A Scottish tree has won tree of the year for the UK. It is an ash.

A local fellow from Santa Cruz High has given the proceeds of a lemonade sale to the Second Harvest Food Bank. Over the years he has had other lemonade sales for the same purpose. All together he has raised 27,000 dollars for Second Harvest.

Rachael Shelton can elicit the same response in her brother that her grandmother and great uncle used to bring about in her, when quizzing her on her dietary choices.

John Laird shared memories of Mike Rotkin, who left us recently. John spoke at his memorial. He was also present for the ground-breaking for the Cabrillo and UCSC housing project that will be located at Cabrillo.