A thorough souvenir program for the dual 1969 County Fair & Horse Show and California Bicentennial celebration. The booklet is replete with local advertisements, while also holding history on the Portola expedition, details on the contests and entertainment available, and many photographs of exhibits and contestants.

Article subjects: new murals of the Portola Expedition on the Home Economics building by Shawna Snyder, history of the Santa Cruz County Fair, a biography of West Coast Shows owner Bobby Cohn, the choice of Junior Hostesses (Marilyn Templeton, Kathy Hurley, LaShall Ann Machado, Karen Denise Schlitter, Barbara Guilbert), Bank of America's breakfast hosting, a portion of a diary from a Portola Expedition member, the nature of and anticipation for the fair contests, a biography of honoree J J Crosetti, details on the Scotts Valley Art Festival (and Olivia Young, Santa Cruz Art League member), a program for the Portola expedition reenactment, an interview of a participant in the cactus section of the floriculture contest (Mrs. Robert Mitchell), a short biography of Al Rodin, the story of the old Corralitos society by Anna E. Dye, a history of Jesse Graham's murder of Dennis Bennett, an interview of floriculture chairman (Patricia Wiley) in which everything novel is discussed, a history of Robber's Roost (a tree interwoven with the lore of Joaquin Murieta) which was cut down last year by Ray Liebenberg, a short interview of Richard Scearce / Dick Scearce, a look into the new horse show contest of vaulting, the lively number of exhibitors in this year's livestock contest, the home economics department's decision process and Nick Peponis' baking demonstrations, an excerpt of Father Juan Crespi's diary during the Portola expedition, the dog obedience demonstrations arranged by the Vista Del Mar Dog Training Club, a look into the array of tested skills in the lumberjack contests, this year's emphasis on showmanship in the 4-H and FFA contests, a biography of gardening sisters Kathleen Nespolo and Carol Nespolo

Photo subjects: horse pulling, bunny, Wally Wood practicing for a calf tying contest, J. J. Crosetti, cookies from the Home Economics contest, a display from the historical equipment museum, Kim Eagan Variety Show gymnastic tricks, another display of cookies, a display of the floriculture contestants, the Robber's Roost tree, Mid County Rhythm Band of Capitola, a rather delightful horse, West Coast Shows' rides, an example of the table setting contest, the professional entertainer Judy Lynn, Guernsey calves, last year's frequent winner with two helping hands (Martin Hedrick Sr., Martin Hedrick Jr., Bill Crouser), 4-H exhibitors grooming their livestock, a look at the fair from afar, an active lumberjack contest, a gentleman measuring his wood