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Santa Cruz Redwoods National Monument

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Many individuals were involved in the

The VWC board understands the issues involved in making sure that the land

are declared a Monument by executive

Santa Cruz Redwoods National

horseback riding to mountain biking, are limited, regulated and well controlled/

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Community News

2015 Valentine’s Day Poetry Contest

By Noel Smith

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It’s time for poets throughout Santa Cruz County to make public their feelings in celebration of Valentine’s Day.

2015 Poetry Contest Rules Please Read Carefully

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Be sure to include your name, address,

details) and tell the world what makes

County — Watsonville, Freedom, and 2014 Winners: — Patty O’Hara Pamela Martinez Aptos Times — Carol Murphy Selva Beach Joseph McCarter

Santa Cruz County Grand Prize

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Community News

Ballots Mailed to Voters about Lompico Water B their ballots early in order to ensure their ballot is received certain relatives or a household member to return the Santa Cruz County Elections Zayante Fire Station

who are returning their vote-by-mail ballots that they must -

The question before the registered voters in CFD No. 2 (Lompico Water) is: Measure N —

the voter’s signature on his or her voter’s registration card,

Since this is an all-mail ballot election, there will be no

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Valley Club News K

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selection committee already hard at our much used mobile stage to get it in

their dedication in time, energy and

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Community Briefs Art in the Library Presents

Santa Cruz Symphony Family Concert

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engaging,

multi-layered

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Community News

Bear With Us

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n the late 1700s, the San Francisco

This exhibition tells the stories

can lead to an unrecoverable and regret-

and interactive elements are aimed at

Visit the San Lorenzo Valley Museum for a captivating new exhibition about bears in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

February 15 – October 18, 2015 February 15, 2 – 4 p.m.

Scotts Valley HS Graduate Receives Rotary Scholarship

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human illnesses including cancer, malaria,

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California News

Luck Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison SAN JOSE — sentenced yesterday to 130 months in

were necessary in order to cause new investors to invest and existing investors to maintain their investments or invest more

Luck admitted that at the end

and money laundering, all related to his Growth Fund’s trading records minating the Growth Fund, or ities, Luck admitted that he began

The sentenced was handed down by

Chris Luck

misleading statements to them, including

certainly choose not to invest, and that new investor money was

Luck also admitted that this new investor

investors in order to cause them to invest and misleading statements to investors

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Scotts Valley Chamber Selects New Executive Director

Calendar of Upcoming Events Thursday February 12

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Tuesday February 24 daughters, Maya and Arwen (ages 12 nesses that genuinely care about the & 7), right here in this community they

years he worked as

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Scotts Valley Chamber News

Second Annual Valentine Mixer at Ashby Confections

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Scotts Valley Chamber News

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Coach Andrea Trader SLV 38 – Harbor 27 (Jan 30, Away) St. Francis Soquel Santa Cruz 49 – SLV 26 Aptos 64 – SLV 29 Scotts Valley 81 – SLV 13 (Jan 13, Away) SLV 48 – Harbor 21

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Business Profile

HACIENDA SHELL SERVICE STATION AND FOOD MART S

cotts Valley’s Hacienda Shell is a locally owned gas and service station

customers like that we are local and

biles — like BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagens The Food Mart is well stocked with snacks

batteries, or just want a cold beer in the wee

a locally owned business like Hacienda lating around other area businesses and

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Where there’s smoke, there’s trouble for San Lorenzo Valley

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“Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.”

Monitoring by the Monterey Bay

Go outside and look at the smoke coming

midnight, which indicates that the main contributor is woodstoves, which have a

outdoor burning was not allowed on the

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Business Profile

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Featured Columnist

Design Phase for Scotts Valley Middle School is Underway

By Penny Weaver, Superintendent Scotts Valley Unified School District

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consider alternative housing scenarios a neighboring school district, or creating and Board Members Art Bubb and Michael Shulman are also working with the com-

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February Calendar Reminders February 25 beginning in the Student

The Grammy Awards

Common Core Math Parent Night

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Trustees meeting on Thursday, February 5

This year, 3rd – 11th grade students will be taking new online assessments aligned

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ACROSS

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16. Letter’s end 17. The lower this is the better 18. Unwilling 19. *_______ Center, Grammy Awards event host 21. *It’s shaped like an antique record player 23. Fool 24. Not quite an adult

25. Mother, sister or daughter 28. 1/168th of a week 30. Depart 35. *1983 Grammy winner, Men at ____ 37. “... the good ship and ____ was in peril,” according to Gordon Lightfoot 39. _____ firma 40. “Terrible” czar 41. Attached to the collar of a horse, pl.

43. Of a dark black 44. Foul smell 46. Typically passed down by word of mouth 47. Miscellaneous, abbr.

48. Used for spreading plaster or cement 50. Carl Zeiss’ product 52. Your, to Shakespeare 53. Carpenter’s groove 55. Do needlework 57. Measurement of acceleration

7. Mischief-maker 8. Rid of impurities 9. Real estate ____ 10. *_____ Levine of Grammy winning band, Maroon 5 11. C in NYC 12. “A likely story!”

15. It revolves around a star 20. Geologic period 22. Hi-___ 24. Trembling effect in music 25. *”Shake It Off” singer 26. A helicopter parent might do this DOWN 27. Muse of love poetry 1. *”All About That 29. Eurasian mountain ____” range 2. Dismounted or 31. Do like bees climbed down 32. Path of #15 down 3. “Animal House” party 33. First-year undergrad garb 34. *Iggy Azalea’s hit 4. It starred Erik Estrada 36. *Best Rock Song at 5. Sabbath loaf ‘96 Grammy Awards, 6. Steeped beverages “You Oughta ____” 60. *”Frozen” song 64. Weeping queen of Greek mythology 65. *Grammy winner, rapper and actor, ___-T 67. D-Day beach 68. Cupid’s projectile 69. Sticky stuff 70. 16 seed over 1 seed, e.g.

71. William McKinley High School ____ club 72. ‘90s rock band “4 ___ Blondes” 73. Little ones

38. *Grammy in ‘75 for Best Original Score, “The Way We ____” 42. Is it really that common?

45. Made a new picture 49. French lake 51. Take the first steps 54. Condescend 56. “Diary of a _____ Kid” 57. *Pharrell Williams’ album 58. “Watch out!” in golf 59. Double-reed instrument 60. *Grammy winning group, Kings of ____ 61. Homework to a student 62. Clarified butter 63. Feed bag contents 64. Old horse 66. Dove’s sound © Statepoint Media

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Community Calendar

San Lorenzo Valley Community Calendar

a bicycle in good working order and will cover resume writing, com-

Sunday Feb. 8 and Sunday Feb. 15

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Adoption/Child Welfare Orientation Cabrillo Host Lions Club

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Ongoing Events

Mushroom Hunt at Big Basin

is designed to review the child

Co-dependents Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous

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Tail Wagging World of Dog Ownership

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Image Matters

Church Bible Study/Worship

What does your style say about

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Brown Bag Series: Facebook CASA Orientations to Become for Small Business Workshop Advocates for Children

Science Sunday

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Alzheimers Support Groups

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Scotts Valley Farmer’s Market

Orientations to Become Advocates for Children

Friends of Scotts Valley Library

Wednesday Feb. 11

Barbara Chamberlain at 831-

Santa Cruz/ Monterey Bay Branch ADHD Support Group Meetings

Aptos

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First Mondays

Friday February 15 SLV Museum Opening Reception

Second Tuesdays Third Wednesdays

PFLAG (Parents, Families, and

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Third Thursdays

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Friends of Lesbians and Gays)

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Third Fridays

This exhibition tells the stories

Thursday February 26

Free Job Seek Workshop!

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Mand the location alternates Toastmasters: Speak for Success

Meal Solution Mondays

Business Networking Joint Mixer with Scotts Valley Chamber

Announcements

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Dated Events Friday February 6 First Friday Art Tour

Scotts Valley Nar-Anon Family Group

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Hoffman’s for Second Harvest

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Saturday February 14

B12 Fridays

discover your voice and share it agencies that Second Harvest

Romance in the Redwoods

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as banana slugs and redwood trees and more to celebrate love in the

Santa Cruz County Cycling Club

Ocean Gate Zen Center Zazen Instructions

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beginning bicyclists who want to learn

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orning meditation schedule

PROFILE of Santa Cruz

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TOPS (Take off pounds sensibly)

Big Book and OA Literature Study

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Friday Shakespeare Club

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Overeaters Anonymous

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music and want to be involved,

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Ballroom dancing to live

Downtown Santa Cruz Antique Street Fair

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banana slugs and redwood trees and more to celebrate

vintage jewelry, clothing, glass and ceramic collectibles, vintage original artwork, and a whole lot

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New England and Manhattan chowders in both individual and

Leo (July 23-Aug. 23)

Dated Events

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Taurus (April 21-May 21)

Saturday February 21 Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off & Festival

Peninsula Banjo Band

First Friday Art Tour

Aries (March 21-April 20)

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join us in a social tango dance

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Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20)

Natural Bridges Migration Festival

Big Band Dance

titchers-by-the-Sea, the local

Your February Horoscope

Saturday February 7

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Early Music Treasures

Virgo (Aug. 24-Sep. 22)

Pajaro Valley Quilt Association Show

Libra (Sep. 23-Oct. 23)

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)

Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) sonal attacks on your character, but know that the attack is most likely motivated by jealousy

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20)

Aquarius (Jan 21-Feb. 18)

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New Year’s Resolutions for Your Pet in 2015

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