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🌱 See which Aptos students just earned major local scholarship support.

Aptos, California Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hello Aptos! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

See which Aptos students just earned major local scholarship support.

Today's riddle: Why does my coffee taste like dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 65 and low of 50 degrees.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 75, low: 52.
Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Local organization awards scholarships to Santa Cruz County students (santacruzsentinel.com) — Aptos takes center stage as Valencia Hall hosts a scholarship luncheon that awarded over $80,000 to Santa Cruz County students, including several from Aptos High. Additional $500 environmental scholarships also went to seniors at Aptos and other local high schools, highlighting strong community support for higher education and public service careers.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

Hi neighbors, we had a cat go missing in the past few days.
His name is Asher. Would you let me know if you’ve seen him? (Nextdoor Day Valley)
Last night we were up all night with our 5 pound Chihuahua.
She is 11 but still looks acts like a puppy. After her daily walk after dinner when we got back home I noticed her on the bed by her self ( she’s… (Nextdoor Pleasant Valley)

Best Buy Co., Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Soquel. Apply here.
Pro Motion Pix LLC posted a job opening for iPhone Vehicle Porter Photographer in Capitola. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Aptos here.

🗞 Nearby News

Soquel

Soquel, Santa Cruz baseball teams head to Greater Sacramento area for NorCal quarterfinals (fresnobee.com)
Southbound Highway 1 construction moves along (santacruzsentinel.com)
SC41 Furniture & Mattresses Highlights the Growing Demand for Latex Mattresses in Santa Cruz (wpgxfox28.com)

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz County libraries to virtually host ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl' author Matt Dinniman (santacruzsentinel.com)
How Santa Cruz Candidates want to tackle homelessness (santacruzlocal.org)
2026 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited AWD review (wuwm.com)

Ok Aptos! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It was just ground this morning (Thank you Robin C. for sending it in!)
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