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Sunday June 25

SIP FOR SECOND HARVEST

1-4 p.m., Seascape Golf Club, 610 Clubhouse Drive

Seascape Golf Club hosts Sip for Second Harvest. Help fight hunger while sipping some of the best wine in Santa Cruz County.

Mingle and sample wines from over 10 local wineries.

Tickets are $50-90 at http://app.giveffect.com/ campaigns/26246-sip-for-second-harvest-2023

Wednesday June 28

HOUSING PLAN MEETING

5:30-7 p.m., Watsonville Civic Plaza, 4th floor community room, 275 Main St.

Cleo and Loki: Friends Forever

Cleo and Loki are a bonded pair of kitties who came to the Shelter as an owner surrender when their previous guardian was moving and unable to take them.

Loki is a 3-year-old neutered male brown tabby and Cleo is a spayed 3-yearold grey Domestic Longhair. While we are not sure they are related we do know they love each other a whole lot and they will be best served if adopted together.

While they were indoor cats in their last home they would love a home with supervised time outdoors or a catio.

When they came into the Shelter they were nervous but now love being played with and pet by volunteers. They may be nervous at first in a new home and with new people but will warm up eventually.

In their previous home they were around kids of all ages and around a dog. Both kitties are independent but also love to cuddle.

Are you looking for two new cuddly pals- check out Cleo and Loki! Their adoption fee is BOGO to encourage adopters to keep them together!

This week we are having a Cat special on cats and kittens — any cat or kitten is $50 which includes spay/neuter, age-appropriate vaccinations, routine treatments for fleas/worms, a discounted pet wellness exam with local participating bets and a toy/treat bag for each adopter from the Wishbone Pet Company. Good through close of business Sunday, June 18.

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Right now the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is full of adoptable animals. Fostering animals is an awesome way to improve a Shelter animal’s life and fill your home with love and fun! If you are interested in fostering any kind of animal please email jillian. ganley@santacruzcounty.us. The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is located at 1001 Rodriguez St and is open every day from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

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Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter’s full-service, open-admission shelter: 1001 Rodriguez St., Santa Cruz, 95062

Hours: Daily 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

• Website: www.scanimalshelter.org

SCCAS Main line: 831-454-7200. Animal Control: 831-454-7227. After-Hours Emergency: 831-471-1182 • After Hours: jillian.ganley@santacruzcounty.us

TV Dads

Noon-4 p.m., Aptos Village Park, 100 Aptos Creek Rd. Come to the 4th of July Party in Aptos Village Park with activities for the whole family.

Food trucks and vendors will include Taquizas Gabriel, with tacos, quesabirrias, burritos, asada fries, nachos, quesadillas, churros, shrimp, fish, and drinks.

India Gourmet will serve hot prepared Indian cuisine. Whiting’s Fun Foods has Dippin’ Dots Ice Cream. Clean Juice Aptos will prepare Acai Bowls and Juice. S and B Food Truck offers burgers, sandwiches, fried food and bottled drinks. The Capitola Aptos Rotary will bring beer.

In addition, there will be craft vendors, games, and dancing to the music of “James Durbin and The Lost Boys.”

Public outreach for the 2023-2031 Santa Cruz County Housing Element is underway. Residents who want to help everyone have access to healthy, safe housing, make housing more affordable while improving quality of life, and locate housing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and commute times are invited to participate. Spanish translation available.

Every eight years, the state requires all counties and cities to update their Housing Element to ensure an adequate supply of housing units can be developed to meet the needs of community members at all income levels.

The Housing Element includes a review of potential environmental impacts.

Sign up for updates and submit comments at https://www. sccoplanning.com/2023HousingElement.

Tuesday July 4

WORLD’S SHORTEST PARADE IN APTOS

10 a.m.-End of Parade, Soquel/State Park Dr. to Trout Gulch Rd.

On July 4th, Aptos will celebrate our freedoms with t-shirts, a great parade, and a party in Aptos Village Park.

This year’s parade Grand Marshal is Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks for their work in trying to restore our parks from a series of natural disasters. The parade begins at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Soquel Drive and State Park Drive and ends at Trout Gulch Road.

The Chamber is asking the community to be the judges for this year’s parade. Send photos of your favorite floats, groups, pets, cars, and bands to chamberaptos@gmail.com. Sign up to be in the parade at aptoschamber.com.

This year’s T-shirt image is a local Burmese Mountain Dog named Birdie. T-shirts are available for $20 at the Aptos Chamber of Commerce, Aptos Feed, and Deluxe Foods.

Entrance donation is $5. The event is hosted by the Aptos Chamber of Commerce.

Happy Independence Day!

Saturday July 15

TRUE LOVE CHRISTIAN MUSIC AND ART FESTIVAL

11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Aptos Village Park, 100 Aptos Creek Road Chuck Girard from Love Song will kick off the True Love Festival, now in its third year at Aptos Village Park.

Love Song was the main band that started the Jesus Movement in the 1970s and is seen in the new movie “Jesus Revolution,” which is the fifth best-selling faith movie of all time.

More than 20 churches and ministries from Boulder Creek to Watsonville are coming together to present the True Love Christian Music and Art Festival which is offered free to the community. There will be free hot dogs and tacos, fun and fellowship. Bringing extra snacks and drinks is recommended.

Attendees should bring chairs and shade covering. Parking is at Coastlands Church or Resurrection Church; take the Monte Vista Shuttle Vans. More information at www.truelovechristian.com

Wednesday July 19

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

1 p.m., Porter Memorial Library, 3050 Porter St., Soquel The Porter Memorial Library invites pre-school and early elementary school children to an Ice Cream Social and storytelling by Jeanne Jorgensen. This theme this month is “Safari Adventure.”

Saturday July 29

SOQUEL PIONEER PICNIC

Begins at Noon, Pringle Grove, 6199-6103 Pringle Ln., Soquel

Nora Oliver Angell founded the Soquel Pioneer and Historical Association in 1938. During an “old-timers” picnic at Pringle Grove the following summer, she was elected to serve as the first president.

The Grove had been a popular spot for outdoor events since the 1880s. The wooded setting became a traditional site for pioneer gatherings, and owners Lloyd and Annie Pringle decided to make it a gift to the community. The deed was granted to the association in 1945.

This year, members and enthusiasts of Soquel history will meet on the last Saturday in July for the potluck picnic and program that begins at noon. The afternoon is filled with stories, the sharing of photographs, and speakers who talk about the town and its settlers. n