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- About Adam Blauert
…and his Recreation Safety Recommendations Adam Blauert Your author, Adam Blauert, is an outdoorsman and outdoors columnist for the Merced Sun-Star.…
- Merced County Parks
Lake Yosemite - PHOTO BY ADAM BLAUERT Merced County offers three large regional parks – Hagaman Henderson and Lake Yosemite. Hagaman and Henderson are both situated on the Merced River.…
- Visit the Parks of Merced City
Photo by adam blauert Merced City Parks The City of Merced maintains a wide range of neighborhood, regional, and community parks within the city limits. Many of these parks are located along Merced City Bikeways.…
- Hiking the Upper Yosemite Falls trail. Challenge yourself!
If you are looking give yourself a challenge, while at the same time experience amazing views of Yosemite - this hike is for you. Yosemite falls has three tiers.…
- The San Luis Obispo Mission-
Four Visits in Twelve Years-An Indelible Impression The San Luis Obispo Mission.…
- Signs of the COVID Times
The marquee sign at Merced Mall reminds people that Big Lots and Target are open.…
- Merced’s Japan Internment Memorial now 10 Years Old
Site marks the place where 4,669 were held during WW II The Japan Internment Memorial at the Merced County Fairgrounds.…
- Paying Respects to Porterville
Departments statewide, including Merced, sent firefighters to help out The city block in Porterville where the Public Library once stood.…
- At Home with Elvis
My Three Visits to Graceland Graceland Mansion in 1983. Photo: Newvine Personal Collection There have been a few big moments in my working career.…
- Niner Stories
For San Francisco fans, the Super Bowl is about remembering a special time. The San Francisco 49ers resurgence brings back a lot of memories for Bay Area fans.…
- Highway to Hassle-free Access- Segment 2 of Merced’s Campus Parkway will Open Soon
A construction crew working on Segment 2 of Campus Parkway in Merced. Photo: Steve Newvine Every day, construction crews reach another milestone in the road project known as Campus Parkway.…
- Top 5 Local Things to do in Winter in and Around Merced County
Winter in the central valley The coldest months of the year often seem like a dead time for events and activities unless you’re going to mountains to ski or play in the snow.…
- Top Five Things to do in and around Merced County
What to do in Merced? It’s a commonly heard complaint, “There’s nothing to do in Merced.” Having lived here most of my life, I have to disagree.…
- Seeing clearly in 2020- Looking ahead to a decade of change
A new year and a new decade. We have started a new year and a new decade. It’s time to put it in perspective. Unlike the start of previous decades, this one comes at a time when change is the operative word.…
- Engineering Enthusiasm- UC Merced Students Present their Projects to the Community
Innovate 2 Grow is the semester-end presentation of engineering student projects at UC Merced.…
- Preview of Course Corrections
My latest book shares some fiction, some philosophy, and some Merced County History Click on the image above The General Archie Old Golf Course at the March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, California.…
- Two Greeting Cards
Simple expressions of seasonal joy, appreciated by the recipient The most recent seasonal greeting card received at my house. Photo: Steve Newvine I’m a big fan of greeting cards.…
- Nut Harvest Time in Merced County
Growers are pleased with the production, concerned about prices and water Workers pruning nut orchards in Merced County following a successful harvest.…
- Calvary Baptist Church, Los Banos
Calvary Baptist Church, Los Banos Dr.…
- Returning from the “You Can Never Go Home” Tour
A visit to the place where I first worked forty years ago. Standing in front of station WICZ, from 1980 and in 2019.…
- Central Valley is Prominent in Country Music
PBS Documentary References California Influences Country Music, a Film by Ken Burns ran over eight nights on PBS. The series is now available by DVD.…
- Merced, an International Rest Stop - Buses bring worldwide visitors and their wallets
Visitors depart their motor coach for a rest stop at a local supermarket.…
- Merced County’s Elevator Speech
A local company doing its part to help grow the regional economy. Photo: Steve Newvine Most of us are familiar with the term “elevator speech”.…
- Life Place Church
Life Place Church Pastor Robert Allen 2740 N hwy 59 Merced (209) 383-6686See our website at: - - - - lifeplacechurch.com LifePlace Church is a bold church with a bold vision!…