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Modesto downtown sampler returns Submitted by Middagh Goodwin , 209 Arts & Music Promoter Tuesday, September 25th, 2018, 10:40am The Downtown Sampler returned last year and was a big hit. A couple of thousand people came to downtown and walked stroll and rode their bikes to over 25 restaurant, cafes and bars to sample what they had to offer. Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Community Sponsors Floors Plus Flooring doesn’t have to be expensive. All Community Sponsors Modesto area Music Awards 2018 Submitted by Middagh Goodwin , 209 Arts & Music Promoter Tuesday, September 25th, 2018, 10:20am MAMAView: Season is Upon Us By Middagh Goodwin Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: MMC hosts "Harvest of Hope" - Spend a day on a working farm! Submitted by Sutter Health Valley Area Thursday, August 30th, 2018, 11:03am On Saturday, September 15, Memorial Medical Center is hosting its second "Harvest of Hope" — a community cancer-prevention food and nutrition event focused on a healthful way to eat local, sustainable foods to support optimal health. The event, held at LaRosa Family Farms in Hughson, CA, offers attendees a chance to participate in farm-to-fork workshops to learn about the best local, sustainable food choices and to end the day with a field-to-table dinner. "Our goal is to educate, inspire behavior change in the way we eat, and get people thinking about food for optimal health," said Cheryl Casey, MMC’s Cancer Community Outreach Coordinator. "It’s also an opportunity to honor all of those who work so hard to supply the wonderful harvest we have in our own agricultural community." Attendees will have the opportunity to: Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Fundraiser to benefit local effort to feed malnourished children around the world Submitted by Halldin Public Relations Tuesday, August 7th, 2018, 3:00pm Country Beer & Wine Roundup Will Feature Local Wineries,Craft Breweries, Food Tastings, Auction Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Community Sponsors Floors Plus Flooring doesn’t have to be expensive. All Community Sponsors The future starts now at Sutter Health Submitted by Sutter Health Valley Area Tuesday, July 17th, 2018, 2:50pm Jose Aguilar didn’t always know he wanted to be a doctor. And he certainly didn’t know he was going to get help with that journey from a doctor he had never even met. That doctor was Chief of Surgery Christopher Hudlin of Gould Medical Group. As luck would have it, Jose’s journey began as he became one of the first recipients of the Dr. Christopher Hudlin Memorial Scholarship while attending Health Careers Academy, a high school in Stockton. Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: XO Music Festival July 13-15 Submitted by Middagh Goodwin , 209 Arts & Music Promoter Thursday, June 7th, 2018, 8:26pm XO Music Festival in Northern California announces Superstar lineup for their premier music, art, food and fun festival. Ludacris , T.I . , Fabolous , MAGIC! , Rev Run of RUN DMC and the Diplomats are among the artists set to perform at the inaugural XO Music Festival , which will take place July 13-15, 2018, at the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds in Antioch, California. Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Let the music play! Memorial celebrates piano donation Submitted by Sutter Health Valley Area Thursday, May 31st, 2018, 2:40pm MODESTO, Calif. – May 31, 2018 – ( Click to Watch VIDEO ) Music helps in the healing process. Music brings comfort, excitement, emotion and energy to patients, family members and caregivers. Now—thanks to a Memorial Hospital Foundation campaign, and donations by employees, volunteers, clinicians and a local music family—all who enter Memorial Medical Center (MMC) will join in the experience. Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Legends of the Cruise Submitted by Middagh Goodwin , 209 Arts & Music Promoter Tuesday, May 29th, 2018, 11:48am Modesto Historic Graffiti Cruise Route Walk of Fame 2018 Inductees Celebration June 6, 2018, 6:30 pm - 10th St Plaza Modesto The spirit of American Graffiti” endures today on 10th & 11th Streets in Downtown Modesto on the Historic Cruise Route, where the people of the true cruising route inspired George Lucas’ film. People across America and all over the world are invited to have a rockin’ good time as the Walk of Fame” Class of ’18 is unveiled on the Modesto Historic Graffiti Cruise Route on Wednesday, June 6, on 10th Street between J and K Streets in conjunction with the Mid Valley Chevy Club’s Park ‘n Shine that hosts approximately 300 classic cars and hot rods. Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Memorial Medical Center seeks participants for patient family advisory council Submitted by Sutter Health Valley Area Friday, May 25th, 2018, 2:41pm Memorial Medical Center (MMC) is committed to providing a consistent, high quality patient experience and is looking for additional community members to gain insight and feedback about the experiences patients and their families have had at the Sutter Health hospital in Modesto. We are working to make the voice of the patient and family evident in everything we do,” said Roberta Mori , director of patient and family engagement at Sutter Health. At Sutter Health, we value our patients’ voices and understand they can help us to improve and promote patient-centered care.” The process for becoming an advisor consists of an initial phone screening, followed by an in-person interview. This is a volunteer position and is not compensated. Those interested in learning more about the Patient Family Advisory Council or signing up to be a volunteer can visit our website, www.sutterhealth.org/pfac , to complete an online application. Interested community members may also contact us via email at patientfamilyeng@sutterhealth.org . Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Local family honored for helping create Pathway” to good health in Modesto Submitted by Sutter Health Valley Area Thursday, May 24th, 2018, 3:33pm MODESTO, Calif. – May 24, 2018 –The Porges family, owners of the successful chain of Prime Shine Car Wash locations in the Central Valley, was recently honored during a reception acknowledging their $100,000 donation to Memorial Hospital Foundation for the Sutter Health Heart & Vascular Institute at Memorial Medical Center. The hall that leads to the Heart and Vascular Institute on the 3rd floor of MMC’s North Tower is now known as the Porges Family Pathway to Your Good Health.” Prime Shine has been a part of the Central Valley for over twenty-seven years, and we couldn’t be more proud that we have the ability to donate to this institute,” said Evan Porges, Prime Shine Car Wash president. It will provide our community vital heart care, not just today, but for generations to come.” The institute allows MMC to place a renewed emphasis, not only on providing new treatments for heart disease, but also new ways to prevent this devastating illness — the number one killer in America. Heart disease can strike anyone at any time, without regard for age, ethnicity or gender. Half of men...