From Our Archives: Yearly Effort
These women prepare for the annual All Saints Bazaar on Dec. 15, 1955.
From Our Archives: Club Spirit
These women enjoy an evening with the Grandmother's Club in April of 1957.
From Our Archives: Talking Trash
Foreign visitors get a tour of the Garbage Department in Watsonville on Jan. 19, 1957.
From Our Archives: Loma Linda fire
TEAM WORK A chef and other staff at the long-standing Loma Linda Restaurant in Watsonville help Watsonville firefighters tackle a major fire that tore through the restaurant on Nov. 17, 1956. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file).
From Our Archives: Team Spirit
Girl Scout leaders meet for a dinner in Watsonville in 1957.
From Our Archives: Labor Camp
Barracks begin to take shape at the Gondo Labor Camp near Hecker Pass Road in 1955. Built on the land of Eugene Gondo, the camp would eventually open its doors to more than 500 Mexican field workers. (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.
From Our Archives: Extra Help
Girl Scouts lend a hand keeping book shelves tidy at the hospital on Dec. 20, 1956.
From Our Archives: Going Up
Construction workers build one of several structures at Watsonville Union High School on Nov. 29, 1954. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)
From Our Archives: Getting Ready
These women tidy up the grounds of the Corralitos Women’s Club in preparation for an annual show on May 1, 1957. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian file)
Thousands fill Watsonville for Strawberry Festival
The annual Strawberry Festival drew scores of people Saturday, who browsed among merchandise sales booths, sampled from dozens of food vendors, rode rides, played...























