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Name Dropping, Aug. 1: Santa Cruz High School class of 1954 passes down scholarshipsSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 3:43AMMembers of the Santa Cruz High School class of 1954 met three special alumni from the Class of 2010 on June 30 over lunch in DeLaveaga Park with the younger students' parents.

A rose by any other name...Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 3:30AMELAINE CERNY/Special to The Press A kids' wheelbarrow makes a great container for plants.

Enjoying hikes, bikes and beer in BoulderSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 3:24AMAnybody who thinks of Colorado as just a winter destination ought to go to Boulder and talk to Frank Shorter. Or Kim Farin. Or maybe William Shakespeare.

Local Business Donates $20,000 To Colorado Outdoor OrganizationsSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 6:32PMGrand Junction, Colo. Colorado’s outdoors will be getting a new and improved makeover thanks to one local business’s donations. On Saturday, REI donated close to $20,000 to Colorado National Monument and Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association.

Cruise Night will be held Aug. 6; several other entertainment events are planned in Fontana this week (see video)Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 6:04PMCruise Night, a free family event, will be taking place on Friday, Aug. 6 in downtown Fontana. After this week, we only have one more week of summer activities left, since Aug. 8-15 marks the official end of the City of Fontana's summer event schedule.

Time to cut best deal for Tweedsmuir Park — DAVE DALE's SoapboxingSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 5:38PMThe moon was outstanding this week. It was large and full and beaming bright solar reflection. Shadows at midnight rivaled any cast by the setting sun. A burning ball of orange rose from the eastern horizon on several nights as Dylan and I cruised along Highway 17 back to Corbeil.[...]

Game Fair: A signal that fall is comingSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 5:24PMHowever summer-like today might feel, autumn can't be far off if Game Fair -- the annual outdoor extravaganza for hunters, dog lovers, anglers and other outdoor enthusiasts -- is here.

Summer Fun-Atics close out summerSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 5:23PMSARAH SCHMIDTsschmidt@parisbeacon.com

EVENT: Annual Bix Beiderbecke Sunnyside MemorialSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 5:05PMSaturday, August 7th, 4:00PM--7:00PM on 46th Street at Queens Blvd. Don't Miss the 10th Annual Bix Beiderbecke Sunnyside Memorial Jazz Concert. The Largest, Free, Outdoor Jazz Concert in western Queens! A night of Swing and Dixieland music. Annual concert to honor jazz legend Bix Beiderbecke. (There is a banner of him hanging at the L.I.R.R.station in Jamaica)...