Archive for May, 2009
Riverdale High School receives big $25,000 College Board Award
Some at Riverdale High School, which is located about 28 miles southwest of Fresno, think they are just too far out in the rural district to become a nationally-recognized school. Well that really has nothing to do with it. The Cowboys won the 2009 College Board Inspiration Award, which was, yes, accompanied with the national honor and [...]
Salud! Farmers market, acupuncture, Rebecca the yoga teacher
I attended the Fresno County Economic Opportunity Commission’s Employee Wellness Fair this morning – not as a journalist, but as a yoga teacher. Though I was not reporting on the event, I couldn’t help but take notes on some of the things I learned… Starting this Wednesday, there will be a farmer’s market every Wednesday [...]
Noche de Danza Mexicana at FCC is superbly done
To see more pictures of Noche de Danza Mexicana, please visit the photo gallery. Jane Vicente waited patiently. Vicente was one of many dancers who waited in the dark backstage of Fresno City College’s drama department. It was the annual Noche de Danza Mexicana, where last Saturday several folkloric groups exhibit traditional Mexican dress and dance. Vicente and Grupo Oyohualli de [...]
Life for the Houston Rockets without Ming can make the NBA Playoffs really scary
Now that Houston’s center Yao Ming will be forced to leave the remainder of the Western Conference semis and the entire NBA Playoffs due to a broken foot, things can get really scary for the Rockets. The crashing of knees in Game 1 against Lakers’ Kobe Bryant was scary enough for the 7-foot-6 Ming, who told the trainer in [...]
Manny’s taking the heat off ‘A-Rod’
Move over ‘A-Rod.’ The high heat may turn to a simmer for Alex Rodriguez, now that Los Angeles Dodgers’ slugger Manny Ramirez is the latest superstar to be charged and suspended for a banned substance. Ramirez’s 50-game suspension must be making Rodriguez laugh. After all, Rodriguez is still in the game. And the New York Yankees aren’t about to let him [...]
The 10-Gallon Sombrero is full of sentiment at FCC’s Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Toni Martínez is not anti-anything, really. The 20-year-old architectural drafting student with family in Oaxaca, México, may just be a little flustered over the bended meaning of Cinco de Mayo in the U.S.. “It’s not a big holiday at all in México. It’s more common here than in México,” Martínez said at the Fresno City College’s Annual Cinco [...]
