Castro Adobe Open House highlights earthquakes
WATSONVILLE — Throughout its history, the Castro Adobe State Historic Park has been impacted by earthquakes on the San Andreas fault line. The Castro Adobe’s story should have ended with the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, but the right choices at the right times kept the story alive.
The topic of earthquakes will be discussed Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Castro Adobe Open House’s presentation, “Earthquakes of the Past, Present and Future.”
Open house activities include three presentations: “Earthquakes of the Past” at noon; “Earthquakes of the Present” at 1 p.m. and “Earthquakes of the Future” at 2 p.m.
Castro Adobe State Historic Park is located at 184 Old Adobe Road in Watsonville. The park is an active construction area and is open only for special events, like this open house. The event is free; donations are accepted. Parking is limited, and carpooling is strongly encouraged. On-leash dogs allowed in parking area only.
For information, visit www.thatsmypark.org.
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Event honors 30th anniversary of cannery strike
WATSONVILLE — On Sunday from 1-3 p.m., a community celebration will honor the workers who were on strike for 18 months, protesting Watsonville Canning & Frozen Foods. The event marks the 30th anniversary of the strike and will be held at the Watsonville Senior Center, 114 East Fifth St.
The event will include music, speakers, testimonies, videos and photos from the strike as well as proclamations and an honoring of strikers. The program will be opened by Mayor Oscar Rios and the former president of the Watsonville Strikers Committee, Gloria Betancourt.
The event is sponsored by La Alianza del Valle Pajaro, a nonprofit that served cannery workers and currently produces the annual citywide cultural celebrations of Cinco de Mayo and Mexican Independence Day.
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Panda Express hosts fundraiser for Youth N.O.W.
WATSONVILLE — Youth N.O.W. has teamed up with Panda Express, 20 Ohlone Parkway Space #202 in Watsonville, for a fundraiser event.
On Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., customers who dine in, take out or order online and use the code 238135 will have 20 percent of proceeds donated to Youth N.O.W.
For information, call 768-7998.
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AHP’s Harvest Dinner approaching
WATSONVILLE — The Agricultural History Project’s 32nd annual Harvest Dinner is scheduled for Oct. 21 from 5:30-10 p.m. at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds’ Harvest Building, 2601 East Lake Ave.
The event will begin with a no-host bar and silent auction at 5:30 p.m. Dinner prepared by Monterey Bay Caterers will take place at 7 p.m., followed by a live auction.
The Sage Brush Band will also perform.
Tickets are $65 in advance, and can be purchased by visiting www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3046517. For information, call 724-5898.
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Village Santa Cruz holding presentation
LA SELVA BEACH — Village Santa Cruz will hold an introductory presentation on the recently launched organization on Oct. 19 from 11 a.m. to noon.
Village Santa Cruz is a member-driven, nonprofit organization that helps seniors stay engaged, active, connected and able to remain in their homes as long as possible.
The free presentation will take place at La Selva Beach Community Church, 26 Florido Ave.
To RSVP, email in**@vi**************.org or call 824-2404.
For information, visit www.villagesantacruz.org.
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Deadline approaches for Schools Plus grant applications
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY — Schools Plus, the public schools foundation of Santa Cruz County, is seeking qualified candidates to apply for the 2017-18 “Classroom Teacher and Bricmont Library Fund Grant Program” which provides cash grants to classroom teachers working in Santa Cruz County public schools.
The Teacher Classroom Project Grant is a program that awards funds of $500 to $1,500 to teachers for creative and innovative projects for classroom use that directly impacts the quality of education for students.
To be eligible, kindergarten-12th grade public school teachers from all districts in Santa Cruz County may apply. A teacher may submit a collaborative grant with one or more teachers. After-school programs are not eligible at this time. The program funds a wide variety of projects in many curricular areas and all grade levels.
The deadline to apply is Nov. 11. Applications and detailed information are available online at www.schoolsplus.us/teacher-classroom-grants.
Winners will be announced in December, funding will take place in January and recipients will be honored at Schools Plus’ annual celebration event in September.
“Our mission is to promote, support and enhance the quality of education for all students in in our community public schools by encouraging the innovation and resourcefulness of teachers and providing an avenue for more direct participation by the community,” said Schools Plus board president Nicole Bricmont.
