Several days before the first day of school, cross country teams from San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley high schools were running in the 90-degree heat to prepare for the season.
San Lorenzo Valley High debuted a fast-paced, no-huddle offense while Scotts Valley High showed what makes it one of the teams to beat, when both squads competed during the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League preseason jamboree Aug. 24 at Cabrillo College.
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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- Scarlette Justine Scott Stephens was born at 10:05 p.m. Aug. 14, 2012, to Theresa Marie Scott and Shad Edwards Stephens of Boulder Creek. Scarlette weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces when she arrived at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz.