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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

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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,...
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