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California State Water Board staff set up a booth last Sunday at Patriot Park in Greenfield to sign up South County residents who qualify for free bottled drinking water if they have private domestic wells with high nitrate levels.

Two local state agencies are making the switch over to wind energy, Salinas Valley State Prison and the Correctional Training Facility, which are working with Foundation Windpower to bring the green resource to the facilities just outside of Soledad.

This year’s Four Cities for Peace Block Party was a success, according to event organizer Jean Salcido.

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.

Three Beacon Spotlight Awards were awarded to the City of Gonzales by the Institute of Local Government and the Statewide Energy Efficiency Collaborative at the League of California Cities conference in Sacramento on Sept. 14.

The Annual Swiss Picnic brought together family members for a day of tradition, reuniting and to eat food barbecued by the Swiss Rifle Club members on Aug. 20 at the Swiss Rifle Club Park in Gonzales.

A second wind turbine will soon join the Taylor Farms wind turbine in Gonzales. The City Council approved a wind turbine site lease agreement between the City and Mann Packing Company Inc. on Nov. 20.