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MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

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reopen, how things will reopen and how we keep it all safe, let’s remember that we are strong when we support local. Let’s be Modesto Strong and Support Local. When we do this, we will bounce back and our friends can get back to work. I am so very grateful for the local business that have stuck by ModestoView in these months as we are sticking by you, with our words, actions and dollars.

We have been together apart, but one thing for sure is we are better when we “think together” and we lift each other up.

As we celebrate a virtual, PorchCouchfest, May the 4th, enjoy Virtual Concerts on ModestoView nightly and enjoy our neighborhoods and newly opened parks, let’s stay in touch, virtually, or in person at 6 foot intervals. This is really how we do this, the simple things of just keeping distance, washing our hands and staying home when we are sick. It’s not that hard, so let’s make it happen. The rules will be changing a lot this month so stay tuned to ModestoView. Fist and elbow bumps to you all and as we all know, the Sands of Modesto shift in mysterious ways.

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I have learned a lot in the last few months. I To the high school seniors missing know more about my friends thanks to the graduation ceremonies, that sucks. But, online connecting we are all doing online. I the world doesn’t end. I skipped my know lots of favorite albums, best karaoke, graduation since I went to college in my hidden talents, new songs, coffee cups, new senior year, and they sent this letter before art projects, crazy ways to work out and graduation that said I couldn’t take a favorite bands that start with the letters in squirt gun, no shorts, no silly string, no our name. This has really been the upside water balloons or other mischief making of this whole COVID-19 situation. Many elements, so I skipped it. It was a bumof you have learned a lot too. People have mer, but I got over it and I know you will been sharing some great stuff, and some not Chris Murphy all make it special in other ways. so great stuff, but you do really feel like you Founder & Publisher – ModestoView As we all start working on what will have a window into what people are into chrism@modestoview.com and how they live. We have been virtually invited into people’s homes, porches and These are not the droids you are looking for! The classic car back yards. If there is a silver lining in all shop in a long time ago in a galaxy far far away Modesto has the of this, this is it. But, it does really show us help of The Force. At right, Dekker White (19) and Kai Sturdy that we truly are social people, we need to (11) bring a land speeder back to life that they pick and pulled connect and interact and it will really be from Neville Bros. It will be ready for intergalactic cruising soon. Thanks MJ Mangano good to see if we can start to gather again, whatever that “new normal” may look like. for creating our May the 4th tribute. Thank you to Dana and the crew at Daydreams and Nightmares for the super cool costumes #homeofgeorgelucas #homeofstarwars I was talking to a reporter at the LA Times and she was asking me about what getting back to normal would be like, but there I want to give a shout out to the amazing team at Sierra Pacific is no real answer. I explained that we are Warehouse Group. We have the most amazing group of associates truly “inventing” what a new normal is. We that are right there on the essential front lines, building the orders, will be more cautious, we are acutely aware warehousing the food, loading the trucks and delivering to retailabout how far we are from each other at any ers and distribution centers. You are great and you are so very time and we also now that there are those dedicated. You are appreciated and you have really come through. that will come out of this just fine and some

will face long-term serious challenges. We are all going to need each other as our lives start to leave the porch and venture back Sierra Pacific with the support of their customers and Purina into town and work places.

USA showed appreciation to their hard working associates and It has been a weird experience where there the dedicated truck drivers providing over 5000 meals during seem to be two planets. One that is like the April, all purchased from locally owned Modesto area res“matrix” of essential companies, moving taurants. Teamwork is the key. #supportlocal #spwg #foodgoods and services, making and storing industry #frozenfood #purinausa Rivets American Grill, food, restocking the grocery shelves, the Greens on 10th, Skewers, Fuzio and Chopping Block health care professionals saving life after life and the people who keep the water flowing and the electricity on. But there is the other world, on hold, pending, and waiting for the “all safe” sign to come out. We hope that we are looking out for each other, inviting the connections and hope that the people who left their businesses, will come back to find that they start up, just like a trusty car that fires up and roars down the

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BUY LOCAL VIEW Direct Appliance Serving Modesto Since 1995

By Middagh Goodwin

Jack & Cyl Ugar wanted a mom-and-pop appliance store when they first opened Direct Maytag Home Appliance Center on McHenry Avenue in 1995. The store started in the smallest space of the store strip, roughly 2500 square feet filled with Maytag only. “Something simple, but with quality that meets the needs of Modesto,” they said to their one employee at the time, Ron Winter.

“The only thing that really remains the same as 1995 is our dedication to meeting the needs of the many communities

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we now serve with quality products,” says Winter, current CEO and partner who incorporated Modesto Direct Appliance after the Ugars each passed 20 years ago. “I do not think Jack & Cyl would recognize the 22,000 square foot showroom experience store we’ve created today, but I really believe they would be proud.”

Direct Appliance Flooring & Home brings complete floor-toceiling rooms to life enough so you can fully live the kitchen and bath experience. The sales team average 20 years of experience with many of them starting out in delivery and installation, so they know their product. They love what they do and are committed to matching you with the perfect refrigerator, stove, or complete kitchen or bathroom. Did you know they also sell mattresses? Their salespeople are experienced enough that they can expertly handle on-phone sales, and

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someone always answers our phones during business hours. They can also help you through text/chat on their website, phone calls, facetime demonstrations, pretty much whatever way someone needs to get their questions answered.

The main store on McHenry and the Outlet on K Street are open for in-store visits as well when necessary. Our hours remain the same as before, with the exception of the outlet being closed on Sundays now. We did not reduce hours of operation, so people who do need to come in are better able to space out with more hours of operation with lots of room for social distancing.

Laundry, cooking, and refrigeration are essential needs during this Co-Vid time – and Direct Appliance are doing their best to meet that need in our communities when many of the box stores have discontinued their third-party delivery and installation. It

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is just not feasible for many people to install their own refrigerators and ranges – and asking you to pick them up just doesn’t do any good. Direct is here for those who need this service.

Builders are still completing housing projects, and appliances still need to be delivered so people can move in. We are here for them.

At any given time in one of our 8 live kitchens, there is something being cooked, just been cooked, or getting ready to be cooked. The average weight gain for new employees has been 15 pounds. At Direct Appliance, they truly believe the kitchen is the heart of the home. It’s where families and friends tend to gather, where memories are made, and where nourishment is provided in more ways than one. You are invited to experience their store, cook with them in their showrooms and specialized classes, and to live a delicious life -- fully and directly.

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A word from our Mayor, Ted Brandvold

Greetings. Every day I receive nearly a hundred emails and texts from constituents who want to know when Modesto will be open for business. This shelter-in-place order has us all in a state of uncertainty as we look to our health experts for guidance on when it will be safe to re-open. I am concerned about our local economy, our businesses and the livelihood of our citizens. We are working on a plan structured and phased that strikes a balance ensuring your safety, and re-opens businesses as quickly as possible. A healthy local economy depends on your support, and I look forward to seeing our vibrant City come to life once again. Please do your part to slow the spread of COVID-19 and I will see you – in person – soon.

Ted Brandvold, Mayor of Modesto

A word from our Supervisor, Kristin Olsen

As the weather warms up, we continue to adjust to this new way of life, marked by face coverings, 6-foot social distancing, learning and working from home, and greeting people without handshakes or hugs. We have come to live with it, but there is nothing easy about this new norm.

If you are like me, you realize how much of our pre-pandemic lives we took for granted. On the bright side, I think that when all of this is over, we will have new appreciation for a lot of things.

As county officials work closely with the state and public health experts, we are learning a lot about transmission numbers and trends in our community. One thing we are tracking closely is hospital beds.

If you have followed the surge models on www.StanCounty.com/coronavirus, you

will see that while our positive COVID-19 numbers have risen in the past several weeks, our rate of increase is slowing and we are nowhere near reaching the maximum capacity for our medical systems.

Because of this data, and a lot of scientific support in favor of a new, slightly modified stage of daily life, an updated public health order has been put into effect in Stanislaus County. The order now allows for outdoor recreation (like golf, dog parks, court sports you can play with your household members- think basketball and tennis), the opening of automated car washes, and “drive-in” church services.

Please continue to exercise social distancing when you go out in public. We will continue to monitor and evaluate our local data and track any loosening of the Governor’s statewide order, so that our local public health officer can make decisions based on what the data and science in our community supports within the confines of the state order.

I know many of us are eager to get our freedoms back; we are getting closer. In the meantime, let’s stay the course. We can do this Stanislaus County.

Kristin Olsen, Chair – Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors

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ART VIEW

Stuck At Home

By Jim Christiansen

Artists may be stuck at home, but that’s where many of us work. We tend to keep creating. The problem is how to exhibit and adjust to new ways to connect to buying public. Currently our local galleries are closed from regular hours, and the social distance requirements are a challenge for exhibits and classes alike. A lot of online postings by artists and galleries now easy to find in your Facebook news feed.

When I posted on Facebook seeking ideas for the May Art View column, I got response from artists who were on display at Still Smoking, which has since closed. Tom O. Matthews and Princess Erica Kirkland, Aaron Strait and Kristy Moore among the now displaced artists looking for a new venue when we resume more normal times. Nadine Barret, Erica and Kristy sent on work in progress, and photos of the last Still Smoking art coming down at closing.

Artists at Chartreuse Muse, and Mistlin Gallery, Dragonfly Art for Life, similarly limited to curbside peer in the windows shows, and need to check their websites and Facebook pages for the ever-changing schedule of cancelled shows and events, classes and what they are now offering online. Tammy Jo Schoppet, Hobby Potter has an online video series on her ceramics. Don Hall posts on Facebook and Instagram regularly. Nichole Slater and many local artists can be found on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest.

Patrick Barr, Carman King and Betty Kenney among the artists posting masks for the masses. More, likely found on the Mod Shop Facebook page listing for lock down challenged local crafters missing festivals and other outlets. They also have http://www.modshop209.com I’ve seen friends take up art projects for FOLLOW US:

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something to do. Tiffany Bradley started doing macramé, now on an ambitious project of macramé curtains. That prompted me to think I should consider that for window treatment in my home art studio. That brings me to my “Stay at Home” project, completing the Art Studio originally to open during Stanislaus Artist Open Studio. I’m done to the point of doing a model test to measure Social Distance from model or guest and found I have plenty of room. Important as I was contacted for possible art workshop, and art sales, and might have to work in small studio portrait poses as Life Drawing classes at Mistlin Gallery are on hiatus.

Open Studio has been rescheduled to October 11 and 12. Got another idea for my studio project viewing Karen Kingsley new mural on her fence. I have paint, and a new fence.

For those of you who want to take up drawing by way of YouTube or on-line, plenty of paint by numbers, coloring book downloads and instructional videos, even one on one tutorials. The entire Bob Ross series of episodes is available.

Art is a great outlet to create and use one’s time and add to the community.

Chella found a way to get out and do some plein air painting in the uncrowded outdoors. You can find a way to do or see what you love too.

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For those who need or prefer to do so, our website takes online orders and our chat service (that’s us!) is open during business hours to answer your questions. And as always, we answer our phones and can process payments that way too. Doing what we can to assist those not wanting to venture out but still in need of dishwashers, washing machines, refrigerators and freezers.

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UNPLUGGED VIEW My First Official Act

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Sta r Wa rs Ho me Ed iti on

May the Fourth be with you! This month we highly recommend conducting your own Star Wars marathon, and heck, you even have the time to watch the director’s cut versions. We created some tasty themed drinks for you to enjoy during your trip down memory lane.

If you are missing any ingredients, your local BevMo is hosting both pickup and delivery. If you’re feelin’ adventurous, there are many local restaurants offering cocktail pickup. (At time of print, Kimoto Sake & Sushi, Divine Swine, Fuzio Universal Bistro, Gervasoni’s, and Rivet’s American Grill were serving drinks to-go.) We are going to be posting a cocktail tutorial video to the ModestoView Facebook page, so be sure to tune in and watch, pick your favorite and tell us what you think.

Old Fashioned (“Old-bi-Wan”) 2 oz American Whiskey, 1 tsp sugar, 2 dashes angostura bitters

Martini (“Baby Yoda”) 2 oz gin, ¾ oz vermouth, lemon twist or olive garnish Daiquiri

(“Dagobah Daiquiri”) 2 oz white rum, ¾ oz juice of choice (we like pineapple), ¾ oz simple syrup, garnish with a lime wedge or fruit of choice

SideCar (“PodRacer”) 1.5 oz cognac, 1 oz orange liqueur, ¾ oz lemon juice , garnish with lemon or orange twist

Whiskey Highball (“Highground”) 2 oz Scotch, 6 oz cold seltzer, garnish with lemon wedge

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(“Babu Frick”) 2 oz spirit of choice (we like spiced rum), 1egg, 2 tbs sugar, sprinkle nutmeg on top If you have a favorite Star Wars drink, let us know! We love to try new recipes.

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My first official act when life after lockdown begins: an entire week of nightly Young Artist shows at the Dragonfly art gallery downtown, featuring some of our greatest hits. Until that day comes, I’ll just turn the spotlight on a few bright stars of the next musical generation I’ve had a blast featuring during the last several months.

12-year-old wunderkind Zoey Rae came onto my radar last summer when she won in two categories at the Valley Talent Project - female vocal talent and the Wyatt Scholarship for musical theater education. Six months later, she starred in a special Valentine’s Day concert for me at the Dragonfly. Zoey plays acoustic guitar, ukulele, and piano, and can also be found performing with the Central Valley Youth Harp Ensemble. She’s got a heavier musical side too, doing vocals, keys & guitar in two VMI bands, KIDROW and Float On. We’ll have to wait for many of the exciting local productions Zoey was set to appear in - Shrek the Musical, MPA’s

West Side Story, and a feature at Opera Modesto’s Celtic Diaspora concert program, to name a few - but ironically, sheltering in place has opened the door to Broadway. Zoey was recently cast in the first full musical audiobook recording of ‘d’Illusion: The Houdini Musical’ by composer Balint Varga. The two last worked together during Zoey’s stint on Broadway Dreams at the Gallo Center.

She’s no stranger to Balint’s brilliance and could not be more thrilled to be part of this history-making moment with him.

Zoey also spends her time studying ballet, jazz & tap dancing with Central West Ballet and learning vocal technique with international opera star Annalisa Winberg of Opera Modesto. You’ll find her on stage at this year’s Summer Opera Institute, and back at my series soon with another feature program. Remember to support your local independent music and art spaces once life starts returning to normal.

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Time To Perform In May (hopefully)

By Kaye Osborn & the ViewCrew

Theaters are empty now Very dark A deadly virus Has stolen the spark Actors, techs Audience too Are encouraged to stay home Now what do we do?

I treasure the laughs The drama and such Modestan Lindsay Pearce, current star of Wicked on Broadway, currently closed Being with theater goers due to COVID, with the cast of the Valley I miss it so much Talent Project 201

A live production These are unprecedented and uncharted Enjoyment the aim times. I am sheltering in place, social disWatching TV tancing and following guidelines just like Is just not the same you. As an avid theater enthusiast, stream ing is just not the same as a live performance. So dear readers Although, it does help. There will be many Do not dismay changes to our cultural scene in the next 30- Let’s shelter in place 60 days and the ModestoView calendar will Follow guidelines, don’t stray be updated as events return, so please check One day in the future www.modestoview.com regularly.

Concerts, ballets and plays I’m not sure there will be anything behind Will return with delight the curtain in May! So, I’ve written this Hip! Hip! Hurray! poem. Hope it makes you smile!

KEEP CALM. TAKE CARE. STAY WELL. the show will go on.

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I love Grab N Go and hope you do too.

ModestoView has been out there doing GrabNGo every day, making sure we know who is open, new hours and our job is to make sure that we support our local restaurants and help to it in a safe way. We have worked to get local restaurants on regional TV shows like Good Day Sacramento. My own commitment to our local restaurant community is to make sure I am picking up Grab n Go every day. Our company Sierra Pacific Warehouse Group has been providing daily meals to our amazing associates and truck drivers on the front lines of the

of our customers like Purina USA. I know that there are others out there doing the same. We truly believe in supporting local.

It has been a tough time for our local restaurants and there is a long road to getting back to any sense of normal. One thing we know for sure it will be a different normal.

There are discussions with the cities in Stanislaus County to gradually reopen our many restaurants and other places where there may be social interaction and we may see movement this month. One thing for sure is that food and customer safety is the most important. Preparation of great food

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is top of mind and helping make that that our local restaurants make it thought.

If you are fortunate to still be working, then we need to support each other can keep your business local. If you can’t enjoy ToGo Grab n Go or Curbside, then please consider buying a gift certificate to a future meal it will really help.

This month is going to be a test of what we can do. We hope

that there is some capability to open safely and we will keep you posted regularly as we learn new information.

What we do know, is the restaurant community has developed a sanitation plan that builds on existing food safe programs and extends these protection to the dining area and the customers. It can be done correctly and we hope that this will roll out over the next few months.

There is some fantastic food out there. I know, as I have been sampling as many places as possible. The favorite Prime Rib at Coach’s Corner? The pizza and pasta at Chefs of New York? The Firecracker Pork and Fuziotinis at Fuzio? The Chicken Cordon Bleu and Manhattans at Tresetti’s? Breakfast Yogurt Parfait at Rodin Downtown Farmer’s Market?

Paninis at Camp 4? Salmon at Wildfire?

The pastrami at Bauer’s Downtown ? The porkstrami at Food Fix? Crepes at Deva? Ft Knox Burger at Rivets? Breakfast Burritos at Taqueria Mis Compadres? Pasta at Fina?

Ribs at Devine Swine? Corned Beef and Cabbage at P. Wexford’s? Oh my goodness, the food in our city is amazing and this is just a

small sample. The food in Turlock, Patterson, Riverbank, Oakdale, Ripon is fantastic and our friends are fighting to keep their places open and make it through. We have created this special section to showcase many of the Grab N Go restaurants that are waiting for you to call them up and pick up your food, sides, desserts and ToGo cocktails.

Note to all restaurants! If you are opening up and serving Grab N Go, please make sure you let us know as we are keeping a running list of the open places. But we need to know your current hours and contact info.

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By Abigail Murphy

Chelsea Foy, Modesto native and current College-Area resident, has become one of Modesto’s most popular and creative social influencers and bloggers with her business, Lovely Indeed. Remember when all those adorable chalk messages popped up around downtown? That was her! Chelsea grew up on an almond ranch and for her, living out in “the country” inspired a fascination with all the fun, exciting things there were to do in Downtown Modesto. After following her creative passions to New York City and LA, she knew she would come back to her hometown to invest in the community every way that she and her family can to show her kids how incredible, lively, and positively wonderful Modesto is! We were lucky to catch up with Chelsea to learn more about her and her influential blog, Lovely Indeed, and find out how sheltering in place has inspired her DIY creations and business as a maker.

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You’ll become instantly inspired – we promise!

ModestoView: You are definitely one of Modesto’s most famous and influential social influencers! We love the positivity and creativity on your Lovely Indeed website and social pages – how did it all start?

Chelsea Foy: Lovely Indeed is a blog that started as a hobby and accidentally became my career! When my husband Ryan proposed, I started the blog to document all of the DIY projects that we did for our wedding. I called it Lovely Indeed (because isn’t life lovely?), and tossed it up online. Soon it gained a following and I realized I loved to do it. I also realized it was a way that I could be creative every single day, in any way that I liked. I could be my own boss. I could do it from anywhere. And I could do it while we raised a family. A few years and a lot of sweat equity later, I learned how bloggers can monetize their work and make blogging into a career. And here I am.

MV: We are obviously in trying, uncertain times. You have always been a creative and talented maker, but what has changed about the way you create and run your business over the course of the past few months?

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CF: Lovely Indeed has always involved DIY and crafting, but at its heart it’s really about using whatever skills I might have to be a resource to anyone who needs it. When California schools closed and we began to shelter in place, I immediately turned all of my work efforts to creating activities and ideas for parents who suddenly found themselves at home with their young kids all day. I found that my readers with older kids had distance learning and school work to keep them busy. But parents of toddlers

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or preschool-aged kids were totally lost.

And being in the same boat, I completely understood. So I created a resource as quickly as I could for those families. It ended up being a 30-page eBook, full of activities and schedules to help parents navigate these times - and it’s been downloaded thousands of times. (Readers can download the ebook from the link in Lovely Indeed’s Instagram profile!) It definitely hasn’t been “business as usual” with regards to the content I’ve been sharing during quarantine. But it’s

been a huge opportunity for me to really listen to my readers, hear what they need, and translate that into content that can truly be helpful. I’m honored to have the platform to provide that for people.

MV: What project, craft, or activity brings you the most joy?

CF: My sweet spot is making things that are functional. Things that my family will use, or that we will have in our everyday lives. I love making toys for my kids, or clothes that they’ll wear. I think there’s something so special about creating a thing with your hands that didn’t used to exist. It’s very connective, and grounding, to see one of your creations out in the world being used and loved. I especially love the idea that perhaps the things that I make for my kids will be handed down to their kids one day. That’s what it’s all about!

MV: You often include your adorable children in your craft-making and social media content. What have they taught you about the creative process?

CF: Crafting with kids is the best! If you sit back and watch a child paint, or use clay, or draw, you’ll probably notice a total lack of inhibition. I think that’s so beautiful. They’re not afraid of wild colors or crazy shapes. They’re definitely not seeking perfection. They’re also their own most supportive critics, and I love that! When was the last time you made something and said to someone, “Look!

I did this! Isn’t it cool?” Seeing my kids blossom as young creatives is one of the reasons I’m so excited to be working on the Modesto Children’s Museum. We hope to make it a place where young kids can come and experience learning, creativity, and lots more.

MV: As an experienced and exceptionally talented DIY-er, what kind of advice do you give those who may not be as naturally gifted with crafting or those who are just starting out?

CF: First of all, I truly believe that everyone is creative! Creativity just looks different on everybody. Maybe you like to create by making music. Or maybe you take photographs. Or make recipes.

Or maybe you want to flex your crafting muscles and enhance those skills. Wherever you are, meet yourself there. I think that the internet and social media (although hugely useful tools) can make us put unfair expectations of perfection on ourselves and our work. There is so much beautiful inspiration there, but we’re also seeing it through a lens of perfection.

Every photo is styled perfectly, every technique is mastered. Try to remember that the people who put those photos

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there have been at this for years. My best advice is to focus on progress over perfection. Put in some hours working on a specific skill before you try to tackle a major project. Learn to enjoy the process of making, and get into the rhythm of expanding your creativity. Once you’ve got a handle on a skill, then put that skill to use and create something that you love.

MV: DIY projects can be stressful, intimidating, and sometimes expensive. What advice can you give those who want to try these projects, but are hesitant to get started for these reasons?

CF: I’m a major believer that you don’t have to spend a ton of money to make something beautiful! You also don’t have to tear your hair out, which a lot of DIY projects can make you do. Start small. Lovely Indeed has a whole slew of projects in our library archives that you can make in under 30 minutes and $10.

Raid your cabinets and see what materials you have, and go from there. Especially in times like these, you shouldn’t have to run to the craft store to get crafty.

MV: You have so much COLOR in your projects, social pages, and chalk projects. What’s your favorite color and how

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CF: Yellow, hands down! Sunny, happy yellow has been my favorite from day one, so much so that I almost consider it a neutral. My projects usually have a simple base color, like white or natural wood, with pops of yellow to make things exciting. It’s the same for the living spaces we create -- drive by and you’ll see our yellow front door. I think yellow is best used as a surprise pop of color to make you smile.

MV: Describe your ideal Modesto Day. CF: Morning would be a workout at Core Fitness, followed by meeting friends for brunch at Commonwealth. A long family bike ride up and down the Virginia Corridor, followed by a trip to the library to get the kiddos some new books. Stop at Preservation for an iced chai. Drop the kids with a babysitter and head to the Gallo Center to see a symphony concert or some musical theatre.

And follow it up with post-show drinks and dinner at Churchkey.

MV: Finally, Beatles or Stones?

CF: Beatles forever.

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W E rs I a e V y BIG o1 5 0 st e d o m

The 1940s were a decade of change in Modesto USA. As the depression of the 1930s slowly changed into a wartime America, Modesto would be home to one of the largest military hospitals, but underneath the war effort, Modesto survived the depression better than many other areas. Our agricultural economy really took hold, Gallo got bigger, other major food processors would get started and companies and co-ops like Tri Valley Growers would grow rapidly as major grocery chains developed in a post-war America and our region lead the way. Following the war, suburban neighborhoods would develop, Modesto would expand, and the availability of fuel, rubber for tires and a population at peace would experience new wealth, and freedom of time. This automotive freedom would lead to family vacations on the highways of the USA, the unique drive-ins became a staple of the open road and the teens of Modesto began to cruise and those drive-ins became a hangout. Cars were the new freedom of expression and popular culture would expand rapidly in art, music, architecture, food and more. Our friend Carl Baggese captures the spirit of the 1940s in Modesto. – Chris Murphy

emergency to exist, and calling upon people to compose

By Carl Baggese their differences and to unite in an effort to beat Japan.”

As the 1930s ended, the threat of war had Since the West Coast of the escalated with Germany’s incursions into United States was more vulindependent countries in Europe. The nerable to attacks from Japan, United States stayed neutral after the war procedures for blackouts began in Europe. December 8, 1940, U.S. were put into place almost Congress passed FDR’s Lend-Lease Act in March 1941. Military goods could now flow immediately. Modesto’s first blackout practice took place to Britain from the US without war being December 13, 1941, which declared. On Dec. 7, 1941, war came to lasted for 25 minutes, according to the the United States as Japan, a German ally, Bee. Stanislaus County Defense Counbombing Pearl Harbor Hawaii, destroying cil praised Modestans highly for “their most of the Pacific Fleet at anchor and killcooperation and the results obtained.” ing over 2,000 sailors and military personThe blackout began at 8:30 p.m., taking nel. The next day, calling the Sunday sneak five minutes for complete darkness to attack a “day that will live in infamy”. The occur. Two residents refused to cooperate, US and the west coast were now at war. and Modesto’s arch at Ninth and I streets On the Front Lines Local Response to the War Effort remained lit longer than allowed.

The Modesto area was well-represented Much of this info was drawn from various Unfortunately, during the war, Japanesein the fighting forces of the United States. issues of the Stanislaus Historical Quarterly American citizens, many of whom had Recruitment efforts began almost immediby Robert LeRoy Santos. Copies are availlived here for years, were rounded up, ately; volunteers were plentiful. Area men able at the Stanislaus Country Library. their property confiscated, and herded and women became pilots, sailors, infantry, The Modesto Bee reported on Dec. 8, 1941 into detention centers for the duration of WACS and WAVES. The stories of heroism that the Stanislaus County Civilian Defense the war. Locally Stanislaus and Merced included many from the area. Some were Council had been activated and that the county fairgrounds were used as assembly shot down over enemy territory, others emergency machinery was functioning centers, which were staging sites before spent time in enemy prison camps. Some smoothly. The council had been created by the evacuees were sent to relocation lost their lives and others came home to an ordinance passed by county supervisors. centers. Japanese living in Stanislaus and heroes welcomes. Representative of those Before Pearl Harbor protection was already Merced counties were evacuated to the who served is the first area casualty as in place, including “guards placed in Merced County fairgrounds, or Merced recorded in the Bee: The county’s first war strategic locations: water pumping stations, Assembly Center, while those evacuated to casualty, as announced in the Bee on Demunicipal airport, irrigation substations, Stanislaus County fairgrounds, or Turlock cember 11, 1941, was Navy Coxswain J.B. communication centers, highway and Assembly Center, came from northern Delane Miller, the son of Mr. and Mrs. E.F. railroad bridges, industrial plants, and Don California. (For a thorough study of Miller of south Modesto. The telegram read Pedro Dam and Power Plant.” the Japanese Evacuation, the Stanislaus he “was lost in action in the performance In the midst of the new declaration of war, Historical Quarterly has an online double- of his duty and in the service of his counModesto Mayor Carl Shannon issued a issue available at the Cal State Stanislaus try.” His brother Theo Miller coincidentally proclamation and a resolution was adopted Library website. The issue is the Fall-Win- had been discharged from the Navy just by county supervisors “declaring a general ter 2009-2010 edition.) two weeks prior.

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Feeding the World Sourced from the Modesto Bee, January 29, 1943

The canneries of Stanislaus County continued in 1942 to be one of the principal industries in the face of wartime restrictions. In the Modesto district, more than 5,400 persons were given employment, and the payrolls, while not definitely announced, were estimated to have approached $1.5 million for the year. One of the greatest changes of the past season was the increased number of women who have been employed in the packing houses. Jobs formerly believed the sole province of men have been filled by women. Food packed in this county has gone to the four points of the compass. Literally, from Greenland’s icy mountains to India’s coral shores have gone products this area processed to meet the call of the United States and the nations engaged with her in battle to put the ax to the Axis. Edited by RLS (from the Stanislaus Historical Quarterly)

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Hammond General Hospital, the largest military hospital on the west coast was operational the year

after Pearl Harbor. Named for Civil War General William Alexander Hammond, the 3,000-bed facility was located on Blue Gum Avenue and cost $1,750,000 to build 113 buildings. Meyers would employ 750 workers building barracks and wards, 25 by 150 feet in size, with three miles of covered walkways connecting the various buildings. With roads and utilities, the overall cost of Hammond would be $2,500,000.

Over 24,000 injured soldiers were treated at the facility during World War II. After it closed in 1946, it became Modesto State Hospital, owned and run by the state of California, with its buildings used as a mental health facility.

Stanislaus County Military Facilities

During the war the Central Valley would house several new military facilities. Modesto would become the home of Hammond General Hospital and Riverbank would see over 300 acres turned into an aluminum manufacturing plant run by ALCOA and later Norris Industries. The aluminum plant was also known for manufacturing munitions during the Korean and Vietnam wars. During its early existence manufacturing aluminum for the war effort, it created a rift with farmers in the area who blamed the manufacturing plant for pollution that affected livestock.

President Harry S Truman

After the War When the war ended and soldiers returned home, communities suddenly found themselves in the business of building home to accommodate growing families.

As the baby boomer generation was born, there was a growing need for schools and all the infrastructure that communities would need for the population growth.

Modesto was able to complete the LaLoma district which had been laid out with streets and trees planted, but no homes built before the war. Now expansion of the city would take hold and through the 1950s the city spread out in all directions for what was once a central core.

NAAF Crows Landing

An additional wartime facility used well past the war years was the Crows Landing Naval Air Station. In late 1942 an 804-acre parcel of land was purchased for $86,708 and ground broken on December 1, 1942. The base was commissioned on May 25, 1943, as NAAF Crows Landing. Crows Landing’s isolated location prompted the Navy to run 10 liberty buses a day to Modesto and Patterson. Navy men were allowed to use the swimming pool at Patterson High School. In June 1945 the base accommodated 268 officers and 2116 men. By war’s end, the station was valued at $4 million. Crows Landing decommissioned July 6, 1946, becoming an OLF (Outlying Field) to Alameda and later Moffett Field. With the closing of Moffett, the Navy turned Crows Landing over to NASA’s Ames Research Center in 1993.

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1940 - Modesto population is 16,379.

1941 - The attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7 pushes the United States into World War II. Modesto and Stanislaus County put their emergency defense plan into effect on Dec. 8.

- Modesto has its first blackout drill on Dec. 13.

1942 - First California Relays take place at the Modesto Junior College Stadium. The relays are an annual event until 2008.

- Hammond General Hospital, the largest military hospital on the west coast, opens in Modesto. Over 24,000 soldiers are treated there during World War II.

1944 - The Hotel Modesto is destroyed by fire on May 3.

The ruins will remain fenced-in until the late 1950s when a new city hall is built on the site.

George Lucas is born on May 14. Lucas will immortalize Modesto in American Graffiti in 1973 and launch the most successful film series in history with Star Wars in 1977.

1945 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies suddenly on April 12 and is succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman.

World War II comes to an end. Japan surrenders on Sept.

2 after atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing hundreds of thousands of civilians. It is the only use of nuclear weapons in war. The war in Europe ended earlier with Adolf Hitler’s suicide on April 30 and the surrender of Germany and its allies on May 8.

1946 - First baseball affiliation in Modesto with the IBL (Independent Baseball League).

- Gene Winfield starts Windy’s Custom Shop in a chicken coop behind his mom’s house. The same year

- Maddox Brothers and Rose begin their recording career popularizing Rockabilly music across the USA and hosting a regular show on KTRB radio

1947 - Burge’s Drive In opens at US99 and O Street feeding the hungry highway travellers and would quickly become a hangout for Modesto’s teens that were “Draggin’ 10th” Cruising in Modesto was born.

- Gene Winfield and other hot rodders started the Century Toppers car club ushering the classic custom show car age.

- Chester Smith begins broadcasting at KTRB radio at age 17 beginning a career that would attract country visits from music greats like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Hank Snow and many more.

- Neville Bros Service station opens by Willard and Willie Neville on Needham Ave. Larry Neville still owns and operates it today and classic cars are in process daily.

1947 - J.C. Penney Department Store is built in downtown at a cost of $750,000. J.C. Penney’s nephew, Richard E. Penney, is the store’s original manager.

1948 - President Harry S Truman speaks to a crowd during a September 23rd whistle stop at Modesto’s train station

1949 - Modesto Band of Stanislaus Country moves to Mancini Bowl in Graceada Park

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There was a time when Modesto had not one or two major hotels, but three (four if you count the older Tynan Hotel, later the State). In 1914, Modesto was big enough to support a residence hotel with a basement ballroom and all the fittings of the more elaborate hotels of bigger cities. Tinkham’s “History of Stanislaus County” discusses the Hotel Modesto in the section about its owner, Henry T. Crow: “In 1911, Mr. Crow became associated with Oscar Hogin in the project of a first-class hotel for Modesto, and they bought the southwest corner of Eleventh and H streets, and in 1913 built a thoroughly modern and up-to-date hotel, a four-story building which was opened in June, 1914. They conducted the hotel under the firm name of Crow and Hogin, with a manager, and except for two years when Mr. Hogin managed it alone, Mr. Crow has been interested in running the hotel. On January 1, 1920, Mr. Crow bought out the interest of Mr. Hogin. Assisted by his wife and family, he employs thirty-three people.

Mr. Crow has enlarged the Hotel Modesto from a four-story to a five-story building.

The structure is built of brick, 100x140 feet in dimension, with a concrete basement and an asbestos roof. Hot and cold water are to be had throughout the building, as well as steam heat and electric light, and the 142 guest rooms will easily make it the largest, as it is the finest appointed, hostelry in this part of the state.” (From the Historic Modesto website, by Carl Baggese)

The Hotel Modesto became the center of social activity in a growing community. It would be followed in short order by the Hotel Hughson, with a swimming pool in the basement and a roof garden; and the Hotel Covell, which boasted the National Theatre, a movie house, as part of the structure. An expansion in 1921, added a fifth floor and an additional wing of rooms was constructed in the late 1920s. Hotel Modesto remained the choice of many of Modesto’s important people, with some living in the hotel, as well as conducting business in its plush public rooms.

Fire destroyed the hotel on May 2, 1944. The fire started in the basement of the Dutch Boy Paint Store and soon swept the hotel. Two people were killed, both as they were making attempts to escape with the help of firefighters. Crowds of people came out to watch firefighters try to control the blaze. In the end, the older section of the hotel was completely destroyed.

The ruins of the hotel were fenced in and remained an eyesore in downtown Modesto until 1958 when the location was cleared for Modesto’s new city hall opening in1960. Because the basement had caved in, and the lot was already excavated for a lower level, the new city hall featured a below level courtyard with attractive landscaping still visible today. The city hall building would become a court building for Stanislaus County and a new city-county building has been built on the site of the Hotel Hughson and Hotel Covell.

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By Chris Murphy

During World War II, gas was rationed, rubber was rationed, food was rationed, metal was rationed and recycled to build planes, tanks and ammunition. In 1945 and 1946, soldiers would return home, the cars of the 30s and 40s now had plentiful tires, fuel and many of them needed new paint jobs and people had the time on their hands. Across the USA, the highways that were built during the 1930s were now hosting families on vacation, goods and services and along the way, gas stations and hotels were built, and one of the most innovative were the drive-ins. These were flashy with neon lights, round shapes and served filling dinners and burgers. These highways like US66 and US99 ran through the downtowns across America. US 99 was Modesto’s 9th St and featured not only the circular Burge’s Drive In, opening at O Street in 1947, but also a railroad running right down the middle, adjacent to car dealerships, hardware stores, feed stores and other diners. Burge’s on 9th was the main hangout for the Modesto High kids and there were others like Warren’s on Maze, Felix Drive In and Al’s on McHenry. These drive-ins would become show places and hangouts for the new custom cars in the evenings when young Modestans would drive up and down 10th Street. Cruising was born.

1947 Burge’s: Carhop: Gerry Ramirez is serving a group that cruised in to Burge’s in a convertible Plymouth Driver: Jack Floyd, RF-Mimi Cox Draper, LR- Leroy Cunningham, MR-Pat Michaels Laird, RR-Dick Hardy, RF Shadow-Sarah Jane Paradis, Coupe-Ben Gragg (Photo from McHenry Museum)

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Custom Cars were born in Modesto

After WWII, Modesto High Alumni Gene Winfield would take his hobby of fixing up and selling used cars, and start to create radical modifications that would lead the way for car customization, starting Windy’s Custom Shop in a converted chicken coop in back of his mom’s house. New tailfins, chopped tops, hammer welding, and innovative glossy and frosty paint jobs called Candy Apple and lowering were Gene’s specialties and attracted a lot of attention, precisely what the car owners wanted.

Gene’s creations were much sought after up and down the west coast and they were on display as they were cruised up and down Modesto’s streets.

The Century Toppers Auto Club, founded in 1947, was the first hot rod club formed in Modesto. It was started by a handful of local hot rodders, with Gene Winfield as one of the founders and Robert Bryant as first secretary and early member Bart Bartoni. The club’s objectives were to promote auto safety and to improve the image of the sport of hot rodding. In 1949 they put on one of the first auto shows held in northern California. This show was at the local Ford garage, “Griswold & Wight”, December 10-11, 1949 and featured custom cars hot rods and motorcycles. The club also worked very closely with the California Highway Patrol. The clubs early meetings were held at the MJC Machine Shop.

As the name implies, Century Topper cars were able to exceed the 100 MPH century mark. Club members Pete Hischier, Bart Bartoni, Dennis Wilson, Charlie Bell and Bobby Gaines were inducted individually to the Cruise Route Walk of Fame Learn more at www.modestoview.com/graffiti and www.modestocruiseroute.com

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We are bringing 1962 back!

The most amazing classic experience is coming to town, transporting you back to a night cruising in 1962. This will be an immersive experience and we need you to help build it. Can you donate your time, cars, artifacts and especially money? We are building a lit of volunteers now, we need construction people, HVAC people, plumbing people, concrete people and of course we need to raise nearly $3 million! We hope everyone will become a part of this amazing addition to Modesto USA, a classic American City. #homeofamericangraffiti #homeofgeorgelucas

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We have many levels to donate and you get a great selection of great graffiti items, to add to your collection when you help us build this amazing place. We are an official 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization and your contribution is tax deductible. We hope you can help bring Graffiti USA Museum to life.

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Modesto is known for many things but one thing that geeks around the world know it for is being the hometown of George Lucas the creator of Star Wars and American Graffiti. Modesto was the first city to make an official proclamation making May the 4th, Star Wars Day. We have celebrated every year since.

This year amongst the shelter in place order, we will dare to declare our love for all things Star Wars and will celebrate virtually using the technology only imagined in 1977 to share stories, we encourage everyone to dress up and have fun at home.

We have reached out to several cosplayers to read Star Wars stories from a Little Golden Book, and are happy to have Princess Leia(Marie Gwin) A New Hope, Sith Torrid(April Victorine)Empire Strikes Back, C Andrew Nelson(Darth Vader) Return of the Jedi, Rey(Carma Mize)The Force Awakens, Kylo Ren(Justin Alvarez) The Last Jedi, RoseTico(Brittany Hall)I am a Hero, Princess Leia(Autumn Shea)I am a Wookie.

You will find Star Wars coloring pages by Omar Salinas of the Turlock Toon Skwad

May the Force Be With You

By Middagh Goodwin

on the May the Fourth and ModestoView pages that you can print these out for the kids to color. Please feel free to take pictures and post in the comments so we can all enjoy the art.

We are hosting a closet cosplay contest you can participate in where your costume is made with things you find around the house, no real props, Star Wars toys, or costumes. We will have prizes for this contest so have fun and post your pictures on the event May the Fourth event page.

Also please feel free to post pictures or fun videoes of yourselves in cosplay, I know everyone would enjoy seeing them.

Along with all this, we will be sharing the Radio Drama of A New Hope, the radio serials were made with the full cooperation of George Lucas, who, in exchange for a dollar each, sold the rights to KUSC-FM, the public radio affiliate at his alma mater, the University of Southern California. Lucas also permitted the use of original sound effects and music from the films and Mark Hamill(Luke) and Anthony Daniels(C3PO) revised their roles.

“Color Me!”

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By Middagh Goodwin

Life Sheltered in Place and I am always looking for new songs to debut, email music to mamarecords209@ gmail.comwith forMiddagh consideration.

GoodwinLast month I debut new songs Monday

by The 5Flowers, pm Reairs Friday 9 pm/Saturday pm Us4Love, Gravel & Grace, 6Klooster, and more.

Speaking of live streaming MAMA with Christian E Boyatt Virtual Live will continue to bring you 6 pm great live music atThursday 6 pm broadcast from Reairs Saturday 9 pm/Tuesday 11 pm the ModestoView Facebook page through May. Check the listing in the calendar section or on the event page. We have Goodwin a fantasticwith lineMiddagh up for the month and if Tuesday 9 pm and Saturday at 11 pm needed we will keep it going until things get back to a sense of normality.

Music in the Plaza was supposed to kick off on May 1st but will be postponed until we can all gather in public again. It is important that we keep the curve flatten and not put each other at risk of infection. We have our fingers crossed that we can hear the music ring out in downtown by the first part of June.

Porchfest has been reimagined as couchfest and will take place over the weekend of May 2nd and 3rd. ModestoView is hosting Patty Castillo Davis, Adam Bishop, Stevie Vasquez, and Chris Murphy and Friends on Saturday, with Dominic Del Curto, Neil Buettner, and

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Freak Radio

www.kcbpradio.org First off I can not believe no one messaged me about my profile picture in the magazine last month? It was a picture of Jack Black not me, a little April Fools prank or Easter egg if you will.

I am not sure about you but I have been enjoying all the videos and live streams by musicians not just in our area but from around the world. I even did a “Quarantine” episode o f my radio show This is SKA on KCBP 95.5 FM, where all the music was from live video, zoom performances or recorded in separate locations and mixed while sheltered in place. Speaking of radio shows I am the host of Modesto Area Music Radio that airs on Monday nights at 5 pm on KCBP

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Us4Love streaming on Sunday. Check out modestoporchfest.com for a full list of artists and streaming locations. Please when you are watching these live streams and throw a virtual buck or two into the tip jar if you are able.

The past few years I have enjoyed booking the local stage at the Stanislaus County Fair as well as all the bands at

Modesto’s PatioFest, unfortunately, both are canceled this year. I guess we will just have to make 2021 that much better.

I can not wait to see you all performing live, dancing to music, and enjoying all the great entertainment the Modesto area has to offer. #together we are stronger and #together we will get through this.

THIS IS SKA

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SONG WRITING VIEW

One of the things that I admire most as part of Governor Gavin Newsome’s addresses to the state of California during the Coronavirus Pandemic is his frequent assurance about how the thoughtful policies he implements will “meet this moment”.

Meet. This. Moment. I am so proud of my community. I am impressed and it should not come as a surprise that my fellow artists, some who are suffering irreparable financial woes have been among those coming forward first to assist. Many of my peers are unemployed but have focused their energy toward helping others.

I’m not talking about Livestream events ( which have become essential in this time of overwhelming emotional and mental strain ), out of work Musicians are delivering food and sanitization supplies to others.

Songwriters are sewing masks for medical workers on the frontline and those most vulnerable to exposure who may not have access or resources. Being selfless. At this moment. I have been asked numerous times-“I’ll bet this is going to inspire you to write some interesting songs?” I can only speak for myself when I tell you that composing new material was not even on my radar.

At the very beginning of this shelter in place order, I was alone for three and a half weeks, not completely alone-four cats and one dog, and advised by my Primary Care Physician to self-quarantine and not leave my house. This was a lesson in humility, and patience in which I discovered immediately who my support team was. They were there to meet ME at that moment. As frivolous as it sounds right now, we all need a bit of fancifulness. One of the reasons we have a ravenous appetite for entertainment is because we fundamentally seek the shared experiences and the escapism, and that was life b.p. Before the Pandemic. In times of crisis, people turn to entertainment for comfort. Frivolity can become effective and etch lasting value. We will drive for hours in traffic, pay ridiculous amounts of money when we can pay per view at home. Why? The visceral community experience, the real need for physical interaction, shared humanity, and lasting

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collective response.

Rearranging the music business model will support societal trends in this new world of live performance. We are in the midst of a momentary blip in the live entertainment trajectory. Once our experience fuels the synergy between necessity and recovery we will have experimental platforms becoming the new normal.

Streaming. Livestreams and Audio Streams.

While audio streaming in the U.S. appears to be down, YouTube usage on computers is up more than 15%. The analytics company, Alpha Data, which collects statistics from streaming services shows that listeners in America and abroad are tuning into more mood oriented music and more chill genres-while children’s music has seen the biggest spike in listening. Spotify has noted that more chill music is on users’ playlists in general. More acoustic less danceable and lower energy songs are being added, similarly Pandora is seeing increases in their, Cleaning, Wind Down, Focus, and Family categories.

Local band Us4love has released their new single, “Where’d You Go?” available at us4lovemusic.com and Gravel and Grace’s new single video “Pennies” can be found on YouTube, Amazon, and iTunes. Please support our local artists by buying their music, merchandise, and purchase tickets to those shows that have rescheduled dates.

Although we lament the loss of yet another month of our favorite annual live music events-the Modesto PorchFest returns, albeit reimagined as CouchFest Livestream event takes place on May 2 and 3 and will give many local artists a platform to share their art with a large audience in a responsible way and allow the community to experience a diverse concert and contribute to the relief aid for these musicians. Details on the lineup and streaming venues can be found at the Modesto PorchFest website and on various Facebook outlets.

A huge thanks to the ModestoView and the Modesto Area Music Association Virtual Live and Deva Cafe who are among those working tirelessly. Big love and gratitude for their continued support of our town during this difficult time. These guys are personal Champions for me, essential entities that have personally sustained me in so many ways, so with Seth, Rob, Candice, Dan, Vanessa, and Jeff, we say thank you for meeting us at this moment.

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JAZZ &BLUES VIEW

Livin’ In These Tryin’ Times

By Eric Benson

Giving a shout out to one of my favorite guitar players, staying in the area for now, Barry Finnerty. Barry came over to tour and is awaiting things to clear before he can return to his home in Italy. In the meantime he is offering Skype lessons for those who love Jazz guitar. His email is badbf@comcast.net.

He is also on Facebook. Barry is one of my favorite guest artists I bring to the Blue Monday Party. He has played with Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, B B King, Brecker Brothers, Jazz Crusaders, Tower of Power and many others. Check him out on Youtube!

Well the bad news is we are still in the middle of a worldwide Pandemic; the good news is that things seem to be improving in a lot of areas where we have practiced “Shelter in Place” strategies. So looking ahead what will the new norm look like? When will this take place? Listening to the World Health Organization we would be best served to stay home for a long, long time, and business would like to reopen yesterday. I think we will see a soft re-opening of business in coming months. Will it be no risk? No it won’t, but to shutter business and our life as we know it will have undesirable effects on our worldwide economy. When the world gives you lemons there are those who make lemonade. I miss musical and artistic events and the people in our tapestry of life more than I can tell you. I have come to know that this is a time to work on yourself, painful at times but there are things to do in the down time. For me, it means working in my medical practice and being creative in seeing my patients, in office, by phone and by video. In my life at home, it means being thankful, being patient and supportive of those around me and getting back to the woodshed to learn some new music to share once the coast is clear. Stay healthy, stay safe and keep your knees loose!

There are a lot of my fellow musicians and artists that cannot do their “day job” right now so please support online performances so they can weather this situation. Since the gigs are on hold I will give a little taste of what some of my Blue Monday Band members are about.

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professionally since 1983, alum from CSU Stanislaus, then Boston’s Berklee College of Music. He has studied with David Garibaldi and Dave Weckl. Dave has performed/or recorded with Cornelius Bumpus (Doobie Brothers), Mic Gillette (TOP), Marc Russo (Yellow Jackets), Bobby McFerrin, Lincoln Brewster, Pete Escovedo, Clark Terry, James Moody, The Ink Spots, Clare Fisher, Bill Watrous, Ernie Watts, Slim Man, Chris Cain and show-biz legends Bob Newhart, Joan Rivers, Don Rickles and Carol Channing. Dave currently performs regularly with: Journey Revisited (www.journeyrevisited.net), Aja Vu (www.ajavu.com), Stealing Chicago (www.stealingchicago.com), Donnie and the Wayrads (www.facebook.com/ wayrads), and Josh Pfeiffer (www.joshpfeiffer.com) when he’s not slumming with the Blue Monday Band. He teaches lessons and has great human chops as well as killin’ it on the drums.

David Dow Jazz pianist and Co-host for the Blue Monday Party is an Modesto Junior College grad and grad of music composition of University of California Santa Barbara, and studies computer music at Massachusetts Institute of Tech. He is currently a professor at MJC, teaching Music technology. Through his company Aurora Music Productions, he produces music for theater, dance and video soundtracks as well as radio and television commercials.

Mr. Dow has played music professionally for forty-three years with artists like Bill Champlin (Chicago), Tom Coster (Santana), Mick Gillette (Tower Of Power), Jefferson Starship, Pete Escovedo, Paul Taylor, Ronnie Laws, Clark Terry, Carol Channing, Joan Rivers, Bob Newhart, James Moody, John Faddis and Bill Watrous. He currently runs an Open Jam Session every Thursday night at Ralston’s Goat Restaurant and plays locally in Modesto, California. Dave is a prolific composer with one hundred compositions in many different styles. As an electronic and computer musician, he performs in electronic music concerts.

Gil Conrad Johnson, one of our Bass players and vocalist front man in the band is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and producer. Conrad toured with the late, great

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Albert King for 3 years, 1976-1979. This tour started shortly after making California his home from Michigan. After the touring he studied music theory at DeAnza College and Laney College under Professor Ed Kelly.

Conrad now plays with his own B-4 Dawn Band and Blue Monday Band. He also is the CEO of his recording studio Fashion Island Records. Wearing many hats, Bass player,

vocals, producer, and sound engineer, look out for his 3rd CD drop coming very soon on Amazon, CD Baby, Apple Music, and “West Coast Priority”. Gil is an example of a team player on the bandstand elevating everyone and making everyone sound better.

All the best, peace out! Eric Benson, cell 209- 918-7033, email;Mbenson@ fire2wire.com.

WELNESS VIEW

Local Virtual Fitness

By Victoria Popoff

Imagine a dance class in your living room, bootcamp in your backyard, or a relaxing yoga session on your patio. Private, personal and LOCAL instructors and owners are being creative with these sessions, with live sessions.

Need equipment? Some of our studios have rented our equipment to use at home during this time. Indoor spin bikes, weights, and many other pieces. Virtual classes range from donation based to $15 to take a single class, and $59-100/ month to take unlimited classes. Many are offering a week or more to trial the virtual sessions. Most these studios use the MindBody app to book virtual sessions, or you can find their contact info below. All studios located in Modesto unless otherwise noted. (At time of this article, some studio information was not available)

Yoga/Meditation/Stretch Agape Flow - agapeflowstudio.com Dharma Yoga - dharmayogamodesto.com Elevate - bit.ly/elevatevirtual Excel Yoga (Ripon) - kim@excel.yoga or 209208-4144 I am Yoga (Turlock) - iamyogastudio.com Koru Yoga (Oakdale) - bit.ly/virtualkoru Sukha - Download the MindBody App Village Yoga - villageyogacenter.com Warrior Yoga (Turlock) - warrioryogaturlock. com York Orthopedic Recovery - yorkorthopedicrecovery.com Subscribe to our You Tube channel at: youtube.com/modestoview

Bootcamp/Cross Training ABC Fitness (Turlock) - abdfitnessco.com Body Best Fitness (Turlock) - bodybest.fit Core Fitness - corefitnessmodesto.com Evolve Fitness - evolvemodesto.com Fuel Fitness - bit.ly/fuelfitness Get Fit - download the Mindbody App ILava Fitness (Ripon) - Instagram @iLava_fitness Muvz Fitness - miasandoval.net/virtual-classes OrangeTheory - Instagram @otfmodesto Venus Fitness - download the Mindbody App W Fitness (Ripon) - wfitness.net

Pilates/Barre/Dance Alegria Performing Arts Academy (Turlock) alegriaballroomdance.com Barre Defined (Turlock) - bit.ly/barreathome Oakdale Pilates Studio (Oakdale) - download the MindBody App RE:Form Pilates - studioVtv.com Releve (Ripon) - relevepilates.com Ripon Academy of Dance (Ripon) - ripondance209.com Studio Joy (Ripon) - Download the MindBody App Studio V Pilates & Fitness - download the MindBody App The Denn - Download the MindBody App Tribe Pilates Studio (Hughson) - bit.ly/tribepilates The Studio (Turlock) - carrie@stayfitstudio. com

Boxing Dynamic MMA - dynamicmma@sbcglobal.net Indoor Cycle Ride 209 (Manteca) - bit.ly/ride209 Surge Cycling Studio (Oakdale) - Stef@ surgecyclingstudios.com If you have ever THOUGHT about trying out a studio in our area, this might be your perfect time. No awkwardness of attending a first class with other people who know what they are doing, no huge entrance fees, and you are supporting a business that has had a huge loss of revenue.

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FIT VIEW

Outdoor Fitness 12 Feet Apart

By Efren Martinez

The new normal in life is 6 feet apart with good measure. This has helped us Californians to really slow the spread of Covd-19. Great job everyone! Let’s keep rocking strong with this and perhaps even take it one step beyond when practicing your outdoor fitness.

Lately getting outdoors has really been the only option for most of us to be able to continue our healthy lifestyle. In fact, since the shelter in place went into effect I’ve noticed a lot of people taking advantage of the positive rays of the sunshine while they rediscover their neighbors during their walks, runs, and even bike rides. For myself, it’s been an exciting part of my day to be able to see and recognize so many people in my neighborhood while I’m out on my run. With that being said, I feel it’s important for me to share my insight on how we should continue to practice our outdoor fitness while still safely controlling the spread of the virus.

When we are out on a run or a bike ride we are usually inhaling and exhaling at a fast rate. As we are exercising not only is our breath being projected forcefully into the air, but our sweat, skin cells, and even our smells of fitness go airborne. Knowing this I often give myself a 12-foot distance from everyone, especially from a runner who might be in front or behind me. The theory is this, when I’m shadow chasing a runner 6 feet in front of me chances are that I’m running directly into their draft of fitness air. Furthermore, if we are running against a headwind I might as well be hugging them. No doubt about it, we are sharing the same fitness germs at 6 feet apart in our workouts.

This also would pertain to those who cycle in groups as well. As we cycle in groups we can be traveling at speeds from 12mph to 22mph. In a pre-pandemic world, cyclists would often take turns drafting each other to share the work of pulling the group. This means a cyclist would be less than 3 feet from each other’s tires in a straight line ridding formation. Yes, in this case, we were all FOLLOW US:

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sharing each other’s germs in the air at those speeds. In today’s world, it wouldn’t be the smartest way to keep us all safe in helping to control the spread of the virus during our outdoor fitness. My recommendation would be to cycle behind each other at least 24 feet apart from the cyclist in front and we cycle in a smaller divided group. The thought is that if you’re cycling at any of these speeds above with the 24 feet apart suggestion, you should be Ok. Meaning the fitness air of the person in front of you should have already dissipated and/or their air droplets fallen.

Perhaps a good rule of thumb to use is that if you can smell the fitness funk of anyone out enjoying some outdoor fitness, you’re probably too close to them.

Below I’ve also included another one of my juicing/smoothie concoctions that I call, “El Jugo Verde.” Similar to the one I shared in my April FitViews, this one also helps strengthen your immune system plus goes one step farther. It helps isolate all those free radicals and/or toxins in your body that those germs and viruses look for to help you get sick. This juice is very powerful in helping to cleanse your body and immune system.

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BARGAIN VIEW

May Is Here!

By Monica Barber

May is here! With the change of month comes frequent sunshiny days, a rise in temperatures, and plenty of time to enjoy it. Ms. M has enjoyed taking many moments after working each day to pause to enjoy the beauty of the season. The best part of being home more often is having time for the things you normally don’t have time for and this can lead to lightening the load on your pocketbook. Here is a few ways to support your neighbors and local businesses, that won’t cost you a ton and keep you entertained at home.

Live music is still enjoyable in your home!

On May 2nd and 3rd, Modesto Porchfest enters its fourth year with a twist, as Couchfest. The now retooled outdoor event is a weekend long shelter-in-place live-streaming festival music is now as, which remains committed to supporting local music while also supporting the community through preventing the spread of COVID-19. Take your laptops, tablets, phones and other streaming devices and enjoy the music. If you want a memento to remember your concert adventure, look no further, Modesto Porchfest has collaborated with Erin Black Studio to offer a limited postcard for a $5 donation. Check out the website for the lineup and donation information. http://www.modestoporchfest.com/ Tune in to facebook.com/ modestoview for local music live casts all month long.

For those missing their favorite cup of coffee, the California Delight or your usual to go-to sandwich at the Queen Bean Coffee House, can still swing through for takeout and drive-thru pickup orders. The local favorite is providing your favorite food or coffee fix daily. Hours: M-F 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sun 9 until 6 p.m. Call for full menu and

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209-521-8000 or www. facebook.com/ queenbeancoffeehouse Science is for all ages and the Great Valley Museum has the answer for the doldrums of staying home.

The museum has created Curb-Side Science Kits filled with fun activities that teach and keep all the extra pairs of hands that you have at home busy. The kits will be distributed following announcements on the museum’s social media pages and contain how-to instructions. Make sure to follow Great Valley Museum on Facebook for updates when and where they will have kits accessible for you and your favorite little scientists. https://www.facebook. com/GreatValleyMuseum/ The City of Modesto Parks and Recreation department values the importance of having active time for our stay at home Modestans. The Parks and Rec department has created an online Virtual Recreation Center filled with resources, to keep everyone in the community healthy and active during the shelter-in-place order. From crafts and educational activities to exercise classes and free meals for children and seniors. Check and follow their Facebook page follow for updates https://www.facebook.com/modestoparksandrec. Look for new park openings this month.

Stay safe and work together, Modesto!

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ALL AGES VIEW

April Showers Brings May Flowers

By Sofia Johnson

April Showers bring May Flowers As a sixteen year old, I, just like the rest of you I am sure, am struggling to entertain myself during this time. The urge to go out and enjoy our city is almost unbearable. The good news is: you can. Biking or walking on Dry Creek trail and Virginia Corridor are perfect ways to do so. Personally, I have done both of these as well as picked up new hobbies such as gardening. You know what they say about April showers bringing May flowers? Well, there is no better time to start planting than right now. I have planted calla lily and tulip bulbs as well as forget-me-not seeds; I even set out a bird feeder! Everyday, I pause my schoolwork for a few minutes, check on their progress, and water them as a sort of mental break.

As fun as this all is, my favorite thing that my family has started doing is backyard meals. Every dinner, and sometimes even lunch, we all sit down together in our backyard and have either a home-cooked meal

or takeout from a local business we would like to support. I don’t even think we could have more perfect weather for this!

Along with these activities, I have picked up volunteer work. Is there a politician that you would like to see win an upcoming election? Call their office and see if you can do remote volunteer work in the comfort of your own home. This could be as easy as making calls to recruit even more volunteers. This is such a great way to get involved and make an impact on an issue or topic that you are passionate about.

What I hope you gain from reading this article is that this quarantine does not have to stop you from doing things that you love. I’m excited to continue to share new hobbies that I have found and use this time to inspire rather than discourage me and I hope you do the same. Stay safe, Modesto!

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ZEN VIEW Rescue

By Mary Layton In this time of staying home I will make a confession. It’s the first time I read the Modesto View cover to cover. It read like a road map of how to navigate through the eye of the storm. I enjoyed every single article and was thrilled to find so many great suggestions form Mama View, Positive View, Bargain View and Fit View, to name a few (but all the writers were really saying something so meaningful and heartwarming) on how to meet the challenges of our new norm with all we got. I felt a sense of real wonder reading about Modesto’s history in the 1930ties and learned brothers Earnest and Julio Gallo actually went to the McHenry Library to get their knowledge on how to make good commercial wine! Amazing! Using local services could make them so successful…and making them world famous. Wow! The other piece of history I found so neat was how “ regardless of the tough times, music would play a starring role in the development of the community”.

The credit goes to Mancini, “the award- winning band director at Modesto High School.

The man who helped to found the Modesto Symphony Orchestra and the Stanislaus County Boys Band” later become MoBand.

Music! The way we will survive. Don’t you think it’s true? In times of trouble music is what can lift our spirit and mobilize us.

Music is a wonderful glue between people and even though we got the whole social distancing going on we got the technology to stay connected…and give whatever financial support we can. This is true, of course for the artists, cooks and bartenders, etc.- or wherever you feel your source of renewal comes from. I will also make another confession. Being kind of old-fashioned I’ve been on the fence with computers but I’m really enjoying how much I have learned about my devices lately and how much joy this has brought me. These are painful but very interesting times. It’s not like we haven’t been here before. “Finally people are forced to change the thoughtless ways of yesterdays’ world. Don’t waste food, buy only what you really need, postpone going out of town, stay home and cook, fix what you can yourself. I’ve been waiting to be pushed to my own limit. I’m still far away from whatever that limit is. All I know is that a lot more can be done.”

Here we are today, once again, standing at an even bigger shift in consciousness. We need to learn something pretty remarkable, to stay connected and to learn to help and rescue others. Luckily, we got a beautiful community to do this with!

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Radio & Livestream MAY CALENDAR EVENTS

MAMA Virtual Live Schedule 5/1 Charlize Elizabeth 5/2 MODESTO COUCHFEST 1:30 Patty Castillo Davis - 3 Adam Bishop- 4 Stevie Vasquez - 5:30 Chris Murphy and friends 5/3 MODESTO COUCHFEST 11:30 Dominic Del Curto -2 Koala & the Golden Boy 3 -Neil Buettner -5 Us4love 5/4 Andrew Hemans of Los Beekeepers 5/5 Marlene DeHerrera Rodriguez 5/6 Kelly Foley and Bobbin Holley 5/7 Bustin Rust 2.0 5/8 Gathering of the Vibes 5/10 Effie Passero 5 pm 5/11 Stevie Vasquez 5/12 Horatio Monroe 5/13 Darin Morris 5/14 Tim Allen & Patty Castillo Davis 5/15 Chad Van Rys 5/17 Chris Murphy 5/18 Matt Davis 5/19 Anna Rogers 5/20 Mama Coon 5/21 Melynda Rodriguez 5/22 FunkyTim & the Merlots 5/25 Danae & Adam Paker 5/26 Neil Buettner Fan Page 5/27 Ava Grace 5/28 Western Bound 5/29 Erik Andersen

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