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Summer is here, and many of us are exposed to an abundance of sunshine. I’d like to explain how we can best avoid the harmful effects of the sun.

**Zoe Omaha Chaillou Boyd was born at 12:46 a.m. June 6, 2010, to Anne-Laure Marie Christine and Nathaniel Stewart Boyd of Boulder Creek. She weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz.

Every major wine region in the world has subdistricts that help define where grapes are planted and what styles of wine you can expect to find.

Every time I drive past the signs at Santa Cruz’s borders declaring the city to be a “nuclear-free zone,” I think about the mistakes we’ve made regarding energy and wonder if we’ll do better in the future.

Throughout the general media, much is being said these days about improving and maintaining good health. Most of this information tends to emphasize our physical health, such as preventing conditions like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, arthritis, etc. There is much less information, though it is equally important, about keeping our brains healthy, especially as we age.

• Logan Matthew Cuartilon was born at 4:35 p.m. May 20, 2010, to Lindsey Marie Patterson and Bendoy Earls Cuartilon III of Scotts Valley. He weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce, at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.