Tuesday’s top stories: RecFest, TK strain and Roadsters upgrades. Here’s what to know
Outdoor recreation is celebrated, early childhood education strains childcare business and Modesto’s professional baseball field gets a facelift in today’s must-read stories. Here’s a quick look at what readers need to know.
Here are key stories:
• Modesto’s annual RecFest returns Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tuolumne River Regional Park, offering free paddling, bicycling, fishing and nature activities near the Ninth Street Bridge.
• California’s expansion of universal transitional kindergarten to all 4-year-olds is straining Stanislaus County childcare providers, with about 34% of eligible kids now enrolled in TK and in-home providers losing clients to the free, full-day program.
• The Modesto Roadsters are renovating Modern Woodmen Field ahead of their May 19 Pioneer Baseball League opener, but are keeping the historic brown wooden lockers that once held prospects like Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodríguez, Trevor Story and Nolan Arenado.