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Thursday, February 24, 2022
The View From Here
I never knew that Fresno had its own Dog
Show.
It was
said. “We started the project at 9:30 a.m. and finished building it around 4 p.m.”
Schucker said it’s one of his proudest moments and accom- plishments so far.
“We also stained it, so it will be weatherproof,” he said. “The stain kind of works like car wax the water will just slide off.”
The Community Life Gar- den is a non profit garden located on Manning Avenue between Reedley and Orange Cove.
According to their website, the Community Life Garden Board of Directors believe in the value and benefits of com- munity gardening and they continue to seek like minded individuals, neighbors and or- ganizations that are interested in creating and using a com- munity garden.
Members can adopt a plot to learn how to grow their own vegetables.
“This is probably the most life long achievement that I’ve ever done,” Schucker said. “It’s really exciting for me basically, I’m really happy to know that they will be using the washing station here and to also know we’re going to be making the place look better.”
something
I became familiar
with on the evening of Saturday, Feb. 18.
It was my story to cov- er and I had never been so happy to cover a story before. Dogs of all shapes and sizes attended the Fresno Fairgrounds for, not just their dog show, but to celebrate the Sun Maid Kennel Club’s 100th anni- versary.
One hundred years of having dog shows, I can’t evenimaginewhat itwas like when it first started.
We were able to inter- view a dog handler by the name of Trini Zavala. She was there with Kiri, her Irish Wolfhound.
Zavala said Kiri took home second place in what’s called Confirma- tion. For a split second I thought, Catholic dog show? But no, the word Confirmation when it re- lates to dog shows means when the handlers run their dogs around in front of the judges.
They do this to see how well the dog represents his or her breed. Kiri did well, but not well enough for the first place spot.
Dogs are judged on body form, ears, eyes, snout, paws.. basically any- thing and everything.
There is also an obedi- ence portion of the compe- tition. Kiri did a few tricks for us and then smiled and laid back down. She was the sweetest girl. All the dogs at the show were amazing.
We had the chance to speak to Kim Brinkler; she is one of the organizers of the show and told us the proceeds from the shows go to local police depart- ments to help them buy police K9s. Saturday night was calm, and Fresno’s crime scene was not near- ly as active as it would be the following day.
Sunday, the crime sprees were back in Fres- no. Two neighbors got into a verbal argument in the middle of the street and one decided to shoot the other. The victim was ok and listed in stable condi- tion. A few blocks over, a man decided to jump on top of a car and dance for the entire neighborhood. Police finally subdued the man and he was taken to a nearby hospital.
Just another day in the tv news life. Never a dull moment.
Juanita Adame
A proud accomplishment for RMCHS student
Juanita Adame / Mid Valley Times
Colton Schucker, 17, a student at Reedley Middle College High School stood next to a washing station he and a group of Boy Scouts made as part of his final requirement to become and Eagle Scout.
By Juanita Adame
Mid Valley Times
A group from Reedley’s Boy Scout Troop 282 gathered at the Community Life Garden on the morning of Feb. 21 to present a new vegetable wash station to the garden.
The presentation was part of Reedley Middle College
High School student, Colton Schucker’s final requirement to become an Eagle Scout.
“Basically what my project is, I’m building a washing sta- tion for the Community Life Garden to make it to where they can wash their vegetables or anything that they need,” Schucker said.
“I’m going to be cleaning
up around the places, so we’re going to be picking weeds and just making the place look cleaner.”
He also added that part of the project included him teaching a group of boys how to build the washing station.
“Ihadtogetagroupof boys and teach them, the mea- surements of the wood,” he
Orange Cove students learn about VROP pathways
Comfort bears for children in crisis
Contributed
From left, Roman Hysell and his wife Tevy transferred sponsored bears to local first responders on Feb. 15. The comfort bears are provided to first responders to hand out to children during crisis situations.
Photo of the Week
Contributed / KCUSD
Students at Citrus Middle School in Orange Cove learned about several "CTE Pathway" courses through Reedley College's VROP program.
Contributed
Citrus Middle School students embarked on a six- week journey during the week of Feb. 14 to learn more about three CTE pathways: cooking, police and medical.
The spring enrichment classes are offered in part- nership with Valley Region- al Occupational Program (VROP).
While attending classes at Orange Cove High School af- ter their regular school day, students are introduced to a career pathway they can pur- sue followinggraduation.
In the cooking class, stu- dents will learn how to bake cookies, make pretzels, work with chocolate, decorate cakes and make pizza.
In the police and medical class, students will work in a simulated crime scene taking fingerprints and collecting evidence, in emergency med- ical training, they will learn what to do during an emer- gency and how to help people who have been injured.
For more information on the VROP program at Reed- ley College, visit, valleyrop. net.
Contributed
This photo of a honey bee and flower was sent in by Sebastian Villalobos. "I’m a 14 year old who takes photos throughout Reed- ley, and I’d love to show a few of my projects," he said. Thank you for sharing Sebastian! Have a photo you'd like featured? Email juanita@midvalleypublishing.com