![]() a subject, a verb, and a complete thought? 1. The town of Watsonville, California has been hit by hard times. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 2. People who used to work at the frozen food processing plants. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 3. They're losing their jobs. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 4. The work paid decent wages - $10 to $22 an hour. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 5. Along with good benefits, too. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 6. The Birds Eye food processing plant now plans to shut down. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 7. By the end of the year. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 8. Leaving only locally owned DelMar foods operating in Watsonville. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 9. It's a big blow to the workers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 10. Who have been working there for years and now have to take early retirement. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 11. But like so many other plants before them. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 12. Birds Eye is moving its processing plant south of the border. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 13. Where the cost of packaging frozen foods is so much cheaper. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |