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Fresno State’s Vintage Days Festival Returns

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FRESNO STATE — The student-run Vintage Days festival that historically attracts about 50,000 attendees per year will return to an in-person, on-campus celebration at Fresno State this year after it adapted to a virtual format the past two years during the pandemic. The 48th Vintage Days will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 29 ...

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Whiting Foundation Awards $50,000 Prize to Anthony Cody

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FRESNO — The Whiting Foundation, a New York-based humanities organization that has supported creative writers since 1985, awarded author and Fresno State alumnus Anthony Cody with a $50,000 prize. One of the most esteemed and largest monetary gifts to emerging writers, the annual Whiting Awards recognize early career achievement and “empower recipients to fulfill the promise of exceptional literary works ...

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Madera Community College to Participate in ‘Caring Campus’

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MADERA – Madera Community College has been selected as a participant in the Spring 2022 cohort of the Institute for Evidence-Based Change (IEBC) Caring Campus partnership. The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) recently expanded its partnership to implement Caring Campus in California with $977,980 in new funding. The funding supports the eventual addition of 30 new community colleges to ...

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YUSD Special Board Meeting Agenda For April 18, 2022

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MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — At 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 18, 2022, there will be a special meeting of the Yosemite Unified School District Board of Trustees. Yosemite Unified School District Board Room 50200 Road 427 Oakhurst CA 93644 559-683-8801 A livestream link will be added April 18, 2022. You may check back before the meeting begins for the link. Public ...

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UCCE to Offer Rangeland And Livestock Management Training

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MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — The University of California, Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Livestock & Natural Resources advisor for Mariposa & Merced Counties, Fadzayi Mashiri, in collaboration with three colleagues, is hosting a 2-day training course for ranchers and land managers. The training will be held on May 5 and 6, 2022, in the UCCE Merced office classroom on 2145 Wardrobe Avenue, Merced, ...

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Math Whizzes Shine in Madera County Math Tournament

MADERA — Mountain Home School Charter’s 7th grade team and Sherman Thomas STEM Academy’s 8th grade team won first place in the overall Madera County Math Tournament on Friday, April 8, in their respective competitions. Ranchos Middle School came in second place in the overall 7th grade math competition and Oak Creek Intermediate School placed third. Dairyland Elementary School’s 8th ...

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Madera Community College to Host “Ukraine UP CLOSE”

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Madera Community College is inviting the community to attend the virtual event “Ukraine UP CLOSE.” Date and Time: April 20, from noon – 1:30 p.m. Virtual Event: Join on Zoom at scccd.zoom.us/s/96976193863 Featured Speaker: Dr. Nataliia Kasianenko Dr. Nataliia Kasianenko grew up in Eastern Ukraine, 20 miles from the Russian border. When the attack on her parents’ hometown of Kharkiv ...

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Search For New YUSD Superintendent

OAKHURST – The Yosemite Unified Board of Trustees has retained Mike Berg from Strategic Solutions Today, Inc. to conduct the search for the new Yosemite Unified School District (YUSD) Superintendent. Mike would like to meet with the YUSD community to get input on the search. There will be two meetings – one in Coarsegold and one in Oakhurst. Mike is ...

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Craig School of Business to Host “2022 and Beyond”

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FRESNO STATE — The Institute for Family Business at the Craig School of Business will host “2022 and Beyond,” a series of four focus group sessions in April for family business owners to discuss the most important issues facing their businesses. All local family business people are encouraged to attend to join the conversation and share concerns. “Most family business ...

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Looking For Home & Garden Plants?

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FRESNO STATE — Fresno State will host its biggest plant sale of the year at its upcoming Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market, located at 5368 N. Chestnut Ave. from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 2. Over 100 varieties of certified organic and conventional vegetables and herbs will be available outside the store. Discounted prices will also be ...

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