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ABOVe: Dinuba's future students, class of 2027 partici- pated in the parade with various college flags.
ABOVe: Dinuba High School's senior class rode one of the final floats in the parade.
ABOVe: Participants enjoyed a new route during this year's Raisin Day Parade in downtown Dinuba.
Photos by Juanita Adame / The Mid Valley Times
ABOVe: The 2019 Miss Dinuba, kaitlyn Oyervides waved at parade attendees.
CeNTeR: Woodlake High School's band was also among the school's who participated in the Raisin Day Parade.
BeLOW: Dinuba's Class of 1969 celebrated during the pa- rade as well.
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The public is invited to the grand opening of the Reedley College Learning Center Gal- lery on Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 10 a.m. to noon in the RC Learning Cen- ter (Room 111 in the Li- brary).
The first show fea- tures lifelong Reedley resident and artist, Car- rie Taves, who will be on hand to greet guests at the grand opening and discuss the pieces from her humanitarian- themed paintings.
Taves is a lifelong resident of the Central Valley, living in Reedley, and enjoys capturing the various and gorgeous landscapes that only California can hold all in one state. In addition, her portraits display a qual-
ity of character, emotion, and personality that is unique to the individual.
Through her humani- tarian work, Taves' pas- sion for painting began as she saw with her own eyes the devastation of extreme poverty. Fueled by her desire to tell the story of beautiful but forgotten men, women, and children who live in some of the darkest cor- ners on the planet, Taves' work brings a voice to the voiceless, and makes the invisible visible.
The art on display is a collection of her hu- manitarian work. Taves has long been involved in philanthropic work, and serves as operations manager of the non-prof- it organization, "When I Grow Up." The organiza- tion describes their mis- sion on their website, “As
a non-profit charity we work to give people an opportunity to help the most vulnerable in soci- ety – children, especially poor and orphaned chil- dren. Through effective global partnerships we have opened up effective channels for people in the Western world to be able to give and serve di- rectly hundreds of hurt- ing and helpless children around the globe who are now no longer beyond our reach.”
The art on display represents Taves’ experi- ences in Huruma, Nairo- bi, Kenya, where "When I Grow Up" partners with the Furaha Community Foundation. The founda- tion is located in the slum of Huruma just outside of Nairobi, Kenya and is led by incredible Kenyan
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Photos by Juanita Adame / The Mid Valley Times
ABOVe: Dancing horses entertained the crowds during the final portions of the parade.
BeLOW: The annual Raisin Day parade had a variety of acts, entertainment and local business representatives.
Learning Center Gallery opening to feature local artist Carrie Taves
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ABOVe: Carrie Taves is photographed with "Ribberto" the mascot for the city's Greater Reedley Chamber of Commerce during this year's Arthop.
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