HANFORD â After more than a decade in the minor leagues as a coach, Keith Johnson will get his opportunity in the MLB.
The Hanford High School alum was named the first-base coach for the Miami Marlins in December. He was previously the manager of the Marlinsâ Triple A affiliates the last two seasons.
âTo get this opportunity, itâs a dream come true,â Johnson, who graduated from Hanford High in 1989, said. âIâm just excited for the team, Iâm excited for the season to get going and see us take another step forward in what hopefully becomes a lot of championships.â
HANFORD â Families gathered on Saturday morning for the Hanford Chamber of Commerceâs Picture Day/Picnic in the Park for their upcoming mobile app.
Amory Marple, CEO and executive director of the Hanford Chamber of Commerce, said she noticed more people were coming out to Civic Park and after bouncing around ideas with parks and recreation and Main Street Hanford, she decided to invite people to come to the park.
âThis year, we didnât have any events to take pictures at and we need them to use for our print material,â Marple said. âI didnât want to use pictures from the years before because itâs just not a true representation of current times.â
HANFORD â The weekend marked another successful mass vaccination clinic at Sierra Pacific High School with 2,700 COVID-19 vaccines administered.
The public vaccination event was the eighth of its kind for Adventist Health and the second hosted by Sierra Pacific, after the first clinic vaccinated about 1,000 residents on Jan. 30. On Saturday, 1,200 second doses were administered to the aforementioned first group. 1,500 residents received their first dose of the vaccine on Sunday.
âFor today, the new people, theyâre happy,â Dr. Raul Ayala, ambulatory medical officer for Adventist Health, said. âTheyâve just been waiting to get their vaccine and theyâre happy today.â
HANFORD — The Carnegie Museum of Kings County has begun an oral histories project to record the histories of longtime residents of Hanford and Kings County.