In the early hours of September 15, Charles Coburn, and with his guardian brother, former Lemoore High School Superintendent Bill Black, arrived at Fresno International Airport to start a three-day Honor Flight to Washington D.C. Charles, 19 years older than his brother Bill, joined the Army after graduating from high school in 1944, and by that Fall, found himself in the middle of the war in General Patten’s 97th Infantry in Germany. Keep reading...
Hanford’s Bill Gundacker, a Lemoore High School 1960 alum and member of the Kings County School Board, spent a few weeks back east with wife Jeanne and friends Rosemary and Dr. Everett Cheney recently, taking in many of the historical sites associated with our founding fathers. Keep reading...
The Lemoore Chamber of Commerce honored a pair of Kings County heavyweights in the field of agriculture at its 20th annual Kings County Salute to Agriculture. The Miya family of Miya Farms was honored as the 2014 Agriculturist of the Year while the University of California Cooperative Extension and UC Farm Advisor Dr. Bob Beede were honored as the Ag Supporter of the Year. Keep reading...
The Lemoore Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday that Miya Farms and University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) are this year's honorees for the 20th Annual Kings County Salute to Agriculture Banquet. The Lemoore Chamber will host the event on Friday, September 12, 2014, at Jack Stone's Barn. Keep reading...
It was three days of memories, three days of cheers, and three days of tears. World War II veteran John Salas of Fresno, and a native of Hanford, took the trip of a lifetime last week and was honored for his wartime service as he visited Washington D.C. as part of an Central Valley Honor Flight program. While in Washington he was one of 67 local World War II veterans who got to see the majestic Memorial built for veterans just like Salas, one of many dwindling survivors of the "Greatest Generation." Keep reading...
Jun 30 2014 - 7:15pm
The following are photographs from Tuesday's gathering of World War II veterans and their Guardians as they prepare for their trip to Washington D.C. to visit the World War II Memorial.
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While the final verdict has yet to be reached on the fate of a special assessment to help pay for the operations and maintenance of the Lemoore Municipal Golf Course, the Lemoore City Council has set the stage for what could be an interesting election in November. In the meantime, councilmembers approved a short-term contract for golf course manager Rich Rhoads that will likely turn into a long-term agreement come October or November. Keep reading...
The fate of the Lemoore Municipal Golf Course, a fixture in Lemoore for nearly 70 years, may rest in the hands of the voters, either through a special tax or a Special Benefit Assessment. A special tax requires a two thirds vote, which Lemoore Parks and Recreation Director Joe Simonson says isn’t a viable option. Keep reading...
Despite the fact that a Kings County Grand Jury report stated that the Lemoore Golf Course essentially pays for itself and a near unanimous public outcry to keep the course in the city’s hands, once again, Mayor Billy Siegel raised the specter of selling the decades old city-owned course. The latest pronouncements were delivered at Tuesday night’s council meeting where again the state of the golf course was discussed. Keep reading...
It was a near perfect night – a bit warm at the beginning – but family, friends, relatives and others were treated to a stirring rendition of the annual commencement ceremony at Lemoore High School, h
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