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In Poland, you greet someone by saying “dzien dobry,” which means hello or good day. You hear it at every restaurant and market, and even high on a mountain trail. I had a hard time trying to pronounce the Slavic words with so many consonants, but I used this phrase daily. So began my adventures to visit the gardens and natural landscapes in Poland earlier this month.

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Twin girls Taylor Lynn and Mallory Rose Friedrich-Anderson were born at 11:35 and 11:36 a.m. Aug. 17, 2010, to Nicole Ann Anderson and Greg Friedrich of Brookdale. Taylor weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces and Mallory weighed 6 pounds at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.

Annah Terii Dowling was born at 2:55 p.m. Feb. 2, 2011, to Leila Jamillah Janbay and Timothy Dawling of Boulder Creek. She was delivered at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz and weighed 5 pounds, 4 ounces.

San Lorenzo Valley pitching ace, Kendra Salangsang threw six scoreless innings in a battle that pitted the No. 9 Cougars with No. 1 seeded Santa Catalina School in the Central Coast Section quarterfinals.