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Editorial stories
- Gilroy Grieves
Life resumes in community scarred by shooting This banner in the downtown area is one coping mechanism residents are using to deal with the July shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival.…
- Volunteers Get the Best Gift
Summer Enrichment Programs End in Merced with Happy Kids and Delighted Helpers. Children take part in the Summer Enrichment and Reading program organized by Harvest Park Educational Center in Merced.…
- An Apollo 11 Scrapbook
Some of the pages from the Apollo 11 scrapbook I made when I was twelve. My Grandma Newvine would save clippings from local newspapers and put them into scrapbooks back in the 1960s and 1970s.…
- Sidelined by a Sidewalk- How a Simple Fall is Taking Me Off Track This Summer
Where my fall took place in north Merced. I won’t be playing golf for a while. A fall on a north Merced sidewalk on a recent summer Sunday morning has taken my activity down a few notches.…
- Speed Dating with Community Information- Cramming Two Weeks of Radio Programming into One Afternoon
KYOS Audio Engineer Casey Stead checks microphones for two guests on Community Conversations.…
- Top 5 things to do in the summer in and around Merced County
The days are long and hot, and many of us – especially our kids – have extra time to get out and do things.…
- Ben, the Birdhouse Man of Merced
On most Saturday mornings in the Savemart parking lot in Merced, you might find a man selling birdhouses and dog houses from the back of his pick-up truck. Ben Franco shows his handmade birdhouses to me.…
- Church of Christ
Church of Christ Brother Eduardo V.…
- 79/19-40 Years of Life on the Job
In front of the Brewster/Boland dormitory at Syracuse University in May 1979. Photo: Newvine Personal Collection Milestones have always been easy for me to write about.…
- Spring Clean-Up Days, another springtime ritual in Merced
Mini-vans, pick-up trucks, SUVs, and cars line up to drop off their owners’ stuff at Spring Clean-Up Days in Merced.…
- Central Presbyterian Church
Central Presbyterian Church 1920 Canal Street, Merced Contact Phone Number:209-723-0491 Contact Email: cpcmerced@cpcmerced.org Website: cpcmerced.org At Central Presbyterian Church, our vision is to know, love and serve…
- Two-room Schoolhouse is Part of a Bigger Picture for Students
How the Venice school in Tulare County Helps Home School Families The former Venice School building is part of the Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center.…
- Celebrating Central Valley Music Pioneers
Bakersfield Music Hall of Fame Honors Performers The Bakersfield Music Hall of Fame. Photo-Steve Newvine For Kim McAbee-Carter, the founding of a Hall-of-Fame to honor musicians from Bakersfield made a lot of sense.…
- Celebrating Yosemite
Two exhibitions in Merced are focusing on our National Park and the Merced River The photography exhibit One River, Two Perspectives is running at the Merced College Gallery through March 21.…
- Research Week at UC Merced
Some amazing research going on at UC Merced is being celebrated with the whole community. This symposium was one of many events tied to Research Week at UC Merced.…
- Returning to Radio
My active afternoon interviewing community leaders for a local public affairs show. Martha Hermosillo, Executive Director of First 5 Merced County with guest host Steve Newvine at radio station KYOS.…
- Merced Through the Eyes of a Visitor
The online photo album of a French bicyclist who spent some time in Merced last summer Francois Hennebert spent a day in Merced to get his bicycle fixed one-day last summer.…
- The Grandpa Bucket List
This photo is not a bird in the sky. It’s an inexpensive kite purchased with the intent of showing my grandson how to make it fly. It’s not a bird, not a plane, and certainly not Superman.…
- Many Sad Days in Newman
Marquee at Westside Theater in Newman pays tribute to Police Corporal Ronil Singh, killed in the line of duty during a traffic stop on the day after Christmas.…
- Spelling Bee Begins with a Twang, Ends with Phyllophagous
Middle school spelling teams competed in the Merced County Junior High Spelling Bee final held at the Merced County Office of Education offices in Merced.…
- Excerpt from Stand By, Camera One
From my college graduation in 1979 until the end of October in 1980, I was on an adventure that set the stage for my adult life. My first job out of college was news reporter for station WICZ-TV in Binghamton, NY.…
- 1968- Elvis Ends a Difficult Year on an Upbeat
While America endured a rough year five decades ago, a television special featuring the King of Rock-and-Roll helped change the conversation. The soundtrack album for the 1968 Elvis Presley television special.…
- Stub at 85
My dad celebrates a milestone surrounded by family Ed Newvine turns 85 in November. He’s my dad.…
- Bakersfield Music Hall of Fame
Bakersfield Music Hall of Fame Kim McAbee-Carter 2231 R.…