Mission: The Valley Women’s Club is dedicated to community action, awareness and leadership in environmental, educational, social, and political concerns that affect the health and welfare of the San Lorenzo Valley and our community.
Mission: The Valley Women’s Club is dedicated to community action, awareness and leadership in environmental, educational, social, and political concerns that affect the health and welfare of the San Lorenzo Valley and our community.
Community Connection CommitteeThe Community Connection Committee sponsors and participates in selected community events and provides liaison with other SLV organizations and with government officials. Events Redwood Mountain Faire, June 5, 11am–7pm, Roaring Camp Railroad, Felton. Benefits local nonprofits. Volunteers needed! Email or 338-6570 CERT Disaster Preparedness Training, Contact Liz Taylor-Selling (Mountain Community Resources) 335-6606 Candidate's Forums: before elections - contact Sherry Skold or 336-5700 Hammer-Marcum awards: bi-annually in spring - contact Nancy Macy or 338-7107 Halloween pedestrian safety, October 31, Boulder Creek. Contact Hilary Stanley, 338-2247 Liaisons Education/Cabrillo: Donna Ziel End of Life Coalition: Emmi Schambeck Event: Advance Directives Workshop Felton Library Friends: Michele Mosher, Nancy Gerdt; Sherry Skold MCR Disaster Preparedness: Mary Hammer; Sherry Skold Political Connections (Electeds and County and State Agencies): Beth Benjamin and delegates as needed Reproductive Rights, Women’s Commission: Sheila De Lany Community Connections news Summer 2010 Feasts for Friends of Farmers Enthusiasts of locally produced organic food will want to know about several events in the valley that will enable them to eat wonderful meals and support local farmers and businesses in the same mouthful. Camp Joy Garden in Boulder Creek is in its 39th year of operation as an organic farm and CSA, and, as many valley residents have experienced over the last few years, to attend one of their garden dinners or brunches can be a blissful experience for all the senses. We often hear moans of disappointment from folks who call for reservations too late, or hear about the event after the fact. Spaces are still available but are filling quickly. Call Camp Joy at 831-338-3651 and leave a message if you don’t get a live human (since most folks are out in the field growing your supper), go to the website at www.campjoygardens.org, or email your reservation to info@campjoygardens.org. Multiply your fun by bringing a friend or two to share the beauty of the garden and the festivities. Dates for the remaining two dinners are Saturdays July 24th & September 11th from 5:00-8:00 pm , the cost is $35/$25 members, with local wine and organic beer available for $10 additional; We are also holding a family supper event with menu and ambiance especially planned for families and children on Saturday June 26th from 4:00-6:00 pm with music by the valley’s beloved Freesia Raine, the cost is $40 for a family of four. Please also inquire about custom events for 12-20 people – you bring the party, we supply the food and the setting. Jim Nelson and Beth Benjamin began Camp Joy in 1971 after working with Alan Chadwick at what became the very renowned and highly regarded apprentice program at CASFS (the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems) at UCSC. Over 1000 people have gone through the program by now, and as recent graduate research has shown, a very large percentage of them have continued in agriculture, education, horticultural therapy and social justice/food security work all over the country and throughout the world. These are the farmers of today and tomorrow who will be producing the food we want to eat. Evan Borthwick from Redwood Pizzeria in downtown Felton will be generously hosting a Grow a Farmer pizza night benefit for the apprentice program on Tuesday June 29 from 5 to 9:30 pm. A big crowd will mean a great party, and you can eat delicious organic pizza, salad and organic beer from Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery with good conscience, since the proceeds will help support the training of new organic farmers. Please help spread the word and bring your family and friends – no speeches or raffles, just excellent pizza and hopefully some music too. If no one brings instruments to the pizzeria, there’s a wonderful youth marimba band from Seattle playing at Don Quixote’s that night too. At press time, we haven’t firmed up details, but Evan has offered to host another fundraising dinner at his new restaurant at the gorgeous garden site of the old Theo’s Restaurant in Soquel named Main Street Gardens. The dates will appear soon on the GAF website. To learn more about Evan’s restaurants, visit Redwood Pizza and Main Street Garden Cafe. Fun Summer Programs for Children Felton Library Friends is sponsoring a series of programs for kids this summer. The programs will be on Tuesdays, from 1:30-2:30, at the Felton Public Library. Visit our website for more information or click here. Mountain Community Resources Mountain Community Resources (MCR) has been helping families thrive in the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley communities since 1982. In addition to the core programs provided by this local family resource center, MCR has added some exciting new services to help strengthen our community – one person, one family, one neighborhood at a time. New in 2010: Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program: MCR is part of a collaborative of five local agencies assisting our homeless population and residents at-risk of losing their housing. For more information about available services, please contact Romina Cervantes at 335-6607. English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes: MCR now offers ESL classes at two convenient locations. For more information about upcoming classes, please contact Maggie Alejo at 335-6608. Positive Parenting Program: MCR has a team of certified practitioners trained to offer advice and support to parents dealing with common developmental and behavioral issues in children. To learn more about upcoming parenting workshops or to schedule an individual consultation, please contact Brenda Holmes at 335-6603. Local Poets Inspire, Enthrall Audience A packed house at the Felton Community Center enjoyed an “Evening of Poetry” by local poets on April 26th. The sixth annual event, sponsored and organized by the Felton Library Friends, featured over a dozen readings of original works as well as favorite selections read by local residents. Santa Cruz poet, Amber Sumrall, a 2010 Gail Rich Award winner, was tasked with selecting from among over 100 submissions for inclusion in the program. After offering advice and encouragement, particularly to the young students in attendance, she explained how difficult a job it was to choose which poems would be read. The selected poets, who ranged in age from 6 to 73, read works which interpreted the theme of “Place.” Joya Marie Strubing clearly demonstrated the power of poetry to evoke strong feeling and emotion with her work, Grammy’s House, which she recited from memory and which won her a request for an encore. Sarah Wapner, Jarod Rishpater and Blaze Brumbaugh each interpreted the topic I’m from... in a unique and revealing way that allowed the audience a glimpse of the angst, joy and confusion of life as a pre-teen. High Schoolers Jillian Fulton, Emmy Digirolamo and Richard LaPlante shared (in order) Happy Memories, a heartfelt ode of teenage love; The Wonderer, a sort of melodic journey of curiosity and connection; and Contradictions, about the struggle to reconcile reality, perception and desire. Adult contributors included Karen Close who read On Living Here, a vibrant and reverent tribute to the wonder of our natural environment; Joy Churchman who paid tribute to Dr. Seuss with an amusing and saucy Ode to Rain; and Hazel Weiser who read an excerpt from her Chemo Days, that beautifully spoke of devastation and renewal, suffering and survival. Paul Machlis served as the master of ceremonies providing introductions and interesting quotations evocative of the theme of the evening. He interspersed the presenters of original works with readings by local luminaries of selected favorites. SLV High School English teacher Dave Poetzinger, recalled growing up in the Scottish immigrant community in Chicago and read from Scotland’s favorite son, Robert Burns. Felton businessman Les Gardner shared a beautiful love poem written by his mother. Local chef Sebastian Nobile, from Oak Tree Ristorante, read a translated Uruguayan love poem and Dr. Amy Solomon from Balance Health of Ben Lomond chose two favorite children’s poems from her own past after telling the audience how delighted she was to be chosen to read poetry instead of to discuss hepatitis. Park interpreters, Lee Summers and Julie Sidel, who are members of the 5Ms Band (The Mostly Mediocre Musical Monarch Mariposas) performed a song written by combining poetic contributions left by visitors to Big Basin. Phyllis Taylor, Marilyn Robertson and Nancy Gerdt were credited with organizing the event, which has become a treasured tradition for the San Lorenzo Valley community. Ms. Sumrall deserves praise for the selections she made. The audience was completely enthralled and each and every presenter was not only well received but well prepared. Felton Community Hall was certainly the place to be this night. Upcoming Events at the San Lorenzo Valley Museum The San Lorenzo Valley Museum was established in 1976 to preserve the history of the San Lorenzo Valley through museum exhibits and educational programs. The first museum was called the Boulder Creek Museum and for twenty years it was located in a second floor office just outside of downtown Boulder Creek. Through a generous bequest, the Boulder Creek Historical Society was able to purchase the original Grace Episcopal Church building and undertook renovations to bring the all old-growth redwood structure up to current building codes. In 1999, the Historical Society officially opened its new San Lorenzo Valley Museum, broadening its scope from just Boulder Creek to the history of the entire San Lorenzo Valley. Yearly events include a series of historical talks with expert speakers, the annual San Lorenzo Valley Community Picnic, and Children’s Victorian Christmas. For more information visit the website.
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