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Hooper's Beach

Saturday Oct 28th C-DOG held a clean-up day at Hooper's Beach in Capitola. Of the two garbage bags that were filled, there was no dog poop on the beach. All the more reason to strive to keep it this way. The team found trash that included styrofoam, cigarette butts, liquor and beer bottles, broken glass, baby diapers, a prescription medicine vial, plastic bottles, soda cans, many plastic wrappers and garden waste in front of the Venetian Courts. "Our kids are dirtier than our dogs are." said a mother of two pointing to four kids playing in the sand. An entire family of twelve from Soquel pitched in and helped out. We've had a great deal of community support: Gayle's bakery provided a huge box of delicious danish pastries and hot coffee, Pet Pals donated poop scoops and the city provided plastic bags. C-DOG sends a big thanks to our friends!

Dogs are still not allowed on the beach legally. Although we are meeting with the Capitola Dog Task Force to determine how to proceed. Meetings are being held in November and December to determine the outcome. See calendar for details on time and locations. The meetings are open to the public and your voice counts.

The next clean up will be on Saturday, November 18th at 10 AM to 11:30 C-DOG Get Together & Clean Up Day at Depot Hill. Dress in work clothes to suit the weather and bring a pair of gloves if you have them.. Tools, plastic bags, latex gloves, hand sanitizer and garbage containers will be provided. Prizes will be available for the biggest bag of trash.

Successful C-DOG Capitola Clean-Ups Days!
Depot Hill -- Hoopers Beach -- Rispin Mansion

Clean Up Party Commonly Asked Quesstions

Capitola's favorite sports hero is Harry Hooper, lead-off hitter and right fielder for the 1912, 1915, 1916, and 1918 World Champion Red Sox. Harry first saw Capitola when his parents moved here in the summer of 1907. Years later, he made his home in the village, and served as postmaster from 1933 until his retirement in 1971. Hooper was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on August 9, 1971. In this photograph, Hooper (in the white cap) posed with the local Soquel team.

For more information about Harry Hooper and Capitola History visit the local history museum located next to city hall in the old school house and take one of the walking tours led by Museum Director Carolyn Swift and her volunteer staff.

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