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rides in parade
over to the parade.
All students that attended
the parade that were on the float wore pajamas and brought stuffed animals to match the Christmas in Toyland theme.
FFA did not only have students on the float, but also some Guide Dogs for the blind riding along as well. All the students, as well as the Ag teachers, had an amazing time on the float listening to music and waving to the crowd.
Leslie Garcia
Dinuba FFA Reporter
The Dinuba FFA Chapter was a part of the annual Dinuba Christmas Parade on Dec. 2.
On this day, members gathered at the Agriculture Department to help decorate the float for the parade. They decorated the float with lights, presents, and a Christmas tree. When they were done decorating they headed on
Dinuba High School's FFA members ride on a float in the annual Dinuba Christmas Light Parade on December 2.
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Santa Claus rides on a float with Mrs. Claus and a few elves.
Children ride in a float during the Dinuba Christmas Light Parade on Saturday.
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job online,” Huerta said. “We are here to help the people in the community.”
The community center is working on a program where a youth is joined up with an elderly person to help with a variety of things, like using the internet to find different resources available for them.
Huerta said that when she first came to London she heard a lot of bad things about it, but that she has always felt safe and has never even had her car broken into. She said she has more problems with safety at her home in
Pastor's Corner
Advent - Week 1
Although never mentioned in scripture to the Christmas Eve lighting of the fifth center
to be practiced by the church or by
individual Christians, Advent has been a tradition in the church since the 4th or 5th century in Spain and by the 6th century, the Christians in Rome had celebrated Advent as an anticipation of the second coming of Jesus. Thus, the word advent was first used in the 12th century and in 1742, the word’s meaning was expanded to mean “important arrival” to denote the season before Christmas.
Here in our American culture, we have continued Advent in our “important arrival” season before Christmas. We have “bundled” both the first coming of Christ and the second coming of Christ in our celebration. Over the history of Advent, it has come to celebrate and remember the coming of the Messiah to the Jews, the coming of Jesus into the world at Bethlehem, the second coming of Jesus in final victory, and finally the continual coming of Jesus into the hearts and lives of believers. This season may we celebrate the true meaning of the season in whatever fashion your family celebrates Christmas whether its by an Advent “calendar” which was originally invented by the Germans
in the 1800’s or with a five-candle wreath that denoted each of the four Sundays leading up
candle representing Christ. Many churches would have midnight mass/service to light the center candle in honor of Jesus being the light of the world and without Jesus the other four candles lose their real significance.
Week one of the four candles typically focuses on “Hope”, while others focus week one on expectation. The hope we have as Christians is that we have hope in the final return of Christ in victory; the Second Coming of Jesus for His bride, the church. In our societal use of hope,
it often has a wavering or uncertain sound attached to it... “I hope I can make it on time to our family’s Christmas dinner.” The biblical use of hope realizes the true meaning of the word which describes hope as focused on God and fills us with a confident or eager expectation of: 1. His return and 2. Encouragement to go through life’s disappointments.
During this Christmas season, let us, as Christians, make Jesus the object of our hope, as we have relationship with God. If our hope is in God, we have hope and a future.
Jason Protzman is an associate pastor at Living Word Fellowship in Dinuba.
Exp. 1/3/18
CRITTER CREEK WILDLIFE STATION
Come Join Us
Friday, December 15th
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Gi s will be provided to every child.
FREE Food • Drinks
• Entertainment • Toy Giveaway
Entrance is by donation. The gate will close at 1:30pm to allow you enough time to tour. The Open House will be unguided, so the pace is leisurely and there are more opportunities to take pictures. Our volunteers will be on hand to answer any questions that you have and to share stories about some of our permanent residents. The gift shop will be open where you can nd gifts for the holidays. We have a picnic area, so bring a lunch, or the country store next door has refreshments. There will also be a bake sale where holiday goodies will be on sale. Call (559) 338-2415
or email at crittercreekwildlife@hughes.net
for information.
Dinuba.
“London is full of hard working people who
only want the best for themselves and their children,” Huerta said. “The community has a lot of people who volunteer their time at the center.”
Huerta stated that one time she came to London at 5 a.m. and it really changed her perspective of the community. Husbands and wives were driving, or waiting for rides, to work.
“I couldn't believe how many people were on the streets going to work that early in the morning,” Huerta said.
Alta Family Health Clinic
2017 Annual
Community Christmas Event
Come join us Saturday, December 9, 2017 11 AM until 2 PM for our
888 N. Alta Ave. • Dinuba • (559) 595-1000
Manning St. Highway 99
Highway 63
Christmas in Toyland
The Cinco de Mayo Queen and Princess wave to the crowd watching the parade.
Take Picture with Santa!
Hill Valley Rd.
Orange Cove Reedley
George Smith
Mistletoe
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FALL OPEN HOUSE
Fresno
Highway 180
Sand Creek Rd.
Squaw Valley
Critter Creek
36710 Sand Creek Road (559) 338-2415