Saturday, June 5

The World Cup is a global event, because people from all over the planet participate simultaneously via television. About 90,000 will be physically present at the World Cup on July 11, but hundreds of millions of people will watch the tournament on television.

Scotts Valley Little League

• 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.

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.

After a delay in the decision-making process, the California Department of Fish and Game Commission reached a conclusion for the 2010 recreational salmon season in the Sacramento River watershed.

The spring All-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League teams have been announced, and many San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley athletes and coaches were named.