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• Hand to Toe

  Hand to Toe Debbie Escamilla 527 W 19th St., Suite A Merced For more information call: (209) 489-9508 See our website at: www.mercednailcare.com Not your typical nail salon!…

• Fishing and Floating the Merced River

  The Merced is our local river and it can be a great place to fish or float. Because access points aren’t well publicized, this page is an attempt to provide some information about them.…

• On the 99- The Palm Meets the Pine

  WHERE THE PALM MEETS THE PINE PHOTO BY STEVE NEWVINE There’s a California landmark that just about anyone who has travelled from Merced to Fresno on highway 99 has seen countless times: most of the time experiencing a…

• Merced's Central Park: Applegate Park, Zoo & Kiddieland Merced

  flag in park Applegate Park is Merced’s central park Located along the Bear Creek Bikeway, the park is an excellent destination on bike or foot.…

• Target Renovation Will Make Merced a Five-StarbucksTown

  Photo by steve Newvine Merced has been called a lot of things by a lot of people. Some names have been positive, some names have been negative.…

• Meeting and Covering Mario Cuomo

  Over the New Year holiday, we learned of former New York Governor Mario Cuomo’s passing at the age of 82.…

• Love INC of Greater Merced

  Love INC of Greater Merced Sherry Macias P.O.…

• A Pot Luck Filled with Love Plus

  Love Plus Life Skills Training and Mentoring Fall Program It was a pot luck dinner in many ways like the holiday parties that help define Christmas time:   friends getting together, co-workers taking a moment to spend…

• Madera County Museum

  Madera County Museum It’s a great time to visit the Madera County Museum---unless it is very hot! Why now and not during the summer?…

• Stanislaus National Forest

  Stanislaus National Forest Merced County is adjacent to two national forests.  Flowing westward through the county, the Merced River forms the dividing line between Stanislaus National Forest and Sierra National Forest.…

• Christmas in Port Leyden

  Photo by Steve newvine Ask a child what Christmas is all about, and most likely he or she will answer “presents”.  Ask an adult the same question, and you’ll probably hear the word “family”.…

• Milliken Museum and Los Banos Historic Sites

  Photo by adam Blauert Treasure trove of artifacts With people, it’s what’s on the inside that counts.  The same is true for museums.…

• Amanda's Treasure Trove

  Amanda's Treasure Trove Amanda Avena 503 R st Merced For more information call:(209) 7209754 See our website at:https://www.facebook.com/amandastreasuretrove2014 Fashion accessories, homemade candles, hair bows, and…

• Visit Hagaman Park-Merced County

  Photo by adam blauert Hagaman Park Located on a bluff above the Merced River in northwestern Merced County, Hagaman Park is especially popular with residents of the west side of the county.…

• Turlock Museums

  Photo by adam blauert Museums in the Valley Although part of Stanislaus County, Turlock is only 25 miles north of Merced – closer than some other towns that are within the county.…

• Golf’s Greatest Challenge

  photo by steve newvine This picture shows my golf ball just a few inches from the cup.  I took the picture the day I almost claimed the greatest prize for a golfer:  a hole in one.…

• Calaveras Big Trees

  Photo by adam blauert The wonder of the Big Trees A shady grove of giant sequoias is a great place to be during the hot months of summer.…

• San Juan Bautista

  PHOTO BY ADAM BLAUERT Central Valley and the Merced river In 1806 a Spanish expedition into the Central Valley identified the Merced River as the most likely site for the first inland mission settlement.…

• Gold Rush Towns of the Central Foothills

  PHOTO BY ADAM BLAUERT Gold Rush Towns of the Central Foothills Gold, silver, and other minerals have been mined throughout California.…

• Mariposa County Museums

  Photo by adam blauert Mariposa County Museums Mariposa County’s history and natural resources provide a wealth of interesting stories, knowledge, and sights.…

• I Wish You Had Met Rick

  photo by steve newvine I wish you had met Rick.  Your life might have been changed just a little bit.…

• A Snowmobile’s Restoration Restores Memories

  It sat in the window of the Denslow Equipment Company, a farm machinery business in Boonville, New York, a few miles from my hometown.  It was a circa 1960s Ski Doo snowmobile.…

• Castle Air Museum-Atwater

  PHOTO BY ADAM BLAUERT Castle Air Museum Drawing visitors from across the country, Castle Air Museum is one of Merced County’s treasures.…

• Oakdale Cowboy Museum

  PHOTO BY ADAM BLAUERT Ranching continues today Ranching has always been a big part of the economy and culture of central California.…