A big change is coming to the Big Fresno Fair. Starting this year, unaccompanied minors will not be allowed into the fair after 7 o’clock on Friday and Saturday nights. Stacy Rianda with the fair says the change of rules is in reaction to occasional violence that has broken out …
Read More »Merced County Fair returns today for 126th year
The “five best days of summer” will kick off on Wednesday as the Merced County Fair opens. Admission to the fair is free on opening day to anyone who brings … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hoover students receive professional perspective at Career Fair
Hoover Middle School students spent Wednesday learning about handfuls of job options during the annual Career Fair at the school. Students rotated through more than 20 different classrooms, learning about … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County Spring Fair builds on Los Banos reputation
The Merced County Spring Fair in Los Banos never gets dull for the Douglas family. Julie Douglas’ 16-year-old daughter has been showing goats at the Spring Fair in Los Banos … Click to Continue »
Read More »Thousands visit first cannabis fair in Merced
Over the weekend dozens of Merced County residents made their way to the Merced County Fair Grounds for the first Hemp and Cannabis Fair. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Thousands visit first cannabis fair in Merced
Anthony Jeffries said he has to travel far to experience anything like the Hemp and Cannabis Fair in Merced on Saturday and Sunday. Jeffries, who suffers from severe full-body spasms, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced’s first ever cannabis and hemp fair coming soon
A hemp and cannabis fair is coming to Merced this weekend for the first ever time. The Hemp and Cannabis Fair is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Career fair in Merced connects middle school students with universities and professionals
Hundreds of students and their families gathered for a career fair at Tenaya Middle School to meet with professionals in various career areas and officials from colleges and universities, according … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County STEM Fair
Merced County fifth through eighth graders display projects involving science, technology, engineering and math during the first Merced County STEM Fair at the Merced County Fairgrounds in Merced, Calif., on Thursday, March 22, 2017. The top three teams will advance to the state competition and represent Merced County. … Click …
Read More »Activists protest Border Patrol presence at Fresno State career fair
Protesters were at Fresno State Wednesday to protest against the U.S. Border Patrol’s presence at the campus career fair. School president Joseph I. Castro said the organization was only their for recruitment purposes. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced students shine at district science fair
My last column was all about arts education in the Merced City School District, as we prepared for our second annual Spotlight show at the historic Merced Theatre on Feb. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Students Shine at Science Fair
Merced City School District schools have been hosting science fairs over the past several days, and on Wednesday the top three projects from each elementary school and top six from each middle school were presented during a district-wide science fair at our Professional Development Center on Brookdale Avenue. They included …
Read More »Eclectic lineup set for Merced County Fair music shows in June
Fans of Afro-Cuban jazz, outlaw country, the King of Pop and other music have options this year at the Merced County Fair. Fair staffers announced the music lineup this week, … Click to Continue »
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