FEBRUARY 2018 EVERYTHING APTOS, CAPITOLA & SOQUEL Vol. 6 No. 6
The Carrie’s Dream Dance Scholarship Showcase
Sports
Hannah Hocom eclipses 1,000
APTOS
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SOQUEL
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CAPITOLA Photo by Tarmo HANNULA
HISTORY CORNER
These birds congregate on a tree branch at Pleasure Point.
Making the future
By John Hibble Call: 688-1467
Cabrillo opens new digital fabrication center
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By JOHANNA MILLER APTOS — For many, the process of 3D printing is still akin to magic. Witnessing a digital design take shape in a physical form through a 3D printer, creating everything from architectural
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What’s in a name?
On Jan. 5, I read an article in the Sentinel with the headline, “Employer Ledyard going to Gilroy.” What does this have to do with the history of Aptos, you may ask? If you have a house above the Aptos Library, you live in a neighborhood called Ledyard Acres. There is a connection. If you have lived in this county for any amount of time, you may have noticed Ledyard trucks delivering food and restaurant supplies. I did not make the connection between the two names until I received a book for the Aptos History Museum entitled, “Aptos was Idyllic,” written by Dr. David Glass. It is the story of his childhood, growing up in Ledyard Acres in the middle of the last century. It is a wonderful little book. In the early 1900s, David’s grandfather, Henry Horatio (Harry) Ledyard, bought a 60-acre ranch on the hill facing the bay, and he planted a pear orchard. Unfortunately, pear blight struck the orchard and most of the trees were destroyed. About 1925, he decided to turn the ranch into an
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Photos by Johanna MILLER Cabrillo Makerspace Director Payson McNett shows off one of many 3D printing machines that are available for use by students, faculty and the community.
Creating a shared experience
Our Community Reads selects book for 2018 By ERIK CHALHOUB APTOS — For the next month, community members will come together for a variety of events, all centered around a single book. That is the goal of Our Community Reads, a program launched in August by the Aptos Chapter of the Friends
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models to human prosthetics, seems like a miracle — until you actually understand the science behind it. Since Jan. 20, a sizable collection of 3D printers, along
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of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries: to create a shared experience. “We are trying to make it have such a wide appeal,” said Denise Ward, Our Community Reads’ steering committee chair. “It’s a pretty ambitious project.” Organizers recently announced that 2018’s program will be based off of Please turn to Page 3
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