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Cesar Chavez Elementary School hosted its annual Veterans Day Assembly last Friday, Nov. 9.

This weekend’s Monterey County Ranch Rodeo, co-produced by the Monterey County Cattlemen’s Association and the Salinas Valley Fair, will raise funds for both nonprofits while offering a fun way for local buckaroos to compete in traditional ranching contests.

Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated will be sending packages to the troops on June 6, and the club is looking for addresses of local servicemen or women serving in harm’s way.

Judges for America in Bloom will be the featured speakers at the annual King City Chamber of Commerce and King City Rotary Club all-American hamburger barbecue luncheon planned for Wednesday, June 7, at San Lorenzo Park at noon at the DeAnza Building.

SALINAS VALLEY — The spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused an increased need for masks, from medical-grade to simply covering one’s face, all with the intent of reducing the rate of infection at a community and worldwide level. This has caused a shortage of higher-end masks...

For the first time, Salinas Valley Fair auctioned off a market goat — raised by Ivan Trujillo of Greenfield High School FFA — as the Heritage Foundation Scholarship animal for nearly $1,385 per pound, resulting in a total of $108,000 raised.

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Police Department recently hosted its fifth annual Operation Blue Santa event, delivering hundreds of donated gifts to local senior citizens, children and families in need this holiday season. Donations from the community were sought over the past several weeks, and on Dec. 23, Greenfield officers were...

SALINAS — Hartnell Community College’s Governing Board voted unanimously to grant temporary emergency powers to Superintendent/President Patricia Hsieh, during an emergency meeting Wednesday. All seven district directors were present for the March 18 vote, but the student member was absent. The action allows Hsieh to respond to the novel coronavirus...

GREENFIELD — Local youth were able to learn important bicycle safety skills and needed bicycle equipment at the Greenfield Community Science Workshop’s Bike Repair Workshop. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/south-monterey-county-youth-learn-about-bike-repairing-in-greenfield/

GREENFIELD — A new fire engine is on the way for Greenfield Fire Department after the Board of Supervisors approved a $700,000 grant in late April. FULL STORY: https://salinasvalleytribune.com/new-fire-engine-on-the-way-for-greenfield/