🌱 Patch AM: See which new businesses just registered in Scotts Valley this week

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In today's newsletter:

• See which new businesses just registered in Scotts Valley this week
• How a packed Scotts Valley show launched a teen band to Joshua Tree

Also on today's calendar: Santa Cruz Film Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny and very hot, with a high of 99 and low of 56 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 90, low: 56.
• Friday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 78 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of Oct. 6 (lookout.co) — New business filings show several fresh ventures in Scotts Valley, including The Wash & Dry Place on Mount Hermon Road, The Camp Recovery Center on Glen Canyon Road, and Legend Production Group on Old El Pueblo Road. These additions join a wave of new enterprises across Santa Cruz County, signaling fresh services, jobs, and activity that Scotts Valley residents may soon notice in their daily routines.
   

• Coyote Theater Takes Its Art-Rock to Joshua Tree (goodtimes.sc) — A San Lorenzo Valley teen art-rock band, Coyote Theater, recently packed a Taekwondo studio in Scotts Valley, using the live video from that show to land a coveted slot at the Joshua Tree Music Festival. The group's young members, many tied to local high schools, blend experimental songwriting with theatrical performances, showcasing talent that originated in nearby Boulder Creek and the Scotts Valley area.
   

📸 Around Scotts Valley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Scotts Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• Santa Cruz Film Festival →
  Santa Cruz
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Women in Business Summit →
  Scotts Valley CA
  9:00 am
Friday October 9
• PM Breakfast Meeting - Scotts Valley October 2026 →
  Peet's Coffee, 214 Mt. Hermon Rd., Suite E, Scotts Valley
  7:00 am
• Brit Pub Night feat. Be Natural School of Music →
  Scotts Valley CA
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Friends of the Scotts Valley Book Sale →
  Scotts Valley Branch Library, 251 Kings Village Rd, Scotts Valley
  10:00 am
• Friends of the Scotts Valley Library Book Sale →
  Scotts Valley Branch Library, 251 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley
  10:00 am
• Open Studios Art Tour - 5 Artists at One Location →
  Martine's Art Studio, 1 Blue Hill Court, Scotts Valley
  11:00 am
Thursday October 15
• Mt. Hermon Dental Care Ribbon Cutting Ceremony →
  Mt. Hermon Dental Care, 221 Mt. Hermon Rd, Suite H, Scotts Valley
  5:30 pm
Sunday October 18
• St. Philip's, Scotts Valley →
  St Philip's Episcopal Church, 5271 Scotts Valley Dr, Scotts Valley
Wednesday October 21
• Free Online Webinar: Stabilize Before You Automate →
  , Santa Cruz
  12:00 pm
• Scotts Valley Community Trunk or Treat →
  Lightspeed Martial Arts Academy, 1800 Green Hills Road, Unit 113, Scotts Valley
  5:30 pm
Friday October 30
• Skypark: Food Truck Friday →
  Skypark, 361 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley
  5:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Scotts Valley PatchAM possible:

• Illusive Comics & Games, LLC — (408) 985-7655

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• OPEN STUDIO ARTISTS
  October 10, 11, 17 & 18th Sharon Medler, Evelyn Drew and Dan Rutledge Will have their Watercolors & Acrylics open for viewing and for sale. Look for… (Nextdoor North Scotts Valley)
• Our Community Reads Committee invites you to our book voting party with refreshments on October 8th.
  Doors open at 6:00 and the presentations will begin at 6:30. Register here. https://santacruzpl.libnet.info/event/17221029 Presentations on each… (Nextdoor Whispering Pines)

• CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Felton. Apply here.
• Insomnia Cookies posted a job opening for Car Delivery Driver in Santa Cruz. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Scotts Valley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Felton

• San Lorenzo Valley Neighborhood Newsletter for Tuesday, Oct. 6 (lookout.co)
• Inovonics Will Acquire Broadcast Tools Inc. (radioworld.com)

Soquel

• Capitola / Soquel Neighborhood Newsletter for Tuesday, Oct. 6 (lookout.co)
• Lily Belli on Food: Casalegno's reopening weekend; Cafécto food truck on the move; Village Foods' new partnerships (lookout.co)
• Santa Cruz Film Festival offers nearly 100 films screened over 5 days (santacruzsentinel.com)

Santa Cruz

• Motion Pacific dance finds new home on Frederick Street (lookout.co)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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