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Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 9, 2022

HOLIDAY PARADE GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield is hosting its annual Holiday Celebration on Friday, Dec. 9, featuring a holiday parade and tree-lighting ceremony. The park celebration and holiday performances begin at 5 p.m. at the Village Green Park, followed by the parade at 6:10...

ā€˜Nutcracker Ballet’ takes center stage this weekend in King City

KING CITY — More than six decades of holiday tradition will commence Dec. 9-11 as the timeless ā€œNutcracker Balletā€ takes the stage once again at the historic Robert Stanton Theater in King City. Performed by the young dancers of the Monterey County Dance Theatre (MCDT) and sponsored...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 8, 2022

FESTIVITIES POSTPONED SOLEDAD — City of Soledad and Soledad-Mission Chamber of Commerce have postponed the 37th Annual Soledad Christmas Celebration for a second time due to inclement weather. A new date has not been announced for the festivities, originally planned for Dec. 3 before a...

Soledad Police arrest 19-year-old for sexually assaulting minor

SOLEDAD — Soledad Police officers responded to a report of annoying messages between a 12-year-old child and 19-year-old Nathaniel Diaz on Nov. 21. ā€œAfter a review of the information, the case was immediately sent to our Investigations Division for further investigation,ā€ said Soledad Police Department...

Holiday food distributions help feed Salinas Valley families

SALINAS VALLEY — Food Bank for Monterey County hosted Thanksgiving meal distributions for hundreds of families in Greenfield, Soledad and King City on Nov. 22, just in time for the holiday. City of Greenfield and the Greenfield Community Science Workshop helped organize and distribute...

Salinas Valley News Briefs | Dec. 7, 2022

IMPACT MEETING GREENFIELD — A Community Impact Meeting, hosted by Sun Street Centers, is planned for Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 5:30 p.m. at Vista Verde Middle School, 1199 Elm Ave., in Greenfield. Topics include opioids and Narcan, how community members have been affected, and a...

Greenfield High’s Robotics Team meets Apple CEO, attends FIRST INSPIRE gala

GREENFIELD — Greenfield High School’s Robotics Team received the opportunity to take five student scholars and three alumni to Apple Park — the corporate headquarters of Apple Inc. in Cupertino — last month for an interactive session with the mechanical and electrical engineering teams...

Mee Memorial announces winners of National Rural Health Day student poster contest

KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System has announced the winners of its student poster contest organized to celebrate National Rural Health Day on Nov. 17. Open to all South Monterey County public and private school students from kindergarten to 12th grade, the contest centered...

State funding to help boost Soledad police patrols

SOLEDAD — Soledad Police Department has been awarded a $50,000 grant to increase patrols throughout the community and provide other traffic safety programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on roads. ā€œThis grant funding allows us to support our ongoing traffic...

Monterey County hospitals warn about respiratory virus surge

MONTEREY COUNTY — Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Mee Memorial Healthcare System, Natividad Medical Center, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital and the Monterey County Health Department are urging all residents to act now to protect themselves and their families against respiratory viruses circulating this...

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Window on the World Column | Who Did We Become —...

ā€œI choose to look back and remember laughter and friendship….ā€ This was a quote sent over from a former pupil of our boarding school...