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An 80-year-old woman sustained minor injuries when she lost control of her car yesterday(sun) on Highway-1. The single-vehicle crash took place at 4:30 p.m., south of Davenport. The car went off an embankment, and rolled about 100-feet down the hillside. The driver was the only person in the car at the time, and she was treated at a local hospital for her injuries.
Seagate Technology has announced that it will be awarding grants worth 1-hundred-50-thousand dollars in Scotts Valley over the next few years. The tech company plans to donate 30-thousand dollars a year, for the next 3-years, to the Scotts Valley Education Foundation. Seagate also plans to award the city’s fire and police departments 10-thousand dollars each, every year for the same 3-year-period. The first grants will be awarded January 1st. Seagate announced this June that it will be moving the bulk of its Scotts Valley operations to Cupertino next year.
Santa Cruz County Animal Services’ Live Oak Center is marking it’s 2nd-anniversary with an adoption special. To celebrate the occasion, and to encourage the adoption of cats, anyone who adopts a cat for 1-hundred-20-dollars, can adopt another one for half-off. Adult cats cost a hundred dollars to adopt, and are 55 for the 2nd. The adoption fees cover spaying or neutering, a micro-chip, vaccinations, and more. The adoption center is located at 2200 7th avenue, in live oak. For more information call 454-7303.
A 25-thousand dollar grant has been awarded to the Pajaro Valley Arts Council, to help expand its educational programs. The money is being given by the Rydell Visual Arts Fund, which is administered by the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County. The grant is expected to be used to expand the Art CouNcil’s program that gives local children tours of art shows.
Small business owners in Santa Cruz County can now receive several free services through a program run at Cabrillo College. Federal Stimulus money is funding the employee-retention programs, which are run by the Central Coast Small Business Development Center at Cabrillo College. Open to Santa Cruz County employers of 50 people or less, the services include in-depth financial and business assessments, consulting, networking help, information on state and local tax credits, and in some cases, access to capital. The program is designed for business owners who are struggling to meet payroll, are considering layoffs, or who are at risk of closing. For more information, visit the Central Coast Small Business Development Center’s website, at w w w dot central coast s b d c dot org.