National Bead Challenge Day – Beads of Courage Charity
Saturday, September 19, will see scores of glass art studios across the country stringing beads for the nonprofit organization, Beads of Courage, Inc. This group provides innovative arts-in-medicine programs for children coping with cancer and other serious illnesses. National Bead Challenge Day is an annual fundraising event which serves more than 60,000 children in 240 hospitals throughout the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
Ballet raises money for kids fighting cancer
The Agape Dance Academy will once again offer four performances of a beloved Christmas ballet to benefit kids who are battling cancer.
‘The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers’
A popular interpretation of the Bard’s famous line is that killing the lawyers will give us a measure of satisfaction for the irritation they cause. A more noble interpretation, undoubtedly offered by a lawyer, is that the character in “Henry VI” wants to kill the lawyers so the tyrannical paymaster can plunder with impunity.
SLVWD wants to focus on upcoming projects and improvements, not lawsuits
If any consensus was made at the conclusion of the April 19 board of director meeting for the San Lorenzo Valley Water District, it was the desire for the public and the district to stay focused on keeping the infrastructure of the water district in top working condition.
Weekend voting
The latest pre-relection voter registration totals from Santa Cruz County showed a late surge in registered voters, falling just short of the 2012 record.
F(ri)ending Off Isolation: Senior Workshops
As we near our 8th month of social distancing, community members are getting more creative and motivated to diminish their feelings of isolation. The Scotts Valley Senior Life Association (SVSLA) has been concerned for the mental health of its members since the pandemic started, but particularly as it drags on. To combat this separation, the SVSLA has begun weekly Zoom workshops, many featuring community speakers, to check in with their seniors. Vice President George Haas and President Dave Hodgin have spruced up their Monday afternoon with presentations from Ross Eric Gibson, noted Santa Cruz historian, Danny Reber, Executive Director, SV Chamber of Commerce, Greg Pepping, Executive Director of the Coastal Watershed Council, and Eden Israel, “Sing Along with Eden.”
Felton Fire District to review parcel tax proposal at meeting Thursday
Felton Fire Protection District (FFPD) Board of Directors has scheduled a special meeting on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m. to discuss a proposed...