🌱 Beach Cleanup and Flower Planting with Cabrillo Lions and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Morgan Hill
• Beach Cleanup and Flower Planting with Cabrillo Lions at Polo Grounds County Park
• Corralitos Farm & Garden Market at 127 Hames Rd, Watsonville, CA, 95076

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 48.
• Sunday: Cool with periods of sun, with a high of 60 and low of 52 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Morgan Hill
  15750 Monterey Rd, Morgan Hill
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Beach Cleanup and Flower Planting with Cabrillo Lions
  Polo Grounds County Park , 2255 Huntington Dr , Aptos
  10:00 am

Sunday April 19

• Corralitos Farm & Garden Market
  127 Hames Rd, Watsonville, CA, 95076
  11:00 am

Wednesday April 22

• Watsonville Airport Advisory Committee
  AIRPORT OPERATIONS CENTER , 70 Aviation Way , Watsonville
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Ripatti Rose Band
  El Vaquero Winery Tasting Room , 2901 Freedom Blvd , Corralitos
  5:30 pm

Sunday April 26

• Corralitos Farm & Garden Market
  127 Hames Rd, Watsonville, CA, 95076
  11:00 am

Sunday May 3

• OTTER CUP — Palo Alto Lacrosse Club
  Aptos High School , 100 Mariner Way , Aptos
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Mindful Movement with Horses
  Beyond Liberty , 185 Dans Dr , La Selva Beach
  9:00 am
• Preschool Story Time & Craft @ Aptos
  The Betty Leonard Community Room , Aptos
  11:00 am
• Scrabble @ La Selva Beach
  La Selva Beach Branch Library , 316 Estrella Ave , La Selva Beach
  1:00 pm
• Afterschool STEAM @ Aptos
  Aptos Branch Library , 7695 Soquel Dr , Aptos
  3:00 pm
• Afternoon STEAM: Lego
  The Betty Leonard Community Room , Aptos
  3:00 pm
• 2026 Women’s Retreat
  Koinonia Conference Grounds , 1605 Eureka Canyon Rd , Corralitos
  5:00 pm

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• Common Spirit posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Santa Cruz. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Aptos

• MVC, St. Francis shine on offense in softball wins (santacruzsentinel.com)
• Santa Cruz Arts Shine as Ripple Effect Festival Takes Hold (goodtimes.sc)
• Aptos Times: April 15, 2026 (tpgonlinedaily.com)

Watsonville

• Angry Chickz Turns Up the Heat After Record-Breaking First Quarter (bakercityherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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