Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 21, 2021
HALLOWEEN CONTEST
KING CITY ā King City Recreation Department is hosting its second annual Halloween House Decorating Contest. Community members can decorate their business or residence for the holiday and register to win prizes, which will be awarded based on creativity, originality, design and layout....
Monterey County supervisors to honor original Bracero workers
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Supervisors Luis Alejo and Chris Lopez will be conducting a special honoring of living Bracero workers who reside in Monterey County at the Sept. 12 Board of Supervisors meeting in Salinas as part of the first-ever āBracero History Recognition...
Arts Council for Monterey County hosts annual high school poetry competition Saturday
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Arts Council for Monterey County is hosting the annual Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Competition for local high school students.
On Saturday, Feb. 4, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., students from Monterey County high schools will participate in the Poetry Out Loud...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 19, 2021
GRAND OPENING
SOLEDAD ā A grand-opening celebration of Hartnell Collegeās new Soledad Education Center is planned for Saturday, Oct. 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will feature an official ribbon-cutting, building tours, family festival and free hot dog-hamburger picnic. The public is...
Fort Hunter Liggett hosts Youth Fishing Derby this Saturday
Fort Hunter Liggett will host the annual Youth Fishing Derby on Saturday, April 14, at Del Venturi Pond to celebrate the Army Reserveās 110th birthday and the Month of the Military Child.
Monterey County encourages residents to respond to state antibodies study
MONTEREY COUNTY ā California Department of Public Health and Stanford University are working on a study called CalScope, which aims to measure antibodies in the populace and determine which activities are connected to different antibody levels in the fight against Covid-19.
They will survey random...
Community input sought for flood-prone areas to support future groundwater recharge efforts in Salinas Valley
SALINAS VALLEY ā In an effort to increase groundwater recharge and storage while reducing flooding, four local agencies and nonprofits collaborating on the Multi-benefit Land Repurposing Program are seeking public input about known areas of flooding and recharge.
A public survey is now open and...
2023 wine grape harvest begins in Monterey County
SALINAS VALLEY ā The 2023 Monterey County wine grape harvest has begun with Scheid Family WinesāĀ Isabelleās VineyardĀ located in the Salinas Valley along River Road, west of Chualar, on the Monterey Wine Trail, announced Monterey County Vintners and Growers Association last week.
Cool weather delayed the...
King City Rural 4-H member installs new book barn at local park
KING CITY ā Tommy Storelli of King City Rural 4-H installed a book barn at Forden Park as an Emerald Star project earlier this month.
The book barn was meant to share reading with others in the community and get people to know a little...
Youth treated to āNutcrackerā preview
Little ones, and even big ones, recently received an opportunity to see ballet in a different light when āThe Nutcracker Balletā readers theater program visited local libraries in November.






















