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(Monday, August 24, 2009 NEWS to Mml tow; 11 Festival to be held in Greenfield Patriot Park to host 15th Dia del Trabajador Agricola fiesta Sunday BY KIMBER S0LANA ksolanathecaIifornian.com Food, music and community resources will fill Greenfield's Patriot Park on Aug. 30 for the city's 15th annual festival honoring Salinas Valley farm workers. The annual "Dia del Trabajador Day Of The Farm Worker, is held to thank the people who work to provide food for families, officials said. "No one really pays attention to farm workers," said organizer Jesus festival is meant to show them that we appreciate them and know they work very hard." Organizers said they anticipate more than 12,000 people during the 9-hour event, an increase from the average 10,000 seen in recent years. Lopez said an improved children's festival '( A ESTABLISHED IN 1871 GfiBfomlan SERVING THE SALINAS VALLEY AND MQNTTBFY COUNTY The Salinas Califomian (478-120) is published Monday-Saturday morning by Salinas Newspapers, 123 W.

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Three Salinas branches look to offer games, other amusements for checkout DETAILS The Salinas Public Library plans to make available its collection of items acquired from the Salinas Adult School's Toy Lending Library in December. Among items acquired are toys, musical instruments, large play kitchens, puzzles, costumes and games. Information: Call 831-758-7311. Online: www.salinas.lib.ca.us. musical instruments, large play kitchens, puzzles, costumes and games.

The Salinas Library acquired an estimated 4,000 items, but not all will be moved because of limited space at the John Steinbeck branch at 350 Lincoln Ave. "Certainly the amount will be dictated by how much can actually fit at John Steinbeck "Gardner going to have to choose toys that would successfully circulate within the community." Some toys will go to the Cesar Chavez and El Gabilan branches, the city's community centers and the library's literacy activities. Gardner said they anticipate the move to occur toward the end of September or early October. He said Piini Realty has agreed to provide some storage space near the library as staff prepares the area for the items. Card-carrying library patrons will be able to check out toys in the same manner as books.

There is intricate planning in transporting the toys, Gardner said, which includes cataloguing the items and creating a system of lending. "This is like incorporating a new library within an existing library," he said. BY SUNITA V1JAYAN svijayanthecalifornian.com The Salinas Public Library has plans to start lending toys by the end of the year. But before it can do that, there is lots of moving and organizing to be done, said Don Gardner, the library's youth coordinator, who is in charge of the project. "We took this project on because it represents a remarkable opportunity for the Salinas Public Library to enrich its services within the community," Gardner said Friday.

"I don't think we need to do a lot of research to know that this service can be valuable to the development of children in Salinas." The Salinas Adult School's Toy Lending Library was forced to close this past spring as a part of the school's budget-balancing maneuvers. Following budget cuts from the state Department of Education, the Adult School was forced to reduce or eliminate certain programs and services, including the Parent Center, which housed the Toy Lending Library. The Salinas library was successful in its bid to acquire the collection at an April meeting the Parent Center held with several community agencies to determine the future of the service. "Our members were really disappointed. A lot of parents depend on the program said Yvonne Rick-etts, the Parent Center's coordinator, about the reaction to the toy-lending library's potential demise.

"And now it's going to be free!" There were about 350 members of the toy library, in existence since the 1980s, when it was provided by the Salinas Adult Center. The service was $35 a year. Primarily for elementary school-aged children, the items the library is acquiring are more than just the average run-of-the-mill toys such as wagons and tricycles. Gardner said the collection includes educational items such as simple featuring a storyteller, prizes and carnival games could make the festival a bigger attraction. The event, sponsored by the nonprofit South County Outreach Efforts, will also provide information on, resources available to the community.

More than 50 nonprofit agencies, including the American Red Cross, Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas, John XXIII HIVAIDS Services and Pinnacles National Monument, will share information or provide services such as free eye exams, blood pressure and glucose tests, and general health referrals. The U.S. Census will have representatives handing out more than 8,700 hats at the event as a reminder of the upcoming 2010 nationwide survey. As for food, Lopez said, 12 vendors, mainly local churches, will make and offer enchiladas, came asada, tamales and pizza. "Everything about this festival goes back to the said.

TO ATTEND The 15th Dia del Trabajado Agricola will be held at Patriot Park in Greenfield from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Information, call Jesus Lopez at 831 -539-9040. 2 French teens killed in van crash in Death Valley The Associated Press FURNACE CREEK Two French teenagers were killed and five other French nationals were injured when the driver of their van fell asleep, causing the vehicle to veer off the road and roll over, the California Highway Patrol said Sunday.

The accident happened Saturday morning on State Route 190 in Death Valley National Park, according to patrol Capt. Tim Lepper. companies. He is a graduate of the West Point Military Academy and has a master's degree in management from the Monterey Naval Post Graduate School. AROUND THE COUNTY Staff reports Boy, 6, dies after ATV cash in south county A 6-year-old boy died Friday in south Monterey County after the all-terrain vehicle he was riding on rolled over and crashed, according to the Monterey County Sheriffs Office.

Officials said Steven A. Frias of Azuza was riding on the ATV with his father on Copper Head Canyon Road at Hidden Valley Ranch near Bradley. The sheriff's office said the accident, which was reported at 8:37 p.m. Friday, is being investigated by the California Highway Patrol. As of Sunday, other information, including the injuries sustained by the father, cause of the crash and whether the boy died at the scene was unavailable.

An autopsy has been scheduled for today, officials said. Transient 53, found dead along Hwy. 1 The body of a transient man was discovered on the side of Highway 1, just south of Big Sur about 9 a.m. Saturday, according to the Monterey County Sheriffs Office. Deputies say Joseph Kiernan, 53, is believed to have been a resident of San Luis Obispo County, but has since been a transient.

The cause of death is under investigation. Lockheed Fire near full containment A fire that has burned more than 7,815 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains and cost $25.5 million so far to fight was expected to be fully contained Sunday, according to Cal Fire. The Lockheed Fire was 98 percent contained as of about 7 a.m. Sunday. There have been 10 injuries since the fire started Aug.

12. Thirteen structures were destroyed; one was damaged. Nearly 2,400 people were evacuated after the fire broke out. Man to challenge Calcagno for seat North Monterey County resident Ed Mitchell will officially announce his candidacy for the Board of Supervisors at a press conference at 1 1 a.m.Tuesday in Salinas. Mitchell will announce his bid for the board's District 2 seat outside the chambers of the county Government Center.

The seat is now held by incumbent Lou Calcagno. According to a news release, Mitchell said Calcagno has been on the wrong side of too many issues. "Instead of working with residents and the community interests, our current supervisor has fought the will of the people, through two initiatives and one referendum "Mitchell said. For the past 20 years, Mitchell has worked as a consultant.systemsengineer and program manager in the private sector at high-tech Castroville man, 21, arrested after search Monterey County Sheriff deputies arrested a Castroville man they say is an admitted Norteno gang member who was in violation of his probation. Manuel Vasquez, 21, was arrested after a compliance check found him in posses-.

sion of firearms and ammunition around 8:15 p.m. Saturday, officials said. During the search of his residence, deputies said, they located an unregistered revolver, ammunition and a small amount of gang paraphernalia. Vasquez, a courtesy clerk, was contacted a short time later at his place of employment and taken into custody, officials said Vasquez was booked at the Monterey County Jail without a set bail. regardless of scheduled delivery days, are delivered and charged for the Thanksgiving edition in accordance to the Published Saturday newsstand rate.

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A passenger in the Suburban asked to be taken to the hospital, but he was examined and quickly released, the CHP said. Traffic was backed up for miles for the 90 minutes it took to clear the scene, the CHP said. The Associated Press SANTA BARBARA A small airplane made an emergency landing into oncoming traffic on a coastal freeway Sunday and collided with three vehicles, but no one was injured, authorities said. The Piper PA-24 Comanche with a pilot and his wife aboard was bound for Santa Barbara Airport when the pilot told air traffic controllers he had no fuel remaining and landed at about 10:30 a.m. on the southbound side of U.S.

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