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First annual California State Parks Week kicks off in June

in Places & Recreation/Event News

Sacramento, CA–The first annual California State Parks Week will kick off this June throughout the state, officials said.

The public is invited to celebrate the first annual California State Parks Week, June 14 to 18, presented by California State Parks, Save the Redwoods League, Parks California, and the California State Parks Foundation.

Through special community events and in-person and virtual programming, the inaugural event celebrates California’s 279 state parks and the people who visit and help protect these iconic places. 

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New park to be named after John Lazar

in Places & Recreation/Government & Elections
The Turlock City Council approved naming a new park in the Legends 3 subdivision after former Turlock mayor John Lazar (Journal file photo).

The City of Turlock will continue its long-standing tradition of naming parks after former mayors following a City Council decision last week to name a future one after John Lazar.

In a unanimous vote during the Feb. 8 meeting, the Council approved naming a new park in the Legends 3 subdivision after the former Turlock mayor, who served as the City’s head of government for eight years. The subdivision is currently under construction along the northern half of Colorado Avenue, and its new park will join several others named after Turlock mayors, like Brad Bates Park, Curt Andre Park, Dale Pinkney Park and more.

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Massive tree falls on car at Turlock park, trapping people inside

in Places & Recreation/Public Safety

TURLOCK, Calif. (KTXL) — A massive tree fell on two vehicles at a Turlock park Wednesday night, trapping people inside.

Turlock police said emergency responders were called to Broadway Park around 11:10 p.m.

Photos shared with FOX40 show the tree fell across the top of one of the vehicles, crushing its roof.

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City seeking applicants for Parks, Planning seats

in Places & Recreation

The City of Turlock is seeking local residents interested in serving on either of its two public commissions, for which a total of five seats are currently vacant. 

Following former Parks, Arts & Recreation Commissioner Randy Icelow’s announcement that Wednesday’s meeting would be his last, there are now three open seats on the commission which is typically comprised of seven Mayor-appointed individuals. The seven-member Planning Commission is also in need of applications with two vacancies of its own.

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Police investigate hate crime at Columbia Park

in Places & Recreation/Public Safety

A juvenile was arrested for attempted homicide and hate crimes after an assault at Columbia Park on Tuesday afternoon that left one injured.

The Turlock Police Department received a call of an aggravated assault that was occurring at Columbia Park around 3 p.m. Tuesday. Officers arrived on scene and located the victim who fled the park after sustaining non-life threatening stab wounds.  

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Denair man missing in Yosemite

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Yosemite National Park issued a missing person alert on Saturday for Joel Thomazin, 31, of Denair, who was last seen starting out on a solo hike Sept. 6 near Hetch Hetchy.

According to the park service, Thomazin had planned a solo hike from Hetch Hetchy to Lake Eleanor and then back to Hetch Hetchy starting on Sept. 6 and returning Sept. 9.

The park service asked anyone who was in the area of Miguel Meadow, Lake Eleanor or on the trails around Hetch Hetchy since Sept. 6 to contact Yosemite Search and Rescue at 209-238-7046.

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Farm country gears up for tourism return

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Pandemic cabin fever continues to drive people out to the country, and farmers who welcome agritourism activities say they expect the trend will hold, with farms becoming a go-to destination.

Last year saw the cancellation of many farm festivals, tours and workshops, some of which went virtual or were greatly scaled back. More of these events have returned this year with some modifications. Wineries, which shuttered tasting rooms last year, have reopened. U-pick farms and farm stands have become “very popular,” even in pandemic months of 2020, said Rachael Callahan, agritourism coordinator at the University of California, Davis.

“This year, with the return of larger on-farm gatherings and other agritourism, people are eager to get outside, engage with their community and connect with their local farmers and ranchers,” she said.

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Beautification Committee, others join in park clean-up

in Places & Recreation/Environment

Approximately 40 community members, including scouts, Army recruiters, citizens and city officials and workers reported for a two-hour Saturday work detail in Smyrna Park to pick up trash. They’re hoping the community takes notice and does its part by picking up trash throughout Ceres.

The event was organized by the city’s Ceres Beautification Committee which began in 2019 as a think tank for ways to reduce blight and improve aesthetics. After months of talking and coming up with ideas, the group decided to roll up their sleeves and pick up trash to draw attention to the problem of blight.

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Amazon Warriors give back

Employee veterans group cleans up Castle Air Museum The Amazon distribution facility in Turlock is not yet open for business,

Modesto man bags 9,200 pounds of trash in Stanislaus County to cap off 2020

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MODESTO, Calif. — To say David Down has picked up a ton of trash is a literal understatement. In the past year, Down and his crew have been getting their hands dirty by sweeping 9,240 pounds of trash off of city streets and parks.

“The biggest one was the engine block,” Down said. “That was pretty interesting to see someone just leave an engine in the middle of a trail.”

Down set an ambitious 10,000-pound goal for his cleanup campaign early in the year. He picked up thousands of pounds of trash along the San Joaquin River at least three times, hundreds at Knights Ferry, and another 1,300 pounds at Dry Creek Regional Park. His biggest haul was 2,840 pounds of trash at Mancini Park along the Tuolumne River.

He was primed to smash past his goal on Dec. 10, but due to surging coronavirus cases, the final cleanup of the year was canceled for safety reasons.

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City will address issues involving warming center

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The Turlock Gospel Mission will have a familiar face as it takes the lead role for the City of Manteca’s Warming Center.

Rudy Valencia, who grew up in Manteca, will be among the full-time personnel at the temporary overnight shelter at 555 Industrial Park Drive scheduled to open on the first week of December and stay open through March 31.

“I grew up here and wished I had the answers to make everything good,” he said, referring to the concerns of nearby business and property owners airing their concerns at Wednesday’s Zoom meeting hosted by the City of Manteca.

The Manteca City Council recently gave the green light on the return of the Warming Center, which was enacted as emergency to help the homeless about a year ago.

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