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5 THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND, June 27-29
MoChiMu After Dark
The Modesto Children’s Museum will host a ‘90s Summer Camp themed event for adults only from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday.
Kristina Hacker
Turlock Journal
Updated: Jun 25, 2025, 5:20 AM
Published: Jun 25, 2025, 5:21 AM

MoChiMu After Dark: The Modesto Children’s Museum will host a ‘90s Summer Camp themed event for adults only from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. Relish in summer camp snacks and legendary “Bug Juice,” weave friendship bracelets and bead lizards, venture into Dungeons & Dragons with friends from Meeple Valley, and bring-your-own roller skates. No, seriously – they’re turning the museum’s first floor into a ‘90s pop roller rink. Entry is $25 pre-sale and $30 at the door. For more information, visit: modestochildrensmuseum.org.

Motherlode Fair: Starry Nights and Carnival Lights will be at the Motherlode Fairgrounds in Sonora Thursday through Sunday. For the full concert and arena events lineup, visit https://motherlodefair.org/

Saturday Studio: The Carnegie Arts Center will host a Saturday Studio will families can drop in anytime between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday and get creative. Children must be accompanied by an adult. This event is free and open to the public. The Carnegie is located at 250 N. Broadway, Turlock.

What a Drag: Community leaders (who have never done drag) partner with local drag experts to learn the art of drag performance in What a Drag! Season Three at th Gallo Center for the Arts. They will give you a night of PG-13 entertainment that you will never forget, all while raising money for four local nonprofit organizations. The show will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday. For tickets, visit: galloarts.org.

Rockit Showcase: The Queen Bean Coffee House will host the Rockit Showcase from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. This all-ages event features a full evening of live music with eight bands including Tiny Danger, WRY, Five Years Later, Girls Smash Guitars and more. The coffee house is located at 1126 14th St. in Modesto.
Three Valley hospitals earn rankings among best regional hospitals in the U.S.
Sutter Health
Memorial Medical Center in Modesto is one of three San Joaquin Valley hospitals to earn a ranking by US News as one of the best regional hospitals in the nation (Photo courtesy of Sutter Health).
Published: Jul 30, 2025, 11:59 AM

BY TIM SHEEHAN

CV Journalism Collaborative

Three hospitals in the San Joaquin Valley – two in Fresno, one in Modesto – have received places among the rankings of best regional hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

The rankings, announced on July 29, recognize Community Regional Medical Center in downtown Fresno, Saint Agnes Medical Center in north Fresno and Memorial Medical Center in Modesto among 64 top hospitals in California and 504 hospitals nationwide.

A total of 413 hospitals throughout California were evaluated on their performance and outcomes across a wide range of specialties and medical procedures, including care for cancer, diabetes, neurology, heart arrhythmia, heart attack, heart failure, stroke and more.

Community Regional Medical Center and Saint Agnes Medical Center were tied for 35th in the rankings among California hospitals, while Memorial Medical Center was tied for 60th.

Community Regional Medical Center, a 685-bed hospital that includes a trauma center and burn unit, was deemed “high performing” in 12 of 38 criteria: abdominal aortic aneurism, aortic valve repair, back surgery (spinal fusion), colon cancer surgery, diabetes, gynecological cancer surgery, heart arrhythmia, heart bypass surgery, heart failure, kidney failure, leukemia/lymphoma/myeloma and stroke.

The 436-bed Saint Agnes Medical Center was rated as a high-performing hospital in 13 criteria: aortic valve replacement, back surgery (spinal fusion), diabetes, heart arrhythmia, heart attack, heart failure, hip fracture, kidney failure, leukemia/lymphoma/myeloma, pacemaker implantation, pneumonia, prostate cancer surgery and transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

U.S. News gave high-performing ratings to Memorial Medical Center, a 419-bed facility, in nine criteria: COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder), diabetes, heart arrhythmia, heart attack, heart failure, hip fracture, kidney failure, pneumonia and stroke.

A “high performing” designation indicates that a hospital was “significantly better than average” in medical specialties, and typically has better-than-average patient outcomes related to medical procedures or conditions compared to other hospitals.

— Tim Sheehan is the Health Reporting Fellow and a senior reporter with the nonprofit Central Valley Journalism Collaborative. The fellowship is supported by a grant from the Fresno State Institute for Media and Public Trust. Contact Sheehan at tim@cvlocaljournalism.org.