🌱 Patch AM: Which Watsonville student just made the Dean’s List in Utah?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Watsonville student just made the Dean’s List in Utah?

Also on today's calendar: La Noche: Celebrating The Summer Solstice and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What gets wetter as it dries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Low clouds, then sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 54 degrees.
• Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 69, low: 52.
• Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 72 and low of 55 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Del Mar Elementary students raise money to save condors (santacruzsentinel.com) — A Watsonville student, Mackenzie Tellez, earned a spot on Utah Tech University’s Spring 2026 Dean’s List, highlighting local academic success beyond Santa Cruz County. The broader piece also celebrates Live Oak third graders fundraising for condor conservation and several other Central Coast and Bay Area students receiving scholarships or dean’s list honors.    

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📸 Around Watsonville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Watsonville

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday June 25

• La Noche: Celebrating The Summer Solstice →
  Westmont of Morgan Hill, 1160 Cochrane Rd, Morgan Hill
  3:30 pm
• La Noche: Celebrating the Summer Solstice →
  Westmont of Morgan Hill, 1160 Cochrane Rd, Morgan Hill
  3:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday July 3

• Watsonville Taiko: New Intro to Taiko Session →
  Kizuka Hall
  10:00 am

Saturday July 4

• Spirit Of Watsonville 4th Of July Parade 2026: Watsonville →
  , Watsonville
  12:30 pm

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📣 Watsonville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday June 23

• In-person Tech Help @ La Selva Beach →
  La Selva Beach Branch Library, 316 Estrella Ave, La Selva Beach
  10:00 am
• Friends of the La Selva Beach Library Meeting →
  La Selva Beach Branch Library, 316 Estrella Ave, La Selva Beach
  3:30 pm

Wednesday June 24

• La Selva Beach Book Discussion Group →
  La Selva Beach Branch Library, 316 Estrella Ave, La Selva Beach
  10:30 am
• Preschool Story Time @ La Selva Beach →
  La Selva Beach Branch Library, 316 Estrella Ave, La Selva Beach
  11:00 am

Thursday June 25

• Passionate Readers Book Discussion Group @ La... →
  La Selva Beach Branch Library, 316 Estrella Ave, La Selva Beach
  10:30 am
• Kids Crafternoon @ La Selva Beach →
  La Selva Beach Branch Library, 316 Estrella Ave, La Selva Beach
  4:00 pm
• Tech Café: Glowforge →
  Freedom Branch Library, 2021 Freedom Blvd, Freedom
  4:30 pm

Saturday June 27

• Role-playing Games at the Library →
  Freedom Branch Library, 2021 Freedom Blvd, Freedom
  12:00 pm

Wednesday July 1

• Tales to Tails @ La Selva Beach →
  La Selva Beach Branch Library, 316 Estrella Ave, La Selva Beach
  3:30 pm

Thursday July 2

• Knit and Stitch Group @ La Selva Beach →
  La Selva Beach Branch Library, 316 Estrella Ave, La Selva Beach
  10:30 am

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• El Capulin Nursery — (831) 840-9195
  El Capulin Nursery
• Illusive Comics & Games, LLC — (408) 985-7655
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Open for the first time today is our honor system, self serve farm stand!
  Open from 8-sunset everyday. About us: We’re a small family of hobby farmers fulfilling our dream of living off the land. Primarily growing for… (Nextdoor Wheelock)
• We have 2 labs that ran off one black one and one brown one.
  From Greenvalley and Casserly road. Please call 831 254 0632 (Nextdoor Green Valley)

• Pajaro Valley Unified School District posted a job opening for 25/26 CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE TEACHER 181Days/8 hrs per day + Full Family Benefits $90 per month in Watsonville. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Watsonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Watsonville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Aptos

• Aptos' Nick Bjorn recognized as SCCAL's top boys golfer (pajaronian.com)
• When the Wright Bros. were wrong (santacruzsentinel.com)
• Pleasant for father's day and first day of summer (ksbw.com)

Capitola

• Civic impact: our continued reporting on Flock Safety (santacruzlocal.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A towel (Thank you Paula W. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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