The work on the newly renovated facility of the new Boys and Girls Club of the Valleys wrapped up several weeks ago, but the sparkling new building sits empty — its brand-new kitchen unused, dust gathering on the donated game tables as no children’s shouts fill its colorful walls.

Friends and family gathered on Sept. 26, 2014, to bid farewell to Noah Rhoads, who loved too deeply and felt too strongly for this world.

An industrial site in Scotts Valley long known for its less-than-stellar environmental past is getting a little greener as local entrepreneur Ken Keegan’s e-waste collection and recycling business picks up steam.

Tazuko “Taz” Siciliano