“Freedom of the Press...”
GREETINGS Greetings Modesto Friends, I am so thankful for a nice quiet
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MARCH 2017
weekend. We are finally settling in to our house, no more construction and Becky and I had our first weekend of peace and quiet. Ohmmmm (sound of record scratching) That didn’t last long, Along with all of the storms and raging rivers, we are rushing in to one of my favorite times of the year. As a Murphy, March is pretty much a national holiday. Best of all, it just feels like Ireland right now. Even in the drought years, March was green, and now it is SUPER green. Have you driven up in the hills, the Altamont, and everywhere to see the Irish Green? So beautiful. This year, I have my calendar cleared for March 17 as it is a Murphy family holiday and thanks to our friends at P Wexford’s, there will be Murphy’s on tap for this special time of the year. The best part of all, is that everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. You can check out Brew View, BarView and Chef View this month for some amazing Irish treats
and some awesome local events like LuckyFest that you absolutely must check out and visit Murphy’s Pub. Modesto’s green is complete with the opening day of the Modesto Farmer’s Market on March 30 Needless to say, I love newspapers and the print media. The role of the free press is important to our democracy and the future of our country and we celebrate those that find and report the news. Sunshine Week is March 12-18 and celebrates the public’s right to know and this month we showcase those in our community that deliver the news, and those that will do this in the future. March is when all the stuff you have been working on over the winter starts to come together. So happy that the MAMAs are a real non-profit corporation now thanks to the amazing Ross Lee & Associates (yes, this is a lawyer plug) and we can really start doing some good work for the Modesto area music community. Music in the Plaza is coming together and there will be an amazing line up of MAMA bands through the summer starting at the end of April. A new season of Art Walk begins in March and will continue through the fall and each 3rd Thursday ArtWalk will feature a MAMA musician mixed in with the artistic talent. Needless to say, Art and Music and History make a community shine. These are some of the things I love the most and what am the most passionate about (besides my Murphy girls).
Life is complete with friends and family. All of this stuff happening in town is no fun without friends and family. I am so thankful for my girls and my family and my friends that make Modesto super fun. We survived our 13 hour pubcrawl last month and can’t wait for the next one. Not only do we hang with our friends, we do business with them. When we all think local, do business with our friends and connect up our economy, Modesto really sings. That is why our advertisers are the flat out best companies in town and I encourage you to support businesses that support living local. If your business would like to be a part of the ModestoView team, please let me know. We are creating a good network and thanks to you all, we just crossed over 25,000 likes on Facebook. We love our friends and our ViewCrew is the best. Which at the end of the day is why we Love Modesto. I hope you will join us and get involved in Love Modesto on April 8 and pick a project that you are passionate about. There are so many ways you can give back and connect with people. That makes Modesto the place to be and I am thankful for all of you. Hope your March is exciting and you have the luck of the Irish. Best to you. Chris Murphy
On the Cover
Save the Press! It is Clark to the rescue and Lois reporting the news in our fun March cover featuring the adorable couple Kristie Ah You and Bart Ah You celebrating their role of champions of the free press as one of most famous legendary newspaper reporter teams. Thanks to Dana Walters and our friends at Daydreams and Nightmares for the great costumes and to Shannon Sterba for the retro hair and makeup designs. ModestoView is made possible my the generous support of Sierra Pacific Warehouse Group. Locally owned, Sierra Pacific is an award winning industry leader in frozen, refrigerated and dry warehousing and logistics services that is committed to reinvesting and supporting our community. Sierra Pacific is solar powered, and is AIB certified Superior and BRC Audited and Certified to meet the needs of the best food companies in the world. www.spwg.com
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