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JOLON — Local artist Max Randolph recently installed a custom 12-foot-tall sculpture of a great oak tree in the historic courtyard of Mission San Antonio de Padua. The Mission commissioned Randolph, who runs the art studio Max Randolph Studios in Paso Robles, to build the...

SALINAS VALLEY — Scheid Family Wines has announced the winners of the 2021 Scheid Writing Contest, which features students from both King City and Greenfield high schools. Now celebrating its 33rd year of the program in Salinas Valley, Scheid Family Wines has donated more than...

JOLON — Fort Hunter Liggett recently hosted a Community Relations Meeting, during which representatives from throughout the region came to discuss different projects and programs going on in South Monterey County and north San Luis Obispo County. The quarterly meeting on Aug. 18 was a...

JOLON — “The Pat Hathaway Collection” will be the featured topic for the San Antonio Valley Historical Association Fall Lecture and Annual Dinner meeting planned for Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Historic Hacienda at Fort Hunter Liggett. Featured speaker will be James Perry, executive director...

SALINAS — Hartnell College invites Spanish speakers who are learning English to join a free in-person class that will connect them with international graduate students working to improve their Spanish and learn about Latino American culture. This language-exchange class, called English and Spanish in the...

SAN LUCAS — San Lucas Elementary School teacher Monique Ross was named to Curriculum Associates’ 2023 class of Extraordinary Educators, an annual program that celebrates and connects exemplar teachers in grades K-8 from around the country. Chosen from hundreds of nominations, Ross is among 30...

LOCKWOOD — California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) San Benito-Monterey Unit plans to conduct piles burning on the West Side Fuel Break in the area of Lockwood in South Monterey County during the months of February and March. “The purpose of the...

DRUG DISPOSAL GONZALES — Sun Street Centers and Gonzales Police Department will be hosting National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30. Residents can eliminate prescription drug abuse by turning in expired or unused prescription drugs — with no questions asked — from...

KING CITY — A cast of 115 dancers from South Monterey County will perform the 64th anniversary production of “The Nutcracker Ballet” this weekend at the Robert Stanton Theater in King City. “Plan to be amazed,” said Janette Harkness, artistic director of Monterey County Dance...