On Saturday morning, July 23, Andrew Theriot, 37, had a grand mal seizure at his home in Aptos with his wife, Stephanie, and their daughter, Audrey. He had a quick succession of seizures within the next hour until he was able to be sedated at the emergency room at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz. He was transferred to the intensive care unit later that day. He remains intubated and in a medically induced coma. At this time, there are many more questions than answers and his doctors are determining whether he can be removed from sedation and whether he will need to be transferred to a hospital that can offer more specialized care.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/andrew-theriot-needs-your-help/

#tpgonlinedaily

Jeff Rodrigs in Paradise, By Teresa Hidalgo Dance • Capitola Beach Festival Returns, By Laurie Hill • CDC Director: ‘We Fell Short', By Jondi Gumz • How Internship Inspired Second Harvest CEO, By Tara Fatemi Walker • 8 Tens to Return September 9 • 39th Annual Capitola Art & Wine Festival • Five Vie for Capitola City Council • Appointed to Office • Capitola Soroptimists Seek Applicants for ‘Live Your Dream' • Jobs in Santa Cruz County • Santa Cruz County Fair Returns • Hope Services Supports Chil

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/capitola-soquel-times-september-2022/

#tpgonlinedaily

On Oct. 9, Raíces y Cariño, a community collective for families, opened its doors Sunday with an open house at 1205 Freedom Blvd 3B, Watsonville. Director Nora Yerena hangs carriers for the onsite baby-wearing library. Directors Nora Yerena and Juliana Reyes are proud to connect their community to support the strength families have. Yerena has been an activist for families her whole life, with degrees in family sciences and ethnic studies, and certification as a family life educator. She's seen firsthand how difficult it can be to transition in the first few months of parenting – she's a doula and mother of six – and how much of a joy it can be when families have their village of necessary support and community.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/raices-y-carino-families-are-welcome/

#tpgonlinedaily

The New Year is right upon us! Is home redecorating in 2023 on your mind? When you look around your home, do you see areas that need improvement and updating? Bobbie Frandeen and Deborah Cypert If new flooring, carpets or window treatments are on your horizon, a visit to Interior Vision Flooring Design is a must. The only woman-owned mom-and-daughter business of the kind in this area, Deborah Cypert and her daughter Bobbie Frandeen have just what you need at their Soquel Village location. They take pride in their work in this male-dominated industry.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/interior-vision-flooring-design/

#tpgonlinedaily

Meet Your New Mayor, by Margaux Keiser • Helping Job-Seeking Veterans • Our Community Reads Presents Mary Coin: Concert, Films, Photography, Art Series Starts Jan. 26 • Housing on the Way In Soquel • Vaccine Boosts Pfizer Revenue, By Jondi Gumz • A Candle in the Darkness • ‘Mamma Mia!' Onstage In January • Janus of Santa Cruz New Board Members • Twin Lakes Church: 1 Million+ Meals for Food Bank • Gutzwiller Memorial Groundbreaking: Strock Family to Match December Donations, By Kieran Kelly • New Capitola City Clerk: Julia Moss • First Day Hikes • $103 Million for Bike & Walk Trail • State Offers Money to Repair Old Fair Barns, By Jondi Gumz • $5.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/capitola-soquel-times-january-2023/

#tpgonlinedaily

Aptos Little League completed a rare sweep of all three District 39 tournaments as each division won their respective brackets this summer. How unusual is this? Manager Troy Cope high-fives Dominik Castillo as he rounds 3rd after his home run at Harvey West during the 12-year-old All Star tournament. The head of District administration, Gene Carlisle, stated that he doesn't remember a year when a single Little League from District 39, which encompasses the Santa Cruz County area, went on to win all three age brackets for 10-, 11- & 12-year-old All Stars.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/rare-sweep-three-district-39-champs/

#tpgonlinedaily

Despite a protest at the Capitol, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 2098, which subjects doctors to disciplinary actions by state medical boards if they provide misinformation or disinformation to patients about Covid-19, including false or misleading information regarding the nature and risks of the virus, its prevention and treatment; and the development, safety, and effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines. The law defines misinformation as 'false information that is contradicted by contemporary scientific consensus contrary to the standard of care' and disinformation as misinformation the doctor 'deliberately disseminated with malicious intent or an intent to mislead.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/new-covid-law-puts-doctors-at-risk/

#tpgonlinedaily

On Sept. 14, Cabrillo College unveiled and dedicated the Engineering Tree Mural, a ceramic mural created by a team of more than 50 faculty and students, led by Cabrillo ceramics instructor Sylvia Rios. Ceramics instructor Sylvia Rios speaks at the dedication. The 10×20-foot mural adorns the ground floor wall at the south end of the Engineering building, Building 800, adjacent to the Engineering classroom (Room 810) on the campus at 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. Three years in the making, the mural is a beautiful work of hundreds of hand-crafted, glazed, and fired ceramic tiles that depict the several disciplines of Engineering in a detailed tree, with the natural landscape of the Central Coast in the background.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/cabrillo-unveils-engineering-tree-mural/

#tpgonlinedaily

Cabrillo College is the recipient of a five-year $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to strengthen career pathways and dual enrollment of high school students, according to college officials and U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta. The funding comes for the Title V Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions competitive grant program. Cabrillo is one of only 80 colleges nationwide to receive a grant. The full grant name is 'Abriendo El Camino: Connecting & Supporting High School Students into Structured College & Career Pathways.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/cabrillo-3-million-to-boost-pvusd-students/

#tpgonlinedaily

Scotts Valley's Dominique Parrish earned gold in her senior world wrestling championships debut, giving the U.S. its first title of the competition in Belgrade. 'It's so fun when you wrestle the best of the best,' she said. Parrish Dominque Parrish, 25, beat Mongolian Batkhuyagiin Khulan 4-2 in the 53kg final, 116.8 pounds, emerging as the best after being seeded No. 7. 'Indescribable,' Parrish said, tears of joy in her eyes and giving a 'thumbs up' sign while wrapping herself in an American flag.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/us-wrestler-dominique-parrish-earns-gold-at-worlds/

#tpgonlinedaily

In August, when the Aptos High School football team played highly ranked Oakdale (No. 69 in the state), Aptos came away with a 39-29 victory. The Mariners got a boost from Shania Garza, the first girl in Aptos High School history to score a point for the team. She's the kicker. Shania Garza She shares her story with the Aptos Times. ••• How did it feel to score for the football team? I feel it's honor to be able to score for the football team as the first girl at Aptos High School — a moment that will go down in history for the school.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/mariners-football-kicker-makes-history/

#tpgonlinedaily

Capitola resident and local sailor Skip Allan won the 82nd International 110 National Championship regatta on Tomales Bay, Aug. 8-12. Skip Allan and his crew, Sean Callagy, won the Nationals with Smart Shoes, #695, a local InvYC boat. The International 110 is a narrow, 24-foot, double-ended, two-person keelboat with a spinnaker and trapeze. These historical boats were first built in 1939. Currently more than 20 boats race out of Inverness, on Tomales Bay, an hour north of San Francisco. The National Championship regatta is a seven-race, one-throwout series raced over four days.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/capitola-sailor-skip-allan-wins-national-title/

#tpgonlinedaily

US Wrestler Dominique Parrish Earns Gold at Worlds • SV City Council Candidates: Vote Nov. 8 • Santa Cruz Film Festival Debuts Locally • New Covid Law Puts Doctors at Risk, By Jondi Gumz • Alert: One Pill Ordered Online Can Kill • Open Studios Art Tour 2022 • Aptos Art Studios • Third Annual Scotts Valley Halloween Treasure Hunt • Grand Opening: Scotts Valley Cultural and Performing Arts Center • 2022 Cops ‘N Rodders Best in Show Winner: Joe Moses: 1961 Lincoln Continental Convertible • Local At

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/scotts-valley-times-october-2022/

#tpgonlinedaily

When 44 school garden leaders visited Pajaro Valley Unified schools, they learned from the students. A 3rd grader at Amesti Elementary told of participating in Engineering in the Garden: 'We built a prototype for our trellis, we thought it would be strong, but when we tried it in the big garden, the rain knocked it down. Then, we had to use teamwork to change our design to make it stronger.' A 2nd grader at Starlight Elementary said: 'I love nature. And nature loves me!' On Dec. 6, Starlight Elementary, home to the new Emeril's Culinary Garden and Teaching Kitchen, founded by PVUSD, foundations, agencies, businesses and donors across the community, hosted lunch for teams from 22 organizations and agencies from 11 states attending Life Lab's School Garden Support Organization Leadership Institute.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/garden-leaders-from-11-states-visit-pvusd/

#tpgonlinedaily

The Board of Supervisors will be considering the annual budget at a set of upcoming budget hearings. While there were some positive indicators with revenues recovering from the pandemic impacts, some challenges still remain. The Proposed 2023-24 Budget is based on the County's adopted six-year strategic plan for 2018-24 and the proposed two-year operational plan for 2023-25. The proposed budget continues an approach that has allowed the County to achieve a AAA bond rating (due to strong reserves and other fiscal responsibility measures).

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/county-proposed-budget-awaits-100-million-from-feds/

#tpgonlinedaily

Singing beautiful music in harmony with others is one of my greatest joys. Yes! Rehearsals have begun for Cabrillo Stage's production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame based on Victor Hugo's timeless novel, featuring songs from Disney's Academy Award-nominated score. Musical Director Michael McGushin describes the score as 'lush and full of drama.' As he works with us, it's clear he understands the musical nuances of the score and never loses sight of the story we are telling. With his clear instruction and commitment to quality, we know we are creating something truly special.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/rehearsals-begin-at-cabrillo-stage/

#tpgonlinedaily

Two newer Omicron subvariants BQ1.1 and BQ.1 are now more pervasive than BA.5, the variant included in the new bivalent booster for this fall along with the original 2020 coronavirus, which is no longer circulating. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention reported BQ1.1 in the lead comprising 25.5%, then BQ.1, 24.2% and then BA.5, 24%. Researchers say the new Covid-19 variants are more spreadable but there is no indication they make people sicker than their predecessors. The U.S. is averaging 300 deaths a day, compared to 3,000 last winter when the Delta variant raged.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/fired-employees-sue-nike-nba-over-covid-vaccine-mandate/

#tpgonlinedaily

Local officials officially broke ground on the Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller Memorial at Willowbrook County Park in Aptos on Nov. 14. Santa Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart, Supervisor Zach Friend, County Parks Director Jeff Gaffney, County Park Friends Executive Director Mariah Roberts, and Deputy Sheriff's Association President Ethan Rumrill plunged shovels into the park's damp soil in a symbolic beginning to the memorial's construction. Sgt. Gutzwiller was killed in the line of duty on June 6, 2020, leaving behind his wife and two young children.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/gutzwiller-memorial-groundbreaking/

#tpgonlinedaily

Every year migrant farm workers from Oaxaca, Mexico come to California's central coast to work in the agriculture industry as strawberry pickers and in other roles, including weeding and harvesting. Undocumented workers with few to no legal rights represent a significant part of this labor force. These workers are vulnerable to wage theft, sexual assault and harassment and high levels of pesticide exposure, and endure six-day work weeks for the promise of wages to send home to family members and the hope of a better life.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/raising-awareness-farmworker-reality-tour/

#tpgonlinedaily

Highway 1 Groundbreaking, By Jondi Gumz • Open on the Esplanade, By Jondi Gumz • Hearts & Hands Resolves Litigation With Fine, By Jondi Gumz • Got a Ukelele? Come to Capitola Beach Festival, By Judie Block • Brookvale Terrace Mobile Home Park: Thirty Years Of Ownership by Resident Owners, By Stacey Vreeken • New Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Leader • Santa Cruz Shakespeare Brings Three Plays To Its Summer Festival, by Lauren Gunderson • Breath+Oneness: A Healing Place, By Jondi Gumz • Capitola Summer Rec is Back! • Affordable Housing Conversations • Jobs in Santa Cruz County • Veterans' Art On Display • A Spark of Art in Aptos, By Jondi Gumz • Santa Cruz County: $223 Million Needed for Sewer System • Thank You, Second Harvest Volunteers • Sé'sh Shóto'sh Psí'sh: New MAH Exhibit by Cannupa Hanska Luger • New CEO Todd Wilson at Preferred Strategies • Museum Needs Volunteers • Open Seat on Museum Board • Time to Focus on Child Neglect • Apply for Affordable Rentals • Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day • County Awarded $5.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/capitola-soquel-times-may-2023/

#tpgonlinedaily

State Audit Scrutinizes Our County Fair, by Jondi Gumz • Finally, a Safe Ride to Nisene Marks, By Todd Marco • Doctors Challenge AB 2098 Targeting Covid Misinformation, By Jondi Gumz • Audit Findings: The Details • Emeril's Garden Takes Root at Starlight Elementary • Trick or Treat: The Secret of Halloween, Poem by Peter Melton • Rise Together Celebration • 2022 Rise Together Circle of Support Grants • PVUSD Candidates on Board Policies, Teacher Shortage & Teacher Pay • Cabrillo Unveils Engineer

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/aptos-times-october-15-2022/

#tpgonlinedaily

On Oct. 28, tee off to fight brain cancer at Spring Hills Golf Course in Watsonville. This is a fundraiser for Andrew Theriot of Aptos and his family. It's a scramble tournament starting at 10 a.m. Cost to play is $125, which includes lunch. Donate $500 to be a hole sponsor. Andrew, who is 38, has undergone two surgeries chemo and radiation since he was diagnosed with Stage 4 glioblastoma. His wife Stephanie, on leave from teaching math at Aptos High, has been at his side and in charge of his treatment and care during this ordeal while caring for their toddler Audrey.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/golfing-to-fight-brain-cancer/

#tpgonlinedaily

Andrew Theriot Needs Your Help, By Rebecca Dutro • Rare Sweep — 3 District 39 Champs! • Omicron Levels Drop, But Outbreak Cancels Cabrillo Stage's Candide, By Jondi Gumz • Educational Equity & Support For Every Student • HIP Community Forum: Health Careers • Homeless Count: 2,299, Up 6%, By Jondi Gumz • Celebrating Marine Sanctuaries • Capitola Aids Watsonville Community Hospital Purchase • Utilities Tops in Average Weekly Wages • Hourly Wages in Santa Cruz County • New Assistant Principals: Aptos High, Jr High • Elaine Johnson To Head Santa Cruz Housing Nonprofit • Tax Credits for 397 Affordable Apartments • County Offers Pesticide Notice to Senior Village • CalTrans Innovation Winner: 360 Tours • Coastal Cleanup Needs You! • ‘The Land of Milk & Honey': New Exhibit at MAH: Sept.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/aptos-times-august-15-2022/

#tpgonlinedaily

Am Rhein Family Attendees at Agri-Culture's 26th Annual Farm Dinner celebrating the harvest not only raised money for the educational organization but also were treated to the world premiere of 'The Perfect Pie,' a song by Suzanne Cornelius about Watsonville apple grower Nita Gizdich. Cornelius and her husband Robert, who lead the Wildcat Mountain Ramblers bluegrass band, decided this event hosted by Hortifrut Genetics Ltd. on the Nakano Family Ranch would be perfect for the world premiere before they took it on the road.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/agri-culture-26th-annual-farm-dinner/

#tpgonlinedaily

Putting Ease in the Giving Season, By Susan True, Hilary Bryant, and Sam Leask • PVUSD Identity Portraits • KSCO Radio for Sale, By Jondi Gumz • Holiday Boutique at Aptos Methodist • Bay Federal Branches Go Green • Miracle: How Watsonville Hospital Was Saved, By Jondi Gumz • Deputy Sheriffs Thank You!: Fundraising for Sgt. Gutzwiller Memorial in Final Stages, By Tricia Wiltshire Potts • Morielle Mamaril Joins PVUSD Board as Student Trustee • Student Leaders for Model UN Conference • More Santa C

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/aptos-times-november-15-2022/

#tpgonlinedaily

This spring, City Council held public workshops to discuss the City's long-standing strategic goals. City Manager Mali LaGoe, led the Council through a series of questions and discussion topics to update and prioritize staff's focus to achieve the listed goals. Metrics were developed to measure progress. Following the workshops, staff identified strategies and tactics for each of the Council's four goals. Funding for each of the goals was included in the City's budget approved in June for fiscal year 2022-2023.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/scotts-valley-strategic-plan-update/

#tpgonlinedaily

Paradise means something different to each of us. For Jeff Rodrigs who has multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair, his hometown of Capitola is Paradise. On a typical morning, Jeff is off to Mr. Toots Coffeehouse, one of several cafes he visits in Capitola Village. Jeff happily grabs the opportunity to meet and greet people. 'Have a good one,' and 'Hi there,' he beams to people, whether strangers or friends. His face and wheelchair are well known by the locals. People stop and chat with him, especially at the Capitola Wharf where he often enjoys his mocha macchiato.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/jeff-rodrigs-in-paradise/

#tpgonlinedaily

Women on Waves, the females of the surfing and swimming community are thrilled to bring back their surfing contest to Capitola Beach on Oct. 22 and 23. With more participants, they will be able to spread their mission of empowering women and enjoy more hours to soak in all the good vibes. Aylana Zanville, the creator of Ola Chica surf wear, took over the leadership of WOW in 2018. As an avid former-competitive surfer, involved with WOW for many years, she says, 'There was no other event that existed like this one, with so much support and camaraderie between competitors and viewers.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/women-on-waves-thank-you-ocean/

#tpgonlinedaily

The Scotts Valley Times asked three questions of the Scotts Valley City Council candidates seeking two seats in the Nov. 8 election. Here are the questions and their answers: Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said she plans to overhaul the agency, saying it failed to meet expectations during the Covid-19 pandemic. She wants an action-oriented culture that emphasizes accountability, collaboration, communication, and timeliness. Are you satisfied with the safety measures the council took during the Covid pandemic? If yes, give examples.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/scotts-valley-city-council-candidates-2022/

#tpgonlinedaily

The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History with the MexiCali Biennial announce The Land of Milk and Honey, a traveling arts and culture exhibition focused on the ideological concept of agriculture in California and Mexico on view at the MAH museum, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz, from Sept. 1–Dec. 31. Drawing inspiration from John Steinbeck's portrayal of the region as a corrupted Eden, the biennial presents works that question ethical, cultural, and regional practices related to foodways, and the venture from seed to table.

https://tpgonlinedaily.com/mah-the-land-of-milk-honey/

#tpgonlinedaily