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Fire strikes structure for fourth time behind Espana’s
By Asst. Fire Chief Tim Marrison On April 27th the Los Banos Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire in a vacant Motel in the 1600 Block of Pacheco. Upon arrival, Firefighters...
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Habitat Westside’s Chamber Mixer
By Mariann Chew This last Thursday Habitat For Humanity Westside sponsored this month’s Chamber of Commerce Mixer at their ReStore, located at 110 G Street Los Banos. The ReStore is a great place to...
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3rd Annual Bark For Life
By Mariann Chew Even though the morning weather was little chilly for a Spring day this last Saturday the American Cancer Society and Relay For Life held their third annual Bark For Life. The event...
View ArticleLos Banos Unified School District Board of Education Held
By Tony F. Dutra, Publisher The April Board of Education held its Regular Meeting on Thursday, April 10th. Recognitions included the introduction.of Boys and Girls State students by Mr. Rick Toscano....
View ArticleRobbery Suspect Arrested
On April 30, 2014 at approximately 3:16 p.m., Los Banos Police Detectives arrested a 19-year-old Los Banos man in connection with the April 20, 2014, robbery of a local convenience store in the 500...
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Quizno’s Family owned in Los Banos
By Devender Nagra I have been involved in the food industry since August of 2000. I was attending Bullard High School and began working part-time for my uncle Paul Nagra in Fresno, CA. Since my teen...
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In Loving Memory of Dennis G. Dyer
Dennis Dyer, 64, of Los Banos, passed away suddenly May 5, 2014 at Memorial Hospital in Modesto with his wife and daughters by his side. Dennis was born in Los Banos, California to parents Donald and...
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Relay for Life’s 1st Annual Color Run For A Cure was a great success
By Mariann Chew On Saturday, May 10th the Los Banos Relay For Life Special Forces Team held their first 5 K run. A large crowd of runners gathered at Persimmon Way Park at 8:00 a.m. Each runner...
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Los Banos Police Department K-9 Training exercises held at Dutra’s Towing
Officer Norris’ dog (Charlie) is a male German Shepherd trained in narcotics detection only; Officer Westbrook’s dog (Maximus) is a male Belgian Malinois/German Shepherd mix trained in narcotics...
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A History of the Los Banos Abattoir
By Katie LaSalvia In 1920, an Italian immigrant named Alfred Michelotti opened the doors of the Los Banos Abattoir (LBA). At the age of 13, Tony LaSalvia started working for his Uncle Alfred. Tony...
View ArticleThe Red Hat Ladies Help The Less Fortunate
By Mariann Chew Last Christmas I wrote an article about a special group of volunteers that belong to the Blessed Maria Clare Angels. This group of volunteers was founded by the Sisters who operate...
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Kiwanis Mother’s Day Breakfast A Success
On Mother’s Day the Los Banos Kiwanis Club held their annual Mother’s Day Breakfast and Raffle. Over three hundred Los Banos residents attended the delicious, all you can eat breakfast. The ham,...
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Mother’s Day at the Park well attended by commununity of Los Banos
By Mariann Chew This Mother’s Day weekend the tradition of spending the day at the Pacheco Park shopping for mom was in full swing. Even though it was a windy weekend scores of familes gathered at...
View ArticlePacheco High School Scholarship Night
The Pacheco High School Scholarship Award Night was held on Friday, May 9th. This event was dedicated in loving memory of Principal Brett L. Lee, and included the first annual presentation of the...
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BehindMLM: Massachusetts file Wings Network pyramid scheme complaint
BehindMLM appears in The Paper with permission from Oz. For the latest on this topic, visit his site here. Well that was fast. Not even twenty four hours after we predicted regulatory charges would...
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Lomitas Parlor No. 255 Honors Residents
By Cathy Caropreso The Sisters of Lomitas Parlor No. 255, Native Daughters of the Golden West, brought cheer and the gracious gift of giving to women locally in residential care. In honor of Mother’s...
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The Tree Shakers Host Guest Speaker
By Mariann Chew On Saturday, May 17th the Los Banos Genealogical Society (The Tree Shakers) hosted guest speaker Dan Coggin. Mr. Coggin is a retired Deputy for Merced County who has worked with...
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Honey In The Rough Boutique now open in downtown Los Banos
By Mariann Chew On April 26, 2014 Honey In the Rough Boutique opened for business. The boutique is located on 6th Street, between Glady’s Barber Shop and the 6th Street Diner. Owner and proprietor,...
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2014 Los Banos High School Scholarship Award Recipients
By Tony Dutra During the evening of May 12th, the Students of the Los Banos High School Class of 2014 were awarded local scholarships given from this community. Scholarship Coordinator, April Latta...
View ArticleMy Pet Corner
The Husky By Marann Chew Recently I have noticed many Los Banos residents are choosing huskys to have as their companion animal. I believe there are a few things that everyone should know before...
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