JULY 2018 EVERYTHING APTOS, CAPITOLA & SOQUEL Vol. 6 No. 11
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Heather Richman uses a torch to heat rods of glass while creating an original art piece. For the full article, turn to page 11.
Junior Lifeguards hit the beach
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Visit the museum: 7605-B Old Dominion Court Aptos, CA
The water of life,
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Cabrillo graduate joins 1,195 in commencement ceremony By TODD GUILD APTOS — Max Raasch finished his time at Cabrillo in December, and during the college’s commencement ceremony on May 25 received two associate’s degrees, one in economics and one in liberal arts. He now plans to major in legal Jennifer Martin (left) and Rozene studies and politics, and minor in Pieri Enloe are happy to earn their degrees in culinary arts and Russian, at UC Santa Cruz in the fall. That will be just after he goes to hospitality management. Photo by Tarmo Hannula
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the San Diego area with his Army National Guard group to help U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Raasch has just over a year left with that organization. In joining the military during his junior year in Aptos High School, Raasch followed a family tradition dating back to 1918 when his greatgreat-grandfather served in the U.S. Army. Please turn to Page 6
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There are a lot of colorful names to describe suppliers of illegal booze: Rum runners (self-explanatory), moonshiners, bootleggers. What is a bootlegger? In the late 1800s, it was illegal to give Native American Indians whiskey, so traders would conceal flasks of liquor in their boot tops. Previously, we learned how prohibition helped to fund organized crime, and how otherwise law-abiding people developed a thirst for “medicinal” Scotch whiskey. But, Scotch alone does not make a well stocked bar, and not all alcohol was smuggled into the county. Gin was actually the most common liquor consumed during prohibition and much of it was produced locally. How do you make gin in a bath tub? First of all, how do you make alcohol? Alcohol is produced when sugar
CAPITOLA — The Capitola Junior Lifeguards program got underway June 18. The annual program, geared for youths ages 6 to 17, is an active, physically challenging, competitive program, which provides instruction in the basic fundamentals of ocean water safety, first aid, lifesaving, fitness and good sportsmanship. “This program is about camaraderie
and safe behavior around the ocean,” said Anthony Gotti, a coordinator with the program. “These youths will learn a great deal about ocean safety, like identifying rip tides, first aid and how to respond to an emergency. We offer different skills for different age groups. The older youths will learn some of the basics of lifeguard skills.” Beach Lifeguard Capt. Tyler
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