Otto Rigan, proud local veteran with many skills, dies at 97
He was truly a man of many talents.
And he was a high-energy person who once told the Merced Sun-Star: “Curiosity has kept me alive.”
Otto Rigan of Atwater died at home over the weekend with four of his six children at his side. He was 97.
“You could say that all his parts finally wore out, at the same time,” his namesake son Otto…
A Matter of Balance
Has the fear of falling restricted you from doing things you enjoy?
Have you fallen within the last two years?
If you said yes to any of these questions,…
Tacos & Tequila fundraiser supports Merced Theatre
https://youtu.be/vxiCI3cusNw
Supporters of the historic Merced Theatre in downtown Merced gathered on Saturday, May 4, for the fourth annual Tacos &…
St. Paul Lutheran School gearing up for summer fun
By Yanira Ledezma
Are you ready for some summer fun?
St. Paul Lutheran School in Merced will be hosting a “St. Paul Summer” starting June 10 and going through Aug. 24.
The school is integrating fun summer programs and activities for preschool children ages 2 and a half through 5 years old, and children enrolled in kindergarten through…
Merced welcomes impressive new Community Garden
https://youtu.be/hHtG1HKfzo4
Merced welcomed an impressive new community garden — the largest of its kind in the city — during a ceremonial ribbon cutting at…
Strong support on display for Boys & Girls Club…
Members and supporters of the Boys & Girls Club of Merced County held their 25th annual Dinner and Live Auction on Friday evening.
The fundraising…
Carnitas Barajas owner named grand marshal of Planada Day
For more than 100 years, the unincorporated town of Planada has been proudly celebrating its community with a festival called Planada Community Day.
The purpose is to simply bring together the residents in a setting of fellowship and friendship along with fun, family-oriented activities, folkloric dancing, and the serving of delicious…
A different kind of Easter egg hunt
By Quint Studer
Spring is here, and it's time to fall in love with our hometowns again. Everything is lush and green, Easter is days away, and those…
29th annual Easter Egg Hunt by the Kiwanis Club of Greater…
It’s a time-honored tradition.
Hundreds of youngsters — along with their smart phone carrying family members — gathered for the 29th annual…
Lovely ladies gather for ‘Tea Party in the Courtroom’
Small groups of fortunate, sophisticated and fun-loving residents last weekend enjoyed the joy of friendship with the warmest and most intimate of celebrations — a tea party at the Merced County Courthouse Museum.
The 24th annual Tea Party in the Courtroom featured lots of lovely ladies wearing fancy hats, darling young girls who brought…
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