The Portuguese Hall was founded by Portuguese People from all over the Azores Island, Madeira, Mainland Portugal and Portuguese town to keep their believes of the Holy Ghost and pass it down to their children. You will find a Portuguese Festa every weekend starting in the month of May until late October, of each year. The Portuguese believe in the Holy Ghost and what Queen Isabel has done for them. Some Portuguese Halls or Community has been around for more than 130 years. This is the story of the PORTUGAL'S QUEEN ELIZABETH The original Holy Ghost Feast was held during the reign of Elizabeth (Isabel) of Portugal, who lived from 1271 to 1336. She was known as a peacemaker and as "The Holy Queen" who was devoted to the Holy Spirit. She built a church dedicated to the name of the Holy Spirit in Lisbon and often demonstrated her devotion to her people and their well-being. There are many stories of the Queen's piety and service, but the dearest to the Portuguese people of the Azores is the one explaining their devotion to Queen Elizabeth and the Holy Ghost. In the 13th century, the Azores Islands suffered from many violent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The most seriously hit was the Island of Pico. The people of these Azores Islands could not survive the drought, crop failures, and famine that now plagued them. They gathered together in prayer to the Holy Ghost for help. On the morning of Pentecost Sunday, there was a great rising sun, and the people of these islands saw in the sunrise a ship coming into the Port of Fayal. This ship was laden with necessities of life. The food was distributed among the people of the various islands, and they were very grateful that their prayers had been answered. When their Queen heard of this providence, she organized a solemn procession in honor of the Holy Ghost. Accompanied by her maids she carried her Crown through the streets of Lisbon to the cathedral, where she left it on the altar as an offering of thanksgiving for the favors the Holy Ghost had given her people. In addition, she began a tradition of feeding the poor at Pentecost. Each year she chose twelve people to whom she gave a new suit of clothing and personally served them a meal at her table. The people of the Azores vowed that they and their children and their children's children would commemorate the day by giving thanks to their Queen for the sacrifice she made. Since then, many Portuguese churches have displayed replicas of her eight-sided crown in remembrance of her goodness and God's grace. Later, in the 16th century, the church canonized this holy queen in recognition of the miracles that were attributed to her pious life.
The Mission of the Santa Cruz Yacht Club is to encourage and support yachting. We promote boat use by facilitating quality sailing competition through one-design, coastal and offshore racing. We will also encourage cruising in power and sailing yachts by hosting events which entice owners to participate. We maintain a clubhouse where members can gather socially, conduct the business of the club and have meetings related to yachting. We educate our members through lectures, junior sail training, racing clinics, and other means so that they will become proficient in racing, seamanship, cruising under sail, power and regatta management. We contribute to the good of yachting by hosting regattas and community events, offering reciprocal privileges to members of other clubs and by providing support to worthy yachting endeavors.
This is the fan page for the Santa Cruz County DCC (Democratic Central Committee). This is the local governing body that works in concert with the California Democratic Party. Join us in supporting Democratic party candidates for local, state and national office. The Santa Cruz County DCC meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm at the Democratic Headquarters located at 740 Front Street, #165, Santa Cruz, CA Meetings are open to the public. Please join us!
The Don't Do it campaign strives to educate and spread awareness of the roots of the Surf, Skate and Snowboard Industry. We try to educate people that money is power, and it is the consumers that have this power. You can influence the course of the industry by empowering those who are passionate about it. We need your help to spread the word!
ABOUT SANTA CRUZ WOMEN IN BUSINESS: The Santa Cruz Chamber Women In Business community is dedicated to helping women thrive professionally and personally. Its education programs and supportive network create opportunities for women to work together to increase local economic vitality and improve the quality of life in Santa Cruz County. Focused on women's issues and needs, the Women in Business Committee plans, organizes, coordinates, and implements the Chamber's highly successful quarterly Women in Business luncheons as well as the annual Womens' Leadership Forum and monthly Wake Up, Santa Cruz events. These events are filled with exceptional networking opportunities and provides the attendees an opportunity to hear insightful, relevant speakers.
Santa Cruz City School District is a public school district based in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. It serves 7,000 students in grades pre-K through 12, both within and outside the city of Santa Cruz. It comprises two districts, an elementary and a secondary district, governed by a single seven-member Board of Education. It also serves homeschooling programs and adult students, although it is considering whether to eliminate its adult education program for budgetary reasons.The district's four elementary schools are all significantly over capacity, leading the district to consider reclaiming and reopening a fifth elementary school which was leased to a charter school operator several years ago.
Rotary Club of Paradise is located in beautiful Northern California. Paradise Rotary is part of a worldwide organization of more than 31,000 Rotary clubs in 166 countries around the world.
Rotary Club of Paradise is located in beautiful Northern California. Paradise Rotary is part of a worldwide organization of more than 31,000 Rotary clubs in 166 countries around the world.
United Transportation Union Local 23 Local 23 of the United Transportation Union represents the SCMTD Bus Operators and the Operators and Dispatchers of Liftline; all within the Santa Cruz, California community. The Metro drivers affiliated with the United Transportation Union in 1980 and shortly thereafter went on strike. The paratransit drivers joined in 2001 as employees of Liftline/FNS. They first having there own Committee of Adjustment, then merging to have one Vice-Chair on a consolidated Committee. Paratransit came in-house to the SCMTD in 2004.
Our company's beginnings date back to 1953 as a small scale family business. The company has been passed down through many generations and has grown to the size of 20+ locations and hundreds of Seasonal Crew Members! Beginning in 2012, we were proud to be selected to serve the Santa Cruz Warriors, Santa Cruz's first professional sports team! Addionally we have a division known as W.O.W. (Whiting's On Wheels) that takes some of our tasty treats to festivals all over the state!
Santa Cruz Beach Soccer Championships is one of the greatest soccer weekends in Northern California on the beautiful Main Beach in Santa Cruz, California. Soccer enthusiasts come from all over the world to join our family run weekend for youth and adults behind the world famous, number one and top rated amusement park, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. We invite you to join us from wherever you are in the world to be a part of this exciting event. Many photographers, videographers, soccer players, painters, club presidents and many more have graced our annual tournament. Phil Scicluna co-founded the first beach soccer tournament in Northern California in 2004 to offer a weekend long event that is fun, competitive and accepting of everyone who has the aptitude for a good time.
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk's official Giant Dipper Facebook Place. Phone (831)423-5590 or visit http://beachboardwalk.com/02_giant_dipper.html
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is an oceanfront amusement park in Santa Cruz, California. Founded in 1907, it is California's oldest surviving amusement park and one of the few seaside parks on the West Coast of the United States.OverviewThe Boardwalk extends along the coast of the Monterey Bay, from just east of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf to the mouth of the San Lorenzo River. At the western edge of the park lies a large building originally known as The Plunge, Now Neptune's Kingdom, which contains a video arcade, and indoor miniature golf course. Next to this is The Casino Fun Center which includes a laser tag arena and next to that (To the Right) is The Cocoanut Grove banquet room and conference center. A Laffing Sal automated character, from San Francisco's Playland, is viewable near the miniature golf course.East of the Casino, the boardwalk portion of the park stretches along a wide, sandy beach visitors can access easily from the park. The eastern end of the boardwalk is dominated by the Giant Dipper roller coaster, one of the best-known wooden coasters in the world and one of the most visible landmarks in Santa Cruz. The Dipper and the Looff Carousel, which still contains its original 342-pipe organ built in 1894, are both on the US National Register of Historic Places. They were, together, declared to be a National Historic Landmark in 1987 and the park is California Historical Landmark number 983.
In its heyday, Santa's Village in San Bernardino County, California was one of Southern California's biggest tourist attractions — a place to catch the holiday spirit even in July. It opened on Memorial Day weekend 1955, more than a month before Disneyland. Santa's Village (Scotts Valley) Santa Cruz County, California opened to the public in 1957 and closed in 1979. Santa’s Village in Dundee Park, Illinois opened to the public on Memorial Day weekend 1959. While it has changed owners and locations, it is still open today. To learn more about Santa's Village visit http://www.santasvillage.net.
The Giant Dipper is a historic wooden roller coaster located at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, an amusement park in Santa Cruz, California. It took 47 days to build at a cost of $50,000. It opened on May 17, 1924, and replaced the Thompson's Scenic Railway. With a height of 70ft and a speed of, it is one of the most popular wooden roller coasters in the world. As of 2012, over 60 million people have ridden the Giant Dipper since its opening. The ride has received several awards such as being named a National Historic Landmark, a Golden Age Coaster award, and a Coaster Landmark award; it has been ranked annually in Mitch Hawker's Best Wooden roller coaster poll.HistoryThe Thompson's Scenic Railway was built on the site of the Giant Dipper in 1908 as the longest roller coaster in the United States. In October 1923, manager R.L. Cardiff and Walter Looff began negotiations to build a new ride to replace the Scenic Railway. The price was set at $50,000, $15,000 more than the Scenic Railway. In January 1924, the permit to build the Giant Dipper was granted to Arthur Looff. He wanted to create a ride that had "the thrill of a plunge down a mine shaft, a balloon ascent, a parachute jump, airplane acrobatics, a cyclone, a toboggan ride, and a ship in a storm." The Scenic Railway began to be demolished in January 1924 to make room for the Giant Dipper. It took 5 months to demolish the Scenic Railway and construct the Giant Dipper. The actual construction of the Giant Dipper took 47 days. The ride opened to the public for the first time on May 17, 1924. The ride had a few incidents over the years in which three people have died.
AAA Approved, 2 Diamonds, Complimentary SuperStart Breakfast, Wireless High Speed Internet, Outdoor Pool Seasonal, Cable TV w/HBO, CNN, ESPN. Micro/Fridges Available, Jacuzzi Suites Available. Walking distance to Beach and Boardwalk 2 blocks, Fishermans Pier, Surfing, Whale Watching. UC-Santa Cruz, Roaring Camp, Big Tree Railroads and Wineries nearby. No Pets allowed. 100 percent non-smoking Property. Must be at least 21 to check-in. Photo ID and CC required.