4 Cities 4 Peace Block Party set for Saturday
The fourth annual Four Cities for Peace Block Party is set for Saturday, Aug. 26, at Central Park in Gonzales.
A warm welcome
Life came full circle last week for Zandra Jo Galvan, who fulfilled a childhood dream of becoming superintendent of the Greenfield Union School District, where she first started as a kindergartener at the tender age of 5 years old.
Teacher Pathway Program welcomes 31 future educators
Hartnell Community College District hosted a ceremony last Thursday at its King City Education Center to welcome 31 students from South County who are part of the second cohort of the Teacher Pathway Program.
Salvation Army gives out 476 backpacks to local students
Soledad Salvation Army is in the process of distributing a total of 476 backpacks to students in fourth through 12th grade.
HARVEST TIME
Scheid Vineyards coworkers came together last Thursday to handpick Pinot Noir grapes for the Greenfield winery’s sparkling wine collection, marking the beginning of the 2017 wine grape harvest in Monterey County.
School board selects new superintendent
Greenfield Union School District Board of Trustees has selected a new superintendent to lead the district for the next three years, just in time for the first day of school next Tuesday.
One Night Out
Greenfield once again participated in the annual National Night Out campaign on Aug. 1, bringing police officers and neighbors together for one night to unite against crime.
Students awarded scholarships
Southern Monterey County Republican Women Federated awarded $1,000 scholarships to Luz Andrea Perez-Ponce from Greenfield High School and Bret Wilkins from King City High School.
A place for healing
Located in the newly refurbished courthouse building at 250 Franciscan Way in King City, the new victim center increases accessibility for South County residents who lost services in 2008 when the Monterey County Courts King City Division closed.
UnitedAg extends services to South County
Seven health and wellness clinics, including two in South County, have been added to UnitedAg’s growing network that serves California farmworkers and their families.