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• Healthy & Fit West Coast

  Healthy & Fit West Coast Alane Quien 134 S.…

• Happy Cows, Delighted Chickens, and Optimistic Almonds-

  Crop Values on the Rise in the County’s Ag Report Merced County’s farm products dominate this mural above the checkouts at the Raley’s store in Merced.…

• History in Person, or On Line-

  Settlement of Merced County Exhibit Brings the Museum to the Device Some of the storyboards in the Merced Courthouse Museum exhibit Settlement of Merced County: From Homestead to Colonization.…

• Leaving Home to Find Work-

  When my dad, grandfather, and uncle worked far away from home. My dad, grandfather, and uncle were carpenters.…

• Golf’s Ultimate Prize: A Hole In One-

  Enjoying the moments right after my first hole-in-one.  Photo: Newvine Personal Collection Finally making the shot of a lifetime After 35 years playing golf, I finally landed my first hole-in-one.…

• Sorting, Scanning, and Learning-

  Photo Archive Acquisition Project Underway at the Merced Courthouse Museum Piles of photographs acquired by the Merced County Courthouse Museum from the Merced Sun Star newspaper.…

• Recall, Surveys, and Larry

  Updates on 3 On-going Stories California voters defeated the Recall vote that would have ousted Governor Newsom. The leading Republican among the candidates was Larry Elder.…

• The Night Kenny Rogers Held Them in the Central Valley

  Singer’s 2014 Merced Performance Brings Back Memories Kenny Rogers belts out one of his classic hits at the Merced Theatre concert from October 2014.…

• A Friendship and a Stage for Bob Hope-

  Comedian’s Legacy Honored in Stockton The official logo of the Bob Hope Theatre in Stockton, CA.…

• Olympic Memories-

  Lapel pins and a beer can offer tributes to the games My collection representing over forty years as a working professional include these Olympic themed pins.…

• New Heights, a World Record, and a Milestone-

  Updates and an anniversary Southern California climber Brennen Thompson at Mount Kilimanjaro.…

• Wings Up on All-Electric Planes-

  Local Airports are on board creating capacity for the future The four Pipistrel Alpha Trainers on display at Fresno Chandler Executive Airport.…

• Yosemite Welcomes and Challenges

  -Southern California pair complete a dozen hikes, looking ahead to Kilimanjaro Brennen Thompson at the bottom looking up Half Dome at Yosemite National Park.…

• Pedaling Police Escort-

  Merced officers lead a community bicycle ride along the Bear Creek paths Bicyclists are welcomed to the Pedaling with the Police event sponsored by the Merced Police Department.…

• Tour Guide, Golfer, and Fisherman

  Remembering a beloved family member The high school yearbook photo of Ed.  Photo: The Portal Memories are churning away in the days following the passing of my cousin-in-law Ed.…

• Long Overdue: The Library Reopens

  Merced County branches welcome back patrons The view of the Merced County Library Main Branch from the second floor.…

• Seeing Half Dome from Merced-

  A spot nearby where Yosemite is visible Photograph of the Sierra Mountains where, if your eyesight is good, you can see Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.…

• Let’s Go Fly A Kite

  Two brothers bring joy to others with their high flying hobby These larger than life kites entertain a north Merced neighborhood on a windy Saturday in March.…

• COVID Coverage a Year Later-

  Local media offers insight and lessons learned from covering the pandemic Local media faced real challenges covering the COVID crisis.…

• Bees Work for a Good Harvest

  -Hives are in place in many orchards throughout Merced County Bee hives can be seen near dozens of orchards in Merced and other counties throughout the Central Valley.…

• Faded Images, Clearer Memories

  Digital Film Transfer Offers Family Insight My Grandma Vera Newvine shot dozens of reels of Super 8 home movies.  This is a frame from one of those reels.…

• Revitalizing a Park while Reinforcing Legacies

  Del Hale and Emory O’Banion.   O’Banion Park in Dos Palos was named after former Merced County Supervisor Emory O’Banion in 1966.…

• COVID Concerts-

  Coping with streaming concerts in the lockdown era The Merced Symphony Association posted a holiday concert to YouTube in late December.…

• Dave’s Record Collection-

  Father-in-law’s love for jazz lives on Some of the music in my father-in-law’s collection.  Photo: Newvine Family Collection Three years ago, my father-in-law, Dave passed shortly before turning ninety-one.…