20 Years Ago
Downtown Beautification Project â After two months of torn-up streets, sidewalks, and curbs, the $200,000 plus project will soon be concrete. This week, the colored concrete was being poured along D Street,
Rep. Calvin Dooley, D-20 Hanford, feels the current disagreement between the Friant Water Users District and Westlands Water District would end, with both parties uniting to help solve area water issues. âRight now, I am conducting some intervention between the two districts,â Dooley said. Dooley did not specify as to what that intervention was.
Two trees near the corner of Heinlen and C streets are almost successful, turning the early Tuesday morningâs gray sky to red, as they announce the arrival of the spring season. With rain and sunlight the order for the week, more trees and plants should be entering the race towards the spring equinox.
This last day of the 2020 year is going to be more than welcomed by the world. Especially the entertainment sector. The shutdowns from Coronavirus strangled theaters and entertainment businesses. Some still exist. Some are in hibernation. Some will never return. Whatever entertainment businesses are left are in hope-mode for the 2021 year. Â
HMTC hopes to do a reading of a play I wrote about the Mussel Slough Tragedy. It was planned for the 140
th anniversary last May. Well, we will do a 141
st anniversary of the event this next time.
We also hope to participate in the Hollywood Fringe Festival with our play PEDRO THE PUPPETEER, which was postponed last summer. Â Gabriel Omar Pimentel, Brandi Aguilar and Raymond Gomez were to star in the show in Hollywood. The fringe said it will still go on, but they are making sure it is safe to do so. They promised to keep us posted.