Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 24, 2021
FFA WEEK
KING CITY ā National FFA week began Monday and runs through Friday. King City FFA has a number of activities planned, including virtual dress-up days, decorations, posters and staff appreciation gifts. In lieu of the traditional donkey basketball game, the FFA members are...
King City community unites to support cancer warrior
KING CITY ā Hands That Help SoMoCo, a new all-volunteer organization, recently hosted its first dinner event, which was a show of support for beloved community member Christina Willoughby.
āHands That Help SoMoCo would like to extend their most heartfelt thank you to the amazing...
College art scholarships available for Monterey County high school seniors
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Applications are currently being accepted for the 2024 College Arts Scholarship offered by the Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC).
The application period will end on Wednesday, March 6.
Graduating seniors from Monterey County high schools who are interested in pursuing higher education...
Monterey County Tourism 2030 Roadmap highlights challenges, opportunities over next 5 years
MONTEREY COUNTY ā See Monterey, the destination marketing organization for Monterey County, recently released the Monterey County Tourism 2030 Roadmap (MCT 2030), a collaborative strategic plan created to guide the local hospitality and tourism industry through myriad changes between now and 2030.
āThe overarching goal...
Planning gets underway for South County Family Justice Center
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Community members are invited to attend a strategic planning event for South Monterey Countyās Family Justice Center later this month.
A team from the Family Justice Center Alliance, a project of Alliance for HOPE International, is helping Monterey County with the planning...
Monterey County supervisors embark on new year
SALINAS ā Monterey County supervisors met Jan. 5 for their first meeting since the election, welcoming Wendy Askew not only as the new District 4 supervisor, but also appointing her as the new board chair.
Former board chair Chris Lopez continues as the District 3...
California adds new equity metric to reopening criteria
MONTEREY COUNTY ā The state of California has implemented new reopening guidelines called āequity metricsā in an effort to bring down Covid-19 infection rates in disadvantaged communities and communities of color.
The third metric adds another criteria for counties to reopen but has not been...
Hartnell College commemorates Veterans Appreciation Week with campus, community events
SALINAS VALLEY ā Hartnell College Veterans Resource Center will host its annual Veterans Appreciation Week from Nov. 10-14 at the collegeās Main Campus in Salinas.
The weeklong celebration honors the service, sacrifice and lasting contributions of U.S. military veterans, including Hartnellās own veteran students, faculty,...
King Cityās Memorial Day ceremony pays tribute to fallen comrades
KING CITY ā A no-attendance Memorial Day ceremony was held Monday at King City Cemetery, conducted by personnel from Fort Hunter Liggett.
This yearās ceremony was not conducted by King City VFW Post 6747 in order to uphold community safety through social distancing.
āNever forget that...
Fort Hunter Liggettās historic Tin Barn concludes decades of service
JOLON ā Built to weather any storm, the Tin Barn at Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) held its post for decades before completing its final mission in November.
The structure was disassembled on Nov. 17 as part of the installationās ongoing effort to modernize and support...






















