Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 2, 2024
WHITE CANE DAY
KING CITY ā King City Lions Club will host its annual White Cane Day on Friday, Oct. 4, with tables set up at Kaseyās Fitness, Safeway and Ace Hardware in King City for monetary donations. The majority of funds collected will benefit...
King City Council repeals mask ordinance
KING CITY ā The city council for King City voted to rescind the municipal mask ordinance during its May 11 meeting.
The decision only means that the cityās enforcement policies have changed, while the state continues to require face coverings due to the Covid-19...
Arts Council for Monterey County launches Covid-19 poster campaign with local artists
MONTEREY COUNTY ā The Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has launched a new initiative called āKeeping Monterey County Safe,ā teaming up with local artists to design mask posters for the public in hopes of spreading the countyās health message about wearing a mask.
According...
Soledad and Salinas youth clean up city parks as part of Safe Teens Empowerment Project
SOLEDAD ā About a dozen teens from Soledad and Salinas showed up from Safe Teens Empowerment Project to clean up Peverini Park last Saturday.
The group has rotating membership, and the current members just formed via online collaboration during the Covid-19 pandemic, making the June...
Blue Zones Project Monterey County hosts Diabetes Awareness series
SALINAS VALLEY ā November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and Blue Zones Project Monterey County is taking the initiative to raise awareness about type 2 diabetes prevention, management and the importance of a healthy lifestyle.
With a month-long series of events and activities, many of...
King City Loaves and Fishes hands out toys
KING CITY ā King City Loaves and Fishes handed out toys to more than 100 children on Dec. 22.
The toys were donated by members of the Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated and Aera Energy.
The program was fortunate to have J.W. Paine volunteer to...
King Cityās Marmolejo sworn in as CHP officer
KING CITY ā Ray Marmolejo of King City successfully completed cadet training at the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Academy, and has been assigned to duty at the CHPās Redwood City Area office.
Officer Marmolejo graduated from King City High School in 2015. Prior to attending...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 1, 2022
AWARDS RESCHEDULED
KING CITY ā King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has announced the new date for its Annual Awards Dinner, which was originally planned for March 5. The annual event honoring local businesses and community members will now take place on Saturday, Aug....
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 13, 2021
GRIEF WORKSHOP
SALINAS ā Hospice Giving Foundation is hosting a special grief workshop, āCoping with Grief During the Holidays,ā on Thursday, Oct. 14, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at the Madonna del Sasso Parish, 320 E. Laurel Drive in Salinas. The 90-minute presentation will offer...
The end of Californiaās lockdowns
Today, weāre starting with some big news: There will be no green tier after all. In fact, very soon, weāre set to say goodbye to the purple, red, orange and yellow tiers that have for months dictated so much about our lives.
California plans to...