SANTA MARIA, Laguna (PIA) – As the rice granary of Laguna, the town of Sta. Maria proudly showcases its abundant harvest of rice production and other agricultural products every April during its ...

William Hickman Rice ... the Santa Maria Valley in September 1873 and settled on leased land west of town. A short time later, after purchasing a portion of the old Rancho Punta de la Laguna ...