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🌱 Patch AM: How did Scotts Valley fare in their league flag football opener?
Make time for Ben Lomond Scottish Day on the Scotts Valley Patch calendar
Hey there, Scotts Valley! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How did Scotts Valley fare in their league flag football opener?
Also on today's calendar: Ben Lomond Scottish Day and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Low clouds breaking, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.
- Tuesday: Low clouds, then some sun, temps: high: 72, low: 52.
- Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 76 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lake Tahoe's Matt Nolan beats Santa Cruz's Brent Thiebout in CCFC 8 main event (fresnobee.com) — Scotts Valley's girls flag football team took a tough 54-0 loss to Aptos in their Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League opener, with Aptos spreading scoring across ten players. The wider roundup also highlights strong showings by other Santa Cruz County teams in water polo, volleyball, cross country, MMA, and outrigger canoe racing. 
📸 Around Scotts Valley
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Scotts Valley
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- Final Photo Make- Up Day
Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066 - Pictures for Sports - Covello and Covello
Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066
12:30 pm - SVHS Back to School Night
Scotts Valley Unified 555 Glenwood Dr, Scotts Valley, CA 95066, USA
5:00 pm - Back to School Night
Scotts Valley High Scotts Valley, CA 95066
6:00 pm - Welcome/Fall Sports Rally - Short Assembly
Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066 - ASB Club Fair in Quad
Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066
12:55 pm - Labor Day - Non Student/ Non Staff Day (All Sites)
Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066 - Labor Day - No School
Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066 - Ben Lomond Scottish Day →
Ben Lomond County Park, 9525 Mill St, Ben Lomond
1:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Friday September 4
Monday September 7
Saturday September 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Final Photo Make- Up Day
Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066 - Pictures for Sports - Covello and Covello
Scotts Valley Unified Scotts Valley, CA 95066
12:30 pm - SVHS Back to School Night
Scotts Valley Unified 555 Glenwood Dr, Scotts Valley, CA 95066, USA
5:00 pm - Back to School Night
Scotts Valley High Scotts Valley, CA 95066
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- We are new to the area and need to find a good dentist.
One that's not trying to sell anything each cleaning you got to. Any recommendations? Thanks! (Nextdoor Scotts Valley) - If anyone knows of anyone that was door dashing in Scotts Valley last night around 6 and lost her glasses.
We saw these prescription glasses on our stairs and they aren't ours. I'm thinking they must have fallen out of a pocket or something while… (Nextdoor Whispering Pines)
- Ultimate Staffing posted a job opening for Stockroom Clerk in Scotts Valley. Apply here.
- Santa Cruz County Office Of Education posted a job opening for Outdoor Science Instructor, Naturalist - Outdoor Science School in Santa Cruz. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Scotts Valley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Felton
- Pajaro Valley runs past Gunn as Ray Myers wins picks up win in head coaching debut (santacruzsentinel.com)
Soquel
- Lake Tahoe's Matt Nolan beats Santa Cruz's Brent Thiebout in CCFC 8 main event (santacruzsentinel.com)
- Monterey & Santa Cruz County Pumpkin Patches: 2026 Opening Dates (montereybayparent.com)
Santa Cruz
- CASA of Santa Cruz welcomes new advocates for children (santacruzsentinel.com)
- Love is in the air: Couple gets married on flight to Vegas (ksbw.com)
- Specialty Representative/Senior Specialty Representative - Cardiovascular - San Jose, CA Jobs at Amgen in San Jose (amgen.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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