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For many years, Aunt LaLi’s Mobile Café has been an integral part of Arcangeli’s birthday parties.  While a cog was recently thrown into the party wheel, the family knew they simply they could not break from tradition for Bobby’s thirteenth birthday this year.  Drive by birthday’s are becoming the new norm, so it was quickly decided for Aunt LaLi to head the parade and provide socially distanced ice cream to all of the participants.  The party was a “so heartwarming and a big success,” and the Press Banner wishes Bobby a very happy birthday!

On Wednesday, August 26, at 3:00 p.m., the Scotts Valley Water District opened their Recycled Water Fill Station. The “Station” is located behind the Scotts Valley Library at 251 Kings Village Road in Scotts Valley.According to J.M. Brown, spokesperson for SVWD, recycled water is wastewater that has been through multiple treatment processes to assure that it meets the California Department of Public Health quality and safety standards. To date, SVWD has delivered about 530 million gallons of recycled water to customers. Brown says that it is important to know that “SVWD is a regional leader in the distribution of recycled water.Scotts Valley residents may receive up to 250 gallons of recycled water per day free of charge. The pumping schedule is: 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and on Saturdays it is 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Receiving the free recycled water should defray the negative impact of drought by using the water to irrigate gardens and landscaping. Visit http:/svwd.org/your-water/recycled-water.

With a little help from his friends — and siblings — Scotts Valley High School senior Ben Gomez Villafañe has pedaled into rarefied air in the world of cyclo-cross racing.

Every week, on Sunday morning, I kiss a black man’s hand in front of several hundred people. And I’ve been doing that for twenty years. It happens in the middle of our Sunday service at a moment called the ‘Kiss of Peace’. We do this because, in Eastern Orthodoxy, it’s considered a deep hypocrisy to worship together while claiming to be ‘perfectly united, with no divisions’ (1 Cor. 1:10) while being upset with someone or holding a grudge.

I know, kids, I know. Summer can be a bummer, right? Sure, you get to sleep in, and you don’t have any homework, but let’s face it: day after day with nothing FUN to do can get boring, right? So, what can you do to make the most of your time away from school?