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IN MEMORIAM: Jack Kuehl

January 21, 2015 By in Community, News, Obituary Tags: , , Leave a comment

2015-01 Jack KuehlJanuary 18th Boulder Creek Fire Department lost one of our long time members. Fire Commissioner Jack Kuehl passed away at his home surrounded by family. Commissioner Kuehl first joined the fire department in the 1960’s and has remained a part of our family since then. Below is the obituary provided by his son, former BCFD Lieutenant Steve Kuehl.

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Jack Douglas Kuehl passed away January 18th at his residence in Boulder Creek after his year long battle with cancer at the age of 80. His wife Renee was at his side.

Born in Flint, Michigan, Jack graduated from high school in Illinois and then attended Michigan State. He moved to California in 1960 and shortly thereafter started his lifelong career of building homes. First in Aptos, then in Boulder Creek Jack established his family home in Santa Cruz County. One of his largest building projects was working with Mr. Culligan to construct the original 100 condominiums at the Boulder Creek Golf and Country Club in 1967. His current home of Meadowood was built in 1973 where five family generations have since resided.

Jack joined the Boulder Creek Fire Department in the 1960s as a firefighter for several years, later returning as fire commissioner in 1991 where he maintained this ranking until the week of his passing.

Jack is survived by his wife of 50 years, Renee, children Diane Ruby of Chico, David Philleo of Scotts Valley, Jerryne King of Scotts Valley, John Kuehl of Monterey and Steve Kuehl of Boulder Creek. He has three sisters, Phyllis Starkey in Florida, Marsha Velders in Illinois and Karen Barworth in Colorado. He also has nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Jack requested that any donations in his memory be made to the Boulder Creek Fire Department or Hospice of Santa Cruz County. At Jack’s request no services are being planned. If anyone has any remembrances Renee has asked for those people to please contact her.

RAIN UPDATE: 22.53 inches

December 15, 2014 By in News Tags: , , , Leave a comment

According to the San Lorenzo Valley Water Distrct Weather Station located in downtown, Boulder Creek has so far received 22.53 inches of rain for the ‘rainfall year.’ Our ‘rainfall year’ is from October 1 through September 30.

So, as of today we have seen more rain than we did for all of last year! (we totaled 22.41 inches last year)

 

Click HERE to see the rain gauge and other interesting info.

 

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Rainy Day Fun: Live Video from the Monterey Bay Aquarium

December 10, 2014 By in News Tags: , , Leave a comment

Pretty darn neat. Check out these live feeds from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Click HERE for the list.

We’re really enjoying the Jelly Cam and the Open Sea Cam.

 

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Local Family ‘s Gratitude to SLV Makes Cancer Diagnosis A Little Easier to Bear

November 25, 2014 By in News Leave a comment

Earlier this month, Blair McEwen of Felton, rushed his beautiful wife Donnice to the emergency room because she was experiencing horrific abdominal pain. Unfortunately, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer.  While at the hospital, she had both ovaries, tubes and lymph nodes removed. She is now facing a grueling bout of chemo, followed by a stay at Stanford for a complete hysterectomy and lymph node removal in her neck, and then more rounds of chemo.  Says Blair, “it felt like our world started to crash in on us.  I took time off work to be her 24 hour care provider and the bills started to pile up.”

A close family friend set up a GoFundMe page so that people could  help if they wanted to.   What Blair and his family saw coming in from the SLV community on that first day was so uplifting.  “I watched as everyone started to donate to help my family and couldn’t help but to start crying.  There are no words to describe how much everyone’s help, caring and generosity has helped our family. When our world felt the darkest it had every been.  Everyone came together to take the weight off of our shoulders and helped us to dust ourselves off and give us an ember of happiness back.”

The page is still up and active, for people who would like to help out a local family.

http://www.gofundme.com/mcewen

THIS WEEKEND – Boulder Creek Art and Craft Fair

November 13, 2014 By in art, events, food, music, News, parks, rec center Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

2014-11-15 Craft FairWhat: Art & Craft Fair Boulder Creek

When: Saturday 11/15 & Sunday 11/16 from 11:00am – 4:30pm

Where: Boulder Creek Rec Center, behind the Fire Station

13333 Middleton Avenue
Boulder Creek, CA 95006
(831) 338-4144

Music: Full Moon Rooster Saturday 11/15 from 12noon – 2pm

J&J Dynamite Sunday 11/16 from 12noon – 2pm

New: Kids Craft Area, free space for kids to sell & share artwork

This weekend is Boulder Creek’s Art & Craft Fair hosted by our Park District. There will be live music, a bake sale, and 29 venders with wonderful art and craft items to enjoy. New this year is a kids craft area which is a free space for kids to sell and share their artwork. Come out this weekend to enjoy some art, purchase some Christmas presents, and support enjoy some live music all at the same time.

 

MISSING PERSON – Jeannette Stevenson, Boulder Creek Resident

November 3, 2014 By in Community, News Tags: , , , 2 Comments

UPDATE: A reader has commented that Jeanette has been seen recently. We spoke with the Sheriff and they stated that she may be at risk and if she is seen to please call the dispatch at: (831) 471-1121

On the afternoon of October 25th 2014, 53 year old Boulder Creek resident, Jeannette Stevenson was last seen boarding a Santa Cruz Metro bus and reported missing by a friend. Stevenson has medical issues that place her at risk if not treated.

Stevenson was last seen wearing a black jacket, gray sweatpants and black “Ugg” boots. She has been known to stay at local hotels throughout Santa Cruz.

The Sheriff’s Office encourages residents to be on the lookout for Stevenson and immediately call sheriff’s dispatch at (831) 471-1121 if she is seen or if they have any additional information regarding her whereabouts.

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Celebrate Day of the Dead THIS SUNDAY

November 1, 2014 By in News Tags: , , Leave a comment

Day of the Dead - Band01When: Sunday 11/2/2014 from 1:00pm – 4:00p

Where: Redwood Elementary School Campus
16900 Highway 9, Classroom D2
Boulder Creek, CA 95006
(831) 338-2540

What to Bring: Photo of loved ones that have passed and a food item to share

South Street Centre is celebrating the Day of the Dead. It is a happy and colorful community celebration that honors the memory of those who have passed. Bring a photo that can be left behind of loved ones who have passed so we can build a community collage. We also will be decorating the traditional sugar skulls! This is a potluck event, please bring a dish that represents a loved one that has passed. Note there is no oven or stove to heat your dish.

The event is free but donations will gratefully be accepted. For more information please email southsreetcentre@gmail.com

Website: http://southstreetcentre.org
https://www.facebook.com/pages/South-Street-Centre/154913364544343

KBCZ workshop / meeting SATURDAY

October 31, 2014 By in Community, events, News, rec center Tags: , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

2014-11-01 RadioWhen: Saturday 11/1/2014 from 11:00am – 1:00pm

Where: BC Recreation Annex Room, 13333 Middleton Avenue, Boulder Creek, CA 95006

90.1 KBCZ radio station is getting closer to being on the air, they are having a meeting / workshop this Saturday from 11:00am – 1:00pm at the BC Rec Annex Room. Find out where they are in the process of going live, streaming radio, and the workings of the station itself.

They want to here from you! They are currently looking for volunteers interested in the areas of technical knowledge, fundraising, marketing, and programming. No experience is necessary.

KBCZ will be a non-commercial local FM Radio station at 90.1FM serving the San Lorenzo Valley using an entertaining and educational format. The content is to be focused on local expertise on a wide array of subjects including local history, art, music, agriculture, weather, emergency information, upcoming community events, and our local economy. KBCZ is to be financially sustainable through donations and local business sponsorships.

So if you want to be part of the radio station, know what is going on, or give input please attend this workshop / meeting.

Website: http://kbcz.org