🌱 Patch AM: Capitola’s Cooper Shank breaks through with first QS heat win

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• Capitola's Cooper Shank breaks through with first QS heat win

Also on today's calendar: Summer Sizzle West Cliff Outdoor Market.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 54 degrees.
• Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 74, low: 54.
• Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Locals Kaikora Nauenberg, Cooper Shank win opening heats at Virginia Beach (santacruzsentinel.com) — Capitola surfer Cooper Shank scored his first-ever Qualifying Series heat win at the World Surf League's Virginia Beach Pro, advancing out of the Round of 96. He'll now face higher-ranked competitors in the Round of 64, while several Santa Cruz surfers have already been eliminated but boosted their North America rankings with strong showings.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Capitola

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Saturday August 29
• Summer Sizzle West Cliff Outdoor Market →
  Santa Cruz Lighthouse Parking Lot 301 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 23
• Wednesday Night Trivia @6:30 PM →
  Cocoa Vino, 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28
• Fort Building Day
  Tierra Pacifica Charter Santa Cruz, CA 95062
  11:15 am
• Spot Pizza & Baked Goods Fundraiser
  Tierra Pacifica Charter Santa Cruz, CA 95062
  12:15 pm
Saturday August 29
• Sat Mornings "Come as You Are" Zen →
  Ocean Gate Zen Center, email:info@oceangatezen.org, 920 41st Ave F, Santa Cruz
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• LO:Fall Picture Day
  Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Thursday September 3
• LO:School Site Council Meeting
  Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062
  6:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Oaks/Suns Field Trip - Blacks Beach
  Tierra Pacifica Charter Santa Cruz, CA 95062
• OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR →
  Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Alignable In-Person Power Networking for Santa Cruz County →
  David Lyng Real Estate, 1041 41st Ave, Santa Cruz
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Seascape Two-Man Shamble — Palo Alto Golf Club →
  Seascape Golf Club, 610 Clubhouse Dr, Aptos
  10:00 am
Friday September 25
• 33rd Annual Golf Tournament →
  Seascape Golf Club, 610 Clubhouse Dr, Aptos
  11:30 am
Thursday October 8
• Rickie Lee Jones →
  Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Can someone advise what I may have here.
  I got this about 40 years ago from a patient who was an interior decorator and she got it from a home in Pebble Beach she was redoing. Thanks (Nextdoor Capitola Beach)

• Big 5 Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Assistant Manager Trainee - Full Time in Capitola. Apply here.
• New Leaf Community Markets, Inc. posted a job opening for Meat Clerk in Santa Cruz. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Capitola here.

🗞 Nearby News

Soquel

• Interim Trail is not simple, cheap, or fast (santacruzsentinel.com)
• News Briefs (goodtimes.sc)
• Cabrillo's football team amped to start anew (fresnobee.com)

Aptos

• Central Coast girls flag football teams prepare for upcoming season (ksbw.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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