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Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Distracted Pilot Causes Yak-50 Ground Collision on Taxiway (generalaviationnews.com) — A recent NTSB report details how a Yak-50 pilot, taxiing for a formation flight at Watsonville's airport, struck a Beechcraft after skipping standard S-turns and becoming distracted by cockpit concerns. The collision caused substantial wing damage but now serves as a safety lesson for local pilots about visibility, distractions, and careful taxi techniques on home turf.
• High School football: Watsonville upsets Stevenson (sacbee.com) — Watsonville High's Wildcatz pulled off a 13–7 upset over Stevenson in Pebble Beach, their second straight win after early-season losses. The story highlights key defensive performances and notes Stevenson's upcoming trip to face St. Francis of Watsonville, giving local fans a clear picture of how their team is building momentum this fall.
• iFixit Alum Arielle Sampson Is Taking Repair to New Heights (ifixit.com) — Arielle Sampson, who grew up in Watsonville, is now an aerospace engineering student at Cal Poly and a standout alum of iFixit's Technical Writing Program. She credits her Watsonville roots and hands-on repair work with inspiring her focus on sustainability, creating popular repair guides that help keep devices out of landfills and encouraging others to fix instead of toss.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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