Salinas Valley News Briefs | Aug. 29, 2025
GARDENING DAY
GONZALES ā City of Gonzales is partnering with the Resource Conservation District of Monterey County and Save the Whales to host a free Community Gardening Day on Saturday, Aug. 30, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Gonzales Community Garden, located at...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 4, 2025
SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCE FAIRS
SOLEDAD ā September is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, and Suicide Prevention Service, a program of Family Service Agency of the Central Coast, is partnering with Hartnell College, Monterey County Behavioral Health and Community Human Services to host two Together...
King City Highās Class of 2026 kicks off senior year with āSunriseā
KING CITY ā On Aug. 19, almost 100 seniors woke up before the roosterās call to attend one of King City High Schoolās newest and most beloved traditions, āSenior Sunrise.ā
All bundled up in their blankets, the seniors patiently watched the sunrise as they excitedly...
Papillon Center to launch āWind Phoneā project in Monterey County as part of National Grief Awareness efforts
MONTEREY COUNTY ā In 2010, a man in Åtsuchi, Japan, placed an unconnected rotary phone in his garden to help cope with the loss of his cousin. Speaking his grief aloud became a personal source of solace ā and over time, his idea inspired...
Monterey County organizations unite for āDay of Hopeā celebration
MONTEREY COUNTY ā This September, hope will take root across Monterey County as local organizations unite to celebrate National Recovery Month through a collective Day of Hope.
This day of recognition is a unified effort across communities where each organization plans its own unique gathering...