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Salinas Valley News Briefs | Oct. 2, 2024

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WHITE CANE DAY KING CITY — King City Lions Club will host its annual White Cane Day on Friday, Oct. 4, with tables set up at Kasey’s Fitness, Safeway and Ace Hardware in King City for monetary donations. The majority of funds collected will benefit...

ā€˜Party’ honors longtime Salinas Valley grower

SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College Foundation will honor longtime Salinas Valley grower John Romans with its 2022 Leadership Award at the Party Near the Library this Saturday, May 21. Romans, a member of the foundation’s board of directors, was a longtime owner of King City-based...

Monterey County’s indoor mask order takes effect

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County’s indoor face covering ordinance has been triggered, with countywide mask requirements taking effect as soon as this Friday. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published data Monday morning showing that Monterey County was in the ā€œsubstantialā€ community transmission rate...

New digital sign up and running at King City High School

KING CITY — A new digital marquee was installed at the King City High School campus, just off Broadway Street, earlier this month. The electronic sign serves as a convenient means of conveying information about upcoming events to not only students and parents, but also...

International ice cream shop opens King City location

KING CITY — Michoacana Pedir De Boca Ice Cream Shop hosted its grand opening last Saturday, preceded by a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday in conjunction with the King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. Michoacana Pedir De Boca was founded in Tocumbo, Mexico, before expanding...

Council swears in

City of King Councilmembers Mike LeBarre and Darlene Acosta are sworn in by City Manager Steve Adams at the Dec. 11 city council meeting.

South Monterey County schools move ahead with distance learning for upcoming year

MONTEREY COUNTY — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced July 17 that schools located in counties on the state’s Covid-19 watch list would only be able to begin their 2020-21 school year in a virtual setting over computer, also known as distance learning. Monterey County was one...

Loaves, Fishes & Computers receives $20K grant to expand digital education

SAN LUCAS — Loaves, Fishes & Computers (LFC) has received a $20,000 Spectrum Digital Education grant for its digital literacy initiatives and refurbished computer program. The grant is part of the broadband connectivity provider’s six-year, $8 million commitment to promote digital education and broadband technology...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Jan. 4, 2022

FARMERS’ MARKETS MONTEREY COUNTY — All Everyone’s Harvest Certified Farmers’ Markets will be closed from Sunday, Dec. 26, through Saturday, Jan. 8. The first market to open for 2022 will be the Marina market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 9,...

Photo | Loaves and Fishes receives toys for youth

Members of Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated recently donated toys to the Loaves and Fishes program to be distributed to children for Christmas. The donations will be handed out during a distribution next week.
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