Gonzales Unified School District officially cancels fall and winter sports seasons
GONZALES — With Monterey County’s schools on shutdown and school sports planning a delayed start in December or January, Gonzales Unified School District on Aug. 21 announced to coaches that middle and high school sports were suspended for the year.
Superintendent Yvette Irving contacted coaches...
Gonzales Class of 2019 earns $500K in college scholarships
The graduating Class of 2019 earned a half-million dollars in scholarships during the annual Gonzales High School Senior Awards Night May 30.
Lavender Creek Co. partners with quilters to bring comfort to local patients
GREENFIELD — Lavender Creek Co., Monterey County’s local family-run lavender wellness brand, has announced a new partnership with the Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild, providing locally grown lavender for the handcrafted eye pillows donated to CHOMP, Salinas Valley Health, Natividad and the VNA.
The eye pillows...
City of Gonzales provides rental and mortgage assistance to 33 families
GONZALES — City of Gonzales provided a total of $41,700 in grant funds to residents to assist with rental and mortgage payments.
The City received the funds through the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) and the CARES and Emergency Food and Shelter Program through...
California asks Monterey County to close all bars, indoor dining due to Covid-19 surge
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County is being asked to close all bars and indoor operations for restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, zoos, museums and cardrooms following a recent surge of Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations among residents in the area.
Monday’s request came in the form of...
Hartnell College Foundation hosts 2025 Gala for the Arts on Saturday
SALINAS VALLEY — Hartnell College Foundation will host its Annual Gala for the Arts on Saturday, Sept. 13, at its Main Campus in Salinas to honor three outstanding individuals and raise funds for scholarships and internships supporting student artists.
The Gala for the Arts is...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | June 23, 2021
COVID ART SHOW
SALINAS — Arts Council for Monterey County is seeking original works of art for a juried show at the Monterey County Health Department Building at 1270 Natividad Road in Salinas. Only 40 adult artwork pieces and 20 youth art pieces promoting “Art...
Clash between union campaigns and private property at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — Before dawn on an October morning in 2015, representatives of the United Farm Workers turned up at a strawberry plant nursery in Northern California to meet with workers and urge them to consider unionizing.
They were able to enter the nursery’s property thanks...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Sept. 28, 2022
LIBRARY CLOSURE
KING CITY — King City Library will be closed this week for re-carpeting. Monterey County Free Libraries’ Bookmobile and Pop-Up Library will be available across the street at the future site of the local history center on North Vanderhurst Avenue, each day through...
Donations help South County YMCA assist families in need
Each year the South County YMCA raises funds to help people who cannot afford its membership fees.
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Eucalyptus removal project turns trees into biochar for farm research
MONTEREY COUNTY — Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) is currently producing beneficial biochar from invasive eucalyptus trees removed to restore native ecosystems around Elkhorn Slough.
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