Archives: February, 2011
US farmers hire movie stars to sell nuts in Asia
Chinese movie star Gao Yuan Yuan ambled in front of blooming almond trees, smelled the flowers, learned about pollination and even got stung by a bee – all while two Chinese television crews filmed her for a documentary and television series focused on California’s almond country. The almond industry has hired Gao as its ambassador [...]
No Oscar wins for two with Valley ties
It was a tough night for locals at the Oscars. Hanford native Larry Dias didn’t pick up an Academy Award in the Art Direction category. Dias, along with production designer Guy Hendrix Dyas and fellow set decorator Doug Mowat, were nominated for their work on Christopher Nolan’s “Inception.” The Oscar went to the “Alice in [...]
Dream comes true for 2 Redwood High seniors
They called it the California High School Indoor Invitational, with some even billing it as the state championships under a roof. And while that may have been a bit exaggerated at first for the two-day Run For The Dream Indoor Track & Field Invitational, this was not: Saturday was a Redwood showcase in the prep [...]
No. 1 Cisneros, Clovis High reign at Masters meet
Alex Cisneros’ pursuit of a third straight individual state wrestling championship met its biggest challenge to date, while Clovis High’s quest for a record ninth team title is armed like never before. Selma’s state No. 1-ranked Cisneros won a hard-fought, three-overtime thriller over Clovis North’s Vince Rodriguez for the 125-pound title, and Clovis High produced [...]
Dream comes true for two Rangers seniors
They called it the California High School Indoor Invitational, with some even billing it as the state championships under a roof. And while that may have been a bit exaggerated at first for the two-day Run For The Dream Indoor Track & Field Invitational, this was not: Saturday was a Redwood showcase in the prep [...]
No. 1 Cisneros, Clovis High highlight Masters meet
Alex Cisneros’ pursuit of a third straight individual state wrestling championship met its biggest challenge to date, while Clovis High’s quest for a record ninth team title is armed like never before. Selma’s state No. 1-ranked Cisneros won a hard-fought, three-overtime thriller over Clovis North’s Vince Rodriguez for the 125-pound title, and Clovis produced 14 [...]
