BC Elementary CLOSED Tomorrow

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

IMG_8674What: Boulder Creek Elementary School is CLOSED

When: Thursday, December 11th

Dear Families,

Due to further information about the upcoming storm and to protect the safety of students, staff, and families, we have decided to cancel school, as well as the Book Fair, this Thursday, December 11th.

The forecast calls for 8-10 inches of rain and wind gusts of up to 80 miles per hour, and all available forecasts agree that this storm could be the worst we’ve experienced in the last six years. By letting you know in advance, hopefully you will have the time you need to make alternate child care arrangements or plan to take the day off from work, if possible.
We normally do not preemptively call for a school closure, but under these circumstances, we feel it is in the best interests of our entire school community. Please continue to check your email, phone messages and radio (KSCO and KUSP) for updates just in case we need to be closed on Friday as well.

Stay warm and safe!

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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TODAY Family Dinner Night at BC Pizza and Pub

December 10, 2014 By in Community, events, food, residents, town pride Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Logo-BCPizza&PubWhat: Family Dinner Night & Trivia

20% of sales goes to BCE Science Department

When: Wednesday, December 10th, from 4:00pm – 9:00pm

Where: Boulder Creek Pizza & Pub

13200 B Central Avenue
Boulder Creek, CA 95006
(831) 338-2141
http://bcpizzapub.com

Today is the night to order pizza and support our Elementary School Science Department. 20% of all sales from 4:00pm – 9:00pm will be donated to BCD Science Department by the ever generous Justin, owner of Boulder Creek Pizza & Pub.

There will also be trivia hosted by BCFN parent and BCE president Tammy Schulz. 4 games of trivia will start at 5:30pm, each game is 30 minutes. As the night goes on the questions will get harder. The trivia is geared toward 5 – 10 year olds with some tougher ones thrown in, and prizes will be awarded.

Christmas in Boulder Creek

December 8, 2014 By in Community, events, Stores and Shops, town pride Tags: , , , 1 Comment

Boulder Creek’s annual Holiday celebration was a great time this year. Music on the streets, a visit from Santa, the great tree lighting and wagon rides!

Bouklder Creek Tree Lighting

 

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SLV Museums Christmas Tree Trimming THIS SUNDAY

December 4, 2014 By in Community, events, food, History, residents, town pride Tags: , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

2014-12-07 SLV Christmas TrimmingWhat: 11th Annual Children’s Christmas Tree Trimming

Decorate the Museums Christmas Tree the old fashioned way
Create an ornament to take home
Decorate cookies & more

When: Sunday, December 7th 2014 from 12:00noon – 4:00pm

Where: San Lorenzo Valley Museum

12547 Highway 9
Boulder Creek, CA 95006
(831) 338-8382

Price: $5 suggested donation per family

San Lorenzo Valley Museum is having their 11th annual Children’s Christmas Tree Trimming this Sunday from 12noon till 4pm. Come decorate the Christmas tree as a family the old-fashioned way by making ornaments and stringing popcorn and cranberries. You can make an ornament for your tree, decorate cookies, help make a holiday table display, and create your own holiday treasure. Juice and cookies are provided. It should be a wonderful family event to get everyone in the spirit for the holiday. So come out for some old-fashioned family fun.

http://www.slvmuseum.com

TOMORROW Santa Comes to Town & Tree Lighting

November 27, 2014 By in boulder creek music, Community, events, food, music Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

2014-11-27 Santa & Tree Lighting

What: Black Friday Event Tomorrow Downtown Boulder Creek
Santa Comes to Town & Tree Lighting

When: Friday 11/28/2014 from 2:00pm – 8:00pm

Activities:
Santa & Mrs. Claus photos $5

BC Pizza & Pub
2:00pm – 4:00pm & 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Tree Lighting & Festivities – wreath & bake sale, as well as roasting marshmallows

Behind Joe’s Bar & BC Hardware Store, in the parking lot
5:00pm – 6:00pm Tree Lighting & Santa’s arrival at 6:00pm

Music throughout Town

5:00pm – 8:00pm

Tractor Carriage Rides $5

In front of Jenna Sue’s
6:00pm – 8:00pm

Instead of going to the big box stores enjoy the wonders of our downtown this Black Friday. We will have pictures with Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus, tree lighting, music throughout town, tractor carriage rides, and other festivities. Locations and times for all the activities are listed above. I hope you are all having a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. Oh and don’t forget Small Business Day is this Saturday.

This is another wonderful event brought to you by our Park & Rec. Thank you Hallie and the board for all you do and for all the wonderful events you guys make happen. I am so thankful for being part of such a wonderful and rich (in all the right ways) community.

https://www.facebook.com/events/350302951817516/

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

Camp Joy’s 38th Annual Wreath Sale THIS SUNDAY

November 19, 2014 By in art, Community, events, food Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

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What: 38th Annual Wreath Sale & Open House

When: Sunday 11/23 from 11:00am – 3:00pm

Where: Camp Joy Gardens

131 Camp Joy Road
Boulder Creek, CA 95006
(831) 338-3651

This Sunday Camp Joy is having their annual Open House and Harvest Celebration. They will have wreaths, garlic, onion breads, candles, honey, and other goodies for sale as well as yummy treats to sample. So come out and support Camp Joy with your holiday shopping and enjoy an autumn afternoon on the farm.

Camp Joy is a small organic educational non-profit family farm based in Boulder Creek.

http://campjoygardens.org/events/events-calendar/38th-annual-wreath-sale/

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.

 

Veterans Day Dinner at Scopazzi’s

November 9, 2014 By in Community, events, food, History, residents, town pride Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

2014-11-11 Veterans Dinner

What:  5th Annual Veterans Day Dinner at Scopazzi’s

When:  Tuesday, November 11th 2014, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Where:  Scopazzi’s

13300 Big Basin Way
Boulder Creek, CA 95006
(831) 338-6441

Price: $40 in advance

$35 for Veterans and Active Duty Personnel
$45 at the door
Purchase tickets here http://www.slvmuseum.com/tickets_veterans.html

San Lorenzo Valley Museum is having their annual Veterans Dinner this Tuesday at Scopazzi’s. So join us in honoring our local Veterans, enjoy a wonderful dinner, and publicly acknowledge their service.

As always we look forward to connecting with our Veterans who have served from WWII through to the present. Please bring a short summary of your military history and a photograph for inclusion in our Collection.

Any net proceeds raised from this dinner will be used to benefit the Museum and its programs.

Tickets can be purchased online, at the Museum, Liberty Bank, Joe’s Bar, Boulder Creek Hardware, the Redwood Keg in Boulder Creek, and Scarborough Lumber in Ben Lomond. You can also call Scopazzi’s to make your table reservations. Lets all come together and show our vets how much they mean to us and if you are a vet please attend so we may honor you on this day and everyday.

Note: To read a little about the contributions of our vets check out Santa Cruz Mountain Bulletin article SLV History titled The War to End All War on page 10 by Lisa Robinson.