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Downtown Merced poised for best Christmas Parade ever

Jonathan Whitaker
The Christmas spirit will descend upon the Merced area this weekend with a bevy of holiday events that are sure to please even the most Grinch-like among us.  You’ll read about all of them through the pages of this week's Merced County Times newspaper. However, nothing can compare to the biggest, most wonderful, hometown spectacle of…
Around Town

Gunnay Bu Murrung performs at the MAC


Brittany Miller
Aboriginal culture came to Merced on Friday evening at the Multicultural Arts Center. A group of four performers from Australia called Gunnay Bu Murrung, visiting the United States for the first time, filled the MAC’s theater with traditional music and dance. They were welcomed by a ceremonial presentation of gifts from the Yokut…
Politics

Downtown owners vote for improvement district

Jonathan Whitaker
Downtown Merced is on its way to having what is known as a Property Based Business Improvement District or “PBID” — a strategy that a majority of City Council members and local supporters believe will transform Main Street and its surroundings into the envy of other valley destinations. Downtown property owners faced a vote over…
Arts

Local art studio comes alive with youthful enthusiasm

Andrew Hardy
While artist Tonia Hemme has not held a youth painting event since the pandemic, the children were more than ready to get back to it with her latest offering. Last weekend’s Paint & Create class, titled “Sweet Time,” was a hit. The studio was filled with over a dozen children who were eager to paint, as well as eat ice cream.…