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... Seniors love The Greek on the weekend I am the activities director for Valley Heights Senior Community in Watsonville. I coordinate day trips for residents each weekend. We recently went for lunch at The Greek and we were not disappointed. When our ... 1 comment
New driving school sets up shop in Rio del Mar
... their parents are making them wait," he said. Student Chris Davis, a 17-year-old Aptos High School junior from Watsonville, enjoyed Kellermyer's instruction, which also is heavy on verbalizing the hazards he saw ahead and the driving movements he ... Comment?
As We See It: Emerging work force needs jobs
... of Latinos are working full time and 6.7 percent retired. Consider, for instance, that the jobless rate in Watsonville, with a population more than 70 percent Latino, has reached a stratospheric 22.2 percent, according to the CAP. That explains why ... 11 comments
Education Digest: Nov. 29, 2009
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... does his part by watering holiday trees Saturday at the Scotts Valley Schools' lot on Scotts Valley Drive. Watsonville School to make potatoes fly Tuesday, students at Monte Vista Christian, 2 School Way, will fling potatoes across a soccer field ... Comment?
Toys For Tots kicks off in Santa Cruz County
... a toy collection at Toys R Us in Santa Cruz from noon-4 p.m. on Nov. 28 and 29. Imura Japanese Restaurant in Watsonville and Kianti's Pizza and Pasta Bar in Santa Cruz are offering free dessert and appetizers with meals for a donation of a new toy. ... Comment?
Community Foundation, with assets down, to reduce grant-making
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... this year. They include the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center in Ben Lomond, Boys and Girls Club of Santa Cruz, Watsonville Wetlands Watch, Hospice of Santa Cruz County and Mountain Community Resources, which serves San Lorenzo Valley. "So far, the ... 32 comments
... will look for shorter alternatives. Really, Highway 1 should be three lanes on each side from Santa Cruz to Watsonville. People are going to drive, and having the freeway be a parking lot does not make sense. Additionally, it seems ironic that one ... 48 comments
Cops and Courts: Nov. 27, 2009
... under the influence. "Luckily, no one got hurt," he said. "I'm glad we got him; the witness was right on it." Watsonville Teen arrested for punching officer A 14-year-old was taken to Juvenile Hall Wednesday evening after punching a police officer ... 15 comments
Think Local campaign shows consumer spending power
... checks were spent. Santa Cruz and Capitola merchants benefited the most, sales also reached Scotts Valley and Watsonville. The list of businesses patronized during the campaign reads like a Who's Who of local ownership. New Leaf Community Market, ... 3 comments
Free presentation to be hosted Dec. 1 by GCCC Industrial Ammonia Refrigeration Program
... today as president of PM Hazmat, Inc., based in Rock Creek, BC, and he is past president and director of the Watsonville, Calif.-based Ammonia Safety and Training Institute. He conducts workshops and training sessions throughout the U.S. and Canada. ... Comment?
Two men stabbed outside busy Watsonville market
WATSONVILLE, Calif. a " Watsonville police are looking for suspects after two men were stabbed in a busy shopping area.Watsonville police Lt. Comment?
Turkey Bowl touch football tournament kicks off new Thanksgiving Day tradition in Watsonville
For some, pigskin is as synonymous with Thanksgiving as turkey. That was the case at Rolling Hills Middle School on Thursday morning, where nearly 80 guys gathered for the first Watsonville Turkey Bowl. 2 comments
Growing numbers struggle to keep lights and heat on
... at risk of losing lights and heat this winter. Since January, nearly 2,000 PGE customers have sought help from Watsonville-based nonprofit Central Coast Energy Services to pay their utility bills. That's a jump of nearly 400 people or about 25 ... 72 comments
Families gather for free holiday meal in Watsonville
Under blue skies, families enjoyed a traditional Thanksgiving dinner on picnic tables in a downtown park compliments of the SwingTime Cafe, Second Harvest Food Bank and the Watsonville and Cabrillo College farmers markets. 8 comments
Fight begins for high-stakes seat on bus district board
... for a showdown. Supervisor Neal Coonerty wants fellow Supervisor John Leopold to replace the two-term incumbent, Watsonville resident Pat Spence, the pick of Supervisor Tony Campos. At stake is who will have say in the affairs of the powerful Santa ... 11 comments
Small Business Development Center at Cabrillo College recognized
... Joe and Lori Bettencourt, who opened Pump'd, the county's first indoor inflatable fun center, in downtown Watsonville last December. "We helped them with their start-up, marketing, accounting and finance," Thomae said. The Small Business Development ... Comment?
Giving thanks in tough times: Watsonville residents grateful for family, health
No doubt, times are tough in Watsonville, where more than one in five workers is without a job and more people are losing their homes to foreclosure than anywhere else in Santa Cruz County. 4 comments
Give from the heart: Donate or volunteer this holiday season
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... child and may include household items like blankets, towels or sheets. Volunteers are also needed to work in the Watsonville Warehouse sorting and organizing gifts for the families from Dec. 10 to Dec. 15. Contact the Volunteer Centers Holiday ... Comment?
... on the line? If you did, you would create a connection to an emerging passenger rail system passing through Watsonville to Salinas and Monterey, and (via Gilroy) a statewide high-speed rail system, as well as connections to Amtrak. Are you aboard? ... Comment?
Suspected Watsonville gang member jailed again
... and Miller ran. The teen was captured nearby, but Orlandos hurt his knee in the process, Byers said. Miller, a Watsonville resident, had been free on $25,000 bail but was taken back into custody Tuesday. He has a juvenile record and gang tattoos, ... 21 comments