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🌱 How a Sanger photographer caught lightning striking El Capitan
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In today's newsletter:
- How a Sanger photographer caught lightning striking El Capitan
- Sanger community reflects on the life of Principal Pete Munoz
Also on today's calendar: Mud Factor FRESNO 2026 and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 49 degrees.
- Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 82, low: 55.
- Sunday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lightning strikes El Capitan during Yosemite proposal (bakersfieldnow.com) — A Sanger-based photographer captured a once-in-a-lifetime shot when lightning struck El Capitan during a stormy marriage proposal in Yosemite. After months of planning with the visiting couple, she braved pouring rain and hail, later discovering a perfectly timed image that’s now drawing widespread attention online. 
• Sanger mourns their ‘loving and compassionate' Principal Pete Munoz (yourcentralvalley.com) — Sanger is mourning longtime Washington Academic Middle School principal Pete Munoz, remembered for decades of caring leadership in Sanger Unified schools. Friends and district leaders describe how he grew up locally, built lifelong friendships through school sports, and became a steady, compassionate presence for generations of students and families.
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Friday April 17
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🗞 Nearby News
Parlier
- Fresno County Supervisor District 4 Candidates Back Better Roads, Safer Streets Sales Tax (gvwire.com)
Reedley
- Reedley sparks up new fire agency agreements (midvalleytimes.com)
- Reedley to introduce city fee increases (midvalleytimes.com)
- Will Gagnon: A broken dream reimagined (midvalleytimes.com)
Clovis
- How to get free tickets to the Clovis Rodeo (yourcentralvalley.com)
- Tickets for Credit Union 1 MW Outdoor Track & Field Championships On Sale Now (themw.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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