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Four out of five SLVWD Board members were present at the June 18, 2015, board meeting to pass the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016. The budget reported an expected total loss of $993,635 for the Water Fund. The Board cut an additional $32,500 from the expense side of the budget to relieve the expected shortfall.

Business leaders and employers in Scotts Valley and the San Lorenzo Valley are beginning the new year with a sense of optimism, if not about the overall economy, but about renewed activity in the job market.

Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center is the non-profit organization that operates three spaces: the Bankhead Theater, the Bothwell Arts Center and Downtown Art Studios. The mission of LVPAC is to offer a broad range of arts opportunities and experiences to engage our diverse community. LVPAC's vision: The heart of a vibrant cultural arts community. 

The Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Press Banner are co-sponsoring two candidate forums, one for the City Council, on Oct. 6,  and one for the school district Board of Trustees, on Oct. 18..

When the 2015-16 academic year started, so did the sport competitions for our local High School teams. For Football, Girl’s Volleyball, Water Polo and Girl’s Golf, here is a ‘snapshot’ description of what has happened so far.

“The state soil of New York is named for the place where a man lost his finger to a rattlesnake. The finger lays quiet in the ground,” writes Aimee Nezhukumatathil. “The snake’s great-great-grandsnakes still chitter through this soil.”