Gratitude for coverage and community support of Damians Ladder
Last week’s Press Banner paper carried the story of the newly formed 501c3 nonprofit organization, Damians Ladder, and the ribbon-cutting ceremony by the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Your reporter, Drew Penner, wrote a marvelous column about Damians Ladder, which included two equally marvelous photos. Those photos depicted the joy each of us felt as we celebrated our successes to date, and what we anticipate in the future.
The Board of Directors of Damians Ladder is extremely grateful for the writings of Drew Penner and to the Ambassadors of the Scotts Valley Chamber and its executive director, Danny Reber.
Our Damians Ladder organization was gifted $2,300 by generous donors at that day’s luncheon. This donation will allow Damians Ladder to make many small repairs to the homes of low-income seniors and people with disabilities, enabling them to remain in their own homes, safe and comfortable.
Thank you, all, for your support of Damians Ladder.
Colly Gruczelak
President, Damians Ladder
Keep our local cinema’s marquee lit and the seats filled
We are lucky we have a nice, renovated movie theater still open in Scotts Valley. Since the mid 1970s, the cinema’s old redwood lighted marquee has told us driving by what is playing each week inside.
In the past year, nothing is listed anymore. Just information that they are available for rent or serve wine. At least the last few months they have posted on the last three bottom letter rows what new movies are playing in six of the auditoriums. I guess CineLux wants everyone to go online to see the new features.
They miss out on advertising space as thousands of cars go by every day. Most nights the old sign does not even light up. I wrote to the owner of CineLux many times about the no marquee movie listing letters. Are they out of plastic letters? Can’t climb a ladder? Being paid to advertise a new wine or beer? He now tells me they may change out the old fluorescent wood sign for a new digital one to list the new films. Good luck on getting permits from the city to put in a flashing digital sign.
Please try to support the only cinema in town. They don’t advertise anymore in this paper like many other theaters do. Many times we go there and very few people are in the theater. Try to get out of the house and stop the TV streaming exposure. Check out the curve screens in four of the spaces and the kick-ass stereo surround sound.
If you don’t go, it may be gone someday and replaced by another lackluster restaurant or store. When you go, ask about the marquee not showing what is playing. See you at the movies.
Terry Monohan
Felton
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