Dientes celebrates 18th annual Give Kids A Smile Day
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Feb. 12 marked a day of free smiles for 48 low-income children in Santa Cruz County thanks to Dientes’ celebration of Give Kids A Smile Day.
This annual day of free care, which has grown to serve more than 300,000 children each year...
‘Failure was not an option:’ Ceremony rings in new hospital ownership
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Community Hospital has been up and running under its new leadership—the Pajaro Valley Healthcare District (PVHD)—since Sept. 1.
It has been business as usual since then.
On Monday, however, a group of state and local elected officials, along with the PVHD board and a sizable...
LGBTQ community makes big strides in 2020 elections
The 2020 U.S. Election saw a record turnout, with more Americans voting than in any election in more than a century. And with the high number of voters came plenty of landmark wins—including for LGBTQ candidates in all levels of government.
LGBTQ representation in Congress...
Palms planted at transit center
The Parks and Community Services Department recently planted four large Queen Palms in front of the Watsonville Transit Center on Rodriguez Street.
PVUSD moves Watsonville High principal, names interim
Pajaro Valley Unified School District officials have replaced Watsonville High Principal Clara Fernandez, three years after she took the helm of the school.
In her place, Chrissy MacLean will step in as interim principal, says interim Superintendent Murry Schekman.
“MacLean was a teacher and Assistant Principal...
Lost & found
A woman who lost her wallet in 1962 was reunited with it 58 years later this week when construction workers found the red leather folding wallet during a refurbishing project of a movie theater.
It was discovered in a framing and sheetrock cavity inside...
Aztecas Youth Soccer Club unveils new clubhouse
Christian Chavez was struggling with anxiety while attending Pajaro Valley High School and frequently refused to go.
“I was just staying home,” he said.
Christian, 15, was eventually placed at Sequoia High School, a smaller campus tailored for students struggling academically and emotionally.
He also joined Aztecas...
Man shot twice, suspect not found
Watsonville Police are investigating a shooting that sent a man to the hospital with two gunshot wounds.
A parade of dancers in Zacatecas
As our one-week August vacation was nearing an end in Zacatecas, Mexico, my wife Sarah and I had been to around 20 dance performances...
