FresnoBee.com: Life

Helping hands for the holidays

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:37:11 PST

The Fresno Bee once again wants to connect organizations in need of volunteers with local people who are willing to help. Read comments

Fresno bridge-playing whiz reaches milestone

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:51:11 PDT

Richard Meffley began playing bridge when he was a student at Bullard High School. Nearly 40 years later, he has achieved one of the game's highest milestones -- grand life master. Read comments

Wiccan ways

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:32:38 PDT

This is a busy time for Wiccans as they prepare for the pagan New Year. Read comments

Missing dog returned to Fresno family

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:26:06 PDT

Colby is home. Read comments

Library opens doors to discussion

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

The usual quiet at Fresno Central Library will give way to chatter for the 20th annual Dinner in the Library, the biggest fund-raising event of the year for the Friends of the Fresno County Public Library. Read comments

Funding derails Fresno State lecture program for the academic year.

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:46:36 PDT

A popular lecture series that has put former U.S. presidents, Pulitzer Prize winners and Hollywood filmmakers on stage at California State University, Fresno, has been shelved for now. Read comments

Valley couple seek answers about carvings

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:21:40 PDT

Bob Schultz needs help solving a mystery. Read comments

Fresno poet releases his first book

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:01:18 PDT

Michael Luis Medrano's Fresno includes Highway 99 hitchhikers, cheap taquerias on Belmont Avenue and Bulldogs who terrorize neighborhoods. Read comments

Web site points to fall changes

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:49:25 PDT

Fresno arborist Susan Stiltz was driving in northwest Fresno recently when she noticed a tall tupelo starting to change color, and one thought crossed her mind: The first sign of fall. Read comments

ROOTED IN FAMILY

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

DEL REY -- As a teen-ager, David Mas Masumoto rejected the farming life in which he had grown up in this small community. He eventually returned to the crop-covered 80-acre farm when he realized how much farming meant to him in terms of family and as a writer. Read comments