5 Things to Know about Watsonville This Week

Watsonville is hopping these days. Here are a few newsy bits that may be helpful for Patch readers this week.

1. Juan Vargas, owner of , located at 2202 E. Lake Ave., recently added U-Haul truck and trailer rentals to the grocery store business, PR Newswire reported. For more information or to rent moving equipment today, call 831-288-6215. Business hours of operation are daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
2. Women’s Crisis Support~Defensa de Mujeres has been putting on events throughout Santa Cruz County to create awareness around Teen Dating Violence. The mayor will sign a Teen Dating Violence Awareness Proclamation at 4 p.m. today (Wednesday).
3. Also in honor National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention, there will be the of King of Hearts Rally at Watsonville High. The event will be put on by WCS~DdM staff and WHS students at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. They will do a skit and Mayor Eduardo Montesino plans to attend.
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5. It's Preteen Vaccination Week. What does that mean? It's a reminder to families of preteens about recommended and required immunizations for 11-and 12-year olds. For the 2012-13 school year and beyond, all incoming 7th graders must provide proof of having immunization against whooping cough (‘Tdap’) before starting school. Don't worry; there are low- and no-cost options out there. For more information, visit www.shotsforschool.org or www.GetImmunizedCA.org.

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