Community
Modesto is our town. There are tons of things that make it great. There are a bunch of things that we can do to make it better. We can volunteer, help others, give ideas, talk a lot, gather together, get a new job and a variety of things. We try to make it easier to find some community resources to make life better and more fun.
When a friend comes up to you and complains, “I would really like to volunteer, but I don’t know where to go”, you have a snappy answer. Here are some organizations that really need help. Whether you have time, money, ideas or all of the above, please contact these organizations and help our community. Every project, no matter how small will have a positive impact. There are so many things in Modesto that make our community great. This page has a variety of resources to help make you aware of things that we all can do in our city. Here are some main issues that you need to know.
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FitView-You Can’t Touch This
Fit View By Efren Martinez Can’t Touch This When you meet Barbara Miller for the first time, you meet what we all see up front, which is a polite and soft-spoken person on the outside. But when you run with her, you get a feeling of amazement and MC Hammer’s “You Can’t Touch This”. Barbara’s [...]
Greetings & Happy Valentines
Greetings & HappyValentine’s Month ! ModestoView Loves Modesto. Read the magazine: http://http://www.modestoview.com/the-magazine/ This is a really fun time of the year and is especially good as we start our second year of ModestoView Magazine Version 2.0. This has been a very exciting year and I am really proud of the group of people that come [...]
Official Monster Guitarist!
StreetView By: Ruben Porras – Modesto Famous This is the second article in our series of features about folks that live right here in Modesto that our readers have expressed interest in. This month we sat downwith Randall Padilla who was recognized by Guinness Book of World Records in2010 for being the world’s fastest guitarist. [...]
Rockabilly Unity
Rockabilly View By Jennifer Allsup Unity Music Skate Jams, Skateboard competitions an Underground California Amateur Skateboarding team out of the Bay Area, Livermore Ca. to be exact!!! In 2003 Unity was a little old skate shop which consisted of doing skate competition, poetry slams and live music. Many well known skaters, record labels and musicians [...]
For The Love of Art
Art View By Jim Christiansen There is quite a bit of new spring art in our community. For the Love of Art, and art events in Stanislaus County, the map booklets for April 14 and 15 Stanislaus Artists Open Studio Tour go on saleValentine’s Day. Available in print at galleries and stops around town, the [...]
Take Some Time to Breathe
FamousView By: Ruben Porras aka Modesto Famous It’s a quiet gloomy Saturday afternoon as I sit and write this and it is nice to take some time to just breathe. It feels like I have really been on the go quite a bit lately and I seem to constantly be busy doing one thing or [...]
ModestoView Loves Modesto
Greetings Modesto Fans: I am so excited to present the new February ModestoView. We have an amazing cover photographed in the spirit of Norman Rockwell featuring Danny and Sandy Emfinger. ModestoView celebrates love, relationships, fun, excitement, community involvement and celebration of the good things in Modesto. We have awesome interviews with the world famous and [...]
Where Were You in ’62?
Where were you in 62? If you were a part of the original “drag” on 10th and 11th, frequented Burge’s and Al’s, Raced on Blue Gum, Rose Ave or Paradise, shaving creamed car windows or just drove up and down 10th and 11th, we want to talk to you. You are the legends that George [...]
InterView-Greg Nyhoff
The BigView – Monthly Feature Interview with Greg Nyhoff By Chris Murphy Modesto, USA is a Classic American City. We are different than any other city in the world as we are the home of the stories and the legends that created the film American Graffiti. Our small town experience, big city culture and our [...]
Fit View-Good, Bad & the Ugly
2 race pics coming Fit View By Efren Martinez The Good The Bad & The Ugly Happy New Year everyone, 2011 was a great fitness year for Modesto with opportunities for fitness, fun and healthy living. Here is the run down of some of our fantastic local races I was able to participate in 2011. [...]
Famous View-Music is my Drug
FamousView by Ruben Porras – ModestoFamous My editor has to be really hating me this morning. This piece was due last night but I had to pump a little local life into my head to get the job done right. I had to get out and experience killer local eats, heartbreaking live tunes and amazing [...]
Performing View-Merry New Year!
Performing View By Kaye Osborn Merry New Year! It’s time to welcome in 2012 with a theatrical performance. I hope you were able to catch Prospect Theater’s musical Jacques Brel is Alive and Living in Paris! It was simply mesmerizing! The staging, the performers, the musicians and the songs were captivating. Sure do miss having [...]
Street View – 5 Questions
Five Questions w/ Robert House by ModestoFamous This is the first article in a series that we have planned that will feature local folks that we see almost daily but do not know much about. Robert House is the madman that rides his unicycle on McHenry Avenue every day. It was nice to chat with [...]
McHenry Mansion Update
Special McHenry Mansion Update On December 8, the McHenry Mansion barely survived a devastating fire, thanks to the quick response of local citizen Pierre Noghli. The fire was primarily exterior, but small interior fires, smoke and water damage will force closure and restoration. Insurance is covering the primary repairs, but a $50,000 deductible is a [...]
New Year’s Spirit!
All Ages Pages By Abbey Murphy The holidays are over and all the magical feelings may be left behind with December, but now it’s time to bring in the New Year! Rumors are that this year, 2012, may be the last, so the youth in Modesto need to make it count! Okay, so as a [...]
