News Briefs

Middle school puts on ‘Fiddler’
San Lorenzo Valley Middle School Performing Arts will put on a production of “Fiddler on the Roof.”
The show opened Dec. 3 and will be staged again at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 11 and 12. The run will close with a show at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13.
Performances are at the SLV High School Performing Arts Center, 7105 Highway 9, in Felton. The cost is for $13 general admission, $10 for seniors and $8 for students.
More free swine flu vaccine
One thousand doses of H1N1 flu vaccine will be offered free at a clinic Saturday, Dec. 12, in Santa Cruz.
The clinic is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., or while supplies last, at the Santa Cruz Health Center, 1080 Emeline Ave., in Santa Cruz.
The target groups eligible to receive the vaccine are the following: young people between 6 months and 24 years old; pregnant women; anyone who lives with or cares for an infant younger than 6 months old; health care workers; emergency-response personnel; and people between 25 and 64 years old who have medical conditions that put them at a higher risk for flu-related complications.
Public and private health care providers in the county have received 44,860 doses of the vaccine, with 13,700 more expected to arrive Friday, Dec. 11.
For information: www.santacruzhealth.org/swineflu.
Prescription drug savings available
The Santa Cruz County Health Department launched a program last week that can save county residents an average of 38 percent on prescription drugs.
The Coast2CoastRXcard is available online at www.coast2coastrx.com/santacruzca.
All county residents — regardless of income, age and health status — can participate in the program, which is a partnership with Coast2Coast services.
The national campaign helps those without health insurance or those whose prescriptions are not covered by insurance. It can also help people with Medicare and those who have high deductibles on their pharmacy insurance.
The card is free of charge and can be used at all pharmacy chains and most independent pharmacies in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, providing discounts on 60,000 prescription drugs. There are also discounts on pet medications.
For information: www.coast2coastrx.com/santacruzca.
Libraries could see faster Internet
The Santa Cruz County Public Library System has been invited to take part in a statewide summit this month on the state of Internet connectivity at California’s libraries.
The California Opportunity Online Broadband Summit will give library, state and community leaders the chance to discuss how to improve Internet access at libraries.
The two-day summit is sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and will be Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 14 and 15, in Sacramento.
For information: www.opportunityonline.org or call 866-882-3081.