Merced Toastmasters clubs earn top honors
Recently, three Merced Toastmasters Clubs were awarded the distinction of earning the President’s Distinguished Club Award, the highest honor that Toastmasters bestows on clubs that demonstrate excellence in speaking, leading and administrative skills.
This year’s honored clubs were Sunrise Toastmasters (8th consecutive year), Big Shots…
Protesters in Merced decry mandates that force workers to…
A crowd of protesters in Merced gathered across the street from Mercy Medical Center and adjacent health care clinics on Friday…
Runners enjoy Zacharias 5K Memorial at Buhach Colony
Alfonso Garcia, Cross-Country Coach at Buhach Colony High School, introduced the first annual David Zacharias 5K Memorial Run at the Buhach Colony…
Atwater to mark 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
The City of Atwater will hold a remembrance of the 9/11 terrorists attacks — “We Will Never Forget” — on Sept. 11, starting at 8:30 a.m., at the Atwater Community Center, at 760 E. Bellevue Road.
During the September 11 attacks in 2001, 2,977 people were killed, and more than 6,000 others were injured. The attacks remain the …
Air Museum plans ‘Korks and Kegs’ and Open Cockpit Day
Castle Air Museum in Atwater, which houses a world-renowned collection of 74 military aircraft on its grounds, will hold two fun outdoor events you won’t…
Young Patriots Challenge teaches kids about U. S.…
The Young Patriots Challenge (YPC), a local contest with a patriotic theme, will be held in Atwater between Sept. 13 and 17.
Because our citizens’…
Some Friendly Exotic Pets In This Neck Of The Valley
By Lynda Brommage
If you have been to a few annual community events — such as the Hilmar Dairy Festival or the Christmas Musical at the Christian Life Center — you surely noticed a few camels on display, and maybe wondered where they came from.
Well, it’s quite likely they came from Lloyd Pareira’s ranch.
Most local residents…
Merced’s first-ever children’s museum set to open this month
Kids Discovery Station, the first ever children’s museum in Merced, is expected to open to the general public at the end of September and provide children…
Pizza Guys opening marks next chapter of success story
Swaran Singh, an experienced entrepreneur, with the help of wife Parmjit Kaur, daughter Sanaya Kaur, and son Tanmayveer Singh, is developing a Pizza Guys…
Automotive technology testing site expanding footprint at Castle
Earlier this month, Merced County started construction on a $2.1 million expansion of the automotive research and testing site at Castle Commerce Center.
The new site will offer vehicle manufacturers, suppliers and innovators a variety of test areas that will replicate real-world highway, rural and urban scenarios. Autonomous…