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July 9
Ham Field Day Tests Local Amateur Radio Operators Readiness
On June 27th local licensed amateur radio operators, also known as "hams" met at Big Page Park in Los Banos to practice what they might do in the event of an emergency or disaster. The local hams were participating in a national amateur radio event known as 'Field Day'

Ham Radio Field Day In Los Banos Amateur Operator doing CW

July 4
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY
LOS BANOS!

There will be a free Fourth of July fireworks display this year. The display will be at the Merced county Spring Fairgrounds shortly after sunset on the 4th. Gates open at 5PM.
More discussion going on in the blog - here.

Happy 4th Of July Los Banos

July 2
Tractor Supply Company Opens In Los Banos
A few days ago a much anticipated business opened it's doors in one of the newly developed retail parks here in Los Banos. Located at 1131 Pacheco Blvd. on the west end of town near the new Jack In The Box Restaurant, Tractor Supply Company is now part of the community.

Tractor Supply Company Los Banos

July 1
The Chamber of Commerce Mixer
Every month the Los Banos Chamber of Commerce offers an opportunity for local business leaders and others to get together, get to know each other, and perhaps a chance to make contacts and improve business relationships. This event, which looks and feels more like a party complete with food and drink is called a 'Chamber Mixer'.

Chamber Mixer at UR Furniture Los Banos

June 30
Relay For Life 2009 - A Moving Event With An Educational Twist Earlier this month, Loftin Field became the gathering place for hundreds of people who either participated in, or came to observe the tenth annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life event here in Los Banos. A touching and educational experience.

Los Banos Relay For Life

Some of This Week's Calendar Highlights:

On a weekly and sometimes daily basis I go out and look for items to put in the calendar for you. Some of the highlights are presented here. Many are also printed weekly in our "Calendar Corner" column in The Paper.

Quick Peek: Here is a selected preview of a FEW of the items you can find on our Detailed Calendar For July 2009. Click here for even more events and detailed information on the items below.

July 8 - Cancer Support Group
July 9 - Shout Classes
July 9 - Teen Childbirth Education
July 9 - Al-Anon/Alateen
July 9 - Mom's Club
July 9 - Wee Wigglers Storytime
July 9 - Senior's Bingo
July 9 - Military Family Support Group
July 9 - La Leche League
July 9 - Diabetic Support Group for Teens
July 10 - Tractor Supply Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
July 10 - Chamber of Commerce Installation Dinner
July 10 - Fridays at the Fairgrounds
July 10 - CPR Class
July 10 - Senior's Arts & Crafts & Quilting Classes
July 11 - CANCELED - Soroptimists 1st Annual Girls' Self-esteem Event for middle school girls
July 11 - Ham Radio Club Meeting
July 11 - Indoor Swap Meet
July 11 - Heartsaver CPR Class
July 12 - Food Addicts Meeting
July 12 - Manna Ministries
July 12 - Indoor Swap Meet
July 13 - Pacheco Pass Quilters
July 13 - Senior's Arts, Crafts & Quilting Class
July 13 - Senior's Cardgame: 31
July 14 - Shout Classes
July 14 - Arts Council Meeting
July 14 - Kiwanis Meeting
July 14 - Rotary Club Meeting
July 14 - Elks Lodge Meeting
July 14 - Senior's Macho Game
July 14 - Asperger Syndrome Support Meeting
July 14 - Challenged Support Group
July 14 - Parent Talk
July 14 - Diabetic Support Group for Parents

- Coming Up Quickly! Mark Your Calendars:

July 17 - Cards For A Cause Caidyn Lee Poker Tournament
July 18 - Santos Ford Showdown and Sock Hop for Caidyn Lee
July 18 - Diabetes Boost Camp
July 25 - Community Solutions Meeting
July 25 - Children's Health and Safety Fair - with bicycle rodeo

July 31 - Small Business Roundtable
Aug 1 - NAACP Banquet
Aug 7 - 1st Annual Wine Stroll
Aug 29 - Los Banos Marching Band and Color Guard Benefit Car Show

For more details and MORE July events click here.

No guarantee of accuracy is made for calendar events or anything else on this site for that matter.

June 19 - Update - Picture added June 27
On June 12th 2009 a ceremony was held just a couple of hundred yards from Henry Miller Plaza... The ceremony was the long awaited ground breaking for the new Los Banos Community Center.

Los Banos Community Center Ground Breaking

June 15
Local Scout Troop Raises Money Through Hard Work And Community Donations

June 11
The Destruction Derby - A Final Spring Fair 2009 Photo Essay

Destruction Derby Los Banos

June 9
Bicycle safety event

Bicycle Safety Event In Los Banos

Special Spring Fair coverage:
Other Spring Fair stories I have written this season include: Spring Fair - A quick Look Behind the Scenes, The Spring Fair Is Now Open!, The Merced County Spring Fair - A Look In The Barns., A Final General Photo Retrospective , Galleries and Gardens , Arm Wrestling , Diaper Derby , Tyzen's Stage Hypnosis Act,
The Last of the 2009 Spring Fair Stories and Photo Essays, The Petting Zoo, John Shaw's Sideshow, "Journey Unauthorized" Concert

Other Previous Stories, Features Or Event Coverage:

PREVIOUS STORIES, ARTICLES and FEATURES SECTION

We cover as many local events and interesting stories as we can. We try to post our coverage once per week. Because of space limitations on this page we will post links to many of the older stories on our previous stories index. Previous stories that we have published can also be found in the forums section - usually in the 'general' section or the 'commuting driving and roads' section of the blog. Usually however the easiest way to find an older story is to look at the list of many of our previous stories which are linked here.

In addition: A semi-personal retrospective look at 2008 is here.

Announcement: The Los Banos Soroptimist website is now on the air! The couple that runs OurLosBanos.com is proud to support the Los Banos Soroptimists and are happy to have donated the website construction (sans text) to the local SI organization.
Click on over to the new LB Soroptimist website and have a look around!


A Bit About OurLosBanos.com:
Our Humble Contribution To The Los Banos community

OurLosBanos.com is a community resource provided to you solely by a husband and wife team. Our Los Banos is presented to the community as a free gift, both to our neighbors and to the people visiting our community.

We hope you enjoy our 'opinion journalism' with an interactive twist. Though this site is based totally on our own opinions, our goal is to bring a unique community-enhanced approach to local information exchange via community participation on the forums.

We have created a tremendous number of of pages for this site and have spent many hundreds (possibly even a couple of thousand) hours on this 'gift'. We see OurLosBanos.com (in part) as our version of service to our community. We really do love our town and want to help Los Banos by giving something back to our city in our own small way.

Of course, there is absolutely no charge to use this site or to participate on our forums.

OurLosBanos.com consists of two main sections, one is the General Information Section, the other is the Community Forums / opinion discussions section.

The Two Objectives of OurLosBanos.com

Foster & Encourage Positive Community Discussion
Provide Detailed Opinionated Information About Los Banos Ca.

The Los Banos Online Forums -
Your Opportunity to Participate!

Come join the community!

We are pleased to offer the people of Los Banos (and others who are interested) a set of online discussion forums / bulletin boards where people are encouraged to participate and share their own opinions about Los Banos!

Like this whole site, use of the forums/bulletin boards is completely free of charge!

Having a place where people interested in our town can come to voice their opinions, make friends, and help each other is a key concept and the real hope of OurLosBanos.com and our vision for the community. We have already seen some excellent examples of community building via the forums and we hope this will continue.

We invite those who can follow the forum rules to participate on the boards.

Our intention is that the Los Banos Forum Section will provide a place where members of the Community and others who are interested in the city can interact in a positive and cooperative way with each other and discuss numerous topics.

The forum is a place to make friends, talk about events and politics, debate a little and generally just have a good time.

There are also places to post FREE advertisements and want ads on the forum. This is a great resource if you are having a garage sale or are looking to find or sell personal property.

There are discussion boards devoted to politics, 'important issues', Los Banos city events, commuting, real estate, parenting, employment, sales, want ads and more!

We consider the Online Forums to be the real heart and soul of this website.

We encourage YOU to come and participate! Select this link to visit the Los Banos Bulletin Board!

Information Section -
Discover Los Banos Info Quickly

The Informational Section of OurLosBanos.com (part of which you are reading now) is a rich and detailed resource intended to give site visitors an overview of our opinions about the City of Los Banos California and, more importantly, to provide avenues for learning more information about our town.

This general informational section includes hundreds of pages of information on parks, real estate, recreation, churches, public education and schools, homeschooling resources, a guide to moving to Los Banos, government contact points, jobs / employment and some information on public safety. There is also an extensive section on Community Clubs, Groups, Orders, & Organizations

We also provide Los Banos maps, photos, a downtown shopping directory, an overview of Los Banos history, local weather information , dining information and restaurant reviews, and a thorough Los Banos calendar of events.

There is also a portion of the site we call "Our Town" which is a catchall section for neat things that do not fit in some of the other categories.

Of course no site would be complete without direct editorial opinions - and we share our personal viewpoints freely throughout the site but especially on our opinion blog which features an ever expanding "What This Town Needs" series of opinion pieces.

We hope to provide website visitors with a 'one stop shop' where they can find leads, direct information, and importantly links to other sites relating to Los Banos and our community.

To explore our opinions in the informational section of OurLosBanos.com, select any of the links in the above paragraphs or any of the buttons on the left side of this page. Take your time and explore this site! We think you'll find some nice surprises.

Have questions? Have opinions? Have your say!
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