Archives: June, 2011
Clovis wins suit on proposed Winco store
A Fresno County judge has ruled that the Clovis City Council properly approved a site plan for a proposed Winco supermarket. Judge Mark Snauffer’s ruling was the first major test of a 2008 city ordinance that makes it easier for developers to build in Clovis. In June last year, the City Council approved a site [...]
Coach of the Year: Steve Baxter
School: Clovis West Dynasty builder: During Baxter’s time at Clovis West, the girls have won 15 consecutive Central Section team championships, while the boys have won 13 straight. The latest in those streaks came May 21 during the Division I finals. Baxter has helped produce 88 individual and 54 relay champions in 15 seasons at [...]
2011 Girls Swimming & Diving All-Star Team
Year: Senior Events: 200 individual medley, 100 butterfly, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay She’s qualified because: Became the fourth swimmer in Central Section history to win eight individual titles – the maximum possible – during the section finals. Capped four-year career by lowering the section record in the 100 fly to 55.02 seconds while [...]
Longtime Peoples Church pastor G.L. Johnson dies
The Rev. G.L. Johnson, longtime pastor of Peoples Church in northeast Fresno, died this morning. He was 83. The Rev. Johnson, who was battling cancer of the bile ducts, died about 5:30 a.m. today with his family at his side, church officials said. He served as pastor of Peoples Church for nearly 45 years, shepherding [...]
Dodging the sun, seeing the Clovis future
Atop the tallest building in Clovis, I favored looking to the west. That’s how I’ve always driven to Clovis Community Medical Centers in the 23 years since it relocated from the tidy, tiny confines of DeWitt Avenue. West is likely where the stores will continue to bloom, at least initially, as hospital expansion plays out [...]
Fresno Tzu Chi Free Medical Outreach-Caruthers
Fresno Tzu-Chi Medical Team is having a free outreach health clinic to provide services in the area of: adult medicine, pediatrics, dental exams/cleaning, blood sugar/pressure tests, acupuncture and referrals to financially disadvantaged residents, regardless of their age, sex, race or religious affiliations. Location: Farm Worker Site 933 W. Nebraska, Caruthers, CA 93609 Date: July 16, [...]
