Letter: Event showcases community spirit

EDITOR,
My husband and I attended the Santa Cruz Land Trust’s Hop N Barley Festival over the weekend. This event, held at Skypark, was such a success. Local beer vendors came, as well as from up and down the West Coast, and poured brews with pride of their special recipes. Everyone who attended, from families to groups of friends and seniors, all were courteous and friendly. This event was a great demonstration how such a historical and iconic beverage of hops and barley can be recognized as art form. It felt like a small-town neighborhood event that we should continue to have. Thank you, Scotts Valley, for holding this event and for allowing all the guests (even four-legged ones!) to feel welcome and safe.
Ali MacBird, Scotts Valley