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Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book is filled with the expected rhymes and alliteration the author is famous for including in his work. This column is about references to Merced in popular culture including a Dr. Seuss book. I promise not to try to rhyme the sentences in a way the
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] City Council Member Darin Dupont rides on top of the City Fire Department’s ladder truck at the Main Street Reopening Cruise. Photo: Steve Newvine [https://merced-county-events.ghost.io/caption] California practically evented the classic car cruise: the running of
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Plaque Honors Bus Driver in 1976 Kidnapping [caption id align="alignnone" width="4160"] This four-foot-high monument honors Ed Ray, the driver of the school bus that was hijacked with twenty-six children in Chowchilla, Madera County on July 15, 1976. The memorial can be found across the
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Classic Autos and the Folks Who Love Them [caption id align="alignnone" width="1352"] All kinds of classic automobiles are on display at the monthly Cars nd Coffee show in the Merced Mall parking lot. Photo: Steve Newvine [https://merced-county-events.ghost.io/caption] A wide range
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Iconic Trees Going Down [caption id align="alignnone" width="1080"] Highway 99 near the Avenue 12 exit south of Madera and the iconic palm and pine trees. Those trees will be removed later this year as part of a major overhaul of that section of the
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Ex-Staffers Remember the Former Home of the Merced Sun Star [caption id align="alignnone" width="1080"] As of mid-May, only the sign in front of the former Sun Star building remained, as the building had been demolished and the debris had been moved to a landfill.
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Former Air Base Namesake Frederick Castle’s Story of Bravery [caption id align="alignnone" width="800"] Brigadier General Frederick Walker Castle, namesake for the former Castle Air Force Base. Photo; National Medal of Honor Museum on-line data base (MOHMUSEUM.ORG) [https://merced-county-events.ghost.io/caption] It’
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Inside the Bakersfield Sound Exhibit at the Kern County Museum [caption id align="alignnone" width="1080"] This wall display welcomes visitors to the Kern County Museum’s Bakersfield Sound exhibit. Photo: Steve Newvine [https://merced-county-events.ghost.io/caption] A tribute to the Bakersfield Sound, that special
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Medal of Honor Museum Salutes Recipients, Including Merced County Soldier [caption id align="alignnone" width="1263"] The recently opened Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas. (R) Sergeant Jon Cavaiani. Photos from MOHM.org [/caption] The National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas, recently opened
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Several Construction Projects Underway Throughout the City [caption id align="alignnone" width="1080"] UC Merced Medical Education Building under construction. Photo: Steve Newvine. [https://merced-county-events.ghost.io/caption] Drive around in Merced and you may notice a building renaissance. Projects, including new construction, rehabilitation of existing
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Kern Museum Preserves Haggard’s Memory and his Boxcar Home [caption id align="alignnone" width="1080"] The Merle Haggard Boxcar house on the grounds of the Kern County Museum in Bakersfield. Photo: Steve Newvine [https://merced-county-events.ghost.io/caption] Country singer Merle Haggard was born in
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Tulare Event Now in 57th Year [caption id align="alignnone" width="1080"] This steer from the Beefmasters breed was among the animals featured at the Cattle Auction held in conjunction with the 2025 World Ag Expo in Tulare. Photo: Steve Newvine [https://merced-county-events.ghost.io/caption]