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A California Magazine with Local Focus and Global Appeal.

Thank you for your patience during our growing pains of late; Kings River Life turns two this month & we've given our magazine a sister site on Blogger so that even server errors can't take us completely down again. As always, enjoy brand new articles throughout the week with our timely & topical full issues every Saturday. Be sure to like Kings River Life &/or circle KRL for updates; Follow the River to find out how you can participate in our birthday celebration.

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Kings River Life Magazine Birthday Contest

FROM THE May 16 ISSUE

IN THE Local Live SECTION

by Lorie Lewis Ham


On May 29, 2010 Kings River Life Magazine was born and it’s been full steam ahead ever since. We’ve gone from a strictly local focus to nationwide, with readers and writers from all over the country, and even one from Australia. So as we set off to see what adventures await us in our third year, as we continue to grow and evolve, we are sharing this birthday with you with two contests!

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Dark Shadows Movie Review

FROM THE May 14 ISSUE

IN THE Fantasy & Fangs SECTION

by Lorie Lewis Ham


Are you ready to take a trip to the craziest town in the 1970s, Collinsport, Maine? A town filled with vampires, witches, werewolves, and ghosts? Then head out to the movie theater and check out Dark Shadows.

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Basically Brandon Is, Basically…..Brandon: The Valley’s Own Talk Show

FROM THE May 12 ISSUE

IN THE Area Arts & Entertainment SECTION

by Terrance V. Mc Arthur



Late at night, do you ever sit on the couch like an Idaho Russet potato, watching Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, or any of the other talk shows, and you wonder, “What would it be like to have my own talk show?”

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Interview With Visalia Rawhide Baseball Player Garrett Weber

FROM THE May 12 ISSUE

IN THE Larry Ham SECTION

by Larry Ham




Author Thomas Wolfe wrote a novel titled You Can’t Go Home Again. And for many people, that’s true. But for former Clovis High/Fresno City College/Fresno State baseball star Garrett Weber, Wolfe’s sentiment doesn’t hold true. Garrett Weber has come home, and he couldn’t be happier.

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Remembering The Original Dark Shadows

FROM THE May 12 ISSUE

IN THE Fantasy & Fangs SECTION

by Marilyn Meredith


Victoria Winters comes to Collinwood, an isolated mansion in coastal Maine, to work as a governess, but soon finds herself drawn into a strange, Gothic world of vampires, ghosts and a family curse that dates back centuries. This is the official beginning to the immensely popular black and white soap opera soap opera. It opened in June of 1966, no doubt part of the reason so many kids got hooked on the story.

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Mum’s the Word: A Mother’s Day Salute

FROM THE May 12 ISSUE

IN THE Terrific Tales SECTION

by Gail Farrelly



Gail has shared many fun stories with KRL and we are happy she is helping us celebrate Mother’s Day with this Mother’s Day salute. There is a coupon for the Reedley Sandwich Shop at the end of this story.

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Interview With Mystery Author Elizabeth Zelvin/Review/Giveaway

FROM THE May 12 ISSUE

IN THE Lorie Lewis Ham SECTION

by Sandra Murphy



This week we have an interview with mystery author Elizabeth Zelvin, a review of her latest book Death Will Extend Your Vacation & a chance to win a copy of the book–details at the end of this post.

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Edgar Allan and Virginia, Forevermore: An Original Mystery Short Story

FROM THE May 12 ISSUE

IN THE Mysteryrat's Maze SECTION

by Bobbi A. Chukran



Though a published novelist and playwright, this is Bobbi’s first published short story, which she adapted from a play that she also wrote. As part of KRL’s celebration of the release of The Raven, we are happy to share this story of something that “might” have happened between Poe and the love of his life Virginia.

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QN4U BBQ House: Clovis Restaurant Review

FROM THE May 12 ISSUE

IN THE Food Fun SECTION

by Terrance V. Mc Arthur



Brent Walton took up barbecuing as a hobby ten years ago to help him recover from his first heart attack. In April, another attack ended his life, but his legacy lives on at the QN4U BBQ House in Clovis.

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Mentoring the Rice Krispies Way: CYM Volunteer Profile

FROM THE May 12 ISSUE

IN THE Ministry Musings SECTION

by Tom Sims



Fourteen years ago, Gail Harder’s son announced to his mother that her help was needed for a fund raiser at church for Community Youth Ministries in Reedley. It involved the annual sale of the sweet treats.
Her son came home from church and said, “Mom, they need babysitting.” Gail answered the call and one thing led to another. Before she knew it, she was mentoring a young mother who later grew up to be a CYM volunteer herself.

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Cat On A Hot Tin Roof On Stage in Hanford

FROM THE May 9 ISSUE

IN THE Area Arts & Entertainment SECTION

by Lorie Lewis Ham



This past weekend Cat On A Hot Tin Roof opened in Hanford at the Temple Theater, presented by the Kings Players. If you’re looking for a night of serious theatre that takes you to another time and place, this is the play for you.

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The Avengers: Movie Review

FROM THE May 7 ISSUE

IN THE Fantasy & Fangs SECTION

by Jesus Ibarra


Wow just wow. Those were the first words that I could utter after watching the midnight premiere of Marvel’s The Avengers directed by Joss Whedon. After two and a half hours of just being blown away with constant amazing scenes I was literally spent. The amount of comic book fanboy moments in this film was insane and they were all so amazingly well done.

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Assassins: On Stage At Fresno State

FROM THE May 6 ISSUE

IN THE Area Arts & Entertainment SECTION

by Terrance V. Mc Arthur



Who is more American? Abraham Lincoln or John Wilkes Booth? John F. Kennedy or Lee Harvey Oswald? The Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman musical Assassins looks at those questions by prying into the souls and psyches of the people who have killed—or tried to kill—Commanders-in-Chief.

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Life is a Garden: A Mother’s Day Tradition to Grow On

FROM THE May 5 ISSUE

IN THE Going Green SECTION

by Pat Eby



What better way to show mom how much you care than with flowers? You don’t need to spend a fortune for a dozen roses artfully arranged in a charming vase. Visit your local nursery, home store or dollar store and come away with flowers from the heart.

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