Archives: August, 2010
State Route 180 Construction Update/McCall Re-Opens & Academy will Close
Starting Wednesday, Sept. 8, Academy Ave. will be CLOSED for 2-months to northbound traffic at the intersection of Kings Canyon/SR-180 to construct new roadway lanes. Academy Ave. will be Open south of SR-180 to motorists. In addition, on 9-8-10, McCall Ave. will Re-Open to motorists with intermittent 5-minute delays for a 2-week truck hauling operation. [...]
Breast cancer bracelets divide Valley schools
They’re part fashion accessory and part political statement, those little plastic bracelets that come in a rainbow of colors and proclaim support for a variety of worthy causes. But when Fresno-area students started wearing cancer-support bracelets that read “I Love Boobies,” school officials drew the line. Or tried to, at least. Among districts banning the [...]
Lack of data costs Calif. federal school funds
California’s inability to keep track of students as they move from district to district hurt the state’s chances for federal “Race to the Top” funding, Fresno-area school officials said Thursday. “That crunched our application,” said Rich Smith, deputy superintendent for Sanger Unified School District. Education officials were disappointed to learn Tuesday that California’s proposal was [...]
One year later: CUSD moves to comply on fees
One year ago: Parents sued Clovis Unified, saying it was charging excessive fees for school activities, in violation of the state constitution. Clovis was singled out after three families received invoices from the district saying they had to pay amounts connected to school programs. Today: Fresno lawyer James D. Miller, who filed the suit against [...]
Board Room
Achievements Robin Dansby, P.E., and Melanie Rubia, P.E., of Cornerstone Structural Engineering Group, have passed the California Professional Civil Engineering Exam. Announcements Layla Forstedt was named acting CEO/president of the Fresno Convention and Visitors Bureau. Forstedt also recently earned a certified destination management executive credential. Chicago Title opened a branch at 937 Sierra St. in [...]
‘Wolves seek undefeated football season
Looking back as Clovis East’s interim football coach in 2009, Ryan Reynolds admits to an “awkward” season — the only losing one in the program’s nine-year history. “Being the head coach, but not being the head coach, it was different,” he says of the 4-7 year. But if this season plays out like the Timberwolves [...]
