Yes, Steinbeck wrote a werewolf novel. Don’t expect to read it.
Nine years before John Steinbeck published his Pulitzer Prize-winning historical masterpiece, “The Grapes of Wrath,” he was working on a lighthearted detective novel featuring a werewolf.
The manuscript, “Murder at Full Moon,” was completed in 1930 but was never published. A single copy has been...
Artist installs 12-foot Iron Oak tree sculpture at Mission San Antonio de Padua
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...
Pop-up sites increase access to Covid-19 testing for South Monterey County residents
SALINAS VALLEY — Free pop-up Covid-19 testing sites have been emerging lately in South Monterey County as part of an effort to increase testing access after a new site was added to Castroville to the existing lineup of Salinas and Seaside.
When available, local residents...
Community Foundation for Monterey County announces LEAD Institute 2024 participants
MONTEREY COUNTY — Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has selected 21 emerging nonprofit managers to join the LEAD (Leadership, Education and Development) Institute’s 2024 cohort.
LEAD is a year-long professional development institute offered by the CFMC’s Center for Nonprofit Excellence to foster strong, effective...
Hundreds turn out to honor King City Mustangs’ soccer victory
KING CITY — Hundreds of fans and supporters recently filled the ground level and lined the balcony area of Town Square to honor King City High School’s varsity boys soccer team.
The March 11 celebration was preceded by a short parade on fire trucks, traveling...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Jan. 19, 2022
EVENTS POSTPONED
KING CITY — King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has announced the postponement of two upcoming events. King City’s “State of the City” program, which was originally supposed to take place Jan. 19, has been rescheduled for Feb. 16. The Chamber’s Annual...
Mee Memorial, Natividad hospitals work together to test community for Covid-19 at King City pop-up site
KING CITY — More than 120 community members were tested for free last Thursday at the first Covid-19 pop-up testing site in King City, hosted by Natividad Medical Center and Mee Memorial Hospital.
The July 9 testing event was set to begin at 10 a.m....
Whalefest Monterey launches ocean-themed student essay contest
MONTEREY — Organizers of Whalefest Monterey and Fisherman’s Wharf Association are inviting students entering grades 6 to 12 in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties to participate in the Whalefest Monterey Ocean-Themed 2020 Student Summer Essay Contest.
“We are asking our youth to write...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Jan. 24, 2025
TRUTH ACT HEARING
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County’s Truth Act hearing will be held Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 1:30 p.m. at the Board of Supervisors Chambers, 168 W. Alisal St., in Salinas. The local governing body of any California county or city, in which local...
Supervisor invites Monterey County youth to apply for 2022 Young Supervisors Program
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo has announced his 2022 Young Supervisors Program for local high school and first-year college students.
The four-week program will be held at the Monterey County Board of Supervisors Government Building. Alejo previously had a Young Assemblymembers Program...
