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- - - Solo Dancing Instructional Video for Seniors

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- - - Senior Life Online (Zoom) meetings
      - Onsite video tour of the New Scotts Valley Performing Arts Center, hosted by Robert Aldana and Dave Hodgin. video of the presentation (13 minutes)
      - » “Medicare 101” with insurance agent Manfred Luedge. video of the presentation (54 minutes)
      - » “An Introduction to Facebook for Beginners” with social media trainer, Karen Keefauver. video of the presentation (1 hour 17 minutes)
      - » “Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary” with board member and marine and environmental activist, Dan Haifley. video of the presentation (1 hour, 1 minute)
      - » “Insights about Communist China” with June Gilliam.
      - » “Wild Animals of Santa Cruz County” with Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Program & Operations Manager, Erika Smart. video of the presentation (1 hour, 8 minutes)
      - » “How to Save Money & Water with the Scotts Valley Water District” with District General Manager, Piret Harmon. video of the presentation (1 hour, 8 minutes)
      - » “Fire Safety and Preparation and Services to the Community” with Scotts Valley Fire Chief, Ron Whittle. video of the presentation (42 minutes)
      - » “Current goings-on at the Senior Center and Plans for Re-opening” with Darshana Croskey, Scotts Valley Senior Center Coordinator. video of the presentation (56 minutes)
      - » “How to Protect Yourself from Scams & Other Ripoffs” with Douglas Allen, Assitant District Attorney. video of the presentation (56 minutes)
      - » “All About Fine Art Painting & more” with Sharon Medler, local fine artist. video of the presentation (59 minutes)
      - » “Animal Adoptions, services for seniors & more” with the Santa Cruz SPCA. video of the presentation (49 minutes)
      - » “Online Media Exploration” with Scotts Valley High School Rotary Club students. video of the presentation (1 hour, 35 minutes)
      - » Update from the Scotts Valley Water District, with Piret Harmon, General Manager. video of the presentation (1 hour)
      - » Preventative Care for our Paws & Purrs Family, with Dr. Emily Miller, veterinarian, owner, Scotts Valley Veterinary Clinic. video of the presentation (1 hour, 14 minutes)
      - » The Secret to Goal Setting, with Janet Janssen, Coach, Teacher, Speaker. The Secret to Goal Setting (53 minutes)
      - » Trusts, Wills & Estate Planning, with Shelli Strahle, Attorney. video of the presentation (47 minutes)
      - » “What’s happening in Scotts Valley and observations about what’s plaguing our political discourse,” by Jim Reed, Scotts Valley City Council
      - » “Lookout Santa Cruz,” Wallace Baines’ new modern online news organization featuring news in Santa Cruz County. video of the presentation (53 minutes)
      - » Genealogy ~ Getting Started,” with Debbie Doss, Director, and Kate Halversen, Consultant, Santa Cruz Family History Center
      - » Alfred Hitchcock’s Time in Scotts Valley, by Jay Topping, Scotts Valley historian
      - » Scotts Valley City Budget, by Jack Dilles, Scotts Valley City Council Member
      - » History of Women’s Suffrage in Santa Cruz, by Ross Eric Gibson, author and well-known local historian
      - » Scotts Valley Mayor’s 2020 State of the City Address. City officials discuss the city’s fiscal and development activities.
      - » Donna Lind, long-time Scotts Valley city official, talked about her ground-breaking 52-year career with the City of Scotts Valley and the early days in Scotts Valley. the presentation
      - » COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing at UCSC, by Dr. John MacMillan, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research; Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. the presentation
      - » Gail Pellerin, Santa Cruz County registrar of voters
      - » Dr. Terry Hollenbeck, MD, retired emergency medicine physician
      - » Bruce McPherson, County Supervisor, 5th District
      - » Downtown Santa Cruz Transformations, by Ross Eric Gibson, author & well-known local historian. video of this presentation (55 minutes)
      - » Danny Reber, Executive Director, Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce
      - » Greg Pepping, Executive Director, Coastal Watershed Council
      - » “Sing Along with Eden,” with Eden Israel
    - Scotts Valley State of the City event 2025 (2 hour and 3 minutes)
    - Scotts Valley Mayor’s State of the City Address 2021 (1 hour and 50 minutes)
    - 2020 Election Preparation Forum
      - » Scotts Valley Tax Measure Z presentation, Scotts Valley City Manager, Tina Friend
    - Scotts Valley Mayor’s ‘State of the City Address 2019’, abridged video (51 minutes)

Nutrition Essentials for Seniors

» Scientific Research about Nutrition for Seniors, Richard Goldberg, PhD

Alternative & Complementary Medicine Program
» Introduction to Alternative Medicine, Dave Hodgin, Scotts Valley Senior Life Association President (8 minutes)
» Acupuncture therapies and techniques, Dr. Michael Tierra, OMD (24 minutes)
» Therapeutic uses of Medical Marijuana, Valerie Corral, co-founder and director of WAMM (23 minutes)
» Nutrition, Richard A. Goldberg, PhD., holistic nutritionist (21 minutes)
» Herbal Medicine, Dr. Michael Tierra, OMD (19 minutes)
» The Placebo Effect, Dr. Morris Barenfus, science professor emeritus (26 minutes)

Scotts Valley State of the City Address 2018
» Mayor Jim Reed’s presentation (32 minutes)
» Mayor Jim Reed’s question & answer session (27 minutes)
» Scotts Valley Unified School District Director Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Michelle Stewart’s & Scotts Valley Education Foundation President Derek Timm’s presentation (19 minutes)
» General Manager Scotts Valley Water District Piret Harmon’s presentation (14 minutes)
» Fire Chief Steve Kovacs’s presentation (14 minutes)
» Police Chief Steve Walpole’s presentation (11 minutes)
» Scotts Valley citizen Stephanie Aguilar’s presentation (6 minutes)

Cancer Prevention Presentation
» video of the Cancer Society Presentation (12 minutes)

Scotts Valley State of the City Address 2017
» video of this live presentation (1 hour, 48 minutes)
» video of this live presentation (54 minutes) with text search function, no presentation by city manager or Q&As at end. To search for specific words in this video, 1) click the “…” ellipsis below the lower right corner of the video frame, 2) click “Open transcript”, 3) select the text phrase to search for below

Health Faire on the topic of Sleep Apnea
» video introducing the health topic of sleep apnea (1 minute)
» video discussing sleep disorders in general (25 minutes)

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