The first thing you notice in the livestock pavilion at the Big Fresno Fair is the sound. There are the animals, of course: The cows and goats being steered to their enclosures, the squeals of hogs less than excited about being bathed, and the blow dryers fluffing up freshly shorn …
Read More »Clovis High Schooler’s Drought-Detecting Robot Earns International Science Fair Honors
Clovis North High School sophomore John Estrada has qualified for the state science fair four times since middle school. But his project this year, a drought-detecting robot, earned the 16-year-old top honors at the world’s largest science competition, the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair . One of more than …
Read More »The Big Fresno Fair: Carnival Rides, Fast Food – And Fewer ER Visits
To the estimated half a million visitors it attracts each year, the Big Fresno Fair is synonymous with carnival rides, fried food, and horse racing. But to hospitals, the fair means something completely different: fewer visits to the emergency room. Joyce Eden, director of emergency services at Saint Agnes Medical …
Read More »Selma City Council Split Between Two District Maps: ‘Are They Fair To The Community?’
The Selma City Council is torn between choosing a district map the community supports or picking one that keeps members from running against each other. At Monday night’s regular meeting, the council cast votes on a map created by the company it hired, the National Demographics Corporation (or NDC), and …
Read More »UC Merced, County Fair Join Forces to Fight Hunger
UC Merced is partnering with the Merced County Fair to support Mercy Medical Center’s “We Care Wednesday” Community Food Drive. Anyone can join the fight against hunger and gain free … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced children show what they’ve learned at STEAM Fair
Hundreds of students, parents and staff from all 18 Merced City School District campuses came together recently for the fourth annual STEAM Fair. The fair was held at the district’s … Click to Continue »
Read More »Want to work for Caltrans? The transportation department is having a job fair May 8
The California Department of Transportation is hosting a career fair at the Fresno Fairgrounds on May 8. The public is invited to learn about jobs as engineers, planners, surveyors, office … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater, Merced Take Top Honors at Second Annual Merced County STEM Fair
Atwater Elementary and Merced City took the top spots at the second annual Merced County STEM Fair this week at the Merced County Fairgrounds Pavilion Hall. The event, which was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Looking for a teaching job? This fair in Atwater this weekend might be for you
A Merced County Teacher Recruitment Fair will he held Saturday in Atwater for candidates hoping for a teaching job in the fall at one of the county’s nearly two dozen … Click to Continue »
Read More »Racial disparity in school is ‘justified,’ science fair project on ‘Race and IQ’ says
Students, parents and staff at C.K. McClatchy High School are upset over a science fair project by a student in its elite magnet program that questioned whether certain races of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Racial disparity in school is ‘justified,’ science fair project on ‘Race and IQ’ says
Students, parents and staff at C.K. McClatchy High School are upset over a science fair project by a student in its elite magnet program that questioned whether certain races of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced fair lines up Sheila E., Selena tribute and more for concert series
The Merced County Fair announced its summer line-up of performers for its five nights of live concerts in June. The annual fair is June 6-10 at the Merced County Fairgrounds, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Donald Trump wants to double the price of getting into Yosemite. Is that fair?
They’re among the greatest vacation bargains on earth – the splendor of Yosemite, the Grand Canyon’s incomparable vistas, the stunning array of wildlife at Yellowstone. Admission fee: $ 30 per car. … Click to Continue »
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