Migrant Summer School celebrates student achievement, culture
Another highly-productive session at Central Valley Opportunity Center (CVOC) Migrant Summer School came to an end last week during an event in Merced.
Along with earning credits that will count toward their high school transcripts, students worked on cultural performances to celebrate the grand finale of the program.
Migrant students and…
Gallery: The Texas Tenors perform at Merced Theatre
The Texas Tenors, of America’s Got Talent! fame, entertained an appreciative crowd gathered at the Merced Theatre on Saturday night.
These…
Sami And Her Champion Pig
Sami Col of Lancers 4-H won the purple ribbon for her division’s Supreme Grand Champion Market Swine today at the Merced County Fair.
Col was…
First day of FFA, 4-H Showmanship at Merced County Fair
The exhibition of livestock has long been a part of the Merced County Fair tradition and a real sense of pride in the community! By participating in these events 4-H, FFA and Independent students not only have the opportunity to showcase and sell their animal projects, they also learn responsibility and gain agribusiness experience.…
103-year-old Merced Fire badge found, returned to Atwater…
A neighbor of Merced County Supervisor Lloyd Pareira thought he found something cool on a country home property in Merced Falls near Snelling.
It…
St. Patrick’s Church celebrates Rosary Garden, ‘Our Lady’
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and Parish in Merced celebrated the blessing of a new Rosary Garden, along with a “festa” in honor of Our Lady of Fatima last…
A fiesta breaks out for Planada Community Day
A colorful fiesta danced down Sutter Street in Planada last Saturday as part of the town’s annual Community Day Celebration.
Spanish music blasted as the parade made its way toward Houlihan Park where over 40 vendors and a park full of onlookers awaited the celebration.
The small town, just east of Merced, has been celebrating…
Local hero ‘Stitch’ Duran helps Le Grand celebrate Cinco de…
Pizza Factory of Le Grand’s Cinco de Mayo Celebration last Sunday brought in more than 150 people, including professional boxing cutman, and “Creed” actor…
Tacos & Tequila fundraiser supports Merced Theatre
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Supporters of the historic Merced Theatre in downtown Merced gathered on Saturday, May 4, for the fourth annual Tacos &…
Merced welcomes impressive new Community Garden
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Merced welcomed an impressive new community garden — the largest of its kind in the city — during a ceremonial ribbon cutting at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in north Merced on Friday, May 3.
It’s being called the Healthy House Food to FoRx Community Garden, and it’s the result of a partnership between…
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