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Salinas Valley News Briefs | Nov. 17, 2023

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SURF AND TURF KING CITY — King City Rotary Club presents its annual Surf and Turf fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 17, from 6 to 8 p.m. Dinner includes steak, crab, garlic bread and salad, and will be held inside the Orradre Building at the Salinas...

Greenfield Harvest Festival draws hundreds to downtown

GREENFIELD — Hundreds of residents and visitors alike gathered Sunday for the annual Greenfield Harvest Festival, hosted by the Greenfield Cultural Arts Center and First Night Monterey. The Oct. 20 festival kicked off that morning with a community parade through downtown Greenfield, where dozens...

Monterey County agriculture sets off ripples through local economy, report shows

MONTEREY COUNTY — The role of agriculture and the resulting monetary ripples through the economy was the subject of a recent analysis conducted by the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office. Titled ā€œEconomic Contributions of Monterey County Agriculture,ā€ the report was published in June 2020 based...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | June 14, 2023

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POOLS OPEN KING CITY — Renovation of the King City dive pool is moving at a much-faster pace than anticipated, and as a result, the planned two-week closure for June 12-23 will not be necessary. The summer schedule will return to the original regular programming:...

Voters pass South Monterey County school bonds, city tax measures

SALINAS VALLEY — South Monterey County residents have cast their votes for local school bond and city tax measures, all of which were currently passing as of Monterey County Elections’ latest results. In the county’s semi-final report Nov. 13, Gonzales Unified School District’s two bonds...

More than $100K in arts and cultural grants awarded to Monterey County nonprofits

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MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has awarded $109,000 in Arts and Cultural Impact Grants to 22 local arts organizations and nonprofit organizations with art programs, thanks to funding from the County of Monterey and its Board of Supervisors.Ā  This is the...

Fort Hunter Liggett supports Madre Fire response with firefighters, heavy equipment

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JOLON — Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) provided three heavy equipment operators and two firefighters for a 12-day deployment to support the Madre Fire in the Los Padres National Forest’s remote central California area from July 2-14. They were part of the team of hundreds of...

United Way Monterey County announces 2020 Emergency Food and Shelter Program grant recipients

MONTEREY COUNTY — Nearly $700,000 in Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) grants have been approved for distribution to 23 organizations in Monterey County. The grants are federally funded and administered by United Way Monterey County (UWMC) and a local board made up of representatives...

Community Foundation for Monterey County offers $1.5M in scholarships for local students

MONTEREY COUNTY — Many Monterey County students aspire to attend college, but the cost of higher education keeps them from achieving that dream. The Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) works with generous individuals, families and businesses to help close the gap. More than $1.5...

Monterey-Salinas Transit breaks ground on South County Operations and Maintenance Facility

KING CITY — Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) board members, elected officials and staff celebrated the groundbreaking of MST’s South County Operations and Maintenance Facility in King City on July 10. The project will support existing and future transit needs in the surrounding rural communities of South...
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