Tag: community
Mee Memorial employee turns heads as ‘trashionista’
SALINAS VALLEY — When someone refers to Consuelo “Connie” Hernandez as a “trashionista,” it’s not intended as an insult. In fact, the longtime scheduling...
Sun Street Centers hosts symposium to discuss rising overdoses
SALINAS VALLEY — More than 200 community members attended last month’s Overdose Awareness Symposium 2022, hosted by Sun Street Centers to bring attention to...
California Rodeo Salinas donates $560K to local nonprofits
SALINAS VALEY — California Rodeo Salinas donated a total of $563,258 to community nonprofits in 2022, an increase of 5.3% over the 2019 donation,...
South County Trashion Show returns to King City next week
SALINAS VALLEY — The unforgettable South County Trashion Show fundraiser and luncheon is back after two long years.
Alliance on Aging will once again host...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 9, 2022
PAINT CLASS
GONZALES — A youth paint class called “Goodbye Summer” is set for Saturday, Sept. 10, from 12 to 1 p.m. at Painte Studio...
Monthly senior socials expand to Greenfield
GREENFIELD — Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valley’s SOCOS (SOuth COunty Senior) Socials program is growing this month to include the Greenfield community.
In...
Blue Zones Project officially launches in Gonzales
GONZALES — Blue Zones Project Monterey County recently hosted a community festival in Central Park to kick off the start of Gonzales as an...
Gonzales special tax measure fails at the polls
GONZALES — A special tax measure that would have provided funding for the Gonzales Community Center Complex Project failed to receive enough support from...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 7, 2022
RECREATION WORKSHOP
GREENFIELD — A Greenfield Recreation Department workshop has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 6 p.m. City staff will share the department’s...
College students to ride MST for free this fall
MONTEREY COUNTY — Students of Hartnell College, Monterey Peninsula College and California State University Monterey Bay are now eligible to ride Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST)...
Local News
South County Trashion Show returns March 19 with ‘Red, White &...
SALINAS VALLEY — Creativity, sustainability and community spirit will take center stage March 19 at the 2026 South County Trashion Show, Alliance on Aging’s...
