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Where the vets go
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Richard Edgecomb (right) chats with a Marine before the American Legion sponsored School Awards Medal Program, which recognizes elementary, middle and high school students for excellence in qualities such as scholarship, service, patriotism and leadership. - photo by PAUL ROUPE/The Journal
Before the 37,000 sq. ft. Stanislaus Veterans Center opened at 3500 Coffee Rd. in Modesto on April 21, veterans had no centralized home for the myriad services available to them. It is the first of its kind in the state, providing a consolidated location for the county’s estimated 27,000 vets to receive assistance with everything from benefits for service related injuries to home care to transportation to and from VA hospitals.
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Drake Milligan rocks, tractor pulling roars and temps rise as 114th Stanislaus County Fair starts
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StanCoFair influencers Jocelyn McKay and Kristina Cornejo and their kids enjoy the opening day of the fair (CANDY PADILLA/The Journal).
A recurring theme at the opening night of the 2025 Stanislaus County Fair in Turlock — the 107th edition of the annual event — was the heat. Sure, it's not 108 degrees like last year, but 102 on Friday afternoon wasn't too far off.
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