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Cabrillo’s Brian King gets warm send off at Aptos breakfast
By ROSEANN HERNANDEZ
OF THE REGISTER-PAJARONIAN
APTOS — Outgoing Cabrillo College President Brian
King received a warm send off
at the Aptos Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Thursday
as he prepares to leave the
community college at the end
of the month for his new role
as chancellor of the Los Rios
Community College District in
Sacramento, the second largest
in the state.
King, who served Cabrillo
College as president and superintendent since 2004, was
recognized for his work by
community leaders including
2nd District Supervisor Zach
Friend, who presented King
with a proclamation, as did
the office of Congressman
Sam Farr, whose representative called King “truly invaluable.”
The organizing committee
for the AMGEN tour thanked
King for his support of the
cycling event, which drew big
crowds to the campus as it
hosted the Stage 2 finish line
on May 14.
“He accepted that whole circus for a day,” said Maura Noel
as she presented King with an
AMGEN keepsake.
Rene Schlaepfer, pastor of
Roseann Hernandez/Register-Pajaronian
George Blumenthal, chancellor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, commends
outgoing Cabrillo College President Brian King at the Aptos Chamber of Commerce breakfast
on Thursday.
Twin Lakes Church in Aptos,
said King was one of those parishioners who “calls you out of
the blue” and takes you out to
lunch to see how you are doing.
Schlaepfer also credited
King for getting him involved
in the Aptos Chamber and with
the Second Harvest Food Bank.
“He challenged us to get out
there in the community,” said
Schlaepfer.
Interim president expected to be chosen for Cabrillo College
REGISTER-PAJARONIAN STAFF REPORT
APTOS — The Cabrillo
College Governing Board is
expected to negotiate a contract with an interim president
and superintendent Monday
to replace Brian King, who announced in November that he
will leave the college at the end
of January to serve as chancellor of the Los Rios Community
College District Board of Trust-
ees.
King served as Cabrillo College’s president and superintendent since 2004.
After King’s announcement, the Governing Board
authorized a board subcommittee to serve on an interim
and permanent superintendent/president search committee.
According to a report given
to the board, the committee reviewed eight resumes, conducting telephone and in-person
interviews.
While the committee narrowed its search down for
an interim president, due to
the tight timeframe, a decision has not yet been made
on a candidate, the report
stated.
The committee expects to
have a recommendation in
time for Monday’s meeting,
when the board will negotiate
a contract with the candidate.
The candidate is expected to
serve as interim president for
six months.
The Cabrillo College Governing Board will meet Monday
at 5:30 p.m. at the Cabrillo
College Sesnon House, 6500
Soquel Drive, Aptos.
Pinnacles National Monument upgraded to become national park
REGISTER-PAJARONIAN STAFF REPORT
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama signed
Congressman Sam Farr’s (DCarmel) bill, H.R. 3641, on
Thursday to create Pinnacles
National Park.
Pinnacles becomes the 59th
national park and the first on
California’s Central Coast. With
its creation, California is now
home to nine national parks,
more than any other state.
“The Central Coast has long
been recognized for our beautiful shoreline, where mountains
meet the sea,” Congressman
Sam Farr stated in a press release. “Visitors have traveled
the world to see our coast but
now they are going to come to
also see our cliffs.”
Successor
Redevelopment
Agency
The Oversight Board for
the Successor Agency of the
Redevelopment Agency will
meet Monday at 10:30 a.m.
Council Chambers of the
Civic Plaza building, 275 Main
St., fourth floor (park on level
6).
Santa Cruz City
Council
The council meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the
month at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the
council chambers, 809 Center
St. Next meetings: Tuesday, Jan.
22. Information: www.cityofsantacruz.com.
Capitola City Council
Capitola City Council meetings are held the second and
fourth Thursdays of each month
at 7 p.m. at the City Council
Chambers, 420 Capitola Ave.
Next meeting: Jan. 24. Information: ci.capitola.ca.us.
The park draws its name
from the volcanic spires that
were formed by the eruption
of the Neenach Volcano more
than 23 million years ago.
Established in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt, the
26,000-acre Pinnacles National
Monument is the 11th oldest
National Monument in the
United States.
The legislation passed both
chambers of Congress unanimously because of its broad,
grassroots support due to the
positive impact it would have
on the surrounding communities. Located in both Monterey
and San Benito counties, the
legislation had support from
both Chambers of Commerce
and Visitors Bureaus.
“By elevating Pinnacles
National Monument to national
park status we also elevate the
region’s appeal to potential
visitors,” Farr stated. “These
new tourists will spend their
dollars at local businesses and
ultimately be the driving force
that helps this region between
the two counties grow and
eventually prosper.”
In a statement, Assemblyman Luis Alejo said he was
“proud” of Obama’s decision
to sign the bill.
“Congressman Sam Farr is
commended for his leadership
and hard work to bring the
much-needed recognition to
one of the most beautiful areas
of California,” he stated. “I look
forward to working with our
local government leaders to
highlight the area to families
as a place to visit.”
The Pinnacles system is
home to 149 species of birds,
49 mammals, 22 reptiles, six
amphibians, 68 butterflies, 36
dragonflies and damselflies,
nearly 400 bees and many thousands of other invertebrates.
More than 30 endangered
California condors reside in
the cliffs of the Pinnacles. Since
2003, the Park Service has
been involved in the California
Condor Recovery Program to
re-establish California condors
to the area. Additionally, the
caves located in the new park
are breeding grounds for the
Towsend big-eared bat, a species of special concern.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Library Board
The Watsonville Public Library Board of Trustees meets
the third Thursday of each
month at 6 p.m. in the secondfloor meeting room of the Main
library, 275 Main St. Information: 768-3400.
the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month in the district office boardroom, 294
Green Valley Road, Watsonville. Next meeting: Wednesday.
Closed session at 6 p.m., public
session at 7 p.m. Information:
www.pvusd.net.
Capitola Planning
Commission
Santa Cruz County Fair
The commission will meet
Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. in the City
Council Chambers, 420 Capitola
Ave. Information: ci.capitola.
ca.us.
The board of directors of
the 14th District Agricultural
Association will meet Tuesday,
Jan. 29 at 1:30 p.m. in the Santa
Cruz County Fairgrounds boardroom. Information: 724-5671.
Pajaro Valley Fire
Protection District
SC County Sanitation
District
The Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District will hold a
Board of Directors meeting on
Jan. 17 at 5 p.m. The meeting
will be at the Pajaro Valley fire
station located at 562 Casserly
Road.
The board of directors meets
on the first and third Thursdays
of each month at 4:45 p.m. at the
D.A. Porath Sanitation Facility,
2750 Lode St., Santa Cruz. Next
meeting: Jan. 17. Information:
454-2160.
Pajaro Valley Unified
School District
SC County Board of
Supervisors
The board of trustees meets
The board meets twice every
month in Room 525 of the Gov-
ernment Center Building, 701
Ocean St., Santa Cruz. Roll call
at 9 a.m.; lunch break at noon.
Next meeting: Tuesday.
Watsonville Planning
Commission
The commission will meet
Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 5:30 p.m. in
the City Council Chambers of
the Civic Plaza building, 275
Main St., fourth floor (park
on level 6). Information: 7683050.
Daughter is stressing out the entire family
Dear Annie: Our daughter
is going down a bad road, and
our 13-year-old granddaughter,
“Lana,” is in the driver’s seat.
Lana has been diagnosed
with ADHD, but since we live
in another state, we have no
way of knowing whether she’s
staying on her meds. I’ve heard
from my wife that Lana has
been destroying furniture and is
physically and verbally abusing
her mother. At one point, she
snatched her mom’s cellphone
out of her hand while she was
calling for help.
Here’s another layer of trouble: We know our daughter has
had drug abuse issues in the
past, and we suspect she’s on
some harder stuff now. She is
losing weight at an alarming
rate, her teeth are going bad,
and she’s just been kicked out
of her apartment -- for the fourth
time in less than two years.
This is stressing the entire
family, even though we’re hundreds of miles away. What can
we do? How do we cope with
this? — Worried and Wondering
Dear Worried: Is Lana’s
father in the picture? Is he reliable? Would he be willing to ask
for custody? Would you be willing
to take the girl in if her mother
is on drugs? We know Lana is a
handful, but part of the reason
is because her mother may not
be a competent parent. We urge
you to make a trip to see your
daughter and assess the situation. You also might want to alert
Lana’s school to the home issues.
There is support for friends and
relatives of addicted children.
Contact Nar-Anon (nar-anon.org)
at 800-477-6291.
Dear Annie: For the past
30 years, my brother-in-law,
“Bob,” has spent the holidays
with us, staying for a week or
more. He has never offered to
take us out to lunch, dinner or
anything else. In fact, the last
time we went out together, he
somehow left his credit card at
home when the bill arrived, so
we paid, as usual. (How does
anyone travel 1,000 miles without a credit card?)
Everyone else I know makes
it a regular practice to offer to
take the hosts out for a meal
or at the very least pitch in for
groceries. When we are guests,
we do this. It is courteous,
polite and proper. Are we just
old-fashioned?
How do we handle Bob’s inability to find his pockets? Should
we mention ahead of time that
diners will be paying for their
own meals? My husband has
never brought this up with his
brother, but I think it’s time Bob
became a good guest. He is single,
well-educated and lives comfortably. Should we just come out and
tell him? It would be difficult to
do without ruffling a few feathers. — New Hampshire
Dear New Hampshire: How
does your husband feel about
this? Bob is being a freeloader,
but if your husband prefers not
to confront him (and can afford
it), we think you should let him
decide the issue. Otherwise,
since he’s family, and you will
continue to host him, it’s OK
to approach Bob with a lighthearted touch and say that it’s
his turn to pick up the tab on
the next outing.
Dear Annie: This is in
response to “Frustrated,”
whose new husband, “Kevin,”
won’t let her buy her own
stuff. If he is a control freak,
they need counseling, or if
necessary, she can get the
marriage annulled. Life is too
short to live like that.
If it were up to my husband,
we’d never have anything decent around here. I’ve replaced
some of his and my old stuff
and learned to stand up to him.
It’s not healthy to be married
and feel like you are living out
a prison sentence.
Assuming she’s not trying to
buy high-end expensive stuff,
she needs to ask herself: Would
she let a friend treat her that
way? No. — Happily Married 20
Years to a Pack Rat
Orchard School holding open house
REGISTER-PAJARONIAN STAFF REPORT
APTOS — The independent,
K-6 Orchard School is hosting
an open house on Tuesday from
3:30 to 5 p.m. on its campus at
2288 Trout Gulch Road, Aptos.
Visitors can tour the campus,
meet teachers and learn about
the curriculum.
Orchard School is a small
school set on a 14-acre campus
that features an organic garden,
farm animals, woods, and a seasonal stream.
Space is available in all
grades, K-6. For information
call, 688-1074 or visit www.
orchardschoolaptos.org.
Volunteers needed for homeless census
REGISTER-PAJARONIAN STAFF REPORT
WATSONVILLE — Applied
Survey Research is looking for
volunteers to help conduct a
homeless census.
The Department of Housing
and Urban Development mandates that counties (in order to
receive federal funding) count
the homeless individuals in their
county every two years. In the
last two weeks of this month,
counties across the country will
join Santa Cruz in their homeless point-in-time count.
The count takes place at
6 a.m. on the morning of Jan.
22 and will last until the early
afternoon. Volunteers will canvass an assigned portion of the
county and will work with a
qualified homeless guide with
knowledge of where to best
find homeless individuals and
families.
Before participating in the
count, all volunteers are asked
to attend a one-hour training to
familiarize them with the process.
Trainings will take place on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Watsonville
Salvation Army/Pajaro Rescue
Mission, 112 Grant St., Watsonville, Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the
Felton Bible Church, 5999 Graham Hill Road, Felton, or Friday
at 5:30 p.m. at the United Way of
Santa Cruz County, 4450 Capitola
Road, Suite 106, Capitola.
To sign up to volunteer, visit
www.surveymonkey.com/s/
SantaCruz2013.