Fresno Fun Facts

Peaches, nectarine, plums, apricots, almonds and citrus trees bloom along the Blossom Trail. On a good day the foothills of the Sierra can be seen along the trial.

Fresno Fun Facts

The Blossom Trail is a self-guided tour in Fresno County including the cities of Fresno, Sanger, Kingsburg, Reedley, Orange Cove, Selman and Fowler.

Fresno Fun Facts

Fresno County’s Blossom Trail begins in February and runs through March.

Fresno Christmas Facts

Have you seen “A Wonderful Life” starring Jimmy Stewart yet this year? A Wonderful Life was produced in 1946.

Fresno Christmas Facts

Charles Dickins wrote “A Christmas Carol” in 1843.

Fresno Christmas Facts

Americans love their Christmas trees. Between 33 and 36 million Christmas trees are produced just in America each year.

Fresno Christmas Facts

The Christmas tree “skirt” was originally placed under the tree to catch the wax drippings from the candles.

Fresno Christmas Facts

Aluminum Christmas trees become popular in the 1960s.

Fresno Christmas Facts

An angel or star was placed on top of the Christmas tree to represent the archangel Gabriel or the Star of Bethlehem from the nativity.

Fresno Christmas Facts

Christmas trees were decorated with apples, nuts and other foods when introduced in Germany.

Fresno Christmas Facts

The National Christmas Tree has been lit every year since 1923.

Fresno Christmas Facts

President Calvin Coolidge lit the first national American Christmas tree on the White House lawn in 1923.

Fresno Christmas Facts

Hessian troops brought the custom of Christmas trees to America during the War of Independence.

Fresno Christmas Facts

Tinsel was invented in Germany around 1610 and was originally made of silver stretched into thin wafer strips until it was replaced by plastic in the 1950s.

Fresno Christmas Facts

The first Christmas tree in America was not a tree at all, but a wooden pyramid covered with evergreen branches and decorated with candles around 1740.

Fresno Fun Facts

The City of Fresno burned down several times and was flooded out in the 1880s.

Fresno Christmas Facts

Have breakfast with Santa at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo on 12/2.

Fresno Christmas Fact

There is nothing better than a fresh cut Christmas Tree. Kay Kringle’s Christmas Tree Farm opens on 11/28. 8805 CA-41 in Fresno.

Fresno Christmas Facts

Enjoy “A Christmas Story” at Rocker Rocka’s Dinner Theatre in Nov. and Dec.

Fresno Christmas Facts

 “A Christmas Carol” is playing at the 2nd Space Theatre on selected days in Nov. and Dec.

Fresno Christmas Facts

The City of Clovis Christmas Tree Lighting is on 12/4 at Clovis City Hall.

Fresno Christmas Facts

Love a good musical? Don’t miss “An Irish Christmas” and the “Nutcracker” playing at the Saroyan Theatre on 11/25-26, 12/9-10.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Sonja loves the large tom turkey on the Sanders Ranch.

Easton Holiday, an Easton Series adventure

EASTON HOLIDAY - Jason, Eric and Jonathan were on their best behavior; after all, Christmas was only a month away. What were they going to do? Every time something happened at school, one of them was called into the Principal’s office because you know, guilt by association. If one of the angels was causing mischief, they all were. Someone was going out of their way to frame the angels. They knew they weren’t the ones vandalizing the school, but the Principal, the Vice Principal, well, all the teachers thought they were the school bandits, and now Aunt Marian and Uncle Mike were beginning to believe the lies. Their only hope was that Deputy Jerry and Shelley would discover the truth and unmask the West Fresno Middle School Bandit. amzn.to/2djNVmL

Fresno Christmas Facts

Love the zoo? Starting 11/24 visit the winter wonderland and enjoy the miles of holiday lights at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, and Santa too!

Fresno Christmas Facts

Fresno’s 87th Annual Christmas Parade starts at 11:00 am on Sat. 12/3 at the corner of Chuckchansi Park and H St.

Fresno Christmas Facts

Head to Old Town Clovis for the Children’s Electric Christmas Parade on 12/2.

Fresno Christmas Facts

Christmas Tree Lane started in 1920. Today, over 140 homes display lights on Van Ness Blvd. Take a ride and see the fantasy starting 12/2.

Fresno Fun Facts

Fresno is close to the Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks.

Fresno Fun Facts

The Central Valley is the size of the state of West Virginia and is 450 miles long.

Fresno Fun Facts

90% of the world’s almonds are grown in the Central Valley.

Fresno Fun Facts

Fresno has a unique foggy condition in the winter months known as “Tule Fog.”

Fresno Fun Facts

Fresno’s climate is considered moderate with warm summers and mild winters.

Fresno Fun Facts

The raisin industry was started accidentally in Fresno; grapes were mistakenly dried on the vines.

Fresno Fun Facts

Fresno is known as the Raisin Capital.

Fresno Fun Facts

Almost every road to and from Fresno has grape vines growing along the road.

Fresno Fun Facts

99 percent of all raisins come from Fresno County.

Easton Harvest, an Easton Series adventure

Jason Bonham, Eric Lane and Sonja Bettencourt, affectionately referred to as “angels” by the Sanders, make friends with the new “kid on the block,” 14 year old Lauren Russell and her widowed father, Alan. Strange things are happening in the South West Avenue neighborhood: mysterious black cats, changing scarecrows, and a missing green car. Jon sees a little girl kidnapped but no one believes. Will you? Follow the angels, Lauren and new friends to work through the mysteries. amzn.to/1Bz1eVD

 

Happy Halloween!

Jason, Eric, Sonja, Jon and Lauren wish you all a Happy Halloween. Beware of black cats, changing scarecrows and a mystery car in Easton Harvest. amzn.to/1Bz1eVD.

 

Fresno Fun Facts

San Joaquin Valley is often referred to as the great “Garden of the Sun” because of its agriculture.

Fresno Fun Facts

Ayrshires dairy cows have red and white markings and are from Scotland.

Fresno Fun Facts

Guernsey dairy cows are light fawn to red with white markings. They are from the British Channel Island of Guernsey.

Fresno Fun Facts

Brown Swiss dairy cows are the oldest cow breed and originated from Switzerland.

Fresno Fun Facts

Jersey dairy cows are fawn-colored and came from the British Channel Island of Jersey.

Fresno Fun Facts

Holstein dairy cows are the well-known black and white cows. They originated from the Netherlands.

Fresno Fun Facts

There are five major breeds of dairy cows in Fresno: Holstein, Jerseys, Brown Swiss, Guernseys and Ayrshires.

Fresno Fun Facts

Fresno County’s dairy industry produces millions of dollars of products a year.

Fresno Fun Facts

The eastside of Fresno County is home to an active livestock and dairy industry. Milk anyone?

Fresno Fun Facts

Grapes, cotton, tomatoes, cattle and calves, and turkeys are produced by 7,500 farms on 1.9 million acres in Fresno County.

EASTON HARVEST, a Halloween Adventure

Jason Bonham, Eric Lane and Sonja Bettencourt, affectionately referred to as “angels” by the Sanders, make friends with the new “kid on the block,” 14 year old Lauren Russell and her widowed father, Alan.  Strange things are happening in the South West Avenue neighborhood: mysterious black cats, changing scarecrows, and a missing green car. Jon sees a little girl kidnapped but no one believes.  Will you?  Follow the angels, Lauren and new friends to work through the mysteries.   amzn.to/1Bz1eVD