7 QUOTES WITH «FRESNO»
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Fresno.
I didn't finish high school - left home when I was 15. I moved away to Fresno and worked as a grocery clerk. I went to college part-time at California State Fresno, and then ended up finishing in two and a half years because I wanted to get on with things.
One of the first times I came to New York was for a modeling and talent competition, IMTA, which I won. I came with a group, like a modeling school from Fresno.
I did volleyball, basketball, and track all through high school. And then I went to junior college and I stuck with track because I was good at shot put and discus. And then I got a full ride to Fresno State for their track program. Shot put was my main thing. I was the five-time All-American, and I set a couple records.
For every family in liberal San Francisco that went solar with SunRun in 2010, nearly eight families in more conservative Fresno made the switch to our solar power service.
I came from a really musical family. I studied classical piano because my grandparents were piano teachers, but started doing musical theater at age nine in Fresno, California, and went to a performing arts high school. That was my life.
One night I'll be in Los Angeles and it'll be a Latin crowd, and then another night I'll go to Fresno and it'll be an all-black crowd. To me, that's the beauty of the music.
I'm a full-blooded Mexican. My mother was born in Zacatecas, Mexico, and my father - the son of Mexican immigrants - was born near Fresno, California.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRESNO»
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Fresno in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Eleven of William Saroyan's most delightful tales, Fresno Stories springs straight from the source of the author's vision "the archetypal Armenian families who inhabit Saroyan country, in and around Fresno, California." (Chicago Tribune)"
As the county seat, it was the political and cultural center of central California. Shown in this volume are postcards of the city in its heyday.
John Reynolds, Michael J. Semas, 2013
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Clever
Fresno Girl: The Travel Writings of Marguerite ...
This volume features thirty art-related travel articles by the American modern artist, Marguerite Thompson Zorach (1887-1968), reprinted for the first time since they appeared in her hometown newspaper, the Fresno Morning Republican, from ...
Marguerite Zorach, Efram Laurent Burk, 2008
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The Good Intent: The Story and Heritage of a
Fresno Family
Phillips chronicles the history of two Fresno families who could trace their bloodlines to nobility in 17th-century Britain.
John Renning Phillips, 2007
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Live from
Fresno y Los: stories
"There is an ineradicable sweetness to these stories, accompanied by the crisp and happy bemusement of a genuine voice--the sound of one person speaking directly to another, and not from the head, but from that most mysterious of mouths, ...
Stephen D. Gutierrez, 2009
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California Local History: A Bibliography and Union List of ...
lus., fold. map. (Fresno County Hist. Soc. Occasional Papers, no. l) Available in
many California libraries. Fresno 5349. Davis, lrving Franklin. Current problems
in financing older homes in Fresno. Fresno, Fresno State College, l968. 67 p.
illus.
Margaret Miller Rocq, 1976
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Best Easy Day Hikes
Fresno
"Best Easy Day Hikes Fresno" includes descriptions and detailed maps for seventeen easy-to-follow trails, from urban paths to scenic routes in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, many along the San Joaquin River.
Tracy Salcedo-Chourre, 2011
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Prenatal HIV Testing Experiences Among Postpartum Women in a ...
The findings indicated the primary reason participants agreed to prenatal HIV testing was for the health of their baby.
Rebeca Adriana Lopez, 2008
Officer Dennison verified the existence of an apparent boot making shop in a
garage on the premises. He interviewed the next-door neighbor and ascertained
that the boot maker apparently drove to Fresno, towing a bright green motorcycle
...
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How much earth: the
Fresno poets
How Much Earth is a definitive collection of the best of the "Fresno School." Over fifty poets are represented, among them Philip Levine, Larry Levis, Gary Soto, David St. John, Juan Felipe Herrera, Peter Everwine, and Dixie Salazar.
Christopher Buckley, David Oliveira, M. L. Williams, 2001
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRESNO»
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Fresno is used in the context of the following news items.
Tiny park named for former Fresno mayor
A plaque commemorating the railroad's arrival in Fresno stands in Leymel Park in downtown Fresno, named for the former mayor. | ERIC PAUL ... «Fresno Bee, Jul 15»
Fresno Capt.'s First Public Appearance Since Fall Into Fire
Fresno Fire Chief Kerri Donis, far left, assists Fresno Fire Captain Pete Dern with the microphone, right, at a news conference Friday, July 9, ... «Firehouse.com, Jul 15»
Children, parents get interactive look at drug abuse during Fresno …
Fresno's version of the nationwide project was hosted by Edison High School and featured performances by Edison students. It was arranged ... «Fresno Bee, Jul 15»
Fresno residents help take down robbery suspect
Usied is accused of stealing candy, juice and other items from the Arco mini-mart on McKinley Avenue near Fresno Street in Central Fresno. «ABC30.com, Jul 15»
Drunk driver crashes into several cars in Southeast Fresno, police say
Authorities say one drunk driver is to blame for smashing into several cars in Southeast Fresno on Saturday night. The chaos finally ended near ... «ABC30.com, Jul 15»
Fresno family exposed to mercury after opening storage container
Authorities were dealing with a hazmat situation involving mercury exposure in Central Fresno on Saturday. Firefighters were called to an ... «ABC30.com, Jul 15»
Fresno police shootings: Excessive-force lawsuits piling up long …
Three years after Jaime Reyes Jr., 28, was shot and killed by a Fresno police officer, a dusty memorial of artificial flowers, stuffed animals and ... «Fresno Bee, Jul 15»
Fresno protesters hold vigil for 47 killed in oil train explosion in …
Community members and activists gathered Saturday at the Amtrak Station in downtown Fresno to mourn the victims of a 2013 oil train crash in ... «Fresno Bee, Jul 15»
Alum, son win first hot dog eating contest at Fresno State Farm Festival
Fresno State student Brian Perry, 25, of Fresno, pours Fresno State wine samples at the 9th annual Gibson Farm Market Farm Festival at ... «Fresno Bee, Jul 15»
Activist stands trial for chalking Fresno police memorial
Brian David Sumner, 26, smokes a cigarette in front of the Fresno Police Department Memorial to officers killed in the line of duty. Sumner goes ... «Fresno Bee, Jul 15»
