Archives: August, 2011
Abbey Road – A Tribute to the Beatles
More than 40 years after The Beatles break-up, tribute band Abbey Road will reunite fans with the classic songs which have become the soundtrack to the lives of generations of rockers around the world at the Tower Theatre in Fresno on September 22 at 7:30 pm. The Tower Theatre is located at 815 E. Olive [...]
CLOVIS UNIFIED STUDENT, ALUMNI TO SPEAK AT “MISSION POSSIBLE” EVENT
A Clovis Unified high school student and two CUSD alumni will be among the speakers at a global missions seminar at California’s oldest Armenian Church. Clovis West High School student Gardenia Nahigian will speak at “Mission Possible: Evangelism Objectives from Fresno to the Ends of the Earth.” The missions and evangelism ministry event will take [...]
Dream Act dream team has Valley influence
Illegal-immigrant students and allies from across the state descended on the state capital last weekend to plan their next strategy in the fight for immigration reform. Members of the California Dream Network, a coalition of college students advocating for access to higher education for illegal immigrants, joined forces during a three-day retreat in Sacramento to [...]
Clovis begins road back to football legacy
History won’t blink at Clovis’ No. 1 preseason football ranking in the Central Section. Eight section titles balanced over four decades say the Cougars deserve the right. On the other hand, those with short memories will note a Clovis recession that began concurrently with the nation’s economy. And what a wicked blow to Cougars pride. [...]
Clovis teen suing in ‘butt-drag’ case
A Clovis teen who was accused of sexual battery after performing a wrestling move on a teammate has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against several agencies and officials involved in the case. Preston Hill, who turned 18 last month, alleges malicious prosecution and defamation in the suit, which stems from a well-publicized event that [...]
Roadshow comes to Clovis
There was buried treasure in the backyard just waiting to be dug up and the family knew it. So one day the granddaughter decided to excavate what her grandmother, an escapee from an oppressive Russian tsarist rule, put in the dirt years ago. Turns out it was $57,000 worth of Russian gold rubles.” That’s just [...]


