Salinas Valley News Briefs | March 26, 2021
ARTIST EXHIBITION
KING CITY — Sol Treasures will host a Meet the Artist event today, March 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. The community can come in to meet and talk to the eight women artists who created images of Monterey County using different mediums....
Pacific Grove student named Monterey County’s next Youth Poet Laureate
MONTEREY COUNTY — After a competitive selection process, the Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has announced Maram Haddad as the 2024-25 Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate (YPL).
Starting in May, Haddad will serve a one-year term where she will participate in various county events...
Mee Memorial CEO makes national list of best rural hospital execs
KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System CEO Rena Salamacha has been included on a national list of 80 influential rural hospital leaders.
Compiled by Becker’s Hospital Review, the list includes “executives who put their heart and soul into ensuring their more remote communities have...
Monterey County libraries offer internet hotspots for local students in need
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Free Libraries is providing Wi-Fi hotspots to youth who need internet access.
A total of 300 hotspots have been funded through Monterey County Health Department in partnership with the City of Gonzales.
Any youth in Monterey County can bring their library...
Photo | SoMoCo Wireless receives Old Glory Award
KING CITY — Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated recently awarded a certificate of recognition to SoMoCo Wireless in King City for its patriotism demonstrated by flying the American Flag at its place of business.
Joe Girard, SoMoCo Wireless CEO, accepted the award from Kathy...
Alliance on Aging offers free tax preparation services
MONTEREY COUNTY — Alliance on Aging has announced the return of its free tax preparation services for older adults and people with disabilities, beginning Feb. 2.
The program is available to adults age 60 and older, as well as individuals with disabilities, and is designed...
Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency seeks members for subbasin implementation committees
SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) is accepting applications for its six subbasin implementation committees through Aug. 20.
These positions are ideal for people who have an interest in groundwater and local governance. The subbasin implementation committees for SVBGSA discuss, debate and...
New well registration program aims to protect Salinas Valley groundwater
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) and the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) have launched a new well registration program to better understand and protect groundwater resources in the Salinas Valley.
All well owners are asked to register their wells for free...
