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his tour of combat. But, his love for this Country and Christian life has made him a great volunteer with Veterans.
Enjoy the students from Mr Olson's class from Lincoln Elementary School, who will take time to give us a view of loving your country. We have some older girls who will also entertain the crowd with skits and songs they have learned.
We also enjoy the Path Finder’s who do a great job with the flag detail. Besides the background music Mr Olson provides, the sound of the 21 gun salute from the Vietnam Veterans, led by commander Joe Martinez, will also fill the air. It will conclude with Gary Barsoom playing Taps on tumpet.
Our Ceremony is not without the starting and ending of prayers by our two pastors, Pastor Harry Phillips and Pastor Jim Susee. Come join us on this Monday as thousands of Soldiers stand by their grave to hear the sounds of music and words you give them in their Honor. The placing of the wreath ends the program.
Gary Barsoom will once again be the trumpeter to play Taps at Monday's Memorial Day Service. The service will be held at Smith Mountain Cemetery beginning at 10 a.m. Monday's guest speaker will be William Goodreau, a Vietnam Veteran from Visalia.
Dinuba Fire Department receives additional ambulance
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Once again the public is invited to a beautiful ceremony on Memorial day, Monday, May 27, 10 a.m. at Smith Mountain Cemetery. The Vietnam Veterans, together with other service groups, are hosting the Military Services to remember our fallen brothers and sisters who are buried here.
What a beautiful sight to see over 600 American flags flying in the wind. There will be a white cross/ flag on each grave that has a “Gold Star” painted on the grave. It represents a fallen soldier. Chances are you have a fallen brother, father, sister or a relative who had his or her coffin flag given to the cemetery to fly with many other flags on Memorial and Veterans Day.
The event will feature our Main Speaker William (Bill) Goodreau, a Vietnam Veteran from Visalia. Goodreau is a Combat Soldier who saw action in Vietnam. He has fond memories and sad ones in
By George Madrid
Special to the Sentinel
The Dinuba Fire Department was the recepient of a new ambulance thanks to the Alta District Healthcare Board. Though Alta District Hospital has been closed for almost two decades now, the board that governed the healthcare district still exists and receives tax revenue from the state. Those funds are used to provide for the healthcare needs within the Alta District.
Rick Curiel | The Sentinel
In past years, the board has purchased defibrilators, medical supplies and others to meet the need of the community. This is actually the second time the board has purchased an ambulance for the Dinuba Fire Department.
On Thursday the Dinuba Fire Department presented plaques of appreciation to members of the Alta Healthcare Board, shown above.
addressed.
“There is one thing I have seen
that our town seriously lacks,” he said. “We need to have access for special needs kids.”
Thusu challenged those in attendance to find away to see that all children, including those with special needs, have the opportunity to receive the care they need.
“Families come first,” Thusu added. “And families will only be successful if kids are taken care of.”
To assist providers with the many questions that come up in the practice, Trevino brought in Celeste Galeno of the Tulare County Childcare Providers Union. Galeno, who also runs a childcare service in Tulare informed those in attendance of the recent bills at the State level that will benefit daycare providers.
One of the most pivotal ones will be AB 378. The bill would give childcare providers the right to unionize and collectively bargain with the State to negotiate for improvements that benefit their work. Some
of the benefits would be better reimbursements from the State, expanded access to food programs and the ability to meet the childcare demand of some 1.2 million kids who are currently eligible for subsidized care.
“We’re working on having a seat at the table,” said Galeno of the bill’s potential. “We’re
Norma Del Torro, who has been a childcare provider for over 30 years, speaks to a group of local providers at a recognition dinner held on May 10. Del Torro told them, "I truly believe that this profession is a calling from God."
not only coming together for ourselves, we’re coming together for working families too.”
Galeno said the unionization of childcare providers began in 2003 after providers realized many questions and problems were not being addressed. She said the union began so that childcare providers could have a stronger voice.
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