It’s a stereotype as old as any other: Wayward teenagers, lacking easily accessible entertainment options, stave off boredom by experimenting with drugs or by causing mischief and petty shenanigans — all to the chagrin of curmudgeonly adults who bemoan the antics of “kids these days.”

A celebration of life and prayer circle for Gordon Allgrove, 67, is planned for Saturday, April 23, and April 30. The longtime Felton and Scotts Valley resident died in San Jose.

San Lorenzo Valley High School will host a candlelight vigil to remember senior Kirsten Wetterhorn who was killed in a car accident in Boulder Creek.

Alan Miller, materials engineer for Lockheed Martin, visited David Grant’s ROP Engineering Design class at San Lorenzo Valley High School last week.

Nine-year-old Devin Hawthorn of Vine Hill Elementary School has been training for six months — including 15 climbs of strenuous Mountain Charlie Road — in preparation of the annual Mountain Charlie Challenge bike ride April 23.

By all rights, Jim Chelossi, a former U.S. Marine and inventor of the ubiquitous coffee-cup sleeve, could be quietly retired. Instead, he’s preparing a band of local young people to answer the demands of drill instructors, all on his own dime.