Jack Franscioni celebrates 97th birthday with Soledad students
SOLEDAD — Students at Jack Franscioni Elementary School celebrated
the birthday of Jack Franscioni himself on Feb. 13.
Franscioni celebrated his 97th birthday on Feb. 1, and school
officials put together a celebration in his honor, during which students sang
to him and delivered hand-made birthday cards...
Soledad High School hosts countywide cadet drill competition
SOLEDAD — Students from throughout Monterey County gathered at Soledad High School on Feb. 1 as the Soledad Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) hosted a drill competition.
The four other schools in the county with cadet programs —
Monterey, Seaside, Everett Alvarez and...
Soledad plans new road to connect to Metz
SOLEDAD — City of Soledad hosted a community planning
meeting Jan. 30 to begin the process of collecting feedback on the proposed
Pinnacles Parkway Project, which is aimed at creating a street to connect Metz
and Los Coches roads.
Doing so would provide a way for people on...
Monterey County considers tax hike for aging dams, reservoirs
MONTEREY COUNTY — A community workshop was held last Friday in
Salinas to consider options in how to pay for Monterey County’s aging dams and
reservoirs, which continue to provide water for drinking and agriculture to the
Salinas Valley.
Landowners, politicians, legal experts and concerned
citizens packed the...
South County Animal Rescue hosts Goodwill donation
SOLEDAD — South County Animal Rescue (SCAR) collected
donations of household items for Goodwill from Jan. 24 to 26 as a fundraiser
for its animal services.
This year the organization collected an entire truck’s worth
of donations by Saturday afternoon, with a second trailer partially filled
throughout the...
Soledad pool set to reopen Monday
SOLEDAD — The Soledad pool will open Feb. 3 to be available
for swim lessons, water aerobics and lap swims again.
“We are the only indoor swimming pool south of Salinas,”
said Frances Bengtson, executive director of the Soledad-Mission Recreation
District. “It gets windy here and being...
King City VFW announces local essay contest winners
SALINAS VALLEY — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6747 in King City recently awarded scholarships to four students from South Monterey County who participated in the local organization’s Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen youth contests.
The Voice of Democracy audio-essay competition is open to...
Community meeting to discuss new roadway between Soledad and Metz Road
SOLEDAD — City of Soledad Community Development Department
will conduct a community meeting for the Pinnacles Parkway Project on Thursday,
Jan. 30, at 6:30 p.m. at San Vicente School.
The project is a proposed new roadway at the southern end of
the city, which would extend from...
Soledad High School to gain three classrooms as district plans repairs
SOLEDAD — Soledad High School is on track to get three new
modular classrooms after a decision by the Soledad Unified School District
board during its Jan. 8 meeting.
The passed motion called for piggybacking a purchase
contract with the Willow Unified School District in the city...
Soledad Visitors Center provides information, seeks volunteers
SOLEDAD — Heike Kovacs (above) shows a new California map and a Hiking Pinnacles National Park book at the City of Soledad Visitors and Gateway Center on Front Street.
In addition to books and maps, the visitor’s center has information on the California missions,...
