Salinas Valley Fair attracts nearly 40,000 visitors
The 74th annual Salinas Valley Fair was packed with entertainment, livestock, youth exhibits and displays of the Salinas Valley’s rich agricultural heritage and abundance.
Food drive brings in 16K pounds to county food bank
It was a record year for local oil company Aera Energy’s annual food drive last week, with the equivalent of 16,101 pounds of food donated to the Food Bank for Monterey County.
Water rights case against county moves forward
Seeking operation of the Salinas Valley Water Project as outlined in a 2003 assessment election proceeding, property owners recently won critical arguments against Monterey County and its water resources agency.
King City hosts first Freedom Gala
Through a partnership with Fort Hunter Liggett, King City will host the inaugural Freedom Gala this Saturday, June 17, to celebrate the U.S. Army’s 242nd birthday while raising money for military families and a local program to end youth violence.
Scheid Vineyards installs wind turbine
A new wind turbine with blades reaching nearly 400 feet into the sky was erected last week at Scheid Vineyards, where the machine will generate 100 percent of the power needed to run the winery and bottling operations four miles south of Greenfield.
New stage lights installed at Stanton Theatre
Sol Treasures will present performances of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” next Saturday and Sunday at the Robert Stanton Theatre in King City, while the Monterey Pops will salute local vets there with a free concert of patriotic music on Nov. 10.
