stopped accepting excuses for missed assignments or poor work and enforced consequences from my commitment to their success, behavior shifted.

Excuses stopped as they learned to hold themselves accountable for their performance. I learned holding them to account was an expression of my love and respect for them.

Just last week, in a corporate development and coaching session at a rapidly growing company committed to being a global player in the food industry, my colleague remarked: “Don’t let school get in the way of your education.”

How does school get in the way of our education? Much of our formal schooling teaches us how to comply, to follow rules, to not question, to learn (read: memorize) only what we need to pass the test … and that the teacher has the answers, at least the only answers that matter. It doesn’t teach us how to think critically or express our own opinion without requiring a footnote from someone else to give our opinion credibility. (How’s that working for you, Mr/Ms. Adult?)

The word education comes from the root ‘ex,’ meaning ‘out,’ and ‘duco,’ meaning ‘I lead.’ To me, education is leading out what is already there. Leading out a person’s natural desire to understand the world around them, to understand themselves and others – that’s education.

Of course, there’s knowledge and skills to integrate along the way, but it’s the core

that matters and that core is what matters to the person.

What I learned from my students 40 years ago, and continue to learn from my colleagues and clients over the past 30 years, is that in our partnership both of us are learning and both of us are developing. Coaching and being coached is the ultimate continue education class. Sign me up! n ••• Camille Smith: Office: 831-685-1480 Leadership Coach, Communication Specialist, Facilitator, Speaker. President, Work In Progress Coaching ~ Turning potential into results: www.wipcoaching.com

refugees from the present day violence of Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Africa.

When growing up in Africa, Thelma Many are Muslim. These are difficult times didn’t consider her family as poor, “We in Australia as the government and the lived as all our neighbors did. Our floors many aid organizations there are trying to were a mixture of cow dung and mud, my find new homes for these homeless and to help them build new first doll was made lives. of corncobs and we “We lived as all our neighbors Thelma said the dressed it in clothes did. Our floors were a mixture act of kindness by sewn from scraps of of cow dung and mud, my first Mr. and Mrs. Brown cloth. It was amazing doll was made of corncobs and had “blessed” her. when I got a Barbie we dressed it in clothes sewn “It’s turned my Doll, I would never from scraps of cloth.” life around,” she even imagined such a — Themla Chaibweza-White explained. That is thing.” why she is dedicated Now Thelma is married to James White, expecting a to helping these refugees to “believe baby, and lives in Darwin Australia. She is in themselves” in a similar way. “No helping take care of the influx of refugees matter who you are, if you believe in in Darwin that are coming to Australia by yourself you can achieve great things,” way of Indonesia. These “boat people” are she said. n “Thelma” from page 13

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NSGW Member Discuses Using Ancestry.com

Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County Lecture Series 2013-2014

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ncestry.com Library Edition is available at all computers at the Santa Cruz Public and all of its branches. This powerful genealogical software program is fully paid for the Santa Public Library System for which the GSSCC is very grateful. The library edition does not have each and every feature that the home subscription does; however, it is extremely advantageous with thousands of databases to choose from.

This presentation will cover the

several techniques and methods to refine your search and get superior results using both Ancestry.com Library Edition and Ancestry.com home subscription. Sean will demonstrate live for Sean Conley us on the big screen numerous shortcuts and searches you likely have not seen before!

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Sean Conley has been a member of on a variety of research projects over the the GSSCC for over years and specializes seven years now. in California and Santa Cruz Library: He is a member of Ireland research. He Downtown Branch the Santa Cruz Old lives is Santa Cruz 224 Church St, Santa Cruz, CA Timers, N.S.G.W., County.

General meeting room: 12:45 - 3 p.m.

Thursday, September 5 and has an M.B.A. Everyone is Guest Speaker: Sean Conley, from Golden Gate welcome to attend this M.B.A., B.S., Member N.S.G.W. University and a free lecture! (DonaThis presentation is for B.S. in Economics tions are welcome!) n genealogists of all levels. from SCU. He has ••• used online database Genealogical technology for genealogical research for Society of Santa Cruz County website: http:// close to three decades. Sean has worked scgensoc.org/

second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Beth-El Jewish Community The “Comfort at Pearl Harbor” quilt Center, 3055 Porter Gulch Rd (at Soquel has been traveling and Dr. adjacent to Cabrillo raffle tickets are being College) in Aptos. For Due to Rosh Hoshanna, the more information visit sold at various local September meeting will be the PVQA website: Hospice fundraising events including the held Monday, September http://pvqa.org Santa Cruz County Due to Rosh 16, at the Resource Center Fair in Watsonville on Hoshanna, the Sepfor Non-violence, 612 September 10-15. The tember meeting will Ocean Street, Santa Cruz. be held Monday, winning ticket will be Parking is limited, please September 16, at the selected on December 8, 2013 at the Hospice carpool. Overflow parking Resource Center for of Santa Cruz County 612 is available at the Santa Non-violence, Tree of Lights cerOcean Street, Santa Cruz County Courthouse, a emony. Proceeds will Cruz.

Parking is half-block away. benefit the Hospice limited, please carpool. of Santa Cruz County Overflow parking is “We Honor Veterans” program. Follow the available at the Santa Cruz County Courtquilt at http:/hikebike.hospicesantacruz. house, a half-block away. org.

Thanks to Karen Cunningham GonPVQA meetings are usually held the zalez and Joanne Guzman for their help. n “We Honor Veterans” from page 15

A Veteran with a “Quilt of Valor”

Founders Day At Big Basin State Park Y ou and your family will want to share in the celebration to be held on Saturday, September 21, as those events and people that led to the creation of what is now the oldest state park in California are remembered. Originally called California Redwoods Park, you may know it better by its present name, Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Join staff and volunteers as you step back in time over one hundred years ago and learn about the many trials and tribulations encountered in protecting this amazing old growth redwood forest.

You’ll learn about how mighty redwoods were cut down with very basic equipment during a period of large scale logging in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It was the threats created by the logging industry that helped prompt the “save the redwood” movement.

Learn about how, as the years went by and more and more people came to the redwoods of Big Basin, the development of a “resort” in the park took place. You’ll see the old lodge that welcomed weary travelers, amenities that might surprise you, and much, much more.

An old time melodrama will help join the many segments of Big Basin’s history together. Laugh, cheer the heroes, boo the villains, and join all in celebrating this great day!

And as the day ends, be sure and enjoy an old-fashioned campfire program, much like those of many years ago. You will learn about an amazing man, Charles Kellogg, who in addition to having many talents was the first and perhaps only builder and owner of a Redwood recreation vehicle.

Bring a picnic, family and friends and enjoy a full days fun or check out the events below to make the day unforgettable! n ••• For more details, please call 831-338-8883 Founders’ Day Saturday, September 28 onor the Visionaries, Valued Workers and Visitors that shaped the character

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of Big Basin over the past 111 years. Revel in the beauty of the majestic old growth redwoods that inspired the movement to Save the Trees! Celebrate our wild heritage with a melodrama, hikes and games for kids Timeline Tree Changing Times among the Ageless Giants 9:00-5:00 • Come walk along a downed 100-foot redwood tree and read about the stories of change in the forest. The timeline describes events in words and pictures of Big Basin over the last century and tell a fascinating story of the oldest state park in California. The timeline is along the Redwood Loop Trail, across from Park Headquarters.

Old-Time Redwood Walk 10:00 am • Get in a time machine with docent Scott Peden as he leads us on a 1924 Redwood Loop Walk. This is a one-mile, l.5-hour walk.

Felling the Giants 11:00 am • Logging was the major industry in the Santa Cruz Mountains for over 50 years. How did lumbermen cut down these tall, tall trees? What was life like in

a logging camp? What tools did they use?

Join docent Paul Fewel as he tells stories of the logging days and demonstrates how loggers were able to fell these giants. Meet at Park Headquarters.

Big Basin Melodrama!

1:00 pm • Celebrate Big Basin’s history! Take a walk into the past on the easy, family friendly redwood loop trail and meet colorful characters from Big Basin’s past—listen to the stories of a pioneering homesteader, an early conservationist, the first female ranger at Big Basin and more!

This walk is a half-mile, 1.5-hour and is wheelchair and stroller friendly.

Old-Fashioned Children’s Games 3:00-5:00 pm • Step back in time and play some old-fashioned children’s games.

Stop by anytime during this two-hour program. The games are for kids of all ages.

Meet at the Old Lodge.

Campfire Charles Kellogg, Owner of the First RV! 6:30 pm • Charles Kellogg was said to have the voice of a bird—he could cover more than 12 octaves and his amazing ability to imitate the feathered creatures gained him national attention in the 1900s. He built an RV from a single, huge redwood and took his “Travel Log” on

the road, bringing word of the redwoods to people who had never heard, let alone imagined, there could be such trees. Hear Mike Monroe tell the story of this incredible man, and his connection to the history of Big Basin.

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By Robert Francis

Action and adventure seasoned with suspense …

A Blind Goddess

By James Benn Soho Crime. $26.95 (Rating: Very Good) acial politics within the U.S. Army during World War II accounts for one of the strains of this latest Billy Boyle mystery. The first all African- American battalion preparing for combat, the 617th Tank Destroyers, are stationed in England.

Despite a warm welcome from the British, the American infantrymen in the area aren’t quite as accepting.

When one of the men in the unit is unjustly accused of a murder, it becomes all too apparent he is not going to get a fair shake because of his race. Captain Billy Boyle is asked by a childhood friend to see what he can do to exonerate the soldier.

At the same time, Boyle is also handed a bizarre case by British intelligence to look into the death of an accountant and the disappearance of a young girl. Not only is the connection between these two events and the US Army unclear but Boyle also quickly discovers he will not be allowed to question some key witnesses.

Given the fact that the 617th is billeted in the area, Boyle can divide his time between these two seemingly disparate cases. “Seemingly” is the operational word here because as his investigation proceeds you’ll see the cases converge.

This eighth Billy Boyle mystery has already been lauded as one of the best novels in the series. Not only is it a gripping and exciting suspense story but James Benn also explores the issue of race, which did present a problem in the US military at the time.

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A Question of Honor

A Bess Crawford Mystery

By Charles Todd William Morrow. $25.99 (Rating: Excellent) he memory of a horrendous crime, the murder of five people, resurfaces when a dying soldier on the battlefields of France tells nurse Bess Crawford that the man responsible for the crimes and thought to be dead is still alive.

Not only is this unwelcome news a shock, but Bess also takes some time off while on leave to investigate to see if there is any truth to the dying man’s claim.

Years earlier when Bess was living in India while her father served in the military,

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one of his officers was accused of committing a series of murders in England and India. Lieutenant Wade, the supposed murderer, tried to flee and disappeared trying to reach Afghanistan.

Bess’s father has had to live with the thought that one of his trusted men was a disgrace to his uniform.

Now, a decade later, Bess is going back to the English village where three of the killings took place. While many locals think Wade was innocent, the present owner of the house where the crime took place believes otherwise. He also thinks Bess’s father had something to do with helping Wade flee the country.

The inquisitive English nurse may well regret ever digging into this closed murder case for there are some secrets here that will shake her to her very core. Not only is Wade still alive, as Bess was told, but she’ll learn his real story.

Another remarkable story in this well written historical mystery series, “A Question of Honor” is a thoughtful read with an exceptionally well-fashioned cast of characters.

Gone With the Win

By Mary Daheim William Morrow. $23.99 (Rating: Excellent) udith McMonigle Flynn should know better. She’s sworn off playing amateur detective after her last misadventure, but when a woman she met at the Oktoberfest in Little Bavaria turns up at Hillside Manor seeking assistance, the B & B owner succumbs again.

Ruby’s mother was strangled twenty years ago and the investigation has gone totally cold. Why would Judith want to get involved in trying to find a murderer

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who may, in fact, have already gone to the grave? Good question!

Her first reaction is to gracefully decline the investigation, but then Judith learns that her husband’s former partner and old friend, Woody Price, was assigned to the case. Since Joe is willing to help and use his police contacts to dig up the old evidence, Judith decides to look into the case.

It is hard to believe that this series has reached 28 titles and it is still going strong.

How Mary Daheim keeps coming up with fresh ideas for new stories is a mystery in itself, but she does. For a whole slew of loyal fans, Judith, her sister Renie and the rest of the cast of characters have become dear, old friends whose exploits continue to amuse and entertain the reader year after year.

Lineup

By Liad Shoham Harper. $25.99 (Rating-Very Good) young woman is raped in a Tel Aviv neighborhood. The police draw a blank when it comes to finding the rapist so the victim’s father sets out to find the man. When the distraught father delivers the individual he is convinced assaulted his daughter, the police are glad to make an arrest and send the man before a magistrate.

Then things begin to come unraveled.

The accused rapist, who works for the mafia, doesn’t try to explain why he was seen around the rape victim’s apartment nor does he attempt to defend himself in any manner. But when the case is thrown out on a technicality, the man walks free and the detective assigned to the case is fired.

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Suddenly the freed man is on the run.

His mob connections have soured and his boss is after him, plus another rape has occurred and the police are convinced he is the person responsible.

Only by forming an alliance with the disgraced detective fired because of his acquittal will this suspected rapist be able to clear his name. Unfortunately, his crime connections complicate matters and place the man’s life in jeopardy.

Based on a real event that occurred in Israel, Liad Shoham has created an intriguing thriller about mistaken identity, organized crime, a man on the lam and a cop seeking redemption. Well respected in his native country and lauded throughout Europe, this novel introduces Shoham to American audiences. It shouldn’t take long before he acquires a following for his wellconstructed crime fiction here.

Cuckoo Clock Caper

A Josephine Stuart Mystery

By Joyce Oroz Cozy Cat Press. $14.95 (Rating-Good) romas resident Joyce Oroz has written another in her mystery series featuring muralist Josephine Stuart. In this latest adventure, Jo’s neighbor, Emmett Hooley, loses his home in a mysterious fire that takes his sister’s life.

The elderly Emmett moves in with Jo for a while and while he’s there, Jo tries to figure who was responsible for the deadly blaze. An accomplished clock maker, Jo learns a little about cuckoo clocks and probably more than she wants to know about the elderly man’s kinfolk and colorful friends.

Of course, that’s knowledge Jo will put to good use as she sifts through the ashes of Emmett’s past life and discovers who had the audacity to torch his home.

With the action unfolding in Santa Cruz County and in Moss Landing, this suspense yarn has plenty of local color that should delight those who like stories set close to their home stomping grounds.

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Alternative Programs for Students in Trouble

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n the last few weeks there have been to being under the influence. To address several national stories detailing crimes this situation, Aptos High came up with committed by teens. When stories like the Suspension Diversion Program. Now these occur, people start to ask what can we parents of students who are found under do to avoid this from happening again. Edi- the influence can opt to have their child torials across the country ask what we as a enroll in this program for one week instead society can do to reach these teens before of a traditional suspension from school.

During this time an In House Susthey commit these criminal acts. They also consider what role the educational system pension student reports to school every can play in helping these students avoid day and works with guidance counselors, those decisions that led to such acts. With social-emotional counselors and juvenile this in mind, I feel now is a good time to probation officers all in an effort to get to discuss several positive programs that are the root of his or her problem and address any issues that may unfold. The student currently being utilized locally.

Aptos High School has rolled out a also works on goal setting strategies for the school year, building variety of programs his or her social to help students reach skills and making their full potential.

The Suspension better decisions.

These programs Diversion program Once the In House range from diversion was rolled out last year Suspension week is programs, which over and the student are intended to keep at Aptos High. This is allowed back into kids from making program is meant to the classroom, the the same mistakes address what happens student is required to repeatedly, to what attend several more is called “Trauma to a student when counseling sessions to Informed Schools” they are suspended, ensure that he or she that reaches out to has the tools to keep students who may in particular when further trouble. be facing a difficult that suspension is due out ofThis program situation. Study after to being under the was put into place study shows that stulast year and has dents which are drug influence. had great success at and alcohol free and helping students in are well adjusted will have improved attendance and academic need. Last year every parent of a student performance. These programs are made to found under the influence on campus last school year chose this “In House” susdo just that.

In past years, if a student were found pension over a more traditional approach. to be under the influence of alcohol or Since its implementation last year, there drugs while on campus they would be has not been a single repeat offender and suspended from school for about a week. not one student was expelled from Aptos The concern was that during that time High for being under the influence.

A second program being introduced at away from school, the student would continue to abuse the substances that got them Aptos High is called the “Trauma Informed in trouble in the first place. Then when School.” It should come as no surprise that the suspension was over and the student a student facing severe difficulties in his came back to school, he or she would often or her life will also face difficulties in the repeat the same mistakes that got him or classroom. This trauma can range from a her in trouble in the first place. Eventually family situation not in the best interest of this downward spiral would often lead children in the household such as parental to expulsion from district schools for the separation or divorce, and emotional, physical or sexual abuse. It also includes student.

The Suspension Diversion program such situations as a death in the family, a was rolled out last year at Aptos High. This family member or even the student having program is meant to address what happens a terminal illness. These kinds of issues to a student when they are suspended, in follow the student and affect his or her particular when that suspension is due educational experience and often that of

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other students in contact with him or her.

To address these issues the Trauma Informed care facility provides professional development and understanding mechanisms to faculty in order to help them assist students facing such issues.

This Trauma Informed care facility also assists the faculty in creating interventions for students that are effective and helping students to not feel ostracized

alienated. This program has been found to be effective in dealing with such issues as eating disorders, gang affiliations, and suicidal feeling. The Trauma Informed School program will help faculty members recognize and reach students in difficulty to get them the help they need before they harm themselves or someone else.

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Lifestyle Fitness, Inc. comes to Aptos! P C ustomer service at its BEST with a friendly and helpful staff that treats you like family. Also for your convenience and enjoyment, massage and waxing plus more to come. Owner Luis Gomez says, “Come by to see what all the excitement is all about.”

Address 7960 Soquel Dr. Suite D2, Aptos. Close to the UPS Store just past the Ranch Del Mar (Safeway) Shopping Center. Phone number: 685 -3130 Open Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to

1 p.m. Open after 5 p.m. by appointment only n Starting in October Lifestyle Fitness, Inc. will be open longer hours and on weekends.

“Schools Matter” from page 25 Another program that I have written about is Canine on Campus. This program places a dog on campus unannounced to smell out classrooms and lockers for illegal substances. This program, meant as a deterrent, was tried out at several high school and middle schools across the district last school year. I am glad to say that no students were found to be in possession of any illegal substances on campus when the program was tried. This program has been such a success as a deterrent, that the program will be expanded to more schools this academic year. Due to its success and the positive reaction by community members, students and school administrators I intend to have the school board vote to make this a permanent part of the way we do business at PVUSD. As I have said, illegal substances do not have a place at PVUSD and this program will help to make sure this is the case.

In looking at these three programs, Aptos High is not simply enforcing policies and then ignoring the student’s needs or the root of the problem. Instead,

the faculty and administration at Aptos High is actively looking for ways to help students before they make poor decisions they will regret. By deterring the presence of illegal substances on the school campus, by helping students who have used illegal substances to not repeat, and by recognizing and reaching out to those kids in need, Aptos High is working to address the needs of every student. This will help make everyday a great day to be a Mariner. n

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Let Picasso Help You Out of Your Blue Period

icasso, a three-year-old Silky Terrier, will put his painting aside to liven up your life and love you silly! There’s no way to remain somber, sad, or lonely when this little guy is by your side.

You’ll be too busy smiling along with him. Unfortunately, Picasso’s previous owners surrendered him due to lack of time, saying he needed more than they could give. Apparently he really enjoys spending time with his people, can’t blame a dog for that right? Picasso has been getting plenty of attention from staff, volunteers, and visitors but it’s about time that this colorful character finds himself a life-long home of his own.

Do you have the energy to take this boy on a daily trot to the park or a brisk beach walk? Do you have the time to snuggle and cuddle on the bed or couch nightly? From what we’ve seen, if the answer is yes to both of these questions you have what Picasso needs. He doesn’t need a large yard or a huge house and he doesn’t need to be by your side every second of every day—although I’m sure he wouldn’t say no to either—he just needs some daily exercise, quality snuggle time and someone to love who will love him back unconditionally.

We think he would be a great only-dog or addition to a multi-dog family. He is learning how to walk nicely on the leash. As is normal for his breed, Picasso is an excellent watchdog and will let you know if any funny business is taking place outside. However, when visitors enter he is quick to put on a smile and wagging tail to greet them. Picasso has done well with everyone he’s met including older children. We don’t recommend dogs to homes with infant or toddler age children due to hair pulling that can lead to fearful behavior.

This breed is considered non-shedding but is prone to tangles and mats and need daily brushing and periodic trips to the groomer for trims. Picasso is a little over 15 lbs. He’s a little big for a lap dog but is still very portable. Look at Picasso on our Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/SantaCruzSPCA If you would like to help animals or if you’d like to help replenish the Second Chance Fund to help pay for emergency surgical procedures, 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 4655000, or visit www.spcasc.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.

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‘Committed:’ Highlighting Mental Health A rmenian Pianist Tanya Gabri- contributions to society that these comelian presenting the music of posers have given.” said Gabrielian.

Handel-Liszt, Stanchinsky, “I hope to enable the audience to feel comfortable talking R a c h m a n i n o v, about these issues Cardelus and and to be supportive Beethoven’s Sonata, of those that deal Op. 111 with mental illness Lauded by in their own lives. the Washington Pairing this perPost for her “strikformance with the ingly poised National Alliance nobility” and “comfor the Mentally Ill manding presence,” seems like a natural pianist Tanya decision, and I’m so Gabrielian has glad that they have captivated audibeen so supportive ences worldwide of this initiative.” with her gripping Gabrielian performances. received her Bach“Presenting — Tanya Gabrielian elor ’s and Master ’s works of composers degrees from the who have dealt with mental illness in their own lives, Royal Academy of Music, studying I am showing the issues in a positive with Hamish Milne and Alexander Satz. light, demonstrating the enormous Upon graduation, she was awarded

“I hope to enable the audience to feel comfortable talking about these issues and to be supportive of those that deal with mental illness in their own lives.”

with a DipRAM, the highest performing award of the Academy, and she received the prize for the best final recital for six consecutive years. Gabrielian then completed her studies at The Juilliard School as the only candidate accepted for the prestigious Artist Diploma program, an extraordinarily selective post-graduate residency program, where she studied with Robert McDonald and Matti Raekallio. She currently resides in New York City.

Peninsula Reviews says: “On stage, [Gabrielian] is a presence, a force to be reckoned with, and this was plainly obvious before she even played a note, and when she started to play, the impression of total control and mastery was even more apparent...

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hat is co-dependency? What is enabling? What is this insanity? Am I the only one who feels this way? Join Nar-Anon, a world wide fellowship of relatives and friends of addicts who have been affected by someone else’s addiction. Three meetings are now being held in Santa Cruz County, on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Fridays.

For a meeting near you call (888) 374-1164 or email saveyoursanity@aol.com Visit http://nar-anon.org/Nar-Anon/ California.html for more information.

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endors wanted for a Golden Treasures Flea market and NHS sample sale Oct. 19 in Aptos Village Park, 100 Aptos Creek Rd. For information, contact Barbara Chamberlain at (831) 688-3356 or e-mail carousel21@hotmail.com.

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Watsonville. orning meditation schedule For a schedule and more is Tues. & Thurs. 6:45am; Fri. information, go to www.coda.org 9:00am, & Sat. 8:30am followed by or e-mail gratefulcoda@gmail.com “Come As You Are Zen” at 9:00am. or call (831) 469-6096.

Zazen instruction 1st Tues. of ea. month at 6:30pm.

For more info. visit both oceanSecond Mondays gatezen.org and facebook.

The Santa Cruz Branch of

CHADD ADHD Support Group

6:30-8:00pm, The Aptos Fire Station Meeting Room, 6934 Soquel Dr. Aptos nyone that is impacted in some way by ADHD is encouraged to attend.

For more information, contact Judy Brenis at (831) 818-9619 or e-mail her at jbbrenis@comcast.net.

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

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Women Care Drop in Cancer Support

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rop in Support Group is a PROFILE of Santa Cruz gathering for women with all 9:00am-12:30pm, 2045 40th Ave. types of cancer. We offer support Clares St. Capitola for women through all stages from eed help finding a job? Join diagnoses through treatment.

PROFILE of Santa Cruz. Its For more information or to free and it works. Last year 126 of register call (831) 457-2273 its members were placed in jobs, and we can help you too. Ongoing Drop in Grief Support workshops will cover resume 6:00pm at Aegis, 125 Heather writing, communication, and Terrace, Aptos interview skills. oin other adults who are grieving For more information, call profile the death of a friend or family at (831) 479-0393 or visit www. member. Learn helpful tools for santacruzprofile.org. coping: Share stories and receive support from people who care.

No registration required, please Meal Solution Mondays 4:00pm-6:00pm, New Leaf Com- call (831) 430-3000 munity Markets, 1210 41st Ave. Capitola (Also down town and at Tuesdays thru Sundays West side stores) Svaroopa® Yoga Classes ired of preparing the same See website for times, Deerpark meals? Get fresh ideas for Shopping Center, 783 Rio Del easy-to-prepare, affordable, and Mar Blvd. Aptos nutritious main entrees from a es, you can do yoga! With the member of the New Leaf Comsupport of blankets, beginning munity Markets culinary team. students relax into easy poses A different recipe featured every designed to release to deepest Monday, ranging from meat dishes, tensions in the body along the spine. Discover this unique form to gluten-free, to vegan. Try a sample, get a recipe card, and learn of Hatha yoga that deeply relaxes, quiets the mind, reduces pain, tips for meal prep and leftovers. accelerates injury recovery, and Featured recipes are posted on the New Leaf Community blog at promotes better over all health.

For more information, visit www. www.newleafcommunity.com. aptosyoga.org, or call (831) 688-1019

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Ocean Gate Zen Center Zazen Instructions

o-dependents Anonymous is a 12-step group for 7 pm. 920 41st Ave. Suite B, people who want healthy Santa Cruz (next to Family relationships and self esteem.

Cycling Center) Weekly meetings are offered free of charge in Santa Cruz and

First Tuesdays each month

Tail Wagging World of Dog Ownership

6:30pm at the Santa Cruz SPCA, 2685 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz (cross street is Soquel Ave.).

First Tuesdays and Third Wednesdays each month

Orientations to Become Advocates for Children

North County, 5:30-7p.m., first Tuesday of month (for location details contact Danielle at 7612956 X102) South County, 5:30-7 p.m., third Wednesday of the month at the CASA Office, 813 Freedom Blvd. Watsonville ASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Santa Cruz County needs your help. Volunteer 3-5 hours per week to provide support, guidance, and a powerful voice in court for children who have been removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect.

Everyone welcome, men and bilingual folks especially encouraged.

To RSVP call 761-2956 Ext. 102, or email Danielle@casaofsantacruz.org

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Second Tuesdays each month

Free Job Seek Workshop!

6:00pm-7:00pm, Gateway Bible Church, 5000 Granite Creek Rd. Scotts Valley For more information, visit http://hirewire.org

PFLAG

(Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) 7:00pm-9:00pm, 900 High St. First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz To learn more, call (831) 4274016 or visit www.pflagscc.org

Wednesdays

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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Members weigh in from 8:45 AM until 9:55 AM and the meeting starts at 10:00 AM. The members share whether they have gained or lost, but don’t reveal their actual weight.

Then, they are fortunate enough to have a member, Ames Monahan, a Health Coach, who gives, up to date, information on eating properly.

For further information, call 335-3510, visit www.tops.org or just visit any Wednesday.

St. Boulder Creek or any woman living with any degree of depression, anxiety, 475-9804 and/or bipolar disorder. Free childcare and well-behaved dogs Second and Fourth Thursdays are welcome! This free ongoing group provides encouragement Cabrillo Host Lions Club and CAM (complimentary and 7:00pm at the Cabrillo Comalternative medicine) resources for munity Center, Aptos Village women wishing to explore safe, Park, 100 Aptos Creek Rd. natural alternatives to promote ublic is invited to all programs. Contact President mental health in a positive Jess Allen 831-684-2721 or Past atmosphere. This confidential Overeaters Anonymous group welcomes any mom taking President Barbara Cham6:30-7:30pm at Teach by the Beach berlain at 831-688-3356 for traditional medications and is #50 Rancho Del Mar, Aptos not meant to replace medical For more information, call (831) meeting/dinner reservations supervision. or information or visit www.

429-7906 Please RSVP if possible: for cabrillohostlions.org. more information e-mail dyane@ First Wednesday each month baymoon.com.

Third Thursday each month Adoption/Child Welfare Orientation 6:00pm- 8:00pm 1400 Emeline Pacific Speakers Association Sundays 7:00pm, Firehouse on Soquel Dr. Avenue room 206, Santa Cruz.

Over-Eaters Anonymous he first step to becoming a foster Aptos 9:00am-10:15am, Sutter peakers helping speakers get and/or adoptive parent is to gigs.

Maternity and Surgery Center, attend orientation. The orientation Call (831) 332-8221 for more 2900 Chanticleer Ave. Sc. is designed to review the child information.

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To register to one of the meeting Clutterers Anonymous Free childcare with advance and for directions, please call 5:30-6:45 Sutter Maternity & 454-4687.

Surgical Center, 2900 Chanticleer reservation by 5pm, Fridays. Call (831) 429-7906.

Ave, Soquel Dr. Santa Cruz. ired of Clutter?

Stuff piling Second and Fourth Wednesdays up? Support is available. CLA Church Bible Study/Worship Freedom Forum Presents: meeting every Friday.

9:45am: Bible Study; 11:00: Constitution Classes For more info call 426-1868 FREE Worship, First Baptist Church 7:00pm, Quaker Friends Meeting 7565 Sunset Way, Aptos House, 225 Rooney St. Santa Cruz Drop-in Grief Support ooking for a church? Come For more information, visit http:// 1:00pm, Hospice of Santa Cruz worship with us! www.meetup.com/santacruzCounty freedom-forum/ ospice of Santa Cruz County is now offering a drop-in Santa Cruz/ Monterey Bay Branch grief support group for adults ADHD Support Group Meetings grieving the death of a family 6:30-8:00pm Aptos Fire Station member or a friend. This group Wednesday September 18 is a place where you can share on Soquel Dr. stories, learn tools for coping, Peripheral Neuropathy pen Support meetings and receive support from people Support Group Meeting on second Wednesday. who care.

Adult Only meetings on fourth 1:00pm, Trinity Presbyterian For more information, please call Church, 420 Melrose Ave. Santa Wednesday.

(831) 430-3000.

Any Questions, contact Judy Cruz Brenis at (831) 818-9619. he bi-monthly meeting of the Saturdays Santa Cruz Chapter of the Third Wednesdays Aptos Certified Farmers Market Peripheral Neuropathy Support 8:00 -12:00pm at Cabrillo College, Group. Neurologist Michael A. Meeting Schedule for the Gansauer, M.D. will be the guest Aptos.

SCWD2 Task Force speaker. The public is welcome. he Aptos Market, with over 7:00pm, Soquel Creek Water For further information, call 80 vendors, is open year District Headquarters, 5180 Mary Ann Leer (831) 477-1239. round, with the best selections Soquel Dr. Soquel of fresh fruits and vegetables, eetings are open to the public plants, seedlings, flowers, local and the location alternates Thursday September 19 between the City of Santa Cruz Police honey, fresh eggs, fresh fish, Launch Pad’s Year Two Kick-Off artisan baked goods and gourmet Community Room, and the Soquel 5:00pm-6:00pm, Aptos Library foods.

In addition, family Creek Water District Headquarters. aunch Pad is a mid-county activities, music, cooking demos Visit www.scwd2desal.org non-profit project that proby professional chefs, gardening for more info. vides free, specialized individual workshops, seasonal fairs and events are a part of the market. instruction and tutoring to low Thursdays income, foster care, and homeless students. Join us for refreshments.

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Rotary Club Meeting

12-1:30 p.m. at Seascape Golf Course.

Contact Chuck at 831-462-6092 or e-mail charleswhitt@att.net for more information.

OPS is a health group that has chapters all over the world.

The Felton Chapter meets every Second Thursdays each month Wednesday morning at the meeting Veterans of Foreign Wars room of the Felton Fire House.

6:30 pm, 2259 7th Ave. Santa Cruz

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For more information, call (831)

County Supervisor Zach friend regarding sightings of mountain lions, gun violence, drive by shootings, and increased concern about community safety.

For more information, contact Dick Wood at (831) 688-2210.

Saturday September 21 Beach Cleanup

Scheduled by Rio Del Mar Improvement Assoc.

10:00am, Hidden Beach his is an ongoing project of the group, and volunteers are welcome to join in – just wear comfortable shoes; gloves and hats are suggested for protection.

Any questions regarding this can be directed to Fay Levinson at: fayjoe1@yahoo.com.

Information about the Rio del Mar Improvement Association can be found at the RDMIA website and Facebook pages.

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Firefighters Pancake Breakfast

7:30am-11:30am, La Selva Beach Clubhouse, 313 Estrella Dr. lease join us! A fun morning for family and friends with great food and cheer. $7.00 per person, kids 10 and under are free.

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Sunday September 22 Surf City Aids Ride

Registration starts at 6:30 am, Santa Cruz County Courthouse, 721 Ocean St. he Surf City AIDS Ride is a community event designed to raise funds to support the mission and work of the Santa Cruz AIDS Project. Participants can choose from a 12, 30, 60 or 100 mile ride.

The ride takes you from country roads to ocean views, through strawberry and artichoke fields, and plenty more in between! Have fun; enjoy the scenery and support the Santa Cruz AIDS Project and the fight against HIV/AIDS. The flat rate registration fee is $20 for the 12 mile, $50 for the 30 mile and $75 for the 60 and 100-mile route. See our website for fundraising options, volunteer opportunities, t-shirt and jersey purchases. You can register here: http://scccc.donorpages.com/ SurfCityAIDSRide2013.

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Tuesday September 24 Aptos Sons In Retirement Luncheon Meeting

11:30am, Severinos Restaurant, 7500 Old Dominion Court, Aptos.

9a.m.-1p.m. SV Community Center, will be Rick Deutsch on Saturday September 21 peaker 360 Kings Village Drive “The Great Wall of China-An www.santacruzfarmersmarket.org Supervisor Zach Friend to Engineering and Social Marvel”. Of Speak on Neighborhood Safety note is fact that Rick has climbed Half Third Saturdays of Each Month 8:00am, United Methodist Church, Dome at Yosemite some 37 times and Dr. Aptos will relate some of those adventures.

Hopeful and Naturally Healing 221heThunderbird Aptos United Methodist Call Jack at 688-0977 for Peer Support Group Men will hold a meeting with information. n 3:00pm-5:00pm, 12855 Boulder

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Your September Horoscope Announcements Art & Music at the Beach

2013 Concert Series Schedule (Live Music 2-4pm) Sponsored by: Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott-Capitola & Slatter Construction rt & Music at the Beach is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy a Sunday afternoon in Capitola Village. Local artists display their work in the Esplanade Park and live music is featured on the Esplanade Stage overlooking beautiful Capitola Beach and Monterey Bay. Free and open to the public.

For more information contact: Leslie Fellows, Program Coordinator at 831-419-7485; leslieafellows@yahoo.com or the City of Capitola, 831-475-7300; http:// www.ci.capitola.ca.us/capcity.nsf/ AboutUpCmEvt.html

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xplore the open world of art at the 28th annual Open Studios Art Tour with over 300 participating artists across Santa Cruz County. Take a self-guided expedition from the redwoods to the sea the first three weekends in October. Event runs from 11am – 5pm.

Dates and Times: North County Studios October 5-6 South County Studios October 12-13 Encore Studios October 19-20 Free Preview Exhibit September 28th – October 20th at The Santa Cruz Art League Costs: Event is free. You can pick up the guide with artists and locations for $20.00 to plan your tours www.artscouncilsc.org • info@ artscouncilsc.org

Ongoing Events Everyday

Bob Finegan’s Wooden Box Show at Aptos Library

11:00am-7:00pm, Aptos Library he display consists of about 25 decorated small boxes illustrating the use of marquetry, fancy veneers, copper panels that have been treated with chemicals to yield unusual patterns, and other techniques.

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through a wide assortment of treasures including books and pho7:00 - 8:30 p.m., Harry’s Hofbrau, tographs, vintage jewelry, clothing, glass and ceramic collectibles, vintage 390 Saratoga Ave, San Jose orty-seven years of performing hawaiian kitsch, turquoise, original artwork, and a whole lot of whatnot! in the Bay Area, over 250 For more info, please contact us at (831) popular tunes. Come see our band for Free in Sunnyvale Every 476-6940 or visit us on Facebook.

Wednesday. No cover.

Contact Lee McLaughlin, Booking Agent, at 408-993BAND (2263) for information about booking the band for Non-profit events (donations are Saturday September 14 tax deductible).

Buttery Brigade with the Santa www.PeninsulaBanjoBand.org Cruz County Animal Shelter 10:00am-12:00pm, The Buttery Thursdays Santa Cruz oluntters from the Santa Cruz Modern Square Dancing Class Animal Shelter will bring 7:00pm, German-American Hall adoptable dogs to the buttery. The Santa Cruz, 230 Plymouth dogs will charm, delight, and perhaps all (831) 726-7053 or e-mail nibble on a biscuit or two. Members caller4u@razzolink.com for of the community are invited to join more information! us in this low stress, out door setting to learn more about the Santa Cruz Last Thursdays each month County Animal Shelter and about Monthly Argentine Tango at Star their current adoptable dogs.

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4:30pm-9:30pm, Star Bene Italian/Argentene Restarante, 21245 East Cliff Dr. his is a night for true “Social Tango.” Order a wonderful meal from the Star Bene Argentine Menu, (or their well known italian menu), and enjoy the ambiance of Argentina and join us in a social tango dance to music from the Golden Age of Tango.

Private instruction and classes by arrangement. For more information, call Michael (831) 239-2247.

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traversed the planet, bringing her dramatic and highly unique reinvention of traditional mexican music and origional compositions fused with blues, jazz, soul, african root, and even klezmer music. All supporting her soaring voice.

All ages are welcome and tickets are available at Streetlight Records, Tomboy and on-line at www.pulseproductions.net.

Wednesday September 18 Freedom Forum Presents the Documentary Bringing It Home: The Story of Hemp 6:30 pm, Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave. Santa Cruz

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20)

Variety is indeed the spice of life and this month brings changes and situations that go from the sublime to the ridiculous. You make look for steadiness and calm but this is unlikely. You should not be too concerned however, as some change is definitely for the better so in this case accept what you cannot change and positively help what you can. After mid month you can expect to have more control and you gain understanding of what was far more confusing than you had hoped for. Remain diplomatic.

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Useful progress can be made and while it is true that you are always on the look out for the next great adventure, you discover that it finds you! Being open to all possibilities does not mean that you should seriously make them all happen but something from the past triggers your thinking about what you want to happen in the near future. Life is for living of course, and this month does bring some amazing opportunities, particularly regarding a change in residence or work. This means you need not be troubled by small details as these are not relevant at the moment.

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Refreshments, large floor, friendly atmosphere, free parking. Open to the public-singles welcome!

Suggested donation, $6 per person.

Proceeds benefit MCSC. For more information, call (831) 476-4711.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)

While you have considerable success this month with just happening to be in the right place at the right time, you also need to use your own practical experience too. This is a time when you can expect great progress is certain situations have been a little slow recently. Now you find it hard to keep up and as new possibilities are worth your attention. Try to avoid being influenced by those who have their own agenda. This is one of those times when sticking to your own beliefs and philosophies pays off. Take note of the Full Moon around the 19th to bring revelations about a loved one.

The beginning of September is particularly good for you and your endeavours and life is going well and possibly better than expected. But you had made plans for this time, perhaps unconsciously knowing that things would turn out well. And success brings more success. Your buoyant mood means that people are drawn to you and want to spend time in your company.

Avoid telling people what to do even though this is for their own good. Allow learning through experience to be the best teacher of all. Make a wish around the 19th.

4:00pm, St. Pauls Episcopal Church Mason Jennings Performance riftwood Consort presents 8:00pm, Rio Theater in Santa Cruz “Byrds, Bulls and Gibbons” ive theater is an important part along with music by other of our history. From Shakespeare humanoid luminaries of the to the follies, theater provides and medieval to renaissance eras. Savor opportunity for us all to experience a musical taste of the 14th-17th art at its finest. The Santa Cruz centuries as an appetizer to the Follies Production, not in its 58th regions renaissance fair season. year, brings seasoned actors, singers, $5 discount offers to attendees in and dancers from across Santa period costume (door only). Coffee Cruz County together to present will be offered at intermission. an afternoon and one evening of Tickets are $20 in advance, $22 at outstanding entertainment. the door, and $5 for youth. They are Mason Jennings performed to a available at brownpapertickets.com, First Fridays each month sold out crowd in Rio Theater in or at the door from 3:00pm. For more Santa Cruz last year.

First Friday Art Tour information, visit www.driftwood he First Friday Art Tour is a Santa Tickets are $25 and available at consort.org, or call (831) 706-8408.

Cruz Institute of Contemporary Streetlight Records and www.

Arts event, managed in conjunction pulseproductions.net.

Sunday September 29 with the participating art venues. The event takes place year-round and The Santa Cruz Follies Present: 15th Annual Kidrageous Carnival illuminates some of the most talented “Those Magical Memories” 12:00pm-5:00pm, Watsonville local artists from local galleries.

1:00pm, except friday at 7:30 pm, City Plaza To find out where to participate hildren and adults of all ages Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz in a First Friday art tour, visit at invited to celebrate at the firstfridaysantacruz.com (Most Annual Kidrageous Carnival. The Tuesday September 17 carnival is a fun-filled day with galleries are open 12-9 pm for First Friday viewings.) games, entertainment, and food.

Lila Downs Performing If you would like to become a sponsor Live in Santa Cruz of this important vent, visit jacobSecond Fridays each month 8:00pm, Rio Theatre sheart.org, or call (831) 724-9100. or over a decade, Lila has Big Band Dance

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Venus, your ruler is in your sign until the 9th. Use this time to make the most of social connections, networking and romancing as later your attentions will turn to more practical matters such as dealing with your finances. The Virgo sun helps bring energy to your dreams, hopes and wishes and there may be a certain amount of planning and preparations behind the scenes. Find time for a romantic break or a chance to get away from routine too and give yourself space to think through important considerations and decisions.

8:00pm, First Congregational Church, 900 High St. Santa Cruz program for mental health awareness. Featuring Armenian Pianist Tanya Gabrielian.

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6:30 p.m. Santa Cruz Elks Lodge, Downtown Santa Cruz 150 Jewell St. Antique Fair osted by Soquel Sports Foundation. Buy-In $15. Full 9:00am-4:00pm, Lincoln St. snack bar available. First Tuesday (Between Pacific and Cedar) endors offer an eclectic blend of each month is special $25 buy in of antiques and unique items. (up to five packs). Join us!

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father’s search to find the healthiest building materials leads him to build the nation’s first hemp house with a non-toxic, energy efficient, mildew, fire and pest resistant building material.

Learn more about the film by viewing the trailer at www. bringingithomemovie.com.

Doors open at 6:30pm. Event is free. Learn more by visiting santacruzfreedomforum.org or by calling (831) 708-8626.

Annabel Burton • Astrologer © Libra (Sep. 23-Oct. 23)

Center For Transformative Communication Presents: Conflict Improv

6:30pm - 8:30 pm, Quaker Meeting House, 225 Rooney St. Santa Cruz eaturing special guests Mike Rotkin and Rick Longinotti, this program offers a live window into conflict resolution. In conflict improv, the players take audience suggestions for conflict situations and act them out using communication tools developed by Marshall Rosenberg.

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Aquarius (Jan 21-Feb. 18)

Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20)

Your big plans are taking off and you have reaped the rewards after much hard work, but it is understandable that certain doubts remain. Trust yourself to deal with what comes up and resolve issues by nipping them in the bud. Your intentions are right and good and you find that soon what you set out down has become much more of a reality. Things come to a head around the Full Moon in your sign on the 19th. It marks a turning point and a new start, one which you are so looking forward to. Your romantic life seems a little complicated for the time being.

Aries (March 21-April 20)

You look for practical solutions since you could be faced with the possibility of two options. being at a crossroads is the point where you are most resourceful and creative and as such you amaze yourself at what can be achieved, simply because it is necessary. Stay alert to those who are here to help you rather than hinder your progress. Ditch the latter if you can. After the 23rd the Sun in Libra shines a light on your relationships. Vow to mend fence and build bridges and make the first move to do so. Life is too short an interesting so let bygones be bygones.

Taurus (April 21-May 21)

Venus your ruler, moves into sexy Scorpio on the 11th and this signals a passionate phase for you. Of course it can be too do with relationships, but also it clears the cobwebs and brings new enthusiasm to anything you are set on accomplishing. There is always something new to learn and get involved with and while you have been looking for a way forward, which has been oddly elusive, now you are on a mission. The way you measure success is changing and this happens when you have a change of attitude. What seemed to matter before is now less important as you embrace a new spiritual perspective.

Gemini (May 22-June 21)

Contentment at home is a wonderful oasis to return to. While you may be dealing with practical concerns such as money and a changing job role, you find that domestic bliss is hugely under rated. At the start of the month you have a lot to say for yourself which is important, as people want to listen. Your words could find themselves in print or you become a public speaker. There are a challenges at the start which you overcome and after the third week, the Libran Sun helps ease the flow of life to bring calmer waters and a clear direction.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

What you do with current circumstances is down to you to a greater extent, but more importantly it is how you view things that matters. There is drama and intense highs and lows so that you cannot ignore what needs to be done, and it can be unsettling and yet promises to be the start of a whole new direction. In this sense, it is better to deal with what is than wishing things could go back to the way they were. Life is a journey that continually moves forward.

Armed with this knowledge your ingenuity and innate intuition will gently guide you to the right people and situations that are both exciting and wonderful.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 23)

Practical money matters are on your mind and you have a handle on the case. In fact, you can make more by utilizing your natural creativity and who and what you know. But more importantly, you get that feeling of being useful and effective. In this way, your self belief goes up a notch as good feedback is the wind beneath your wings. It is only where you are truly appreciated that you shine. Take advantage of this to be brave, more resourceful and assertive and take stock of what it is you want to change for the better.

Virgo (Aug. 24-Sep. 22)

Now that the Sun is in your sign you will see that plans and ideas form a year ago have worked in your favour and that you have weathered some difficult storms. But more importantly, you can afford to feel optimistic about what is to come. Your ruler, Mercury, is in your sign until the 9th so use this time to sign documents and deal with the small details. After this your attention turns to ways of making the most of what you have. Perhaps a change of scene is what you need and travel is fortuitous at this time. The 19th brings matters of the heart to a head. You will be surprised at the outcome!

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A Back to School message from Pajaro Valley USD Superintendent Dorma Baker

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t’s that time of year again – back expansions and restorations. This to school season in Santa Cruz is the largest, most comprehensive County. As an educator, this is reinvestment package of any school my favorite time of year. There is district in the state. This was a good nothing more motivating than to first step, but we won’t rest there. We see the excitement among our 33 have more to do and look forward to schools as students return from working with parents, community leaders, and employees to summer break. Very soon, make additional improvesummer time activities and ments to our schools and events will feel like distant programs. memories.

We have other This year, our students exciting news to report. embark upon an exciting In November 2012, our time at the Pajaro Valley community provided Unified School District. overwhelming support Our theme for the 2013-14 Dorma Baker in passing the Measure L instructional year is Waves of Change, Oceans of Opportunity. School Bond by nearly 70 percent.

We think it encapsulates the positive Measure L will ensure that our changes for public education hap- students have safe and up-to-date pening here and throughout the classrooms and learning technology to support a 21st-century education. state.

After five very long and chal- Providing a safe and encouraging lenging years, the effects of the state’s learning environment is important devastating education reductions are to every parent, and with the turning around. The passage of Prop- support of Measure L, facility renoosition 30 and the enactment of the vations and technology upgrades state’s new Local Control Funding to PVUSD schools are already Formula (LCFF) will result in signif- underway.

These invaluable upgrades play icant improvements to the district’s long-term fiscal health. Under the an important role in creating the right plan, the LCFF will increase district learning environment for our sturevenues incrementally over an dents, but as a parent, you play the most important role in your child’s eight-year implementation schedule.

With positive signs on the academic success. Here are a few horizon, we didn’t waste any time things to consider when developing getting to work. This past summer, the best learning environment for the district took bold action to initiate your child: • Academic achievement starts a series of sweeping reinvestments when our students walk in the that will have immediate benefits to door, which means every parent schools and students. The Board of and student should take school Trustees unanimously approved the attendance seriously. Attending restoration of class-size reduction school and being committed to (1st grade for this year, with other learning is your child’s part of grades to follow), full-time middle the partnership. school counselors, additional cus• Parents can support children todians at our high schools, salary in their academic success by and benefit increases for employees, providing a quiet, comfortable and additional support for student place at home to complete activities (see our website for more homework. Encourage your information). child to show you his or her The reinvestment package totals homework once it is complete, over $12 million in critical program

and emphasize the value in attending school and becoming an active participant in their own learning.

• We want to hear from parents about our students’ individual learning needs. One way to start this conversation is by volunteering in the classroom and communicating regularly with school staff. In return, we too are committed to providing ongoing communication and updates about your child’s education It is our commitment to play an equally important role in supporting and enhancing your student’s education. In spite of the economic challenges we have been facing, we have made steady achievement gains and expect to continue to improve and enhance our educational programs and services well into the future.

At PVUSD, we believe in an educational experience for your child that will allow them to reach their goals and dreams. Please visit our website at www.pvusd.net for more information and/or how to contact your local school or district office leaders to become more involved.

Have a great 2013-14 school year!

— Dorma Baker, PVUSD Superintendent

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