ChefView-Taste of American Graffiti

Chef View By Dana Johnson A Taste of American Graffiti by Dana Johnson With American Graffiti running rampant throughout Modesto as the excitement builds as George Lucas will be the Grand Marshall in this year’s parade, I thought it fitting to visit our local drive-ins and see what smells so dang good and what’s shakin’! [...]

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Caption: Congrats to All Ages Abbey Murphy on her IB Graduation from Modesto High. Soon she will be turning her All Ages Pages to another amazing Girl Scout when she goes off to UC Berkeley in the fall. Greetings Modesto Fans! 1.2.3.O’Clock 4 O’clock Rock.. Wow, what a way to start a song, or even [...]

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AllAgesView- Happy Summer Everyone

Caption: All Ages Editor Abbey Murphy celebrates her Modesto High graduation with her friends that all went to school together since Lakewood Elementary. Flashing the Lakewood L are Mia Skowron, Jake Callizo, Olivia Peltier, Abbey, James Zhou AllAgesView By Abbey Murphy Happy Summer Everyone! School is out and it’s time to go out and enjoy [...]

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