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King City in Bloom co-founders Phoebe Cheney and Laurie Slaten were recognized for their leadership and dedication to the community at last week’s city council meeting, where they both received special praise from the City of King.

King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture hosted its annual Community Resource Fair last Thursday at Salinas Valley Fairgrounds.

King City earned a 3 out of 5 bloom rating and was specially recognized for its heritage preservation at the 2017 America in Bloom National Awards Program, the results of which were announced over the weekend at the annual awards banquet in Holliston, Mass., on Oct. 7.

King City Council has approved a revised plan to improve local sidewalks that have either deteriorated over the years or are incomplete segments due to financial constraints, with the intent of obtaining a federal grant for more than $3 million to help fix accessibility throughout the city.

In honor of National 4-H Week, Oct. 1-7, King City Blue Ribbon 4-H interviewed former club leader Mary Hughes, whose 4-H history began with Greenfield as a child before becoming the King City community leader for more than a decade.

Eighth-grade students from San Ardo Union School departed Sept. 25 for Montana de Oro State Park in Los Osos, where they volunteered to stop an invasive nonnative vine from dominating a unique habitat along the beautiful California coast.

The Arts Council for Monterey County will host two receptions to celebrate the artists whose artwork is featured in its 2018 Fine Arts Calendar Celebrating Monterey County.

Monterey County Artists Open Studio Tour expanded its self-guided journey of artist studios and exhibitions to the South County area over the weekend.