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SANGER HERALD 6A THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2017
Senior citizens are invited to be guests of Sanger Rotary this Friday and enjoy a free holiday meal, entertainment, a visit from Santa and great raffle prizes
From opera to mariachi
Rogationist roots are honored by St. Mary's
Photo courtesy of Jaime Garza
Mayor Frank Gonzalez presenting a resolution from the City of Sanger commending "Rogationist Fathers of the Heart of Jesus" at an event at St. Mary's Catholic Church celebrating the Rogationist’s 50th Anniversary 1967-2017 in the United States and the group's long relationship with St. Mary's Catholic Church. He's with Fr. Antonio Fiorenza and Fr. Giovanni "John" Bruno.
Sanger Herald staff report
St. Mary's Catholic Church celebrated its own history and its long and produc- tive relationship with the Rogationist Fathers at a celebration on Nov. 29 at the church.
Mayor Frank Gonzalez was there to present a city resolution commending the "Rogationist Fathers of the Heart of Jesus" and reviewing the group's history and its relationship with St. Mary's.
The Rogationists are celebrating their 50th anniversary of continuous work serving the Catholic Church in the United States, said Jaime Garza, a member of St. Mary's congregation who was involved
helping to organize the Sanger event. The resolution chronicled the Roga-
tionists' accomplishments in Sanger: • In 1979 the Rogationist Fathers
moved to Sanger and have served nearly 20,000 parishioners of St. Mary's Church;
• In 1990 the Rogationist Fathers opened the Father Hannibal House in Sanger, a non-profit organization that provides emergency help to the poor;
• In 1992 the Rogationist Fathers opened the St. Anthony formation house; and,
• In 2000 the Rogationist Fathers built the new St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sanger.
Erika Alatorre
By Dick Sheppard
Sanger Herald
Sanger's senior citizens are invited to enjoy a free holiday meal, a visit from Santa and special entertainment provided by lyric coloratura soprano Erika Alatorre who has performed numerous times at Carnegie Hall and last year's favorite with the ladies, Juan Martinez, "El Gallo de Aquascalientes."
All that and raffle prizes, at Sanger Rotary's 39th annual Jim McCaig Memorial Senior Citizen Christmas Luncheon from noon to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8, at the community center.
The annual Rotary meeting with senior citizens as guests is always conducted in English and Spanish.
For many Sanger seniors the annual event has become a social occasion and an opportu- nity to show off holiday finery.
Sanger High's Interact club members help Rotarians serve the more than 300 seniors who show up at the event each year.
The Interact club is the high school equiv- alent of a Rotary club, with the same motto as Rotarians, "Service above Self."
"No reservations or tickets are necessary. Just bring your appetite and your sense of humor. It's free and it's filling," said Sanger Rotary president Gina Cuevas.
The Interact club will supply about 20 members to help serve seniors and hand out raffle prizes at the luncheon.
The students love to be a part of these kinds of events, said Sanger High School activities director and club advisor Ron Scott.
“If we teach kids while they’re young to serve, they’ll do it for the rest of their lives,”
Juan Martinez
said Scott, Interact advisor of 17 years. Scott also looks forward to the event be-
cause he says the students really get a lot out of it.
“They say things like ‘Oh this person called me mijita and wanted to give me a kiss,”Scott said. “It’s really sweet.”
“It’s a fun day, the seniors all seem to en- joy it,” said Greg Tarascou, president elect of the Rotary Club. “We get there early and are usually down to the wire with getting every- thing ready to host so many guests at one of our regular Friday noon meetings."
Tarascou will emcee the event along with the club's community service director Gilbert Carrisalez
The Rotary club usually ends up serving between 250 to 300 seniors every year, Cue- vas said.
The event is played by ear in terms of when it ends. Rotary club members will stay until everyone has been fed and people start to leave. In the past, the event has gone until about 2:30 p.m.
On the morning before the noon event,
all the volunteer members come together around 9 a.m., decorate the hall and make sure everything is ready to start the meet- ing at noon and to start serving as soon as the regular Rotary opening ceremony of
an invocation, a pledge of allegiance and a patriotic song has been completed. This year AMVET Post 98 will post the colors, Interact club president Matthew Castillo will lead the pledge of allegiance and Alatorre will sing the National Anthem.
The reporter can be contacted by email at sangerherald@gmail.com or by phone at the Herald at (559) 875-2511.
DATE
SCHOOL
TIME
LOCATION
Dec. 7
Washington Academic Middle School choir concert
6:30 p.m.
Dec. 8
Centerville Elementary School
6 p.m.
WAMS
Dec. 11
Quail Lake Environmental Charter School
6 p.m.
Dec. 11
Sanger Academy Charter School (4-8)
6 p.m.
Dec. 11
Sequoia Elementary School (1/3/5-6 band)
6 p.m.
Dec. 13
Fairmont Elementary School
6 p.m.
Dec. 13
Jefferson Elementary School
6 p.m.
Dec. 13
Sanger Academy Charter School (K-3)
6 p.m.
Dec. 13
Sequoia Elementary School (TK/K/2/4)
6 p.m.
Dec. 13
John Wash Elementary School (1/2/3 choir)
6 p.m.
Dec. 13
Wilson Elementary School
6 p.m.
Dec. 13
SangerHighSchool winterbandconcert
6 p.m
Dec. 14
Del Rey Elementary School
6 p.m.
Dec 14
Lincoln Elementary School
6 p.m.
Dec. 14
Madison Elementary School
6 p.m.
SHS MPR
Dec. 14
Sanger Academy Charter School winter guitar concert
6 p.m.
Dec. 14
John Wash Elementary School (4/5/6 band)
6 p.m.
Dec. 14
Hallmark Charter School winter concert
6 p.m.
Dec. 14
Washington Academic Middle School band concert
6:30 p.m.
The Sanger Herald’s
22nd Annual
Christmas Cookie Contest
Calling all bakers! Mid-Valley Publishing’s annual cookie contest is near! Interested contestants
should bring a dozen of their homemade Christmas cookies and the recipe to the Herald office
(740 N Street) by 1 p.m. on
Thursday, December 7, 2017.
So..... get out those measuring cups and lets get started! The newspaper staff will taste the entries and select the three winning entries.
1st Place $75
2nd Place $50
3rd Place $25
The winning recipes will be published in the Sanger Herald.
Call the school for more details.
CRITTER CREEK WILDLIFE STATION
Come join us Saturday, December 9, 2017 11 AM until 2 PM for our
FALL OPEN HOUSE
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.
Fresno Highway 180
Hill Valley Rd.
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Sand Creek Rd.
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RSVP SAM AT 559-916-4975
ALL PRIZES ARE AWARDED IN GIFT CERTIFICATES.
For ALL your holiday marketing and promotion needs call Paulette
at the Herald at (559) 875-2511
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