The historic Tunnel View Overlook will receive a much-needed makeover thanks to the National Park Service Centennial Initiative and partnership with The Yosemite Fund. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/tview0408.htm
Read More »Yosemite National Park Volunteers Recognized at the First Annual Yosemite Volunteer Awards Ceremony
The first annual Yosemite Volunteer Awards ceremony took place in September of this year. The ceremony was held to recognize outstanding volunteers who have donated their time, talent, and skills to help improve park facilities. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/vipawards2010.htm
Read More »Proceeds from Breathtaking 100th Anniversary Edition of John Muir’s My First Summer in the Sierra to Support Yosemite Conservancy
Photographer Scot Miller, who brought Thoreau’s Walden and Cape Cod to life, combines the seminal work of John Muir’s My First Summer in the Sierra with stunning new photography in the 100th Anniversary Illustrated Edition of this American classic. Published in collaboration with Yosemite Conservancy, a portion of the book’s …
Read More »Former First Lady Laura Bush Joins Yosemite National Park for Tioga Road Rededication Event
A historic rededication ceremony on the Tioga Road, conducted exactly 100 years after the original dedication ceremony, was held in Yosemite National Park yesterday. Former First Lady Laura Bush, Yosemite National Park Superintendent Don Neubacher, and Yosemite Conservancy Vice President Jerry Edelbrock participated in the reenactment ceremony. Highlights of the …
Read More »Valley’s First Farmworkers Get Vaccinated – COVID-19 Update For Jan. 29
In a surprise move this week, Governor Gavin Newsom lifted shelter-in-place orders for our part of the state, even as San Joaquin Valley residents continue to die of COVID-19 by the hundreds each week. The decision came as a surprise to health officials in at least Fresno County, who said …
Read More »First Vaccines Arrive As COVID-19 Ravages Valley – Virus Update For Dec. 18
The first batches of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the Valley this week , and for many of us, the milestone represents a light at the end of a very long and traumatic tunnel. Healthcare workers with high patient exposure will be the first to receive this initial delivery of …
Read More »Fresno County Sheriff Won’t Enforce Stay-At-Home Order; First Round Of Vaccines Anticipated
In a press call on Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that regional stay-at-home orders are imminent . He explained that these orders would be triggered locally when intensive care units in a particular region’s hospitals become so crammed that they’re more than 85 percent full. The nine counties of the …
Read More »More Doctors For The Valley? Region’s First Medical School Opens Doors In Clovis
The San Joaquin Valley’s first four-year medical school has finally opened in Fresno County. And, despite virtual learning at many universities during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, classes are being held in person. The class of 2024 is now on campus at California Health Sciences University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in …
Read More »For Veterans Day, The Legacy Of The Nation’s First African-American Colonel And Park Superintendent
This Veterans Day a portion of Highway 198 next to Sequoia National Park is getting a new name in honor of Colonel Charles Young . He’s the first African American to serve as superintendent of a national park and achieve the rank of colonel in the U.S. Army. To learn …
Read More »In The Studio: How Do You Prepare Students For College When They’re The First In Their Family To Go?
Going to college is hard enough, but what if no one in your family can tell you how to study, help you choose classes, fill out financial aid forms, or even apply in the first place? What if you’re the first in your family to experience this? A federal program …
Read More »Fresno’s New Poet Laureate Wrote Her First Poem At Age 7: It’s What She Wants For Other Kids Too
On Thursday, Fresno State alumna Marisol Baca was named Fresno’s fourth poet laureate. She is the first woman to hold the title. Baca is an English instructor at Fresno City College, and the co-founder of the Women Writers of Color-Central Valley collective. Her debut book, “Tremor,” published last year, won …
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Read More »November Election Is First Test Of New Kern County District Lines, Latino Vote
Lidia Gonzalez still lives in the same part of Delano she did a year ago. But even though she’s in the same place, she says one big thing is different- the district she lives in and the Kern County supervisor who represents her. She says it’s not just the districts …
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