Scotts Valley Times December 2011

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Children of all ages gather at the Community Center for the Christmas Tree Lighting.

December 2011

his annual event is present-ed by our Scotts Valley

Chamber of Commerce busi-nesses and community mem-bers to create a fun evening forour children of theCommunity… and all of us whoare children at heart, especially

around Christmas. This Festivalserves as a major fundraiser forValley Churches UnitedMissions. Be sure to come at this“Season of Giving” with armsloaded with cans of food forthose less fortunate thisChristmas.

The Scotts Valley AnnualChristmas Tree Lighting Festivalwill take place on Saturday,December 3, at 5 pm, at theScotts Valley CommunityCenter, 360 Kings Village Road.

The Christmas TreeLighting ceremony features tal-

ented musicians of the commu-nity coming together to per-form. You’ll be greeted by theVine Hill Service Club andhonor our Country’s flag withthe Boy Scout Troop.

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ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING FESTIVALHelp the Hungry With Your Donation to Valley Churches United

2011 HolidayVolunteer

Opportunities Guide

his season, the Volunteer Centerinvites community members to

reach beyond their normal holiday cele-brations and create new traditionsthrough volunteering. The VolunteerCenter maintains an on-line listing ofHoliday VolunteerOpportunities on theirwebsite to make thesearch for holiday vol-unteer opportunitiesquick and easy. Thislist will be availablenow through NewYear’s and will be regularly updatedthroughout the season.

To view the listing visitwww.scvolunteercenter.org and checkout the list of opportunities. Feel free tocall the Volunteer Center with any ques-tions about Holiday Volunteering at 831-427-5070.

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The Valley Churches UnitedMissions Thanksgiving Project pro-

vides ingredients for a Thanksgivingmeal. The Christmas Project providestoys, gifts, basic necessities and food tofamilies, seniors, disabled and homeless.

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Halloween Haunted House Fundraiser

Scotts Valley High School Raises over $7,600 to Fight Blood Cancer

On behalf of Scotts Valley HauntedHouse, Scotts Valley High Schoolteacher Erik Wyner and SVHS stu-

dents Jordan Rogers and Lizzie Torrez pre-sented a check in the amount of $7,613 tothe Leukemia & Lymphoma Society atTuesday’s Scotts Valley Unified SchoolDistrict board meeting.

Over the past nine years, Wyner haschallenged and empowered students in atruly extraordinary program that combinesproject-based learning, leadership, peermentoring and community service withcreative arts, engineering, marketing, andcommunications to create a community-wide multigenerational event designed toscare you silly all while raising funds tofight blood cancer – the leading cause ofcancer-related illness and death in teens.

What began in 2003 as a class projectby then-sophomore Chris Mylrea hasturned into a highly anticipated communi-ty event attracting more than 1,400 visitorsfrom throughout wider Silicon Valley andfrom as far as Colorado. This past October,the 9th annual Scotts Valley haunted house– a finely orchestrated experience thatteamed 200 students volunteering morethan 9,000 hours – resulted in a frighteningencounter that many say rivals full-scaleprofessional productions.

Senior Jordan Rogers has been a driv-ing force for the past three years, and thisyear she was Ringleader with Wyner. “Ittook her a while to get used to the idea thatshe could work as an equal with an adulton such a huge project,” says Wyner. “Butbecause she did so, this year turned out tobe phenomenal.” Sophomore Lizzie Torrezhas been selected as next year’sRingleader. She has big shoes to fill, andthe planning process for next year isalready underway.

Wyner mentioned that he loves thestudent involvement. “It’s not just stu-dents deciding what to do, it’s the studentsrunning it. That’s not to say that there

aren’t adult volunteers, but the adults arebeing managed and directed by thekids…there are 211 kids there until the weehours of the morning and there are noissues. They stay in character, stay busyand do their jobs.”

“That’s one of the things I love aboutthe Haunted House,” says Rogers. “It’severyone coming together and it becomesa family.” She went on to mention that theproject has been a positive force for the cul-ture and climate at SVHS. “It’s not like theHollywood movies here,” she says, “wherestudent cliques don’t mix. All the groups—sports, drama, science, whatever — worktogether on this.”

Early on, students decided to make theevent a charity fundraiser and each yearthey vote on which organization to support.Last year, then-junior Erick Murai was diag-nosed with leukemia and the studentsdecided to donate the proceeds to TheLeukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS),recognizing the importance of fundingresearch for better treatments and, ultimate-ly, a cure. “I am in constant awe of the pas-sion and commitment displayed by stu-dents,” says LLS School and Youth ManagerBrenda Hendricksen. “Nationwide, K-12students raised $26 million last year in sup-port of kids battling blood cancer. That ispower. It’s just amazing.”

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) is the world’s largest voluntaryhealth agency dedicated to blood cancer.The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lym-phoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma,and improve the quality of life of patientsand their families. LLS funds lifesavingblood cancer research around the worldand provides free information and supportservices. n

•••To learn more, visit www.LLS.org. For

information about local School & Youth pro-grams, visit www.schoolandyouth.org/ca orcall 408-490-3116.

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CoverAnnual Christmas Tree Lighting Festival – Help the Hungry With Your Donation toValley Churches United2011 Holiday Volunteer Opportunities Guide

Community News2 Halloween Haunted House Fundraiser – Scotts Valley High School Raises over $7,600

to Fight Blood Cancer5 Cabrillo Winter Dance Concert6 McPherson runs for County Supervisor – Fifth district race now includes former

Secretary Of State By Noel Smith • Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center Events8 Community Leader Alvin Scarborough Dies • SPCA Opens Pet Adoption Store in

Capitola Mall 9 The Nutcracker - A Santa Cruz tradition! December 16, 17 & 18 • Christmas with The

Santa Cruz Chorale10 County is the Stage 2 Destination for 2012 Amgen Tour – AMGEN officials to visit

Santa Cruz November 30 to determine where stage 2 will end11 Land Trust of Santa Cruz County to Protect 10,000 Acres – Group seeks final $2.5 mil-

lion in $46 million fund-raising campaign • Valley Churches United Holiday Events14 A World of Many Colors – New Concert by the Santa Cruz World Choir and Orchestra

• Santa Cruz County Bank Collecting for the Second Harvest Holiday Food Drive 19 The Cobbler’s Tale20 New Director, New Projects – Big Changes at Habitat for Humanity Santa Cruz

County • ‘Birdies For Charity’ – Golf Fans Support O’Neill Sea Odyssey’s Ocean Youth Program

21 Give the Gift of Music – The Santa Cruz County Symphony Concert Season is here!

24 Hospice of Santa Cruz County Understands the Journey of Grief and the Holidays

26 Planning for ‘Music at Skypark – 2012’ to begin

Sports Wrap20 Scotts Valley Post Football Season Ends – Final Effort Falls Short in CCS

first-round playoff game

Scotts Valley Chamber News • Pages 15-1815 Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce Biz Walk • Shop Scotts Valley! • New

Nelson Addition! • Calendar of Upcoming Events16 “Black Ties & Red Roses” Dance Gala – Awards Recipients Honored in Style17 Scotts Valley Artisans Hosted Fantastic Business Networking Mixer • SV Water

District’s 50-Year Celebration18 FINAL Opportunity – Book Your Travel to Ireland for St Patrick’s Day 2012 • Start 2012

Out Right – January Business Networking Mixer • Thank You to Our RenewingMembers • Welcome to Our New Members

Calendar • Arts & Entertainment – Pages 28 & 29

Monthly Horoscope • Page 29 - Your December Horoscope - Annabel Burton,Astrologer©

Featured Columnists22 The Book Bag by Robert Francis – Books with holiday themes for all ages…23 EarthTalk® – Garlic & Onions May Help to Prevent Some Cancers 25 Work in Progress by Camille Smith – There’s no pill for communication indigestion …

only a cure 27 Out & About by Josie Cowden30 Holiday Fire Precautions & Prevention by Mike Conrad, Division Chief Aptos La Selva Fire

District

SPCA Featured Pet • 1 – Hope is all it takes

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They run Adopt-A-Family, Adopt aSenior Program, and a Christmas foodDrive. Volunteers are needed to fill foodbags, gift-wrap, for pick up and delivery,clerical support, and distribution help.They are open 7 days a week through Dec.22. To Volunteer call 336-8258.

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The California Grey Bears is a non-prof-it organization made up of seniors

helping seniors. The organization’sHoliday Food Delivery is on Dec. 23-24,and help is needed to deliver food to sen-iors throughout the county. For more infor-mation, call 831-479-1055.

•••Adopt A Family Holiday Project

Volunteers Needed

The Holidays can be a worrisome timefor families struggling to make ends

meet. The Volunteer Center in partnershipwith fellow nonprofits, strives to make theholidays brighter for more than 400 localfamilies by providing them with holidaypackages of food, clothes, and giftsthrough the Adopt a Family HolidayProject.

You can be the difference and share inthe holiday spirit by volunteering to sup-port this annual program. There are a vari-ety of volunteer opportunities availablethroughout the project session. Our Adopta Family Phone Lines are now openMonday through Friday from 10am-4pmuntil Dec 9. Give a call to adopt a family,donate, volunteer or ask questions. 831-427-5075 in Santa Cruz and 831-722-2364 inWatsonville.

Beach Flats Community Center Annual Thanksgiving Meal

Join us for our Thanksgiving dinner withall the Turkey Trimmings. This wonder-ful, warm celebration is open to all com-munity members, and supports homeless& low-income folks. Volunteers needed to

help with the welcome table, set up, serv-ing, kids activities and clean up. Dinnerwill be served from 3-6pm, but we willneed volunteers from 1-7pm. Two hourshifts available. Dinner will take place atBeach Flats Park (corner of Raymond St. &Leibrandt Ave/ 160 Raymond Street, SantaCruz, CA 95060). In the case of rain, themeal will be held inside of the Beach FlatsCommunity Center, at 133 Leibrandt Ave,Santa Cruz, CA 95060.

Community Connection Thanksgiving Meal

We are seeking 3-5 volunteers to sup-port with preparing food for the

Community Connection ThanksgivingMeal. This is a wonderful, free meal pro-vided to low-income folks in south county@ the Watsonville Veteran’s hall.Traditionally, South County mental healthstaff serves the meal to the mental healthclients in this festive, annual communityevent.

Volunteers are needed to help preparestuffing and mashed potatoes at theWatsonville Volunteer Center kitchen(located, adjacent to the Veteran’s Hall at12 Carr Street, Santa Cruz, Ca 95076.) Allingredients and recipes will be provided,volunteers will simply support with thefood prep work. Volunteer Shift. Tuesday,11/22/11, from 9:30-12:30pm. For MoreInformation/To Get Involved: ContactCommunity Connection VolunteerCoordinator Rachel Glynn @[email protected] or via phone831.722.6708

Holiday Camping Trip Sat, Dec. 10, 9am to Sun Dec. 11, 5pm

Volunteers ages 18+ are needed to assistwith a fun Holiday Camping Trip for

developmentally disabled children andadults. Volunteers will spend the night atCamp Krem in Boulder Creek and assistcampers with their needs during theirovernight visit. Volunteers will help us

offer a wide array of activities includingarts/crafts, music, dance, games, hiking.Volunteers will also assist with supervi-sion, food prep and clean up. Please join usfor this festive weekend, featuring treetrimming, a visit from Santa, a talent showand more! Volunteers should be mature,friendly and patient folks who can committo a full weekend volunteer shift, from 9amon Saturday through 5pm on Sunday.Background Check required. To apply,email us at [email protected].

Mad Hatter’s Holiday Tea Party Sunday Dec. 11

Alice, again, will venture into theRabbit Hole to attend (and help host)

the Mad Hatter’s Holiday Tea Party to ben-efit Toys For Tots in Santa Cruz County,sponsored for the third year by AptosSeascape Beach Resort. This season, in aneffort to involve as many characters as pos-sible, the Mad Hatter is planning a cabaret-style program, characters roaming table-to-table. This means adding an MC, per-formers, and yes, even MORE madness!Invited along to the party are the WhiteRabbit, King & Queen of Hearts, Jack ofHearts and the Caterpillar as characteractors (adults please), and you know therest! Event to benefit Toys For Tots-SantaCruz County — Experienced child per-formers, and adults, are welcome to partic-ipate as: musical entertainers, · performdance routines, · magicians, jugglers, and ·performing skits that fit the theme. Bringus your creative ideas and talent for con-sideration! ·Adults needed for Director,Backstage and Production Crew assistance.

Community Connection Christmas PartyDec. 22 11am - 1pm

Cooks (12/21 evening and 12/22 morn-ing, deliver to our offices on 12/22 by

10am) (in our kitchen: 12/22: 7-10:30am).We need one to three cooks to prepare avariety of dishes from cranberry sauce toturkey. Cook in the comfort of your homeand deliver to our offices for the party orbring your favorite apron and whip it up inour kitchen on the morning of the 22nd.

Set Up 12/21 2-5pm: The party plan-ners are seeking two people to help withpre-party set up. This includes hangingdecorations, arranging tables and otherodd jobs to make our office a magicalWinter Wonderland. One or two people arewelcome to make detailed adjustmentsto the party setting just before our guestsarrive. This includes setting up tables,preparing food trays, sign making, andother tasks for our elf helpers.

Wrapping Gifts 12/21: The ElfWrapping Crew can expect to become tapemasters, red and green paper twirlers, andscissor symphonists. Come transform ourpurchases into picturesque presents.Please call or email for shift times. nVolunteers work on decorations for gift packages.

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We’ll sing Christmas carols togetherled by our musical team from GatewayBible Church, listen to the music from theScotts Valley High School Chorale, VineHill Service Club, and more.

It’s a great celebration as the childrenwelcome Santa as he arrives into townatop our own Scotts Valley Fire Engine.Visit with Santa and have your picturetaken by a professional photographer,Jesse Gabriel Photography, for only theprice of donated cans of food or cash. Yourdonated food cans (or cash) with get you awarm cup of soup in the CommunityCenter as you wait for your opportunity tomeet Santa.

It is a fun evening for all as we helpbuild the donation Christmas Tree forValley Churches United Missions with allthe food sup-plies webring.

Come bea part of thisgreat Festival,December 3,5:00 pm, atthe ScottsValley Community Center. Bring yourfamily, friends, neighbors and associates ofall ages and lots of food cans as we LightUp Scotts Valley together as a Communityat our Scotts Valley Christmas TreeLighting Festival. n

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CelebrateSanta’s Arrival InScotts ValleySaturday,

December 3, 5 pm

Children Gather to Greet Santa after the Lighting of the Christmas Tree.

CCoommmmuunniittyyBriefCabrillo Winter Dance Concert

Cabrillo College Dance DepartmentPresents Annual Winter Dance

Concert Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2 & 3 at7:30 PM • Sunday, Dec. 4 at 1:00 PM

The Cabrillo College DanceDepartment proudly presents its annualThe Winter Dance Concert. The concert

features dances by faculty and guest chore-ographers, performed by Cabrillo Collegedance students.

Guest choreographers include FlexDance Company’s Leslie Johnson,SambaDa’s Dandha Da Hora, Hip Hopchoreographer Marissa Valera, andDamara Vita Ganley, of San Francisco’s crit-

ically acclaimed Joe GoodePerformance Group. Facultychoreographers include DavidKing, Cid Pearlman and AmyFarhood with her WatsonvilleSalsa Repertory class. Flex DanceCompany and Dixie Fun DanceTheatre will also perform. n

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2 & 3 at 7:30 PM | MatineeSunday, Dec. 4 at 1:00 PM CabrilloCrocker Theater, 6500 SoquelDrive, Aptos

Tickets: $12 General, $10 Students/Seniors, $8 StudentActivity Card atwww.brownpapertickets.com

County redistricting could pro-vide the opportunity for BruceMcPherson to continue his dis-

tinguished political career. The formerowner and editor of the Santa CruzSentinel ran for his first politicaloffice, the California state assembly,in 1992 after step-ping down as editorof the Santa CruzSentinel, which hisfamily owned until1982.

The countyrecently wentthrough a redistrict-ing of Supervisor dis-tricts to comply withthe 2010 census. County Supervisorsmade a controversial decision to use theHwy 17 as the border between districts 1and 5 thereby splitting the city of ScottsValley between the two supervisorial dis-

tricts. This newboundary precludedtwo local ScottsValley politiciansfrom running for thesoon-to-be open fifthdistrict seat beingvacated bySupervisor MarkStone. Stone announced that he was run-ning for the seat being vacated byAssemblyman Bill Monning in the newlyreconfigured 29th Assembly district,which includes parts of Santa Cruz,Monterey and Santa Clara counties.

The new fifth district boundariesmoved McPherson into the position ofbeing able to run for the open seat. Whenasked about his running McPherson said,“The opportunity to serve as Supervisorcomes at a time when political power isreverting more and more to the locallevel. This also provides the possibility

for me to help localgovernment dealwith the state in pro-viding the fundingand services thestate has promised.”

Stepping fromstate office into localpolitics, McPherson

joins State Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Altowho is planning to run for the SantaClara County Board of Supervisors afterhis term in office ends in 2012.

Other candidates that have declaredthey are in the 5th District race: San Lorenzo Valley contractor EricHammer, 43, a member of theBoulder Creek Recreation and ParksDistrict Board and President of the

Boulder Creek Business Association.Former Boulder Creek Recreation andPark District chair John Abel, 56, abuilding analyst and licensed gener-al contractor.

Lompico County Water District boardmember Bill Smallman, member ofthe Lompico Water Conservancy,Sempervirens Fund and involvedwith the Santa Cruz County LandTrust.

Former San Lorenzo Valley Schoolboard member Susan Weber.

Current San Lorenzo Valley SchoolBoard member George Wylie, for-mer director of programs at theNaval Postgraduate School inMonterey, a retired Navy and com-mercial pilot. n


McPherson runs for County SupervisorFifth district race now includes former Secretary Of State

By Noel Smith


Bruce McPherson

Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center EventsDecember 11, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.

FREE Family Holiday Gift MakingWorkshop: Facilitated by several of our

talented teaching artists.Join us for artistic gift making fun for

the whole family.Drop in any timeduring the 3-hourworkshop to make avariety of beautifulholiday gifts and have some festive snacks.Intended for families: children must beaccompanied by a parent/ guardian.

Gallery Exhibition“The Gift of Art”

through December 24, 2011

We turn our gallery into a BIG artfulgift shop! Heaps of handmade good-

ies! Fifty local artists are participating inthis show. Find that unique gift for thatspecial someone in your life! Jewelry, tex-tiles, ceramics, wood, glass, baskets, paint-ings, cards and more!

Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Sunday, 12 -6 pm FREE Admission - All are welcome!

Classes & WorkshopsAdult On-Going Classes

Life Drawing - Tuesdays, 7–9:15 pm with facilitators

Drop in sessions for beginners or prosfeaturing a different model every

week. Third Tuesday is long pose nightwith two models.

Raku with Dale Bates - Fridays 6 – 9 pm.Fire a little Raku with the master.

Weather dependent.Clay Studios at the Art Center – Tuesdays,Wednesdays & Thursdays 2 – 5 p.m.

With JodySnyder, Linda Levyand Travis Adams.Self-directed studiotime & Projects

Clay Expressions - Wednesdays 12 – 6 pmWheel & Hand Travis Adams -

Suitable for beginning through advancedpotters, this class is for experiencing anancient creative and functional outlet thatwe all deserve in our lives.Beginning Ukulele - Mondays 5:00 - 6:30 pm

Learn to play your ukulele withMarty Carlson starting with the C chord.Play songs together with others, the bestway to learn. No prior experience neces-sary. Per class: $2 donationIntermediate Ukulele - Mondays 6:30-7:30 pm

Ongoing class with Rick Duncan.Come a half-hour early for a basic intro-duction to the ukulele. Per class: $2 dona-tion.

Youth ClassesFREE Teen After School Art Program -

Thursdays, 2:30 - 5 p.m. at SLV HighSchool art room.

Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center9341 Mill Street Ben Lomond, Tel. 831-336-3513 n

“The opportunity to serveas Supervisor comes at atime when political poweris reverting more andmore to the local level.”

— Bruce McPherson



Community Leader Alvin Scarborough DiesThe sudden passing of Alvin

Scarborough, 64, the president ofScarborough Lumber and a Ben

Lomond resident, has left the communitiesof San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley inmourning. He died unexpectedly onFriday, November 18, at his family’s cabinin South Lake Tahoe.

Scarborough was born Dec. 26, 1946,in Kosciusko, Mississippi. His familymoved to Scotts Valley in 1955 and hegraduated from Soquel High School in1964. He worked at Standard LumberMills in Scotts Valley and then was draftedinto the Vietnam War in 1967. His familyopened the Scarborough Lumber &Hardware the next year.

Scarborough and his brother Mike ranthe business. He was active in local civicgroups and donated generous amounts of

his time, money and materials to schools,businesses and clubs in both SLV andScotts Valley but never in ways to drawattention to their good works.

Linda Lovelace of Valley ChurchesUnited wrote, “VCUM is honored to belisted as Alvin Scarborough’s choice ofcharitable donations. Ijust saw him last weekwhen he delivered theBoulder Creek Men’sClub’s donation forThanksgiving. His carwas burgeoning withgoodies. Through hisand the Club’s efforts,they have raised$29,747.00 in dona-tions (for VCUM) since 2006 not to men-tion the previous years. Our condolences

to his family, friends and community tosuffer such a sudden and tragic loss.”

In 2005 Alvin, Mike, and KarenScarborough were made honorary mem-bers of the San Lorenzo Valley High SchoolHall of Fame, which stated in part, “TheScarborough family has… always beenthere for the schools.” n

•••Alvin Scarborough

Dec. 26, 1946 ~ Nov. 18, 2011Education: Santa Cruz High School andSoquel High School

Military Service: 1967-1968Career: Co-owner of ScarboroughLumber

Civic Service: Member of the BoulderCreek Men’s Club; board member ofthe Pasatiempo Golf Club; member ofthe Scotts Valley Chamber of

Commerce; president of San LorenzoValley High School Athletic BoostersClub; founder of the San LorenzoValley High School Golf Booster ClubTournament

Survived by: Mother Nena Scarborough;brother Mike Scarborough; sisterLinda Gilbert; partner Jeannine Sirles;daughters Jeanna Cianciarulo, KristaFreeland, Mikala Clements and ArickaScarborough; Vicki Scarborough,mother of his children; eight grand-children; and five nieces and nephews.

Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, November 26at Twin Lakes Church in Aptos, fol-lowed by a private burial at SantaCruz Memorial Park.

Memorial Contributions: ValleyChurches United Missions, 9400 Hwy.9, Ben Lomond

SPCA Opens Pet Adoption Store in Capitola MallOn November 15, tails began wag-

ging at the new Santa Cruz SPCAstore in the Capitola Mall for the

holiday season. The 5,000 square footretail space is open five days a week,Wednesday through Sunday from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. offering dog and cat adop-tions as well as the sale of jewelry, t-shirts, greeting cards and other SPCAmerchandise.

Aside from adoptable animals, visi-

tors can also expect to see award winningSanta Cruz photographer Portia Shao atthe new store offering holiday pet portrai-ture for new adopters as well as the publicand their pets. High fashion canine gar-ments MyFavoriteCouture made by localdesigner Anastasia Torres-Gil, will also beon display for sale.

Manager of the Capitola Mall, MerrieAnn Millar, invited the Santa Cruz SPCAinto their high traffic shopping center

because of her love for ani-mals. “I have always hadwonderful experienceswith SPCA and it’s achance for everyone tolearn more about theorganization and whatthey actually do for ourcommunity. The bonus isthat this exposure leads tomore animals finding “for-ever” homes.” Millar said.

One-day adoptionevents have been held atthe Capitola Mall in thepast, but nothing quite likethis. “We feel absolutelyprivileged to have beengiven this amazing oppor-tunity and plan to put asmuch effort into it as possi-ble,” said Lisa Carter,Executive Director of theSanta Cruz SPCA.

The chance to show-case adoptable animals

while interacting with the public on alarge scale is a wonderful and welcomechange.

“We look forward to being moreaccessible to the public and for ourorphaned animals to have a greateramount of exposure. Running this store insuch a well-known place will help us real-ly show people who we are as an organiza-tion,” said Carter.

The mall also sees the partnership asbeneficial. “Retail locations make greatalternative adoption centers for peoplewho do not want to visit the shelter. It ben-efits the mall by attracting visitors thatmight not come to the mall otherwise,”says Capitola Mall manager, Merrie AnnMillar.

Adoption policies and procedures willbe followed as normal and the originalshelter will continue to run as usual. TheSanta Cruz SPCA recently purchased landfor the construction of a new home shelterand is currently in the design process.

As pet lovers, we are excited to see theworld continue to lean in the animal-friendly direction, with big business pro-viding animal organizations and ownersalike opportunities directly benefiting theirpets. n

•••The Santa Cruz SPCA is a private, non-

profit, no-kill rescue that relies solely on dona-tions. They are located at 2685 Chanticleer Avein Santa Cruz. Visit their website atwww.santacruzspca.org or call 831-465-5000.

Alvin Scarborough


CCoommmmuunniittyyBriefChristmas with The Santa Cruz Chorale

Join the Santa Cruz Chorale and friendsin celebrating the Christmas season.Friday, December 16, 7 pm Our Lady

Help of Christians 2401 East Lake Ave,Watsonville

Saturday, December 17 8 pm –Sunday, December 18, 4 pm, Holy CrossChurch, 170 High St. Santa Cruz

Performing Bach’s Nun komm derHieden Heiland, Magnificat in D majorby Monteverdi, and some wonderfulRenaissance Motets and Christmassongs from around the world. TheChorale will be joined by some of the

Bay area’s finest instrumentalists.Tickets are available online

www.santacruzchorale.org, from members ofthe Chorale or at the door. General Admission$23, Seniors $19, Students $5

For information call 831-427- 8023


With the assistance of theOrchestra Manager, NormanPeck, Maestro John Larry

Granger gathers the Santa Cruz BalletTheatre Orchestra together each yearsince Robert Kelley and Diane Cypher,moved their Nutcracker to the CivicAuditorium in 2006.

Tchaikovsky is renowned for being amaster of orchestration, and gives everyinstrument something special to do. Thepleasure of playing the music is some-thing that John Larry Granger encour-ages, at the sametime expecting,indeed demanding,each musician’s besteffort.

Norman saysnot only is this pro-duction gloriouslooking, but alsobecause the musi-cians are in full view of the audience, theyare more involved and immersed inbringing this story to the audience.

Concert Mistress Kristina Anderson,a local professional violinist, said: “Themusic, especially for the first violins, isvery difficult. The overture to TheNutcracker is on auditions formany major symphonies, and takes prac-ticing every year, no matter how manytimes one may have played it.” She lovesseeing the young dancers experiencingthe grandeur and sheer danceability ofthis music as the story of The Nutcrackerunfolds.

Polly Mahan, who plays viola in theorchestra, was introduced to this holidaytradition as a child. She says, “I was fivethe first time. I was thrilled and insist-ed on starting ballet lessons immediately!

” She appreciates playing in her owntown: “It holds a special charm.” In SantaCruz, she can enjoy seeing current andformer music students both onstage andin the audience.

It takes a lot of people working hardto make sure this masterpiece byTchaikovsky come to life each December.All the musicians agree that Santa CruzBallet Theater provides a magical produc-tion and that the holiday season wouldnot be complete without The Nutcracker.

Maestro John Larry Granger con-tends that TheNutcracker is one ofthe great symphonicscores that nevergets old; as such, itcontinues to be aballet that pleasesaudiences all overthe world. His ownrewards in the per-

formance include working with RobertKelley, Diane Cypher and their dancersand guest artists. “Of course, the greatestreward is witnessing the glow on theaudience’s faces after they have enjoyedthis magical experience.”

Co-Artistic Director Diane Cyphersays that live music has changed the per-formance for the dancers. “They are sovery fortunate to have the experience ofwaiting for the conductor’s downbeatbefore they start to dance and making eyecontact with him on certain phrases fortempo. It is a thrilling experience forthem and contributes to the electricity oflive performance.” Co-Artistic DirectorRobert Kelley agrees and adds that thereis no doubt that the orchestra brings thestory to life in a way that a recording can-not. The fact that the audience can both

listen to and watch the musicians alongwith the dancers makes the Santa CruzBallet Theatre production even morecompelling, especially for children.

Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre hopes thatyou will join the orchestra and thedancers to enjoy the gift that is TheNutcracker. n

The Nutcracker - A Santa Cruz tradition!December 16, 17 & 18

Starring Guest Artists and alumni Melody Herrera and

Lucien Postlewaite, with Conductor Larry Granger and the Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre Orchestraat the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre’s annual production of “The Nutcracker”

The Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre’s annual presentation of The Nutcracker will be performed for the sixth time at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium with a 55-piece symphony orchestra conducted by John Larry Granger.

Performances: Friday, December 16 at 8 p.m.,

Saturday, December 17 at 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.Sunday, December 18 at 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased online through www.scbt.org or www.santacruztickets.com.You may also purchase in person at the Civic Auditorium Box Office, 307 Church Street,

Santa Cruz, or by calling 831-420-5260. An additional Nutcracker Sweet Treats backstage event, a delight for children of all ages,

can be purchased separately.

After reviewing more than 100submissions from citiesthroughout California, presen-

ter of the Amgen Tour of California,AEG, has announced the 13 officialHost Cities for the 2012 race to includeSanta Cruz. Considered America’slargest and most prestigious profes-sional road cycling stage race, the sev-enth consecutive edition of the 2012Amgen Tour of California will travelmore than 750 miles from May 13 – 20,2012.

“Our goal for the Amgen Tour ofCalifornia has always been to create a routethat not only provides a challenging racefor the world’s top cyclists, but one thathighlights the beauty and diverse terrainthat make up the great state of Californiaas well,” said Kristin Bachochin, executivedirector of the Amgen Tour of California.

“Every year we challenge ourselves to

raise the bar once again and create a routemore challenging than the last, but that’sthe great thing about planning a race in

California, there is so much from which wecan choose.

From epic climbs to fast and flat stagesto rolling hills and thrilling finishes by thesea, California has it all.”

“This race is special because it takesplace in one of the most beautiful places inthe world – California,” said Chris Horner,2011 Amgen Tour of California champion.“The Host Cities are always so welcomingand the crowds are always great, not tomention, they provide some of the tough-est racing terrain around! I’m looking for-ward to racing in California again anddefending my title in 2012.”

This year Stage 1 of the race will startin Santa Rosa, hometown of three-timeAmgen Tour of California Champion LeviLeipheimer.

“I’m so proud to have the Amgen Tourof California coming back to Santa Rosaand Sonoma County in 2012,” said LeviLeipheimer, three-time race winner (2007,2008, 2009) and Santa Rosa resident. “Ashost of the overall start on May 13, we’ll

have a chance to show off our home townto the world. I’m looking forward to intro-ducing some of the best cyclists in theworld to some of the best cycling in theworld – right here in my back yard.”

Stage 2 takes the riders from SanFrancisco to Santa Cruz County for start-ing with the Golden Gate Bridge as a back-drop and once again bringing the routeback along the picturesque coast of thePacific Ocean.

“The County of Santa Cruz is honoredto be selected to host a stage of the AmgenTour of California. From Coastal redwoodsin the Santa Cruz Mountains to the breath-taking beauty of the Monterey Bay, SantaCruz County offers a challenging coursefor the cyclists and spectacular viewing forcycling enthusiasts. With cycling such asignificant sport in our community weanticipate a great deal of enthusiasm andample local support to make the SantaCruz County stage of this world renownedevent a success” said Santa Cruz CountySecond District Supervisor, Ellen Pirie.

Stage 3 heads inland beginning in SanJose (the only city to be a Host City each ofthe previous six years of the event) andending in Livermore, traversing an entirelynew part of the State not showcased in pre-vious editions of the race.

Stage 4 will start in Sonora, a new cityfor 2012, and wind its way south, featuringseveral new climbs, before what’s sure tobe a dramatic sprint finish in Clovis.

Stage 5, the much-anticipatedIndividual Time Trial, will be held inBakersfield, a city that has hosted theAmgen Tour of California before

Stage 6 will start in Palmdale andhead to Big Bear Lake, which was the siteof a thrilling stage finish in 2010 when



County is the Stage 2 Destination for 2012 Amgen Tour

AMGEN officials to visit Santa Cruz November 30 to determine where stage 2 will end

AMGEN racers are preparing to make their way to Santa Cruz County in 2012.

“AMGEN” > 12

Photo Credit: Doug Pensinger

The Land Trust of Santa Cruz Countyannounced today that it is in the homestretch of a campaign to protect 10,000

acres critical to water quality, wildlife habitat,and recreational and economic opportunitiesfor the people of Santa Cruz County by theend of 2012. This campaign is the first step inthe implementation of the Land Trust’sConservation Blueprint, which called for theprotection of five times as much land over thenext 25 years.

A key acquisition over the next yearwill be the 1,200-acre Star Creek Ranch inthe Pajaro Hills, the start of a long-termprotection effort in that region. The PajaroHills are situated east of Watsonville andwest of the Highway 101 corridor and forma natural greenbelt between Santa CruzCounty and the urban growth that isspreading from San Jose to Salinas.

“By the end of 2012, we will have pro-tected a slice of old California that eachgeneration will be able to discover anew,”said Terry Corwin, Executive Director ofthe Land Trust of Santa Cruz County.Acquisition of Star Creek Ranch is the startof a long-term goal to protect 24,000 acresin the region, Corwin said, noting that theLand Trust’s Conservation Blueprint iden-tifies the Pajaro Hills as a priority area forconservation. The hills provide a criticallink between the Santa Cruz Mountainsand Gabilan Range and protect the long-

term health of wide-ranging species likethe mountain lion and badger.

In addition to protecting the PajaroHills, the organization will secure a conser-vation easement on 80 acres of appleorchard in the Pajaro Valley by the end ofthe year. The transaction will keep the landin private ownership and permanently setaside the property for agriculture.Although the Land Trust currently protectsanother 1,300 acres of farmland in thePajaro Valley, this transaction marks thefirst protected orchard land in the region.

The campaign will also fund the pro-tection of 100 acres of rare Sandhills habi-tat. The organization is working with three

of its four Living Landscape Initiative part-ners, POST (Peninsula Open Space Trust),Save the Redwoods League andSempervirens Fund on another major proj-ect that the Land Trust plans to announcein the near future.

The total cost of protecting 10,000acres will exceed $46 million. The LandTrust anticipates raising most of that from

foundations, state bond measures andother conservation partners. A quarter of it,$13.5 million will be raised locally fromindividuals – making the campaign one ofthe largest in county history. The LandTrust says it has already raised $11 millionfrom a few key donors and from its Boardof Trustees – and is seeking to raise thefinal $2.5 million within the next year. “Thebig lesson I’ve learned these past six yearsis that the people of this county love it –and that they will dig deep to protect it forthose who will follow us,” says Corwin. n

•••Formed in 1978 by local residents concerned

about protecting the lands that make Santa CruzCounty special, the Land Trust has protected morethan 3200 acres of land and worked with otherorganizations to protect another 9,000 acres. Thetrust protects both working lands, like farms andtimberland, and natural lands with high conser-vation value – thus protecting water supplies,wildlife habitats and open space. For more infor-mation and to browse a photo gallery of the landsthe Land Trust will protect over the next year,visit www.landtrustsantacruz.org.


Valley Churches United Holiday EventsThursday, December 1

17th Annual Angel Awards GalaDinner and AuctionScopazzi’s Restaurant

13300 Big Basin Way Boulder CreekBegins 6 pm, no host cocktails

and raffle ticket sales. Live Music byScotts Valley High School Vocal &Ensemble. Dinner 7 pm, beef orsalmon with wine

Advance purchase $55 — At thedoor $60. For reservations, call 336-8258

Great Auction Items include lodg-ing, ski trips, casino trips, restaurantsand a special Treasure Chest

Saturday, December 3Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce

“Holiday Tree Lighting Festival & Food Drive”

Scotts Valley Community Center 360 Kings Village Road 5 p.m.Music & Santa Pictures

Sunday, December 4Ghost Mtn. Riders of Lompico

“Bikers Santa” Canned Food Drive & Christmas Party

1-5 pm Portuguese Hall, 216 Evergreen St. Santa Cruz near Harvey West Park

Live music provided by “ WhiskeyNinjas, and The Smokin’ King Snakes “

Admission $ 5.00 with 2 cans or$10.00 with no cans. For info: 335-7720

Benefits Valley Churches UnitedMissions

Saturday, December 10Joe’s Bar Annual Spaghetti Feed

and Food Drive6 pm Boulder Creek. For info: 338-9417

Sunday, December 19San Lorenzo Valley Chamber ofCommerce “Light up the Valley“

Potluck, Raffle & Awards. Felton Community Hall, 6191 Highway 9 Felton


Land Trust of Santa Cruz County to Protect 10,000 AcresGroup seeks final $2.5 million in $46 million fund-raising campaign

The Land Trust campaign to protect 10,000 acres of land by the end of 2012; more land WilderRanch State Park or within the Santa Cruz city limits.

Michael Rogers (AUS) of HTC-Columbiasecured his place as the race leader. For2012, new challenges arise as a new climbis thrown into the mix.

Stage 7 of the race will start inOntario, another new city for 2012, andonce again include a grueling route to thetop of Mt. Baldy. During the 2011 race, Mt.Baldy was the scene of an electric stage fin-ish when American cyclists andRadioShack teammates Chris Horner andLevi Leipheimer crossedthe finish line first and sec-ond respectively. Tackingon an additional 10 milesto the route with the startin Ontario, Stage 7 willlikely prove to be thepenultimate stage onceagain.

Stage 8, the final stageof the 2012 Amgen Tour ofCalifornia, will take place inthe heart of Downtown Los Angeles, sendingriders in and around L.A. through the sportsand entertainment district which includesSTAPLES Center and Nokia Theatre for anepic overall finish to a thrilling race.

For 2012, Amgen will return as thetitle sponsor for the seventh consecutiveyear, continuing to leverage the race toraise awareness of the important resources

available to people affected by cancerthrough its Breakaway from Cancer® ini-tiative. A leading global biotechnologycompany with headquarters in California,Amgen’s invaluable support has helped toensure the continued success of the race

and impact beyond thesporting arena.

“Amgen stands readyto collaborate with thisyear’s Host City communi-ties to spread awarenessabout our company, ourmission to serve patients,and the incredible supportservices that are availableat no cost to people affect-ed by cancer through

Amgen’s nonprofit Breakaway fromCancer partner organizations,” said StuartArbuckle, vice president and general man-ager, Amgen Oncology.

The Amgen Tour of California contin-ues to draw global attention as one of themost anticipated cycling events of the year– one that attracts Olympic medalists,World Champions and the top Tour de

France competitors. “Everyone always looks forward to

the Amgen Tour of California because ithas it all – a challenging route, fierce com-petition, incredible fans and a beautiful set-ting,” said Christian Vande Velde, whoplaced fourth overall in the 2011 AmgenTour of California. “I feel proud to be anAmerican cyclist right now, when eventslike this race not only showcase the greatracing that takes place here, but the amaz-ing talent as well.”

The 13 Host Cities for the 2012 AmgenTour of California include:

Stage 1: Sunday, May 13 – Santa Rosa Stage 2: Monday, May 14 – San

Francisco to Santa Cruz CountyStage 3: Tuesday, May 15 – San Jose to

LivermoreStage 4: Wednesday, May 16 – Sonora

(new for 2012) to ClovisStage 5: Thursday, May 17 –

Bakersfield (Individual Time Trial)Stage 6: Friday, May 18 – Palmdale to

Big Bear LakeStage 7: Saturday, May 19 – Ontario

(new for 2012) to Mt. Baldy

Stage 8: Sunday, May 20 – LosAngeles/L.A. LIVE

The largest cycling event in America,the 2012 Amgen Tour of California is aTour de France-style cycling road race, cre-ated and presented by AEG, which chal-lenges the world’s top professional cyclingteams to compete along a demandingcourse from May 13-20, 2012.

Amgen discovers, develops, manu-factures, and delivers innovative humantherapeutics. A biotechnology pioneersince 1980. Amgen therapeutics havechanged the practice of medicine, helpingmillions of people around the world in thefight against cancer, kidney disease,rheumatoid arthritis, bone disease andother serious illnesses. n

•••To learn more about our pioneering sci-

ence and vital medicines, visithttp://www.amgen.com. Follow us onwww.twitter.com/amgen.

Founded in 2005 by Amgen, Breakawayfrom Cancer® is a national initiative to increaseawareness of important resources available topeople affected by cancer – from preventionthrough survivorship. For more information,please visit www.breakawayfromcancer.com orfollow us @BreakawayCancer on Twitter.

AEG is one of the leading sports andentertainment presenters in the world. Formore information, visit AEG today atwww.aegworldwide.com.


America’s PremierCycling Race

May 13 to 20, 2012Challenging Routeto Take CyclistsOver More Than750 Miles of

California Terrain

“AMGEN” from pg 10



A World of Many ColorsNew Concert by the Santa Cruz World Choir and OrchestraThe Santa Cruz World Choir and

Orchestra is a labor of love for com-poser and artistic director Stephen

Bigger, and his labor is back on displaywith “A World of Many Colors” taking

place at the Rio Theater on December 11.Now in it’s second season, the

SCWCO is unlike any other group in thearea. Influenced by the visual artistry ofperformances like cirque du soleil, and the

musical impact of groupslike Ladysmith BlackMambazo, SCWCO drawsupon the great wealth oftalent in the area andbrings a unique flavor totheir holiday perform-ance. This is not your typ-ical choir.

A veteran composerfrom a musical familymany of the works to beperformed are originalcompositions by StephenBigger.

“ Growing up, musicwas everywhere, I wouldbe trying to write a songon the piano in my bed-room... “I’d play like eight

chords in a progression (probably coppingChopin) and say “dad- what comes next?”and he would say, “its your song. What doyou want to come next?”

“ I approach composing for the groupin a few different ways. Sometimes I willjust listen to a certain style of music or agroup from a particular region and listenfor what is the unique flavor of that cul-ture. I then begin to compose somethingfor the group. Other times, a melody willget into my head and I have no choice butto get it out. Often, it will be influenced bywhat I have been listening to.”

Stephen’s approach to taking theworlds musical traditions and blendingthem together is not only echoed in thisyear’s concert, featuring special guest, TheTaiko Ensemble of Watsonville, it is alsohow Stephen is cooperating with otherlocal groups to grow the audience for all.

“ I first met Stephen last year in theUgly Mug in Soquel. He was sitting next tome talking about the choir and how tomarket a new musical ensemble,” said

M i c h a e lLogue, amember of theSanta CruzChorale andnow also anintegral partof theSCWCO. “ Iwas intrigued,so I intro-duced myself.We began reg-ular conversa-tions abouthow we couldgrow the audience for each our groups bycooperating. In today’s economy it is theonly way for the arts to thrive.” n

•••This years SCWCO concert, A World of

Many Colors, is December 11, 7 pm at the RioTheatre 205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz. Tickets are$15 in advance available online fromwww.santacruzworldchoir.com or $20 at the door.

In preparation for the holidays and tohelp provide much needed nutrition forthe 55,000 individuals served by the

Second Harvest Food Bank each month,each of Santa Cruz County Bank’s fivelocal banking offices will serve as a com-munity drop off location for SecondHarvest Food Bank’sHoliday Food Drive.The public is encour-aged to make cashdonations or bring innon-perishable fooditems to fill theHoliday Food Drivebarrels, such as soups,stews, beans, rice,pasta, cereal, cannedmeats, tuna, peanutbutter, canned fruitsand vegetables.

The Bank’s goal isto collect over 10,000pounds of food for thelocal Food Bank. All Santa Cruz CountyBank locations are stocked with FoodCollection barrels and cash contributionreceptacles through December 16, 2011.

For every $1 raised, four meals are provid-ed. Every full barrel provides 125 pounds

of food and feedsover 100 people.

Santa CruzCounty Bank’sSecond HarvestHoliday Food DriveCollection Locations:

Aptos – 7775Soquel Drive

Capitola – 819Bay Avenue

Santa Cruz – 720Front Street

Scotts Valley –4604 Scotts ValleyDrive

Watsonville – 595 Auto Center Drive n•••

2011 marks the eighth year that SantaCruz County Bank has participated in the

Santa Cruz County Bank Collecting forthe Second Harvest Holiday Food Drive

The Bank’s goal is to col-lect over 10,000 poundsof food for the localFood Bank. All SantaCruz County Bank loca-tions are stocked withFood Collection barrelsand cash contributionreceptacles throughDecember 16.


SCOTTS VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | 360 King’s Village Road | Scotts Valley CA 95066 | Phone (831) 438-1010 | Fax (831) 438-6544 | www.ScottsValleyChamber.com

Scotts Valley Chamber NewsScotts Valley Chamber News

Join us at Our Christmas Tree Lighting December 3rd! Call the Chamber Today or visitwww.scottsvalleychamber.com

December 3• Community Christmas TreeLighting Ceremony, 5:00 pm Scotts Valley Community Center,360 Kings Village Rd.

December 5• FINAL Sign-up &Informational Meeting on2012 Ireland Trip, 6 pmScotts Valley Chamber Office, 360Kings Village Rd.

December 25MMeerrrryy CChhrriissttmmaass!!

December 26-30Chamber Office Closed

January 1HHaappppyy NNeeww YYeeaarr 22001122!!

January 26• The Scotts Valley Chamber’sFirst 2012 BusinessNetworking Mixer, 5:30 – 7 pmScotts Valley Host Lions at MintFine Living & Fresh Bites,4652 Scotts Valley Dr.

February 4• Free Financial PlanningClinic, 2 – 6 pmScotts Valley Community Center,360 Kings Village Rd.

Calendar ofUpcoming EventsChamber of Commerce Biz Walk

We Had a Great Day on the Streets of Scotts Valley

The Scotts Valley Chamber ofCommerce launched a new programlast month called the “Business

Walk,” which occurred on Wednesday,November 2. Representatives of theChamber and City leaders walked thestreets of Scotts Valley to visit with ourlocal businesses and find out “How’s busi-ness?”

The goal of this “walk” was to giveindividual business owners and managersthe opportunity to talk with the businessand civic leadership of our City who havethe ability to act on their behalf and worktogether to ensure a more prosperous busi-ness climate here in Scotts Valley based onthe information we garner from our localbusiness owners.

Our first Biz Walk was Great! With theforecast of rain not becoming a reality, thesunny day brought out a couple dozen

Chamber volunteers and we set out to visitbusinesses all across the City. In the courseof the day, we were able to visit with 130businesses and listen to what our localbusiness community had to share.

All our Volunteers came back withvery positive stories to share and we heard

a lot of input on what is good about doingbusiness in Scotts Valley and areas we needto look at to assist our businesses in 2012.Since the surveys were open-ended ques-tions, it will take a while to compile all thedata collected. However, the mostresounding answers we heard from our BizWalk was that business-owners like doingbusiness in Scotts Valley because of thisGreat Community of people!

A big thank you is extended to theSacramento Metro Chamber for sharingthis Business Walk program with us andallowing us to implement their template.This program is designed specifically tohelp businesses in the community stay inbusiness, and we are looking forward toworking to better some of the challengesthat were presented to us on this first BizWalk. To all that participated, A Great BigThank You!

Vice Mayor Donna Lind joined by ChamberMember Denise Vivar set out with their clip-boards for the First Annual Scotts ValleyChamber Biz Walk.

ShopScottsValley!The Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce

encourages you to take the time to thinkabout our local businesses when you are

shopping for your Christmas gifts. Shopping inyour Community helps keep your tax dollars sup-porting your City services. When you shop inyour own Community, you are supporting yourNeighbors and Friends. Stay Local.

— SHOP SCOTTS VALLEY!

New Nelson Addition!

Scotts Valley Chamber Board of DirectorsPresident Erik Nelson (Wells Fargo Bank) andwife Amy welcomed their new son into the family. Olin Bodie Girot Nelson was bornSeptember 22 joining his big brother Finninto our ever-growing Chamber family. Congratulations to the Nelsons!

The Hilton was THE place to beSaturday evening, November 12 asScotts Valley Community members

and friends gathered to celebrate withthe 2011 Awardees at the annual ScottsValley Community Awards Gala. Guestsenjoyed the Delicious hors d’oeuvresprepared by Hilton’s Chef as they min-gled and bid on the fantastic auctionitems donated by our generous Chamberbusiness members.

There was so much delicious food andwine, and so many great auction items tochoose from – both Live and silent! Of

course, the festive mood was set by thearoma of the beautiful red roses around theroom and the music of the “Sparkletones”who entertained us the minute the doorswere opened, and then on into the latehours of the night as the dancing revvedup. It was a great evening with our SVHSstudents joining in the fun with the adultson the dance floor.

While Celebrating our 54th year as theScotts Valley Chamber of Commerce,members and friends recognized our out-standing Community leaders for 2011:

Woman of the YearScotts Valley’s Vice Mayor, Donna Lind Sharemi Ullestad Memorial Youth of the Year

Tyler MarshallMan of the YearDon Dumller

Business of the YearScotts Valley MarketOrganization of the Year

Friends of Scotts Valley LibraryBeautification Project of the Year

Interact Clubs of SVHS & SVMSThe Scotts Valley Chamber of

Commerce was proud to honor thesedeserving individuals, businesses andorganizations of the Community with abeautiful video presentation prepared byRon Haedicke of Freedom Media Services.

We enjoyed the humor of our residentjudge, the Honorable Paul Marigonda,who served as Master of Ceremonies forthis event. Event Chairwoman DianeBianconi of DBM Enterprises designed thebeautiful décor with an assist from ourChamber Ambassadors. The Lively auc-

tion was conducted by the father-sonSlawinski Auction team - Bob and RobSlawinski. These wonderful pictures weretaken all evening courtesy of Jesse Flippenof Jesse Gabriel Photography.

We were honored by the accoladesgiven our Chamber by Vic Marani,President of the Santa Cruz County Boardof Education, for being the only Chamberof Commerce in the County who honorsthe youth of our Community. It was a fan-tastic evening joining students and adultsin a great celebration.

The Scotts Valley Chamber ofCommerce wants to thank all our volun-teers and donors who helped make thisevening such a great success. It was defi-nitely a gala to remember with “Black Tiesand Red Roses.”


Scotts Valley Chamber News

‘Black Ties & Red Roses’ Dance GalaScotts Valley Chamber of Commerce Honored 2011 Community Awards Recipients in Style

2010 Man of the Year John Hohman honors 2011 Man of the Year Don Dumller • And we Danced! • Woman of the Year DonnaLind with Sister and Brother in Law • Annette Marcum and June Amelunk of Valley Churches United Missions • Auctioneers BobSlawinski and Diane Bianconi • Bob Mazurek gets into the Dance • Deborah VanBruggen accepts award for the Friends of ScottsValley Library • Erik Nelson awards Donna Lind as 2011 Woman of the Year • Event Photographers Jesse and Susan Flippen •Let the dance begin - with a Line dance • Mayor Dene Bustichi awards Ron Clements of Scotts Valley Market the 2011 Business ofthe Year • 2010 Woman of the Year Kelly Gladder and Friends • Lovely Ladies enjoying the Gala • Our Men in Black - Black Ties •Police Chief John Weiss and Chamber Director Sharolynn Ullestad congratulate Man of the Year Don Dumller • SVHS InteractClub with their Rotary Sponsors • The Sparkletones Kept the evening Lively • Tyler Marshall accepts the Sharemi Ullestad Youth of

the Year Award from her Mother Sharolynn • Mr and Mrs Ron Clements dance the First Awardees Dance


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SV Water District’s 50-Year CelebrationThe Scotts Valley Chamber of

Commerce celebrated with the ScottsValley Water District on their 50 years ofservice to Scotts Valley. It was a greatevening of delicious food prepared byMint Fine Living and Fresh Bites and finewine served by our newest Scotts ValleyWinery – Skov Winery.

We enjoyed live music as Scotts ValleyWater Board members past and present

joined together to celebrate this biganniversary. Mayor Dene Bustichi was onhand to present the Official MayoralProclamation and we enjoyed the deliciousbirthday cake after Board members blewout the candles.

It was truly a fun evening of celebra-tion with the Scotts Valley Water District.Congratulations on your 50 years ofService to our Community!

Scotts Valley Artisans Hosted Fantastic Business Networking Mixer

November 17 found Chamber membersenjoying a pre-Thanksgiving dinner ofturkey meatballs, mashed potatoes

with gravy and all the Thanksgiving fixin’s aswe gathered at Scotts Valley Artisans in KingsVillage Shopping Center for our Novemberbusiness networking mixer.

We met several of the local artistswho showcase their fine art pieces at this

wonderful store and started ourChristmas shopping, as well as our per-sonal “Wish Lists.” Dawn Teall and PamNielsen have created a beautiful storefilled with fantastic Art by local artists.

Be sure to stop in and do yourChristmas shopping here where you willfind great one-of-a-kind gifts for all and sup-port our local Scotts Valley Artisans!

Chamber Director Sharolynn Ullestad awards 50thAnniversary Placque to Water Board President ChrisPerri • City Councilmember Randy Johnson with

Annette Marcum of Valley Churches United Missions •Mayor Dene Bustichi presents the City's Mayoral

Proclamation • Raffle time with Becky McMillion, DianeBianconi and Vice Mayor Donna Lind • The Chefs ofMint Cafe • Uli and Farah Theissen of Gobosource enjoythe celebration • Vice Mayor Donna Lind presentsanniversary cake to Director Charles McNiesh andBoard members Kassis, Miller, Hodgin, and Mosely

Ambassador Wendy Von Bach Welcomes guests • Dawn Teall shares details about our Local Artisans • Larry Beaman begins his Christmas shopping • Newest Chamber Members Phil and Kathy Bogner • Our Hosts:Dawn Teall and Pam Nielsen • Paul McKellar, Kathy Carney and Mike Bini enjoy shopping at SV Artisans

Join with us for our First 2012 BusinessNetworking Mixer hosted by the ScottsValley Host Lions Club. The mixer will

be held at the newly remodeled Mint Caféand Wine Bar – serving their delicious food

and drink for theevening.

This is a greatopportunity to startyour year of net-working out right,learn more aboutwhat the Scotts

Valley Host Lions do here in Scotts Valleyand enjoy the new look of Mint Café.

Be sure to bring your raffle items to

showcase your business and plenty ofbusiness cards to share with your new con-tacts.

Admission is $5 for ChamberMembers and $10 for prospective mem-bers. Don’t miss it! Mark your calendarnow!



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FINAL Opportunity to Book Your Travel to Ireland for St Patrick’s Day 2012

The Scotts Valley Chamber ofCommerce invites you to joinwith us for an 8-day journey in

March 2012. Make St. Patrick’s Day2012 the most memorable ofyour life by celebrating the daywith the Scotts Valley Chamber ofCommerce… in Ireland.

Where better to experience theLuck o’ the Irish than with the locals inIreland itself. Spots for this tour have beenfilling up fast so we will offer one lastopportunity to be a part of this greatIreland trip!

We will be staying at the worldrenowned Adare Manor Hotel & Golf

Resort, with a five star rating. Ideally locat-ed within a 15-minute walk from the

Manor house, Adare Manor Hotel &Golf Resort is set in the heart of an

840-acre estate. Each villa hastwo, three or four bedroomswith private bathrooms and fullyequipped kitchen. This will be ourhome for the entire time we are in

Ireland – so no packing up your suit-cases and moving here and there whilewe visit other sites. We will visit the Cliffs of Moher, the

market town and fishing port of Dingle,“Rock of Cashel”— the dramatic lime-stone rock crowned with secular and reli-gious buildings- visit Kilkenny Castlebuilt in the 13th century, enjoy amedieval-style dinner and entertainmentin Bunratty Castle, and celebrate St.Patrick’s Day in the town of Adare,where there will be many local festivities.All this for only $2199 per person,including round trip air from SanFrancisco.

Join us Monday evening, December 5

at 6 pm at the Scotts Valley Chamber ofCommerce office, next to the Scotts ValleyCommunity Center, and take a look at thistrip of a lifetime. Time is running out to bea part of this fantastic Ireland Adventure sothis will be our last meeting to offer thisexciting trip. Don’t miss out!!

Last Informational Booking Meeting

Monday, December 5 • 6-7 pm Scotts Valley Chamber Office 360 Kings Village Road

January BusinessNetworking Mixer

Thursday, January 26, 5:30 – 7 pmHosted by Scotts Valley Lions Club

at the Mint Café and Wine Bar4652 Scotts Valley Dr. Scotts Valley

Start 2012 Out Right

Thank You to Our Renewing MembersMint Fine Living & Fresh Bites

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Our Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sharolynn Ullestad (second fromright) joined with six other Bay Area Chamber Executives in meeting with Representative AnnaEshoo to discuss the challenges facing our businesses in California.

Once upon a time there was acobbler, a good and honorableman. One Christmas Eve he

dreamed that the next day, onChristmas, Christ was coming to hishumble shop. Christmas morning hegot up early and went to the woods togather green boughs to decorate hisshop for so great a Guest. He laid out afine woolen cape and some blankets togive to the Lord. He lit a fire and setout bread and meat, and put the kettleon to boil.

All morning he waited, then a feebleold man came to his door asking to rest.The cobbler invited him in to sit and restby the fire where he gave the old man hottea and cakes. When he left the cobbler

gave him a package of his best bread andmeat.

The day became afternoon. He saw awounded soldier; his feet wrapped inbloody rags, limping slowly down thestreet. The cobbler called and invited himinto his shop. He bathed the soldier’s feet,wrapping them in clean cloth. He thengave the grateful soldier the sturdiestshoes in the shop. When the soldier left,there was a new strength in his step.

As evening approached, the cobblerbecame discouraged. Just then a youngwoman walked by shivering and crying,carrying a baby in her arms. The cobblercalled to her asking what was wrong.

“Oh, sir,” she said, “My husband diedof the fever so I couldn’t pay the rent. The

landlord put us out of our home and I’mtraveling to the next town to stay with myhusband’s parents. But it’s so far, I’m sohungry, and my baby is so cold.”

The cobbler brought her in to sharehis dinner with her. He took the woolencape and the blankets he had set aside forthe Christ and gave them to the woman tokeep her and the baby warm. Then, hehitched up his horse and cart and drovethe woman to the next town.

It was very late and Christmas wasover when he finally got home. Sure thathe had missed the Christ he cried out,

“Why, Lord? Why did you not come? WasI so unworthy?”

He sank to his knees in tears. Then itseemed he heard a Voice, sweeter than anyother: “My child, I kept my word. Threetimes I visited you and three times youshowed your love for Me. I was the oldman; I was the poor soldier; I was the coldand hungry woman and her baby. Youwarmed Me at your fire. You bandagedMy wounded feet. You fed Me and clothedMe. Did I not say, ‘Whatsoever you do tothe least of My brethren, you do it to Me.’”

Merry Christmas! n


The Cobbler’s Tale



For the first time in its history, Habitat forHumanity Santa Cruz County has a“pipeline” of projects for the next few years.

In addition to building three townhomes in ScottsValley, Habitat received a one-acre residentiallyzoned parcel in the Live Oak area and $900,000 infunding from the County of Santa Cruz. While theproject still has to go through planning review andapprovals, it is expected that 4-6 single-familyunits will be built on the parcel.

Habitat has built 34 homes in Santa CruzCounty to date and the units in Scotts Valley

and the Live Oak Areawill bring the total toover 40 homes. Duringthe last several years,Habitat has been on asteady trajectory ofgrowth and these twoprojects will ensureHabitat’s continued andsuccessful developmentas a prominent local nonprofit affordable hous-ing provider in Santa Cruz County.

In addition to securing the new Live Oakproject, another change at Habitat is that the cur-rent Executive Director, Melanie Shaffer Freitas,will be leaving Habitat at the end of the year toreturn to her private consulting practice. She hassuccessfully led the organization during the lastseveral years of sustained growth.

According to Ms. Freitas, “Now thatHabitat is thriving and has a secure pipeline ofnew projects, I feel proud of all of my accom-plishments and am ready to return to the privateconsulting practice that my husband and I have

owned for the last 30 years.” Recruitment for anindividual to fill the Executive Director positionhas begun and more information about theHabitat organization and application require-ments for the Executive Director position can befound at www.HabitatSC.org. n

•••Founded locally in 1989, Santa Cruz County

Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit housing organ-ization dedicated to eliminating substandard hous-ing and to making adequate, affordable shelter avail-able to families in need.

Big Changes at Habitat for Humanity Santa Cruz County

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Melanie Shaffer Freitas

Birdies for Charity” provides a fun way tosupport O’Neill Sea Odyssey (OSO)’s free,ocean-going youth science program by

pledging an amount per birdie now at the AT&TPebble Beach golf tournament in February 2012.

100% of collected pledges go directly toOSO, plus the Monterey PeninsulaFoundation will provide a 15% match. Topledge funds, go tohttps://birdies.attpbgolf.com/give.php,click on “Pledge your favorite charity,” thenenter O’Neill Sea Odyssey.

You can also guess the number ofbirdies scored and win prizes - including air-line tickets and a Florida golf package - if

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Since its inception in 1996 OSO hasserved over 60,000 youth in theworld’s largest classroom; theMonterey Bay. OSO engages 4th- 6th grade students with educa-tional programming in naviga-tion, conservation and marinescience on a 65-foot catamaran sailingMonterey Bay, and in a shore-side educationcenter.

The need for environmental steward-

ship and leadership is greater than ever.OSO’s program is free, in order to provideour program to kids that would otherwisenot have the opportunity to experiencemarine science at sea. For many of our stu-

dents, OSO is an once-in-a-life-time experience.

Participants have conduct-ed over 1,800 community serv-ice projects. For many low-income students the program

provides a strong sense of purpose and 98%of the kids who undertake the programresolve to become stewards of the ocean andwatersheds. OSO also boosts academic

achievement among the youth it serves:recent study showed that low-income youthwho experience outdoor education have27% higher science scores than those whodon’t.

In December 2004, OSO received theCalifornia Governor’s Environmental andEconomic Leadership Award in Children’sEnvironmental Education and in May 2005US Senator Barbara Boxer’s EnvironmentalChampion award. In August 2009 the AdamWebster Memorial Fund received the SpecialParent’s Information Network’s“Community Spinners” award for its workwith special needs youth. n

‘Birdies For Charity’: Golf Fans Support O’Neill Sea Odyssey’s Ocean Youth Program

Scotts Valley’s Football Season Comes to an EndFalcons’ Final Effort Falls Short in the first round of the CCS tournament

Ahard fought game came to a dramaticend when Sacred Heart Prep (SHP)quarterback Jack Larson completed a

16-yard touchdown pass to Pat Bruni with only10.5 seconds remaining in the game’s fourthquarter. The play ended a 13-point comebackfrom the host Gators, who defeated ScottsValley 27-20 November 19 in Atherton.

The Gators had trailed 20-14 enteringthe fourth quarter but a 13-yard pass fromLarson to Duke Moran had tied the game20-20.

The two schools had met in a pre-seasonon Sept. 23, which SHP won by two touch-downs. This was a very different game, butunfortunately with the same result.

The touchdownwas part of a 13points scored in thefourth quarter bySHP, overcoming a17-7 Falcon half timelead. Two SHPturnovers in the firsthalf, an interceptionand a fumble thatFalcons SeniorSpencer Fogelquistran back 15 yards fora touchdown, gave14 points to ScottsValley in the first half

and the halftimelead.

With only sec-onds left, ScottsValley never gave up.

Senior captainVictor Passanisialmost broke it inreturning the kickoff48 yards to the SHP29-yard line.

In the final playand needing a touch-down to go intoovertime, ScottsValley senior quar-terback Jack Pasquinithrew a pass into theright corner of theend zone to AndrewStumbo, but the ball was knocked away by aGators defender to end Scotts Valley’s hopes.

SV Scoring – First Quarter: Gillette 26 ydpass from Pasquini (Beito kick), 36 yd FG

Beito – Second Quarter: Fogelquist 15 ydfumble return (Beito kick) – Third Quarter:38 yd FG Beito n

SV Season Record: 8-3

Photo Credit: Chuck WalkerScotts Valley players are dejected after Sacred Heart Prep’s last-secondvictory in the first round of the CCS playoffs.



Give the Gift of Music The Santa Cruz County Symphony Concert Season is here!

For the holiday season, the Santa CruzCounty Symphony is offering specialgift packages for the remaining three

concerts of the Symphony’s 54th Season.This exceptional live classical music makesa perfect gift for the aspiring musician andmusic-lover alike, and will bring yourfriends and family happiness that will lastfar longer than your holiday decorations!This year, consider giving a meaningfulgift that will both inspires and uplift thespirits of your loved ones… the gift ofmusic!

This season is a special one for theSymphony because it is the last to be con-ducted by the Symphony’s beloved maes-tro of over 20 years, John Larry Granger,before his retirement. Under MaestroGranger’s direction, the Symphony hasadvanced to become a fully professionalorganization. Its artistic caliber hasimproved markedly and it has received thehighest ranking in its class by theCalifornia Arts Council. There’s no bettertime to hear this musical gem in our com-munity.

•••January Concerts“Certified Organic”Saturday, January 288 p.m. Santa Cruz CivicSunday, January 29

2 p.m. Mello Center, Watsonville

The Symphony celebrates the 150thanniversary of the British composer,

Frederick Delius, and opens this concertthe opulent first movement of his Florida

Suite. This concert also features JonathanDimmock, a frequent organist for the SanFrancisco Symphony, performing twomajor works by French composers FrancisPoulenc and Camille Saint-Saëns.Poulenc’s dramatic Organ Concerto is richwith contemporary harmonies, vividrhythms and haunting melodies. The pow-erful ‘Organ Symphony’ of Saint-Saëns is atriumphant work whose themes were fea-tured in the movie “Babe.”

March Concerts“Three B’s”

Saturday, March 24 8 p.m. Santa Cruz CivicSunday, March 25


The Symphony opens this program withEstrella de Soria, a rarely heard over-

ture by the early Romantic Swedish com-poser, Franz Berwald. Then JonNakamatsu, Van Cliburn Gold Medalistand favorite of local audiences, returns toSanta Cruz County to perform Beethoven’sFourth Piano Concerto. This inventivework’s intimate exchange between pianoand orchestra offers a unique glimpse atthe composer’s tender and graceful side.The concert concludes with JohannesBrahms’ final majestic Symphony in Eminor.

May Concerts“Poetic Songs”Saturday, May 12

8 p.m. Santa Cruz CivicSunday, May 13


The Symphony’s season concludeswith the orchestra’s time-honored

collaboration with the CabrilloSymphonic Chorus, under the directionof Cheryl Anderson. Following the bril-liant Maskarade: Overture by Danishcomposer, Carl Nielsen, the chorus andorchestra perform Felix Mendelssohn’sextraordinarily beautiful Psalm 42. Theconcert concludes with VaughanWilliams’ Dona Nobis Pacem, which fea-tures the dramatic and timely poetry ofWalt Whitman about the human costs ofwar and peace. The Symphony is joinedby Soprano Anja Strauss, and baritoneSteven Berlanga for a rousing finale toits 2011/12 season and the accomplishedcareer of Maestro Granger. n

•••Gift Subscriptions: Call the Symphony

office at 831.462.0553 ext. 10 to purchase.Single Tickets: $20 - $65�On-Sale

online at SantaCruzTickets.com — Civic BoxOffice phone: 831.420.5260

Civic Auditorium: 307 Church Street,Santa Cruz Box office opens 90 minutes beforeconcerts Hours: Tu-F 11- 6 PM and Sat 10 AM– 1:30 PM �All single tickets subject to taxesand service charges.

Mello Center: 250 E. Beach Street,Watsonville Box office is open 90 minutesbefore concert only. Advance sales throughCivic Box Office. All single tickets subject totaxes and service charges.

Pre-concert talks by Dr. Don Adkins willtake place at 7 PM in the Civic Auditoriumprior to the Saturday evening concerts and byDr. Anatole Leikin at 1 PM in the WatsonvilleMello Center prior to the Sunday matinee con-certs.

Jonathan Dimmock

Jon Nakamatsu

Steven Berlanga

John Larry Granger


The Book Bag by Robert Francis

by Robert Francis

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The Book Bag Books with holiday themes for all ages …

A Christmas HomecomingBy Anne PerryBallantine. $18 (Rating: Excellent)

Anne Perry constructs this unusual hol-iday mystery around Bram Stoker’s

“Dracula.” Christmas is just weeks awayand a theatrical troupe has been sum-moned to the coastal village of Whitby inYorkshire to perform a special adaptationof “Dracula”.

You might remember that this is thefishing villagewhere Stocker’sCount Draculaarrives in England.The daughter of alocal millionaire,Charles Netheridge,has written the playand it is all butimpossible to per-form.

With tempersgetting shorter andshorter and the weather getting nastier, itappears the play will not make it to thestage. Then a mysterious stranger arrivesand takes over the directing chores. Is he atheatrical genius or something else? Theproduction suddenly becomes strangelycompelling and a brooding evil emergesunder the man’s direction.

When a murder mars the rehearsalsand threatens the production, it is up toone of the company’s members to playamateur sleuth. Something quite sinisterseems to have taken over the inhabitants ofCharles Netheridge’s lonely hilltop man-sion and totally marred the festive season.The question is whether anything can besalvaged of what is supposed to be a spe-cial holiday treat.

Christmas at TimberwoodsBy Fern Michaels Zebra. $7.99 (Rating: Very Good)

Timberwoods Mall is ablaze withChristmas cheer, but head of security

Heather Andrews isn’t celebrating. If fraz-zled parents, disgruntled Santas and,rowdy teens and the occasional shoppingbag snatcher aren’t enough to cause

Heather concern, Angela Steinhart hasbecome a big headache.

Besides designing the mall’s spectacu-lar holiday displays, Angela is also knownfor her premonitions, which have a nastyhabit of coming true. The young womanhas had a vision that tragedy will strike themall on Christmas Eve.

As much as she would like to ignoreAngela’s fears and dismiss them as holidaystress, Heather realizes she can’t just ignorethe woman’s uncanny certainty that some-thing really, really bad is going to happenat Timberwoods.

As the days countdown toChristmas, Heather will need to stay veryalert and look for signs that someone isabout to outdo the Grinch on ChristmasEve. If she fails, it could be a very memo-rable holiday in the very worst way imag-inable!

The Hanukkah Hop!By Erica SilvermanIllustrated by Steven D’AmicoSimon & Schuster. $12.99 (Ages 3-6)

No one loves Hanukkah more thanRachel. While she helps her dad deco-

rate the house and her mom whips up abatch of latkes,Rachel hums aHanukkah tune.

“ B i d d y -biddy bim-bombim-bom bop,”she sings. “I’llwhirl all night atour HanukkahHop.”

When the house is ready and the foodprepared, the family’s guests begin toarrive. “Bubbes and zaydes zoom in byplane. Nieces and nephews ride buses andtrains. Great-aunts, second cousins, oldfriends from afar are arriving by motor-bike, camper, and car.”

After the menorah is lit and the drei-del song sung, everyone sits down to eat.And, when they are all done, the real funbegins. The four-piece Klezmer Bandarrives and once they are set up the danc-ing begins.

“Cousins are twisting and jumpingand flipping. Great-aunts and uncles arestepping and dipping.” After dancing theevening away, everyone is tired exceptRachel. “Biddy-biddy bim-bom bim-bombop, I’m the only one still dancing at ourHanukkah Hop,” she says.

The 12 Bugs of ChristmasBy David CarterLittle Simon. $12.99 (All ages)

If you have enjoyed the series of bug pop-up books created by David Carter, you’lldefinitely want to get a copy of thisreworking of the traditional holiday song,“The Twelve Days of Christmas.”

“On the first day of Christmas my truelove gave to me…” Flip open the gaily-wrapped box on the accompanying pageand you see a fruitcake bug in a pear tree!

And so it goes. Cuckoo bugs, sneakybugs, snowflake bugs, and so forth. It iswhen you get to the final days that you’llsee if Carter is up to the challenge. Ofcourse, he is! On the eleventh day you’llfind eleven dainty bugs a-dancing and onday twelve up will pop a tree with a dozenangel bugs a-rising!

Whether you collect pop-up booksbecause you love their intricate paperengineering or just like unusual holidaybooks, this is certainly a little volumeyou’ll want to buy and share with friendsand family.

To Santa With LoveBy Janet DaileyZenith. $7.99 (Rating-Very Good)

Author Janet Dailey has been writingholiday romances for years. “Searching

for Santa”, “Scrooge Wore Spurs” and“Maybe This Christmas” are just a few of the

popular titles her readers have snatched upthe second they became available.

This season’s novel finds free-spiritedJacquie Grey heading west to start a wholenew life. Her solo road trip is going greatuntil she literally runs into Arizona rancherChoya Barnett. Luckily, no one is injured,but Jacquie’s car needs major repairs andshe doesn’t have the money to make them.

At this point Choya offers to give hera job taking care of his young son andhome until she makes enough money to beon her way again. What choice doesJacquie have?

Of course, a temporary job turns intosomething a little more permanent as therancher and his new nanny/housekeeperdiscover an attraction that is very hard toresist.

With Christmas just around the corner,perhaps there will be a very special presentunder the tree for this adventurous youngwoman. And for Choya and his little boy,this might be one of the best holidays theyhave had in a long time.

Santa’s New JetBy David BiedrzyckiCharlesbridge. $7.95 (Ages 3-6)

Poor Santa! It is almost time to startdelivering toys but he is facing some

major transportation problems. Not onlydoes his sleigh need major repairs, but thereindeer are also totally out of shape aftereating pizza and watching TV all summer.

Fortunately, Orville the Elf has a solu-tion to the problem. He and the other elveshave designed a special jet that will whisktheir boss off on his Christmas Eve journey.

Unfortunately, the new mode of trans-portation isn’t perfect. In fact, it is hard toland on roofs and when the fog sets in,Santa is in a real pickle. In fact, it looks likeno more gifts will be delivered unless someold friends can quickly harness up andcome to Santa’s rescue.

A lot of different spins have been puton Santa’s Christmas journey, but this is oneof the more humorous ones. Children andadults will get a few chuckles as they watchhow new, cutting-edge technology isn’talways the best solution to a problem! n

Natural healers have extolled thecancer-preventing virtues of garlicand onions for years, but only

recently do we have enough scientificresearch to draw some conclusions. Severalanimal studies showing promising resultsusing garlic and other members of the alli-um family (onions, leek, shallot, and chive)to prevent tumors have led to hundreds ofstudies involving human garlic eaters.While it is near impossible to pinpoint adirect link between garlic consumptionand cancer prevention, the NationalCancer Institute (NCI) reports that “sever-al population studies show an associationbetween increased intake of garlic andreduced risk of certain cancers, includingcancers of the stomach, colon, esophagus,pancreas, and breast.”

To wit, a multi-year study of 25,000 peo-ple from Switzerland and Italy found thatthose who ate the most garlic and onionswere up to 88 percent less likely to developvarious types of cancer (including cancers ofthe esophagus, mouth, throat, colon, breast,ovary, prostate and kidney) than those whosaid they ate little or none. “High onionintake, for example, was associated with a 56percent lower risk of colon cancer and a 25percent lower risk of breast cancer comparedto no onion intake,” reports Karen Collins ofthe non-profit American Institute for CancerResearch (AICR).

According to Collins, another studyfound a 32 percent lower colon cancer riskamong Iowan women who ate at least onegarlic clove a week compared to otherswho ate one once a month or less, while ananalysis of several studies worldwide“linked a 31 percent lower risk of coloncancer with consumption of about four tofive cloves of garlic weekly.” And theresults of several studies conducted inChina show that that those who eat fivecloves of garlic a week are half as likely todevelop stomach cancers than non-garlic-eaters. Meanwhile, AICR reports that iso-lated components of garlic have shown theability to slow or stop the growth of

tumors in prostate, bladder, colon, andstomach tissue.

Just how do allium plants prevent can-cer? “Like many vegetables, onions andgarlic contain antioxidants that can blockhighly reactive free radicals from damag-ing cell DNA and starting the cancerprocess,” reports Collins. “Laboratorystudies have shown that onion and garliccompounds can increase enzymes thatdeactivate carcinogens in the body,enhancing our ability to eliminate carcino-gens before they do any damage.”

Some researchers, however, say thatstudy limitations—that is, the accuracy ofreported amounts and frequency of garlicconsumed and the inability to comparedata from studies that used different garlicproducts and amounts—make a definitivedeclaration on the topic unlikely anytimesoon. And without such definitive conclu-sive proof of a causal link, the U.S. Foodand Drug Administration will not allowfood purveyors to state the health benefitsof the garlic in their products on theirlabels.

NCI would like to see better-designedhuman dietary studies using predeter-mined amounts of garlic to discern poten-tially effective intakes as well as more stud-ies directly comparing various garlic

preparations. “Given this protective poten-tial, the challenge now is to identifyamounts that will provide optimal effects,”says Collins. In the meantime, don’t skimpon the garlic and onions. n

•••Contacts: National Cancer Institute,

www.cancer.gov; American Institute forCancer Research, www.aicr.org.

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Garlic & Onions May Help to Prevent Some CancersDear EarthTalk: Given the pre-ponderance of carcinogenicchemicals out there today, is ittrue that eating certain foods likegarlic or onions can actually helpprevent cancer?

— M. Stone, Boston, MA

Photo Credit: ThinkstockStudies seem to indicate that consumption of onions, garlic and other members of the allium family (leeks, shallots and chives) reduces the risk of cer-tain cancers.


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Holidays once filled with joy can bea painful time when someone welove has died. Many people who

are dealing with loss are often caught inthe dilemma between the need to grieveand the pressure to get into the spirit of theseason.

Hospice of Santa Cruz County under-stands that many bereaved people simplyask what they can do to get “through” theholidays. Since every individual handlesstress and grief differently, there is no onesimple answer.

Think about how following the sametraditions might impact you during thistime. You may even consider changingsome of them.

Linda Donovan, who is now a griefsupport volunteer for hospice said, “Onone holiday season after my husband died,I decided that I didn’t want my daughtersto experience the painful reminder thattheir father would no longer be with us. So,I changed our holiday tradition, and tookthe girls on a trip to a place we had neverbeen before. We created new memoriesand had a wonderful time. It may be some-thing as basic as going to a family movietogether after a holiday dinner or making a

meal that is totally different than what youhave had in the past.”

Donovan also recommends the specialservices that hospice offers during the hol-idays. “The drop-in grief support group onCoping with Grief during the holidays andmany people may find comfort in theInterfaith Memorial Service and the Tree ofLights Ceremony.”

Another suggestion: do what is com-fortable. “The holidays can create unbear-able pressure,” commented Jack Gordon,President of HFA. “The key to coping withgrief during the holidays is tofind the way that is right foryou.”

Hospice of Santa CruzCounty has several eventsplanned that may provide sup-port throughout an individ-ual’s personal grief journey this holidayseason. In addition to our ongoing individ-ual and group counseling, we offer a num-ber of community events during the holi-day season to support healing and com-memorate those who have died.

Hospice Tree of Lights CeremonySunday, December 4, 5:30pm At TheCommunity Foundation of Santa Cruz,

7807 Soquel Dr AptosHospice’s Tree of Lights ceremony is

not only a remembrance service but also away to raise much-needed funds to sup-port Hospice programs. Family andfriends are invited to remember andhonor loved ones by dedicating a light onthe tree. Each light will represent athoughtful donation made in memory of aloved one, or to celebrate a special rela-tionship.

The trees will remain lit during theentire season as a reminder of the love and

memories of special people inour lives. Funds raised providehospice care for those who areuninsured or underinsured;community-wide grief support,including children’s programs;Transitions care for those not

yet ready for hospice; education and out-reach. To make a Tree of Lights donation inhonor of a loved one, please visitwww.hospicesantacruz.org or call 430-3082.

Hospice Foundation of America alsosuggests additional steps to help thosegrieving during the holidays:• Plan for the approaching holidays. Be

aware that this might be a difficult time.• Doing things a bit differently canacknowledge the change while pre-serving continuity with the past.

• Be careful not to isolate yourself anddon’t cut yourself off from the supportof family and friends.Hospice of Santa Cruz County pro-

vides grief support to everyone in need inSanta Cruz County. If you are grieving thedeath of someone close to you, call HSCCat (831) 430-3000. Let them share how theycan help.

HSCC relies solely on foundation andcommunity support to raise over $1 mil-lion each year to cover the costs of commu-nity grief support, Transitions care, hospicecare for uninsured and under-insuredpatients, end-of-life educational and out-reach efforts and the We Honor Vets pro-gram.

Hospice programs include:Transitions: A program designed to

ease the concerns of those who are notquite ready for hospice by helping to coor-dinate care and resources while providingan understanding of the disease processes.

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During the changeover in a recent tennisgame, one of my buddies reached in hisbag and offered his partner some pills,

saying “We really need our vitamin A today.”Wanting to join in, I quipped: “A for attitude?”They laughed, “No. A for Advil. Otherwise,we’ll seize up!” It got me thinking.

What vitamin could we take for thosetimes when our conversations seize up andwords get stuck in our throats?

You know… those times when youhave something important to say, but don’tknow how to say it so you swallow yourwords. Those times when you want to ask aquestion, but don’t. Those times when youoverhear someone being verbally abusedand rather than step in, as you wish youwould, you quickly move out of the area toavoid being seen by the parties involved.

Here’s what I experience as I help peo-ple regain their voice and learn how todeliver and receive difficult messages.When we go silent when we don’t want to,we are listening to a flurry of internal con-

versations that sound something like this:“Be quiet… it’s too risky to speak up… it’snot my place to say something…he/she/they won’t understand… I’ll speakup next time.” Not only do we listen to theflurry, we believe it’s true and absolutelygoing to happen.

What’s driving this internal snowstormthat freezes us? Many of us believe thatbeing silent is better than risking sayingsomething that might damage the relation-ship. Here’s the cosmic joke: The silence weinvoke to protect the relationship often doesmore damage than a conversation that’srough around the edges but wrapped inpartnership. Our silence does not salvagethe relationship, it sinks it. Our fear thatwe’ll lose the relationship actually is real-ized. Sad, isn’t it? Sometimes people havetold me one of the myths they have believedis: It’s better to have a bad relationship thatno relationship at all.

While there isn’t a pill for this kind oflaryngitis, there is a cure. Rather than put-ting something in us, we need to generatesomething out from us. We need to gener-ate a commitment to who we want to beand how we want to show up. From there,we can then generate a way of communi-cating that’s summed up by this mantraoffered by Susan Scott in FierceConversations: Model what I want.

Learn the communication Heimlichmaneuver:

• Stand behind yourself. Take a stand forthe kind of communicator you want to be.

• Squeeze yourself. If you want open-ness and honesty from others, be open andhonest when you speak. If you want othersto reveal their secret agendas, share yourhidden agenda first. Squeeze yourself toask in this way, not others.

• Dislodge myths. As youmodel the way you want to becommunicated with, the mythsthat have kept you silent will bedislodged. Waiting will not dis-lodge them. Taking new actionswill.

• Use your words.Recognize the phrase? Yeah,that’s what we say to childrenwho are throwing a tantrum.Maybe being silent, out ofspite and not reflection, is anadult tantrum. The “silenttreatment” punishes bothparties.

Removing the block-age to communicationbegins with you. I know itmay be annoying to keep

hearing that it’s up to you. Too bad. Youare that powerful.

Modeling the behavior you desirefrom others is risky and rewarding. Riskybecause you don’t know exactly how theconversation will turn out. That’s uncom-fortable. Rewarding because once youexperience communicating in the manneryou want to be communicated with, you’llfeel a new sense of power (not force), pur-

pose and partnership. That’s addictive.It’s either a tough or sweet pill to

swallow when we get that it’s up to us togo first. We have the cure inside us, wejust need to cough it up. Give yourself aHeimlich for what sticks in your throat.Be mindful that what comes out modelsthe behavior you want to receive. You’llstop chocking and breathe a lot easier, Ipromise. n

There’s no pill for communication indigestion … only a cureBy Camille Smith

WHEN TIMES ARE UNCERTAIN, DO YOU:1. Feel out of control?2. Stop communicating effectively?3. Get crankier than usual?

If you answered “Yes” to any of these and you’re ready toget a grip and learn how to say “No” to these samequestions, here’s a special offer:

Take an online assessment and receive coaching from Camille

Go to www.wipcoaching.com/assessment,enter promocode: TPG to receive a $175 discount…and get a grip.

Questions? Call Camille, 831-685-1480

Self-administeredHeimlich Maneuver

Give yourself a communicationHeimlich!

• Stand behind yourself.• Squeeze yourself.• Dislodge myths.• Use your words.

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Planning for ‘Music at Skypark – 2012’ to begin

Music at Skypark for 2011” beganwith organizing meetings andband selection in February and

culminated in a celebration on Nov. 9. Thehigh point of the evening was presentationof the proceeds of the concerts — $19,500— to the Scotts Valley Schools MusicProgram. The money is given with nostrings attached, except that it must bespent to enhance the Music program.

At the November 9 celebration, heldat Bruno’s Barbecue, each sponsor andvendor received recognition for theirefforts. Top-level sponsors got plaquessuitable for display in reception areas.

The 2011 program consisted of fourfree concerts on the last Sunday after-noons of June, July, August andSeptember. While the concerts were free, avariety of vendors sold food and drinkand generously contributed 60 percent oftheir proceeds to the program. The ven-dors were four service clubs, SKOVWinery, Santa Cruz Pizza, Baskin-Robbins,Mint, Dawgs and Scotts Valley PerformingArts.

There were fifteen sponsors at fourlevels: $250, $500, $1000 and $2500. Eachsponsor received banner space on thestage, with the two $2500 sponsors, Green

Waste Recovery and SmallBusiness Consulting, sharingbanner space over the top of thestage.

Of course, it’s not over yet.“Music at Skypark – 2012” isabout to begin. To get involvedin any aspect of this programcome to a Kiwanis meeting.(7AM, Wed at Bruno’s). n

Family Service Agency of the Central Coast and the Daisy Auxiliary

The Family Service Agency of theCentral Coast exists to assist members

of the community who are struggling toface life’s challenges. The Agency is thereto give a helping hand and some practicalencouragement to those in need. For morethan five decades, the Family ServiceAgency has been helping the communityof Santa Cruz County by providing coun-seling, suicide prevention, education, out-reach and supportive services.

The Daisy Auxiliary

The Daisy Auxiliary was founded in1968 as a volunteer organization bene-

fiting the Family Service Agency. TheDaisy runs a store in Capitola – an upscaleresale boutique selling women’s clothing,purses, scarves, hats, shoes, jewelry, col-lectibles and more – which is mannedentirely by volunteers. It is well worth avisit to rummage around and find that lit-tle treasure you can’t live without. All themoney from The Daisy’s sales goes to helpfund the Family Service Agency. A fewweeks ago, I attended a fashion show at theCocoanut Grove in Santa Cruz put on byThe Daisy organization. As well as havinga great time and seeing lots of friends whowork at The Daisy, it was good to knowthat all the money raised is for a very goodcause.

Family Service Agency, 104 Walnut Ave.,Suite 208, Santa Cruz, 423-9444. The Daisy,King’s Plaza Shopping Center, 1601 41st Ave.,Capitola, 462-3686. www.fsa-cc.org.

Sharp Quick

The last thing you need during the holi-days is a drawer full of blunt knives.

With all the parties, family gatherings andendless meals to be prepared over the fes-tive season, it’s good to have sharp knivesthat will cut and chop easily.

Terry Beech, owner of Sharp Quick,has a speedy knife-sharpening business –and you can find him all over town atfarmers markets and outside variousstores. Beech had set up outside Staff ofLife recently and sharpened several pairsof scissors for me. He also sells beautifulknives – many of them imported from Italyand Germany – that would make greatgifts for Christmas.

www.sharpquick.com

Le Chef in Aptos

Le Chef in Rancho Del Mar ShoppingCenter is the most wonderful little

kitchenware store. Almost everything inthe place would make a good Christmasgift or stocking stuffer. Owners Keang andDee Dee Lee have filled their store withand endless list of affordable items – allcarefully chosen and attractively dis-played. There are kitchen towels, aprons,chopping boards, colanders, scales, casse-role dishes, rolling pins, and oven mitts,coffee pots, coffee presses, tea pots, and afine assortment of teas. Several itemscaught my eye – a beautiful cheese boardwith two stainless steel knives for $40; gor-geous pepper mills (handmade in Maine)at various prices; little paring knives with aplastic cover for $5.99; and a good assort-ment of electric kettles ranging in pricefrom $29 to $100. There are Gelpro kitchenmats for $100 – made in Texas – and evenchopsticks.

Le Chef, 94 Ranch Del Mar ShoppingCenter, Aptos, 685-1808. Email: [email protected].

Aptos Center Holiday Open House

On Saturday, Dec. 3 from 1-4 p.m. therewill be discounts and raffle prizes at

every store in the Aptos Center – includingChic Boutique, Zameen MediterraneanCuisine, Frank’s Pharmacy, Aptos NaturalFoods, Ace’s Flowers, Pacific CoffeeRoasting, Blue Moon, Bella Donna andCampus Styling, Heather’s Patisserie,Carried Away and Mark Areias, ShoeFetish and Patrick James. Santa will bemaking an appearance; so don’t miss thisfestive event.

Aptos Center, Soquel Drive, Aptos (in the700 block).

Dining Etiquette

Don’t forget the golden rule of not clear-ing away a single plate until every-

body at the table has finished eating. Thisis the correct thing to do. Restaurantservers make this mistake all the time –

prompting those left behind to hurriedlyfinish their food. Even at special eventswhere people should be taking their timeover each course – such as weddings andbirthday gatherings – diners are alwaysrushed. I call it Dine and Dash! n

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reader. Contact her at [email protected].

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AnnouncementsBizaid for AIDS CampaignNovember 25 thru December 5

Now in its 21st year, BizAID for AIDS wasdeveloped by New Leaf Community

Markets and Santa Cruz Aids Project (SCAP)as a way for businesses to support people inSanta Cruz County living with HIV.Participating companies commit to SCAP apercentage of sales or a specific amount todonate during the ten days afterThanksgiving. SCAP provides critical supportto people living with HIV/AIDS for free,including referrals, psychosocial support andfinancial support, plus outreach to high-riskpopulations to prevent the spread of HIV,Hepatitis C, and sexually transmitted diseases.You can support SCAP by patronizing busi-nesses displaying BizAID for AIDS posters intheir windows. More information at: www.scapsite.org

Become a CASA Advocate

For a child who has been neglected orabused, the world is a lonely place. In santa

cruz county there are more than 250 kids liv-ing in foster care because they have sufferedsevere abuse or neglect at home. You can be afriend, mentor, and a powerful voice in courtfor a child in foster care. Join more than 1,000members of our community who have beentrained to serve children in foster care and assworn officials of the court. Becoming a CourtAppointed Security Advocate means volun-teering 3-5 hours a week.For more information, call CASA at (831)761-2956 today and find out how you canhelp.

Ongoing EventsFirst Mondays of the MonthLecture Series on "Great Decisions"7:00pm-8:30 pm, Episcopal Church of St.John, 125 Canterbury Dr. in Aptos

Lectures will be lead by Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman, sponsored by Santa Cruz Beach,

American Association of University Women.For more information, call (831) 688-0541

Second and Fourth MondaysFirst and Third WednesdaysAlzheimers Support Groups Monday: 2:00 - 3:30pmWednesday: 5:30 – 7:00pm Conference Room at Elena Baskin/Live OakSenior Center, 1777-A Capitola Rd, Santa Cruz

Facilitated by Jill Ginghofer, this group is forcaregivers and family members of people

with Alzheimers.

TuesdaysOcean Gate Zendo7 p.m., 920 41st Ave., Suite B, Santa Cruz.(next to Family Cycling Center)

Please join us on Tues. nights at 7pmbeginning with a 30 min. meditation, fol-

lowed by a Dharma talk. Tea & cookiesserved after the talk, during a discus-sion/question period.Visit oceangatezen.org for more info.

Drop in Grief Support6:00pm at Aegis, 125 Heather Terrace, Aptos

Join other adults who are grieving thedeath of a friend or family member.

Learn helpful tools for coping: Share sto-ries and receive support from people whocare.No registration required, please call (831)430-3000 for information.

Women Care Drop in Cancer Support

Drop in Support Group is a gatheringfor women with all types of cancer.

We offer support for women through allstages from diagnoses through treat-ment. For more information or to register call (831)457-2273

Tuesdays thru Fridays, SundaysSvaroopa® Yoga Instruction at Aptos YogaAptos Yoga, 783 Rio Del Mar Blvd. Ste.23B,Aptos. 831-688-1019

Svaroopa® Yoga is very different fromwhat most of us think of as yoga. With

the support of blankets, beginning studentsrelax into easy poses designed to release thedeepest tensions in the body along thespine. This release deeply relaxes the body,quiets the mind, reduces pain, acceleratesinjury recovery, and promotes better overallhealth. Classes five days each week. FirstClass free. For more information, call 688-1019www.aptosyoga.org

First Tuesdays and Third Wednesdays each monthOrientations to Become Advocates for ChildrenNorth County, 5:30-7p.m., first Tuesday ofmonth (for location details contact Danielle at761-2956 X102) South County, 5:30-7 p.m.,third Wednesday of the month at the CASAOffice, 294 Green Valley Rd. Suite 326,Watsonville.

CASA (Court Appointed SpecialAdvocates) of Santa Cruz County

needs your help. Volunteer 3-5 hours perweek to provide support, guidance, and apowerful voice in court for children whohave been removed from their homesbecause of abuse or neglect. Everyonewelcome, men and bilingual folks espe-cially encouraged. To RSVP call 761-2956 Ext. 102, or [email protected]

WednesdaysAptos Toastmasters Noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Rio Sands Motel,116 Aptos Beach Drive, Aptos.

If you have trouble or fear of public speaking,this is a perfect opportunity for you to getover your fears!Call 970-2229 for more information.

Lectures on Western Civilization1:30pm-2:30pm, Monterey Peninsula College

Exciting lectures will cover fascinating topicssuch as "The Art of Alchemy," as well as

"Lord Byron: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous toKnow." Purchase free parking tickets at thecollege, lectures are free.

RR Toastmasters meetings12:00pm at St. Philip Episcopal Church,5271 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley.

Fear of public speaking is the #1 fear inAmerica. Since public speaking fears are

so common, realize the tremendous powerof influence that you will hold when youmaster speaking skills. Come and find outhow you can lose your fears and realizeyour full potential at Redwood RamblersToastmasters Club.

Coastal Professionals8:00am to 9:30am at Aptos History Museum,Old Dominion Court, Aptos.

Learn tips and make connections. Local pro-fessionals meet weekly to focus on busi-

ness building and collaboration. Interestedbusiness owners, independent professionalsand guests welcome. For more information: 621-1153,www.CoastalProfessionals.net

First Wednesday of the MonthChild Welfare Review6:00pm- 9:00pm 1400 Emeline Avenue room206, Santa Cruz.

The orientation is designed to review thechild welfare system and to give you a

chance to have your question answered bychild welfare staff.To register to one of the meeting and fordirections, please call 454-4024.

Fourth Wednesday each MonthOngoing Constitution Classes7:00 pm Quaker Meeting House, 225 RooneySt. Santa Cruz

View video lessons of an in-depth teachingabout our Constitution, one of the most

respected and copied documents in ournations history. For more information, visitwww.meetup.com/santacruz-freedom-forumor email [email protected]

ThursdaysCapitola-Aptos Rotary Club Meeting12-1:30 p.m. at Seascape Golf Course.

Contact Doug at 831- 724-9192 or [email protected] for more

information.

Second and Fourth Thursdays of the monthCabrillo Host Lions 7:30pm at the Cabrillo Community Center,Aptos Village Park, 100 Aptos Creek Rd.

Public is invited to all programs. ContactPresident Paul Henry 831-688-31 or Past

President Barbara Chamberlain at 831-688-3356.For meeting/dinner reservations or informa-tion or visit www.cabrillohostlions.org.

FridaysClutterers Anonymous5:30-6:45 Sutter Maternity & Surgical Center,2900 Chanticleer Ave, Soquel Dr. Santa Cruz.

Tired of Clutter? Stuff piling up? Support isavailable. CLA meeting every Friday.

For more info call 426-1868 FREE

SaturdaysCome As You Are Zen9-10:30 am, Ocean Gate Zendo, 920 41stAve. Suite B, Santa Cruz (next to FamilyCycling Center)

Come as you are Zen focuses on Buddhistpractices that enhance our daily lives.

This will be an informal talk with time fordiscussion. Free - donation accepted. Visit oceangatezen.org for more info.

Aptos Certified Farmers Market8:00 -12:00pm at Cabrillo College, Aptos.

The Aptos Market, with over 80 vendors, isopen year round, with the best selections

of fresh fruits and vegetables, plants,seedlings, flowers, local honey, fresh eggs,fresh fish, artisan baked goods and gourmetfoods. In addition, family activities, music,cooking demos by professional chefs, garden-ing workshops, seasonal fairs and events are apart of the market.

Scotts Valley Farmer’s Market9a.m.-1p.m. SV Community Center, 360 Kings Village Drive www.santacruzfarmersmarket.org

SundaysMain Beach Volleyball Club Blenders Program9:30am - 11:30 am Cabrillo College Gym5-6th grade coed, 7-8th grade girls.Contact Jan Furman at 831-345-1441

Dated EventsThursday December 1Open House at Aptos Academy6:00pm-8:00pm 1940, Bonita Dr. Aptos

The Aptos Academy invites you to an Openhouse to meet the schools friendly, inspir-

ing teachers and view a video of the beautiful,five acre campus with a theater, running track,and horse facility. Learn how PreK-8th gradestudents at this WASC-accredited, non-denom-inational school are inspired by individual-ized, arts-enriched academic programs, anddaily PE.

For more information, call (831) 688-1080, orvisit www.aptosacademy.org

Saturday December 3Local Artisan Holiday Gift Faire at theSanta Cruz Naturopathic Medical Center12:00pm-5:00pm, 736 Chestnut St. SantaCruz

Meet local artists, support local business-es, and enjoy holiday music. Find great

gifts, such as jewelry, artwork, handmadeskin products, winter tonics & elixirs, localorganic edibles, fair trade products, discount-ed gift certificates, and packages for SCNMCand more! For more information, call (831) 477-1377 orvisit www.scnmc.com

Holiday Style Event for CASA 5:00pm-9:00pm, Urban Groove Salon, 5757th Avenue, Santa Cruz

Hot Groove Salon and more than a dozenlocal beauty and health related businesses

will host "Hot for The Holidays," a night ofsocializing, shopping, and a silent auction thatwill benefit Court Appointed SpecialAdvocates, in memory of Celestial Cassman, aformer salon client and a member of CASA'sBoard of Directors. $10 in advance, $15 at the door includes giftbag and complimentary glass of wine.

Saturday December 7Auditions for the Santa Cruz Youth Symphony

There are openings in all sections of theorchestra, including all strings. Scholarship

assistance is available.For audition information, [email protected] or call (831) 607-9678

Thursday December 8Women in Business Annual Giving Luncheon11:00am-1:30pm, The Cocoanut Grove

The Women in Business program of theSanta Cruz Chamber of Commerce will

be holding its annual "Giving Luncheon"which will feature keynote speaker, JohnGray, sponsored by Bay Federal. John Gray,PhD, is the best selling relationship authorof all time. He is the author of 17 booksincluding "Men are from Mars, Women arefrom Venus." As our Call to Action, theCommittee is asking attendees to donatenew and gently used coats to support Coatsfor Kids, a project created by ClassicCleaners. Cost for Chamber of SC members is $37, Costis $50 for non-members. For more informa-tion, contact the Chamber at (831) 457-3720or visit www.santacruzchamber.org

Tuesday December 13Sons In Retirement (SIR) Ladies Holiday Luncheon11:30am, Aptos Seasape Golf Course, 610Clubhouse Drive, Aptos.

Entertainment will be the Mele O KeKapuna (The Music Of The Elders) band

playing holiday and traditional music of theIslands. SIR is an organization for retired menfor which there are no dues or fees, political orreligious agendas.Call 688-0977 for information. nTerri and students at Aptos Academy


AnnouncementsThe 2012 Aptos History Calendar is finally Available!

This calendar, created by Heidi andDick Garwood of Aptos, features pho-

tographs and brief anecdotes describinghistorical events in mid-county. It alsofeatures ads from many local advertisors!Buy it now at seven Aptos locations aswell as the Capitola Book Cafe.

Holiday Tree WalkNovember 25, 26, 27; December 3, 4, 10, 11,17 & 18: train departs at 11:00am & 12:30pm

Passengers riding the stream train willdelight in the tree-lined walk of festive hol-

iday trees displayed atop Bear Mountain.Guests may sip hot cider and view beautifullyadorned trees, decorated by area businesses anorganizations as they raise funds for theirrespective organizations.For more information, visitwww.roaringcamp.com

Donate to the Holiday Boutique and Santa's Workshop!9400 Hwy. 9, Ben Lomand.

The Holiday Boutique remains open fromthrough Christmas! Visit the shop and

purchase slightly used items or drop offdonations. There are many ways to volunteer,from baking cookies to building senior boxes. For more information, call (831) 336-8258

Ageless Art Project

Artists/Crafts people volunteers Shareyour talent and make creative expres-

sion possible by leading an art group of carefacility residents. Become an Ageless ArtProject Volunteer. For information call 459-8917 ext. 208

SPECTRA Arts Learning

The Cultural Council of Santa Cruz Countyis seeking stories and anecdotes from peo-

ple with current or past experience with SPEC-TRA Arts Learning. These stories will serve asexamples of successes students have foundthrough the Council’s SPECTRA program overthe years, and may be used to promote theCouncil’s Arts Learning Resource Directory. Ifyou are an artist, parent, teacher or studentwith a story to share about your experiencewith SPECTRA, you are invited to send a briefnarrative to Sonia Deetz at the CulturalCouncil: [email protected].

Ongoing EventsMondays and WednesdaysSalsa Rueda Class7:00pm at Louden Nelson Center, 301 CenterSt., Santa Cruz.

Learn Salsa Rueda. For more informationvisit www.salsaruedasantacruz.com or call

831-457-7432

TuesdaysBINGO6:30 p.m. Santa Cruz Elks Lodge, 150 Jewell St.

Hosted by Soquel Sports Foundation. Buy-In $25. Also, we have a special BINGO,

celebrating our 2nd anniversary, on Sept. 28 at6:30. Buy-in only $15. www.soquelsports.com

Tuesdays and WeekendsLive Music on the EsplanadeParadise Beach Grille 215 Esplanade,Capitola.

Live music weekends and acoustic guitarTuesdays.

For schedule and more information: (831)476-4900 Or visit paradisebeachgrille.com

WednesdaysPeninsula Banjo Band7:00 - 8:30 p.m., Harry’s Hofbrau, 390Saratoga Ave, San Jose

Forty-seven years of performing in theBay Area, over 250 popular tunes. Come

see our band for Free in Sunnyvale EveryWednesday. No cover. Contact Lee McLaughlin, Booking Agent,at 408-993-BAND (2263) for informa-tion about booking the band for Non-profit events (donations are taxdeductible).www.PeninsulaBanjoBand.org

FridaysBallroom Dancing7:30- 11:00pm at Mid-County Senior Center,829 Bay Ave, Capitola.

Live music by The Rainbows. Refreshments,large floor, friendly atmosphere, free park-

ing. All for a donation of $8 per person.

First Fridays of each monthFirst Friday Art Tour

The First Friday Art Tour is a Santa CruzInstitute of Contemporary Arts event,

managed in conjunction with the partici-pating art venues. The event takes placeyear-round and illuminates some of themost talented local artists from local gal-leries. To find out where to participate in a FirstFriday art tour, visit firstfridaysantacruz.com(Most galleries are open 12-9 pm for FirstFriday viewings.)

Fridays thru Sundays thru Nov. 19Cabrillo Theatre Arts Presents: The Three SistersFriday & Saturday nights at 8:00pm; SundayMatinees at 2:00pm and a special perform-ance, on Nov. 18 at 10:00 am

For ticket information, call (831) 479-6154 orvisit www.ticketguys.com Tickets are $15

for students/seniors, $18 for general public

Every other FridayShakespeare Club of Santa Cruz10:30-12:30 pm, First CongregationalChurch, 900 High St. Santa Cruz, StartingNovember 4th

Shakespeare's club is seeking new membersto join in the study of his plays.

For more information, visitwww.fridayshakespeare.org

Fourth Friday of each monthMusical Me Inc. Family Jam Night6:30-8:30p.m. 239 High St., Santa Cruz.

Bring your favorite music to dance to andany instruments you'd like to share or per-

form with. Sliding Scale donation per familyof $10-$25 (all proceeds going to our scholar-ship fund.)For more information call 831-438-3514.

Fourth Saturdays of each monthWriters and Poets Open Mike2:00pm-4:00pm, Porter Memorial Library,3050 Porter St. Soquel

Writers and Poets are invited to a newmonthly open mike reading series. Come

and read your fiction, essays, or poetry.For more information, call Jean at (831) 475-4221

Dated EventsSaturday, November 26Holiday Gift Show at Center St. Grill12:00pm-6:00pm, 1001 Center St. SantaCruz

Center Street Grill and Community Bridgesinvite you to the 5th annual holiday gift

show featuring beautiful and unique giftsfrom local vendors. Wares include jewelry,accessories, photography, ornaments, wreaths,soaps, candles, jams, candy and much more!Each artist and the restaurant will donate aportion of sales to Community Bridges. Pleasejoin us for a day of shopping along with livejazz and a wine and Champagne bar.For more information, call (831) 423-4745

Saturday November 26Sunday November 27Santa Cruz Holiday FaireSaturday 10:00am-5:00pm, Sunday 10:00am-3:00pm

This holiday faire will feature arts, gifts,crafts and more. Meet the artisans and

shop their wares. They will feature their cre-ative treasures, including gifts, jewelry, dolls,toys, wearables, scents, computers, electronics,cameras, candy, and foods. Admission freewith donation to Valley Churches UnitedChristmas Food Drive or pay $3 per person.Free for active military families and wellbehaved children under 13.

Saturday December 3Vinnie Hanson Book Signing1:00pm-3:00pm Cross Roads Books, 1935Main St. Watsonville

Local author Vinnie Hansen is a recent retireeafter 27 years of teaching at Watsonville

High School. She will be signing her locally setmysteries featuring intrepid heroine, CarolSabala, a baker and private investigator.For more information, visit vin-niehansen.com, or contact the author [email protected]

Saturday December 3Sunday December 4$25 or Less Handmade Gift SaleSaturday December 3rd at 1543 Pacific Ave.Santa Cruz; Sunday, December 4th at TheArt Factory, 9099 Soquel Dr. Aptos

After you watch the Parade in downtown SantaCruz, enjoy this fabulous gift sale. Items for sale

will include handmade jewelry, clothing, organicpreserves, sea glass treasures, and much more!Fore more information, contact Yvette at(831) 688-8862, or Jenny at (831) 425-0960

Bargetto Winery 20th Annual Art in the Cellar11:00am-5:00 pm, Bargetto Winery

Shop local artists fine art and gifts inBargetto Winery's Historic Cellars.

Purchase a festival glass and enjoy wine tast-ing, hot spiced Chaucer's Mead and ChristmasCarolers while meandering throughout ourcellars filled with fantastic gift options.Food will be available for purchase, PrivateWine Club Reception Saturday, Dec. 3(6:00pm-8:00pm.)

Sunday, December 4Corralitos Festival of Lights10:00am-6:00pm, Corralitos CommunityChurch, 26 Browns Valley Rd.

Come visit the second happiest place onearth! Our festival of lights features music,

tasty food, gingerbread houses, and cookiedecorating. Santa and Mrs. Clause will ride inon a Fire Truck at 2:00pm for photos, and afabulous Tri-Tip Dinner will be served from1:00-6:00pm.For more information call Shirley at (831)724-7962 or Joyce at (831) 722-2919

Sunday December 11Third Annual Mad Hatter's Tea Party12:30pm- 3:00pm, Seascape Beach Resort, 1Seascape Resort Dr.

This 3rd annual festive tea party will fea-ture local actors, including children, as

Alice, the White Rabbit, and the Mad Hatter.All proceeds and one unwrapped toy perperson will be donated to Santa Cruz Toysfor Tots. Donations: $29 ages 2-12, $40 ages13 and up. For more details, visit www.seascaperesort.comor call (831) 662-7108

Sunday December 11Youth Music Showcase3:00pm, Resurrection Church, 7600 SoquelDr. Aptos

The Santa Cruz County Music Teacher'sAssociation of California presents a concert

uniting Santa Cruz's three youth orchestras,Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony, theSanta Cruz Chamber Strings, and the CabrilloYouth Strings Baroque-Classical Ensemble, aswell as solo performances by selected youngmusicians. The audience will have the oppor-tunity to enjoy the multiple talents of our com-munities young musicians.Admission is free, for more information con-tact [email protected]

Wednesday December 14Good Shepherd Catholic School Presents their Annual Holiday Concert6:00pm, 2727 Mattison Lane, Santa Cruz

The students at Good Shepherd CatholicSchool will present their annual Holiday

Concert. The preschool through first grade stu-dents will perform at 6:00pm, the secondthrough fifth grade students will perform at7:00pm.Admission is free, for more information pleasecall (831) 476-4000 n

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20)This month begins on a high as Venus and powerful Pluto meet, bring-ing passion and love into your life. You are distracted by this so thatother matters are on hold for a while but you are keen to make animpression with long lasting consequences. A situation that is in the bal-ance resolves itself after the 25th and in fact Christmas Day could be aturning point for you as you reflect on the previous months. Your prior-ities are changing which can have far reaching consequences, and thetime for actions starts from the 22nd.

Aquarius (Jan 21-Feb. 18)This month brings a helpful alliance between Neptune in your sign andSaturn. This can have the effect of making your dreams real, and some ofyour wackier ideas being a working reality. By now you will have doneyour homework and research on what is important and begin to allow aventure to take shape at last. Venus enters your sign after the 21st andbrings a more peaceful and collaborative time, especially when you aredealing with others. After the 22nd, you know your limitations and canwork with what you have to greatest effect.

Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20)While much of this month you are thinking about the path you want totake and your direction long term, you are also mindful of how this fitsin with your relationship. Mars here has been stirring things up and ifyou are in a new relationship, then it is in the exciting and passionatetime. You are juggling with so many demands on your time it's hard toknow how to do as much as you want without being burned out. Butyou are resourceful and will go with the flow without worrying toomuch about the consequences. Let intuition be your guide but begrounded in commonsense particularly after the 21st.

Aries (March 21-April 20)You are more positive and upbeat and looking forward to the season ofgoodwill. Indeed, you have plenty to keep you occupied and althoughparties and celebrations may not be quite what you expect, neverthelessyou are resourceful enough to make this a happy time for those who feelless than enthusiastic. Initially there may be conflict around a work orhealth issue, but this doesn't dampen your spirits. You are ambitious andlooking for a change regarding work and this could come through in theNew Year.

Taurus (April 21-May 21)While you have had the feeling that certain matters have been on holdfor a while, this is set to change this month, when your preparations arenow on track and your expectations are high. Your personal hopes andwishes are more likely to be fulfilled, but this has a lot to do with otheraspects of your life reaching a natural conclusion. Venus links to Plutoat the start of the month and this helps you to feel effective and passion-ate about what is important and fairly ruthless about what isn't.Harmony prevails from the 22nd onwards.

Gemini (May 22-June 21)Relationships are under the spotlight and you could be catching up withpast loves or those who have been away for a while. this is a time whenteam work is best for you and a helpful ally brings you the assistanceyou need to get a project off the ground at last. Mercury goes directagain after the 14th and those matters that have floundered somewhatare now back on track. Use your resourcefulness to plan ahead for theNew Year and enjoy the spirit of Christmas in a simple and creative way.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)Intriguing developments at the start of the month could mean new lovefor some of you, and perhaps a really meeting of hearts and minds forothers. Venus in your chart area of relationships bodes well for themonth, at least until the 21st. After this time the Sun enters this area.This is a time when you feel less like taking charge and are happy to beguided by your special other. You could do with some serious rest andrelaxation and a last minute break is tempting. The lunar eclipse on the10th in Gemini invites you towards a more spiritual and peaceful time.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 23)The Sun is in the most playful part of your chart initially and you can makethe most of this by rediscovering your inner child, making things forChristmas and not being to precious about being perfect or caring whatother people think. Mercury is here too, promising plenty of activity andinvites and you are witty and great company to be around (nothing newhere!). Take note of the eclipse around the the 10th as this puts a focus onyour friends and associates. You have an ideal and a vision you want toshare to make the world a better place.

Virgo (Aug. 24-Sep. 22)All month Mars is working its way through your sign. On the onehand you are ready to battle, and on the other you want to createsomething new and change the way things were done previously.This could get you into all sorts of hot water, but you have what ittakes to make things happen. Your relentlessness could leave youfeeling somewhat exhausted, so do the right thing and delegate if nec-essary. You take the initiative, which is fun, and as such you could stirthings up at home. Your travel plans are looking great after ChristmasDay.

Libra (Sep. 23-Oct. 23)You have been feeling under pressure to do more than you are will-ing to do and take on board commitments that you are not absolute-ly sure of. This may mean that others think you are stubborn but youhave good reasons. You are protective of your space and don't wantto be invaded! Be clear and make sure there are no misunderstand-ings. The lunar eclipse on the 10th works well for you and allows youto rise above petty squabbles. All is peaceful later and you can enjoythe festive season. You win respect for some hard decisions towardsthe end of the month.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)What you hear and understand can have quite an impact on you initial-ly and it's these kind of chance encounters that can lead you down a dif-ferent path. Take note of how you feel towards someone new and seethat there could be a great future collaboration here that you can bothbenefit from. You are particularly clever with your cash in Decemberand boost your income in ingenious ways, particularly after the 14th.You reach a kind of turning point on the 10th as an idea takes hold. Afterthe 21st, travel is an important feature and you could be changing yourmode of transport.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)This month Mercury has been retrograde in your sign, which may havethe effect of holding things up a little but also giving you valuable timeto rethink something that is important and precious to you. this has animpact on your closest relationship which was helped by Venus in yoursign. Now with the lunar eclipse in your opposite sign of Gemini on the10th certain agreements can be made which enhances your futuretogether. Your focus is on your resources after the 22nd. Counting thecost of Christmas?

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It’s the holiday season; everyone isbusy with the hustle and bustlethat goes with this time of year.

So, while you are enjoying familyand friends this year, please take afew moments to ensure their safety.

Kitchen & Cooking Safety

Statistics from the U.S. FireAdministration shows that dur-

ing the month of December, 72 per-cent of all structure fires are in resi-dential buildings and the leadingcause involves cooking and is closelyfollowed by heating related fires.While you’re busy in the kitchen thisyear pay close attention to the com-mon causes of holiday cooking fires.Cooks can often become distractedduring this time of the year, by fami-ly, friends and yes, even adult bever-ages.

On average 54 percent of cook-ing fires during the holidays willresult from either food or cookingequipment being left unattended orcombustible items like towels, wood-en utensils, oven mitts and cookbooks being left too close to a heatsource. Keep all combustibles wellaway from any heat source andnever leave items cooking left unat-tended, it only takes a few minutesfor oil in a pan to reach its ignitiontemperature and possibly ruin a hol-iday.

Fireplace, Wood Stove & Open Flame Safety

During the holidays, we also seethe use of open flame in our

homes increase, with the use of afireplace, wood stove and candles.With this increase we also see anincrease in fire’s not only from theobvious of items coming into contactwith these open flames but also fromkids playing with fire.

Be very careful with candleskeep them away from combustibleitems and never leave a candle burn-ing when you leave the house or go tobed. Make sure items are not stored toclose to the fireplace or wood stoveand if you have children in the homeremind them that fire is a tool, a verydangerous tool and should not beplayed with. Depending on the age ofyour children you may consider tak-ing this time of year and teachingthem the proper use of fire and howto safety start a fire in the fireplace orlight a candle, always under adultsupervision.

Christmas Tree Safety

While the number of Christmastree fire incidents tends to be

low, they can produce the most dan-gerous fires of all. An averageChristmas tree will burn with thesame intensity as a 2-foot pool ofgasoline. How fast a Christmas treefire will spread depends mostly onhow dry it is. Take a few minutes andsearch for videos of Christmas treefires on the internet, you will findmany that show a fire in a treespreading to the entire room in just acouple of minutes. If you have a realtree, keep it well watered andremove a dry tree right away.

Always keep the tree well awayfrom ignition sources like the fire-place or heater and inspect all lightsthat you place on the tree and neverleave them on while away fromhome or when going to bed.

Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Make sure you always haveworking smoke detectors in

your home, change the batteriestwice a year, you should have donethis in November with the timechange. While maybe not as excitingas many other holiday gifts, the giftof a smoke detector, carbon monox-ide detector and a fire extinguishermay give the gift of life.

On behalf of the members of theAptos La Selva Fire District I, wouldlike to wish you and your family ahappy and safe holiday season. Oh,and don’t forget you can spread thejoy of the holiday season by stoppingby any of the fire stations and donat-ing food or toys for those in need.

For more holiday safety tips, pleasecontact your local fire department or visitHoliday Fire Prevention atwww.sufa.dhs.gov/safety/tips/holiday.shtm

If you have any questions for ChiefMike, e-mail him at,[email protected]

Grief Support: Support forHospice families or to anyone facedwith the loss of a loved one.

Healthy Understanding ofGrief (H.U.G): helps children andteens with their grief by helping themto feel and direct their emotions ofloss in a positive and healthy manner.

Charity Hospice Care: Helpsprovide Hospice care for the underand uninsured community.

Education and Outreach: Avariety of programs that help edu-cate the community about the servic-es that Hospice of Santa CruzCounty provides.

We Honor Vets: Our newestprogram identifies the special

needs of Veterans, honoring theirservices and connecting Vets andtheir families with benefits andresources. n

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Hospice of Santa Cruz County and howthey can help your family, call 831-430-3000, or visit them online atwww.hospicesantacruz.org.

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SPCA Featured Pet:Hope Is All It Takes

For five years, this six-year-old tiny toy Poodle named Hope was forced to deliver litter after lit-ter so the owners could sell the puppies for a profit. The last litter was not the money produc-er her owners had hoped for; instead, it nearly took her precious life and left her orphaned

with nowhere to go. After four days of heavy labor, Hope was finally taken to the vet who foundthat the four puppies inside her had died and were now poisoning her from within. Without sur-gery, she would die a painful death and without much thought, her owners chose to have her euth-anized.

The Santa Cruz SPCA was notified of her situation and quickly made the decision todelve into our Second Chance Fund and provide her with the lifesaving surgery she need-ed. We then vowed to provide her with all the care she needed until we could find her a newhome. She now lies comfortably in her bed, recovering from surgery and has proven herselfto be the sweetest and most gentle girl we could have ever imagined.

She’s quiet and patient and would make the most amazing lap dog for someone seek-ing out a small and calm companion. She has no problem being in the company of otherdogs or cats and doesn’t mind being held or picked up. Hope is in great health but is still ona few medications that will be provided to any future adopter. This sweet girl deserves onlythe best and will give you so much more. When all else failed, a little hope was found.

Our adoption package for dogs and cats includes spay/neuter, vaccinations, micro-chipping, an ID tag, collar, a free health exam with a licensed Veterinarian, one month’s freehealth insurance, discounted crate purchase and other animal care materials.

If you would like to help animals like Hope and her orphaned friends, please considerdonating to the Santa Cruz SPCA. The Santa Cruz SPCA is a 501c3 charitable organizationand receives no government funding, relying solely on public donations to run its many pro-grams that benefit the animals and people of our community.

For more information call the Santa Cruz SPCA at 465-5000, orvisit www.santacruzspca.org. The SPCA is located at 2685Chanticleer Avenue in Santa Cruz, CA 95065 and is open to the pub-lic Tuesday through Sunday, 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 p.m. n

The Women in Business pro-gram of the Santa CruzChamber of Commerce will be

holding i ts annual “GivingLuncheon” at the Cocoanut Groveon December 8. The event will fea-ture keynote speaker, John Gray,made possible by a sponsorship byBay Federal Credit Union.

John Gray, PhD is the best-sellingrelationship author of all time. He is theauthor of seventeen books including the#1 New York Times Best-Selling book ofthe last decade, Men Are From Mars,Women Are From Venus, that sold over50 million copies worldwide.

During his presentation, John willtell stories, give advice, sign books andentertain the attendees of this luncheon.

The luncheon will also feature achampagne reception and networking.There will be a presentation to theStudent of the Quarter and a raffle forfabulous themed baskets donated by thebusiness community to benefit theWomen in Business scholarship fund.The table sponsor is Core Fitness.

In addition, the Committee is askingattendees to donate new and gently used

coats to support Coats for Kids, a projectcreated by Classic Cleaners.

The event will begin at 11:00 forchampagne and networking and will endat 1:30. Cost for Santa Cruz Chamber ofCommerce members is $37 and $50 fornon-members. Members are encouragedto bring friends!

Tickets are available online athttp://SantaCruzChamber.org or bycalling 831-457-3713.

About John Gray

In his groundbreaking new book,Venus On Fire Mars On Ice;Hormonal Balance-the Key to Life,Love and Energy,Gray reveals thec o n n e c t i o n sbetween hormonelevels and happi-ness and advisesmen and women toharness the connec-tions betweenstress, blood sugar, body fat, andbehavior to create lifelong passionand better health. He talks about thedifferences between the sexes and

how they relate to one anotherand can be explained and man-aged by our hormones.

John is an internationally rec-ognized expert in the fields ofcommunication and relationships,his unique focus is assisting menand women in understanding,respecting and appreciating theirdifferences. For more than 35years, John Gray has conductedpublic and private seminars forthousands of participants. In hishighly acclaimed books, DVDs,CDs, as well as in his seminars,John entertains and inspires audi-ences with his practical insightsand uses communication tech-niques that can be immediatelyapplied to enrich relationships. n

•••Summit Entertainment has recent-

ly purchased the rights to John Gray’sbestseller Men Are From Mars, WomenAre From Venus with the intention ofcreating a feature film and TV series.The expected release dates is 2012.

Bestselling author featuredat annual holiday event

Women in Business program hosting “Menare from Mars, Women are from Venus” writer

John Gray, Ph.D.


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