Don’t miss Atwater Garden Club’s ‘Nature’s Bounty Garden Tour’
Where can you spend a pleasant day on a garden tour, appreciating the beauty of nature and being welcomed by homeowners who have designed and planted unique, beautiful and possibly drought-tolerant gardens?
On Sept. 18 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., guests who purchase tickets from the Atwater Garden Club will have the opportunity…
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…
MID files lawsuit to protect water supply
Merced Irrigation District has filed a lawsuit challenging the emergency drought curtailments issued by the State Water Resources Control Board last month. The…
Merced College To Celebrate New Soccer Programs
Merced College will celebrate its new men’s and women’s soccer programs, which will compete in the California Community Colleges Athletics Association, with a home doubleheader on Sept. 7.
Merced College will host the Blue Devil Soccer Kickoff at noon. The Merced College Board of Trustees will attend, along with local elected…
Dreadful Drought Can Show Us A Thing Or Two About Our Past
Does time travel exist? Probably not, but let’s take a shot.
The California drought may give us a unique chance to go back to 1955. That’s when…
Learn how to get a green thumb through Master Gardener…
Informational sessions are scheduled Sept. 18 and Sept. 25 for anyone in the area who is interested in becoming a Master Gardener.
The two Saturday sessions…
One human case confirmed of West Nile Virus in Merced County
Merced County Department of Public Health officials notified Merced County Mosquito Abatement District (District) that a male in his 60s contracted West Nile Virus (WNV) fever in the City of Merced. This is the first human case of WNV in the County this year. In addition to the human case, the District has detected WNV in one (1) sentinel chicken,…
New Farmers Market opens in south Merced
Merced entrepreneur Rocio Gonzalez, through a local partnership and with the assistance of two of her sisters, has developed and organized the new…
There Was Time When California Fires Were Stoppable, Now…
Year ago, fires burned regularly in our California forests and they were an asset, ridding the forests of the undergrowth. Actually, the forests needed them…
Horse sanctuary is paradise for retired horses, training
By Lynda Brommage
There’s an equine paradise in a nearby town with more than 30 retired horses that are free to roam between five pastures, encompassing over 40 acres.
Instead of putting a horse down due to age or injury, it can be brought to Lone Tree Farm in Waterford to enjoy the rest of its life in the pastures with other…