Alvarez Swim Team, April 4, 2013

The Everett Alvarez High swim team does a cheer prior to their meet against Salinas High on April 4, 2013.  The 65 members strong swim team has stepped up to the blocks with strong individual and team performances this year including nine school records already being set. 

(Vern Fisher/Monterey County Herald)

Spring Wildflowers, 3/27/13

This Padres Shooting Star wildflower photographed in Toro Regional Park in Salinas gives testament to how fleeting and delicate the annual wildflowers are in our area.