Terry and Mary Loughran are a soft-spoken pair of retired folks who move a little slower than they used to.
The Habitat for Humanity will host its annual meeting with a potluck tonight at 5:30 at the Hoffmeister Center, 19th and Canal streets. Names A through J are encouraged to bring a main dish, K-Q a dessert and R-Z a salad or side dish.
The Merced County Jail Ministry will celebrate its 20th anniversary from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 14 at Gateway Community Church, 353 E. Donna Drive, Merced.
"Go forth and write, write!" teacher and project director Ocean Jones called after a departing student at the Valley Voices Writers Club meeting on a recent Wednesday afternoon.
Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with shoulders - and tattoos - exposed. Male models wore long, Islamic robes as well as shorts and sequined T-shirts.
DEAR OLD TRAINER: You seem to know a lot about dogs. Maybe you can tell me when and how man first domesticated dogs. I want to write a term paper on it, but no one seems to know the facts.
Gail Mirabella used to train her dogs to do tricks when she was a kid. Eventually, her hobby turned into a career. Today, Mirabella works as a dog trainer for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus. Backstage before a recent show, she talked to TFK Kid Reporter Cameron Young about why she chose this career path, how she selects the dogs she trains and what it's like to work in the circus.
