From Our Archives: Club Spirit
These women enjoy an evening with the Grandmother's Club in April of 1957.
From Our Archives: Oh Well
Rescuers had to use a tow truck to yank a cow out of a well on Linden Road on April 8, 1957.
From Our Archives: Faculty Fun
Staff at Watsonville Union High School goof off during a “Faculty Rally” in 1954.
From our Archives: Fiesta time
CIRCLE UP Students at Freedom School take part in their annual fiesta on May 26, 1955. The Pajaronian, photo by Sam Vestal
From Our Archives: All Dolled Up
These folks prepare for an exhibit at Salsipuedes School by the PTA on Oct. 20, 1955. (Photo by Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)
From Our Archives: Game Time
Boys on a Pee-Wee Softball team suit up for a game in Watsonville on Jan. 16, 1957. (Sam Vestal/ Pajaronian file)
From Our Archives: Scouts Honor
Editor’s note: From Our Archives is a feature created by photojournalist Tarmo Hannula, who discovered boxes upon boxes of old photo negatives in storage. If you have any old Watsonville-centered photos you’d like to see run, email [email protected].
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Local Girl Scouts Fredora Holm (left) and...
From Our Archives: A peek into Santa Cruz’s past
The 1882 Records Building—today called the Octagon Building—is shown in Santa Cruz in 1954. It is now part of the popular Abbott Square at Cooper and Front streets.v(Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)
From Our Archives: Overturned
A crowd gathers around a vehicle crash at Larken Road and the freeway on Sept. 4, 1954. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)
From our Archives: Groundbreaker
These folks gather for a groundbreaking ceremony on July 20, 1954, for the Westview Presbyterian Church in Watsonville.
Watsonville Community Hospital CEO Stephen Gray leaving
This story has been updated from a previous version.
Watsonville Community Hospital CEO Stephen Gray will step down July 10 after leading the community-owned hospital...





















