Life really IS sweet for Bridgett Titus of Aptos--for her entry won first place in the Santa Cruz County Fair's apple pie contest, junior division Tuesday.

From Tracey Heggum: A group of friends (9 adults and 4 children) gathered at Seabright Beach yesterday morning to create a peace sign out of all natural elements, to honor all of those affected by September 11th. It took us 2 hours, at a playful pace . Take a look at the photos, if you'd like; or better yet, go see it at Seabright Beach. Unfortunately the photos fail to capture all of its beauty.

Ronan Madden chugs a goat milk sample. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Mali McGee and friends lead goats across the street from Wednesday's downtown Santa Cruz Farmers Market where she proceeded to milk her Bonny Doon goats and pass out samples to protest the state's crackdown on dairy collectives. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)

Mali McGee of Bonny Doon milks one of her goats next to the downtown Santa Cruz Farmers Market Wkednesday to protest the state's crackdown on unlicensed dairy collectives. Samples were passed around the growing crowd for those who wanted to take a taste. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)