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5 Things to Know About Watsonville: Aug. 16
Mosquito spraying again and the Watsonville Fire Department is "filling the boot" today and Wednesday.
There will be low-flying choppers over about 45 acres of marshland around Watsonville today, or Wednesday, or Thursday.
The county Mosquito and Vector Control will be erradicating mosquitos one of those days this week. The actual day of the application is weather-dependant.
The granular treatment will be focused on Watsonville Slough, Atkinson Pond, Pinto Lake, Harkins Slough and Struve Slough. The aim is to reduce mosquito breeding in the wetlands.
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The low-flying helicopter shouldn't take long to hit all those areas, according to Mosquito and Vector Control supervisor Paul Binding. Also, he noted that this is not an aerial fogging or air-dispersed application, and it's not harmful to humans, birds or other wildlife.
Watsonville firefighters will be asking city residents to help them help others today and Wednesday.
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Watsonville, Local 1272 Firefighters will be hosting a "Fill the Boot" event at Main Street and Ohlone Parkway to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). They will be collecting money from local drivers and pedestrians to benefit MDA.
The International Association of Fire Fighters has supported the MDA for more than 55 years. The Muscular Dystrophy Association is a voluntary health agency working to defeat neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive services, and far-reaching professional and public health education.
students got iPads when they went back to school this month, SantaCruz.com reported.
Some of the 630 students receiving an iPad 2. The iPads are replacing school books, but they can also be used to take notes, do and submit homework and conduct online research, according to SantaCruz.com.
The "Summer of Love" was a hit at , so Annie is going to continue the series into the fall.
on Harvest Drive in Watsonville to do wine tastings for customers on weekends. It launched Memorial Day Weekend. They began with wine from Hunter Hill and are now pouring . After Labor Day, they will be pouring a variety of small local excellent wineries, to give our guests more variety.
And Pajaro Valley Unified School District students are back in class Wednesday—that's tomorrow.
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