Merced Theatre will come back to life, just hold on a bit more
We are in the GREEN tier!
That means we can toss the masks, go buy gas for less than $2 per gallon and head for Fresno for a flight to London! … Not.
APRIL FOOLS!
Unfortunately, Merced is one of eight (of 58) counties stuck in the purple tier that indicates widespread outbreak. But things are slowly progressing. Last week, our…
Mercedian shocked by rite of passage that ends with death
I'm working on my 18th trip to Kenya in December. On my second trip to Kenya, I saw a Maasai elder with a deep scar across his chest. I asked my friend,…
Remembering Cesar Chavez, the struggle for workers’ rights
By Juan Sánchez Muñoz
Fifty-five years ago this week, a major movement in U.S. civil rights history spent the night in Merced on its march from Delano to…
If you own a classic car, cherish it, don’t park it forever
We see old cars and trucks in many different conditions these days. Some still look just like they did on the showroom floor while others are little more than scrap in a junkyard.
One's eyes are naturally drawn to a pristine, like-new car with a gleaming paint job, unmolested engine compartment and neat-as-a-pin interior. Some of these cars…
Hope Springs In 2021
By Mike Biddison
The official beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere this year came and went on Saturday, March 20th. The day passed hardly noticed…
The Great Road Race: Mexico To Morton, IL.
They said it was a crazy idea, and they were probably correct.
How could anyone drive from Bahia Conception, three quarters the way down the Baja…
When it comes to your favorite ride, it’s OK to dream a little
If money were no object, what car would you like to have?
I posed this question to a number of old car fanciers and their responses ran the gamut from being satisfied with what they have to wanting exotic sports cars that only "unobtainium" could buy.
In a number of cases, folks wished they could get their first car or truck…
Not sure what was worse: train robbery or the train
On our medical trips to Kenya, we try to go to areas where health care is scarce.
Mombasa has horrible health care so we go there when we can.
One…
Things Never Get Better At U.S.-Mexico Border Crossing
After waiting almost three hours at the border crossing in Tijuana, I decided to try a different approach. I parked my vehicle, and walked across the border…
Local media shares insight on covering deadly pandemic
Editor’s Note: Columnist and author Steve Newvine wrote the following article recently for the news website MercedCountyEvents.com.
By Steve Newvine
It was one year ago, March 2020, when life in our world changed forever.
The coronavirus pandemic changed life in many ways. Face masks, social distancing, hand sanitizer, outdoor restaurant…
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