REGISTER-PAJARONIAN, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 — Page A5 RPCOMMUNITY Mount Madonna students receive environmental award REGISTER-PAJARONIAN STAFF REPORT WATSONVILLE — On June 8, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) an- nounced that the 2015-16 fifth grade class at Mount Madonna School (MMS) in Watsonville will receive the President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) for their work to fight environmental threats faced by the Western Snowy Plover. The awards are presented each year to students and teachers who demonstrate creativity, innovation, and leadership to address difficult environmental challenges. “Through their year-long project, the students have both raised awareness about Contributed the threatened Western Snowy Mount Madonna Students will be honored for their work to Plover shorebird and inspired fight environmental threats faced by the Western Snowy Plover. the next generation of scien- tists,” said Jeff Scott, EPA’s Over the 2015-16 school year lation,” said sixth-grader Ronan Land Division Director for the the students created an educa- Keith, after learning of the PEYA Pacific Southwest. “By cleaning tional movie on the environ- recognition. “I am super excited up local beaches and preserving mental hazards faced by snowy that we are being recognized for critical habitat for threatened plovers; wrote letters to elected our work — and that what we did species, these students have representatives; cleaned up lo- is making a difference.” demonstrated dedication to cal beaches, replanted habitat “I am continually inspired protecting the environment.” at Moss Landing State Beach, by the passion of my students Students will be honored and prepared nesting habitat as they find their voice to cre- by an EPA representative in at the Elkhorn Slough National ate positive change within the a ceremony today at Mount Estuarine Research Reserve. world,” said Jessica Cambell, Madonna School. The class has Students collaborated with fifth grade teacher and project also been invited to Washington, California State Parks to create mentor. “These kids are so D.C. in late August for a national informational signs to protect dedicated to this cause and ceremony recognizing the 2016 wintering flocks at Seabright empowered as citizens. Dur- PEYA awardees. State Beach; and worked with the ing this project, for weekend “We are pleased to honor Last Plastic Straw organization to after weekend, recess after re- these impressive young leaders encourage a movement to have cess and hours and hours after who demonstrate the impact a restaurants voluntarily refrain school, they worked in so many few individuals can make to pro- from serving plastic straws. They ways to do all they could to pro- tect our environment,” said EPA also convinced school officials to tect this and other animals from administrator Scott Pruitt. “These switch to refillable whiteboard various environmental threats.” students are empowering their pens to reduce plastic waste. This is the second time Mount peers, educating their communi- The students created an Madonna School fifth grade stu- ties, and demonstrating the STEM educational video that was used dents have received this national skills needed for this country to to help educate the public, and recognition. In 2015, students thrive in the global economy.” presented at the Monterey Bay learned they were awarded the The fifth-graders (now sixth- Aquarium’s 2016 World Ocean PEYA for their 2013-14 work to graders) at Mount Madonna Day celebration and Plastic Pol- protect endangered sea turtles. won the 2016 President’s Envi- lution Summit. ”In the end, it’s not about ronmental Youth Award for their “As fifth-graders we really making the world completely year-long environmental educa- worked to educate the public about eco-friendly and fixing it all,” tion and stewardship campaign the environmental issues, and rais- said participating student Sam titled “Shore Wars: The Shore ing awareness about the dangers of Kaplan, “it’s about doing your Awakens.” plastic for the snowy plover popu- part or all you can.”

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Disappointing third act keeps ‘Wonder Building bit by bit

Woman’ from greatness By BEK SABEDRA OF THE REGISTER-PAJARONIAN here is a great story at LIVE OAK — Live Oak the core of “Wonder resident James Harkins always TWoman.” A story of an FOR THE knew he enjoyed playing surf outsider trying to find their LOVE OF music and garage rock, but way in a world they don’t finding synthesizers and cir- fully understand but feel F LICKS cuit bending has inspired him oddly attached to. A coming to take his playing in a new of age story with characters direction. that were not only dynamic Tony Nunez In essence, he integrates and but also likable. A story of recreates the most popular love and hate and the impact development. noises and sounds from older those two feelings have on That being said, “Wonder video games and consoles. humankind — why those two Woman” is without a doubt Some of the most popular are the yin and yang of the the best film to come from 8-bit chip tunes and noises are world. It is a story that we the DC Comics Extended recognized from games such can all relate to and get lost Universe. The bar is not set as Nintendo’s Super Mario and in for a couple of hours. very high — “Suicide Squad,” Zelda. Acquiring these sounds And that’s where I was. “Batman v Superman: Dawn requires “circuit bending” or I was blown away by Gal of Justice” and “Man of Steel” hacking into a console or de- Gadot (“Batman v Superman: being its three predecessors vice to pull out the music. Dawn of Justice”) and Chris — but Jenkins and Co. clear “I’ve always wanted to learn Pine’s (“Star Trek”) chemistry it with room to spare. how to circuit bend, and I also as Diana/Wonder Woman and Overall, Jenkins does an love Nintendo — it is what I Steve, respectively. I loved OK job in keeping the pieces grew up on,” he said. “8-bit the World War I setting and moving from the opening music — it just sounds awe- opening third of the film on scene until about the midway some and it is a certain kind of the Amazons’ home island point of the movie when sound.” drew me in, too, despite the rational thinking begins to The Atari Punk Console was lengthy exposition at the fall away. She masks Gadot’s the first one he used almost start. And then, sadly, the weaknesses and showcases five years ago, and according music started blaring … and her strengths beautifully in to Harkins, the sounds are the guns started firing … and every scene. Her action set almost identical to those used the bombs started falling … pieces in the first half of the in Nintendo systems. and Wonder Woman started film were well developed and “It’s the same exact chip flipping tanks for no reason. had enough stakes behind they used,” he said. “When The first half of “Wonder them to feel important. Jen- I heard it, I just wanted to Woman” is excellent. The kins also pulled out solid per- know, ‘how do they make that characters are deep, the formances from Pine, Connie sound?’” acting is believable, the set Nielsen and Robin Wright. Originally, he said people pieces are excellent and the Nielsen and Wright, playing would hack into the actual comedy is well written — high-ranking Amazonian offi- games to pull the music out. Pine kills every scene he’s in cials during the first third, are Now some people add guitar. Tarmo Hannula/Register-Pajaronian with his perfect delivery. But not in the movie very long but “There is a resurgence in James Harkins plays his small electric guitar on Friday. the second half devolves into both left a lasting impression DIY synthesizers,” Harkins a CGI fight fest with more that is wistfully thrown away said. “The sound modules I wished people knew how easy and make what you want.” and heavy chip tunes. slow-motion action than the in the finale. Saïd Taghmaoui, make are analog because I it can be. While he says he is still “If I can get something good entire “Matrix” trilogy com- Ewen Bremner and Eugene am working towards an ‘80s, “It’s way developing going, I will sample it to save bined. Director Patty Jenkins Brave Rock also turn in fine danceable kind of sound. If easier than any- his skills, and it and use that and layer it (“Monsters,” “The Killing”) showings as Pine and Gadot’s I could take Mario Brothers body thinks,” 8-bit music — the book he is through the whole song,” Har- and writer Allan Heinberg ragtag team of misfits but and play that all the time, that he said. “I it just sounds learning from is kins said. “Then have drums drive “Wonder Woman” off Danny Huston and Elena would be cool.” think every- already falling over it and play surf guitar. It the cliff with a whirlwind Anya felt like there were in Harkins, who writes his own body should awesome ... it apart, he says he will integrate all three things finale that throws common another movie as the film’s music, ideally wants to project try it — nor- is still amazed it — it is what I want to do.” sense out the window and 1-2 antagonistic punch. videos of video game charac- mally you buy is what I want is possible and Having had a desire to replaces it with leaping kicks The film really shines ters that will emphasize the products and how fun it is. circuit bend “his whole life,” and unnecessary romantic whenever Gadot and Pine unique sounds. have to wait to do. Even when he he said at first listen, there is a relationships. This film could are on screen together. The “I want to recreate the for someone to does integrate shock value, then it is fun. have been more. It could fish-out-of-water moments sounds, not necessarily the come out with “— James Harkins it in his music, “How can you be ‘yeah bro, have been great but it chose from Gadot are comedic gold songs,” he said. something, the Musician it is all original I’m at a chip tune show?’” he to veer into the lane of visual — their first long interaction When it comes to circuit whole point is — incorporat- said. spectacle instead of staying bending and creating this to learn and ing things like But what first got him on the path of character- See MOVIE, page A7 kind of music, Harkins said he see and listen to how it sounds organs, electric drums, guitar See 8-BIT, page A7 LIVE MUSIC

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7th Wave, TUES 6/20 6 p.m. REGISTER-PAJARONIAN, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 — Page A7 RPSPOTLIGHT 8-BIT From page A6 FROM FACEBOOK Watsonville Police Department involved was access to cheap report shows no homicides in 2016. sound making toys with bat- Robbery rates also down teries. “I had seen shows about Great work from Chief Honda, all the it and you get any toy from GHWHFWLYHVSDWURORI¿FHUVFRUSRUDOV Goodwill and it makes it really captains, specialists and K-9s! easy to modify,” Harkins said. Having only recently moved — Daniel Dodge Jr. to Santa Cruz County, he said he is still looking for new band This is wonderful news for Watsonville mates. In the meantime, he residents. Fantastic job WPD. practices his music, builds synthesizers, skates and surfs. — Esperanza Castaneda Aceves But it is the soldering that obsesses him. Calling it addic- Woot woot for our community. tive, Harkins says now he can sit for more than eight hours — Donna Jean Brown at a time building synthesizers. “I never would have thought I would sit here with head- Born and raised Watsonville singer phones just listening to sounds Coral Price aiming to take her going, ‘that’s not good enough,’ career in a fresh direction with a and then tweaking things, new solo act. blowing everything up,” he Tarmo Hannula/Register-Pajaronian Small devices like this can be programmed to create video game effects and sounds. said. Great article — Watsonville is lucky to have you Coral!

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A total of 2,200 riders are participating in the AIDS/LifeCycle, a 545-mile fundraising bicycle ride from SF to LA

Lupe Noble and Rosario Noble are riding it. Go Nobles!

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“When She Begins to Dance” Sculpture IS outdoor exhibit

This is the place we were talking about! ‘Sculpture IS’ — Julie Rienhardt Cynthia Siegel of Santa Cruz created "When She Begins to Dance" Teen arrested with gun at school from her "Drift Series" out of white stoneware clay, which is currently showing at the annual “Sculpture IS” outdoor exhibit at Shaking my head... What is this, Fresno? Sierra Azul on East Lake Avenue. Tarmo Hannula/Register-Pajaronian — Dave De Leon

overwhelmingly disappointing, 5. “Guardians of the Galaxy Ilana Glazer PV Chamber “thank you” flash mob MOVIE I’ll take it. Vol. 2”: $6,312,367 (Week 6); From page A6 Buena Vista/Disney. Total - “All Eyez on Me” — Tells 7/10 Gross: $366,431,539. the true and untold story of That was so thoughtful! I got a little choked prolific rapper, actor, poet and up watching. Shaz, you’re one special in a pool is perfectly written sss COMING SOON activist Tupac Shakur. person. Thanks for shining your sweet light and played — and the majority BOX OFFICE REVIEW - “Cars 3” — Lightning Mc- Director: Benny Boom and making a huge difference in our town! of their conversations not only 1. “Wonder Woman”: Queen sets out to prove to a new Cast: Demetrius Shipp Jr., You are appreciated! move the story forward but $58,520,672 (Week 2); generation of racers that he’s still Danai Gurira, Kat Graham, An- both of their characters, too. Warner Bros. Total Gross: the best race car in the world. nie Ilonzeh — Cynthia Morrison Brown There is plenty to like about $206,343,175. Director: Brian Fee “Wonder Woman.” There is 2. “The Mummy”: Cast: Owen Wilson, Cristela - “47 Meters Down” — Two also plenty to love about it and $31,688,375 (Week 1); Univer- Alonzo, Chris Cooper, Nathan sisters vacationing in Mexico some moments to hate, too. sal. Fillion are trapped in a shark cage at The good easily outweighs 3. “Captain Underpants: The the bottom of the ocean. With the bad in this case. “Wonder First Epic Movie”: $12,180,704 - “Rough Night” — A group less than an hour of oxygen Woman” isn’t the bat-flipping, (Week 2); Fox. Total Gross: of friends are horrified when left and great white sharks hands-raised-to-the-sky grand $44,443,216. the male stripper they hired circling nearby, they must fight slam I was expecting. It’s more 4. “Pirates of the Caribbean: for a wild bachelorette party in to survive. akin to a two-run triple that Dead Men Tell No Tales”: Miami winds up dead. Director: Johannes Roberts squirts through an outfielder’s $10,704,103 (Week 3); Buena Director: Lucia Aniello Cast: Mandy Moore, Claire glove and hits off the wall. Vista/Disney. Total Gross: Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Holt, Matthew Modine, Yani But in a summer that’s been $135,830,397. Kate McKinnon, Zoë Kravitz, Gellman LIVE MUSIC

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ASSOCIATED PRESS to beat the heat by swimming a winding trail. His body has not ant Sequoia National Monument City is located. with Yosemite Falls far behind YOSEMITE NATIONAL or rafting with little awareness been found. in central California. In Reno, Nevada, rising tem- him. Within a few hours of PARK — Massive waterfalls of the risks posed by the raging One of Yosemite's deadliest At the Kern River in central peratures that have accelerated entering the park, Runton said in Yosemite National Park and water. days was in 2011, when three California, officials last month snowpack melting prompted of- the sweeping vistas and raging rivers raging in mountains This year's velocity and force young church group visitors updated a sign warning that that ficials to erect a sign next to the waterfalls had left a lifelong throughout the western United of the Merced River that runs were swept to their deaths over 280 people have died in it since Truckee River warning people impression. States are thundering with through Yosemite Valley is the 317-foot (97-meter) Vernal 1968. The sign is already out- to stay away from it. "You can see the power of greater force than they have for similar to a runaway freight Fall. dated, with four more drown- In Idaho, snowpack at double the water," Runton said. "You years — and proving deadly as train, said Moose Mutlow of the Elsewhere in California, there ings since then. normal levels have prompted can feel it. Nature doesn't slow warm weather melts the deepest Yosemite Swift Water Rescue have been at least 11 drownings And in northern Utah, a 4-year- warnings from officials that down." mountain snowpack in recent Team. since the snowpack started old girl playing at the side of the densely populated areas near memory. "You step out in front of it, melting in May. Provo River fell from a boulder the Boise River could flood. Record snowfall on tower- it's going to take you," he said. At the San Joaquin River into the water last month. Her And in Wyoming, officials ing Western peaks this winter "You're not going to stop that, near Fresno, 18-year-old Neng mother and a man who was have placed sandbags and flood virtually eliminated California's and that's what people need to Thao drowned last month nearby jumped in to try to save barriers to protect homes and five-year drought and it is now get their heads around." swimming in the river during the girl. All three drowned, illus- public infrastructure from rivers melting rapidly. Heavy storms this winter a picnic with his family days trating how quickly one tragedy and streams swollen with the But it has contributed to covered the central Sierra Ne- before he was set to graduate can multiply. snowmelt. at least 14 river deaths and vada mountains with snow that as the valedictorian of his high "As little as six inches of On his first trip to Yosemite, prompted officials to close remains at twice its normal level school. water can actually sweep an cartoonist Andy Runton, 42, sections of rivers popular with for this time of year. And six people have died in adult away at the rate of speed steered clear of the turbulent swimmers, rafters and fishing While officials celebrated the rugged Tule River south that the water is traveling," said Merced River. enthusiasts. an end to drought in much of of Yosemite. Some drowned, Chris Crowley, emergency man- He took a selfie at a safe dis- In Utah and Wyoming, some California, the snowmelt is so but others suffered injuries ager for the county where Park tance from a grassy meadow rivers gorged by heavy winter dangerous that park rangers suggesting their bodies were snowfall have overflown their fear its impact on the crowded beaten to death by the river banks, and rivers in Utah are park that drew a record five mil- water slamming them against expected to remain dangerously lion people last year, when four the riverbed. 12:30–4pm Callaghan Park swollen with icy mountain run- people drowned. "The force of that water off for several more weeks. So far this year, one 50-year- pounds people into rocks and The sheer beauty of the rivers old man is believed to have sends them over waterfalls," is their draw — and represents a drowned at Yosemite after fall- said Eric LaPrice, a U.S. Forest big danger to people who decide ing into the Merced River from Service district ranger at the Gi-

Associated Press In this photo taken May 25, the water in Bridalveil Creek rushes through boulders at Yosemite National Park. REGISTER-PAJARONIAN, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 – Page A9