Former Jeopardy contestant gets big scholarship for college
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APTOS — A local student has turned a stint on the game show “Jeopardy!” into a full college scholarship.
Name Dropping, July 4: Pajaro valley shelter honors sponsors
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Pajaro Valley Shelter Services board president, Kirt Vojvoda, recently awarded plaques to local businesses that helped the Watsonville nonprofit raise more than $60,000 through its annual Mother’s Day Run.
Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner: The joys of being an ombudsman
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Of all the volunteering one can do, being an ombudsman is, without a doubt, probably the most rewarding.
Celebrations: July 4, 2010: Decks, Martinez-Aluffi, Birmingham-Fred
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Decks celebrate 50 years Sylvia Cirone Deck and Jerome Deck celebrated their 50-year marriage early — on Dec.
Claudia Sternbach: Nothin’ like a little sword play to settle the matter
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So, we had driven down to Moss Landing to stroll on the beach and grab a bite to eat at the Whole Enchilada.
Peter Hubback, influential man in Capitola Village, dead at 63
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CAPITOLA — Preserving a cherished view of the ocean from Cliff Drive in Capitola. Adding palm trees, engraved brick walkways and a wine tasting room in Capitola Village.
Cal Fire gears up as peak fire season approaches
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Firefighters cleared the cobwebs out of the Jamison Creek Cal Fire station in Swanton this week and, by today, all of Cal Fire’s dozen fire engines will be manned and assigned to 10 firehouses in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties.
UCSC offers new science residential program
Neal Kearney - Sentinel correspondent @ July 4, 2010 # Comments Off
SANTA CRUZ — Science, snacks and studying will go hand in hand at Oakes College on the UC Santa Cruz campus starting this fall.
Dan Harper: Wandering where the road will take me
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Summer means travel for most of us. Our own daughter, her husband and our 12-year-old grandson are somewhere deep in the Sulawesi jungles right now.
Pet of the Week: Let Luke wiggle his way into your heart
Neal Kearney - Sentinel correspondent @ July 4, 2010 # Comments Off
Luke is a 2-year-old male palomino-patterned Chihuahua that was brought to the Santa Cruz SPCA with a story that shocked the staff.