Watsonville Film Festival wraps up 14th year
Twenty short films by area students not only filled the big screen at Green Valley Cinemas Sunday afternoon. The program by the Watsonville Film Festival also filled the theater.
The 14th annual WFF is unfolding across the Central Coast March 12 -21, featuring award-winning films...
From Our Archives: Faculty Fun
Staff at Watsonville Union High School goof off during a “Faculty Rally” in 1954.
Short trip, big rewards in San Francisco
Road trips around California—including Sacramento, Atascadero, the desert, San Diego or north to Half Moon Bay and Fort Bragg—have time and again proven worthy of the fuel, hotel costs and drive time for me and my wife Sarah over the past several years.
Whether an...
From Our Archives: Young Spirit
Contestants for the Cabrillo College football queen line up for a photo on Nov. 21, 1959. Shown here are Beverleigh Jordon (from left), Lacretia Wilson, Cloren Lucini, Mary Avila, Bonnie Freeman and Nancy Jones.
Valentine Queens honored at Beta Sigma Phi Luncheon
Three Beta Sigma Phi sisters were honored as Valentine Queens at a luncheon which took place on Feb. 21 at IHOP in Capitola.
Beta Sigma Phi is an International sorority founded by Walter Ross. There are three active chapters which belong to the Santa Cruz...
Knowing the way to—and through—San Jose
I’ve been visiting San Jose since the mid-1970s.
My first stop there was when a friend dropped me off at the airport after we drove from Eugene, Oregon. I was headed to San Diego to see my parents and that drive cut my trip in...
From Our Archives: Yearly Effort
These women prepare for the annual All Saints Bazaar on Dec. 15, 1955.
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: Oh Well
Rescuers had to use a tow truck to yank a cow out of a well on Linden Road on April 8, 1957.
Public defenders plan April 23 protest over caseloads, funding gaps
Public defenders in Santa Cruz County will join colleagues across California and the nation April 23 in a coordinated protest highlighting what they describe...
