Page 7 - Mid Valley Times 3-11-21 E-edition

Thursday, March 11, 2021
Welcome back, Reedley High Pirates
The View From Here
AsI scanned over the rough draft edits of our newspaper, something I hadn’t seen in a long time caught
my attention.
There in the middle of the
sports page were next week’s sports schedules. A small list of course, compared to what we’re use too, but nonethe- less they were there, and it’s a start.
As I check my email when I come into work another hopeful sign. I continue to re- ceive “community calendar” events from various local agencies wanting informa- tion posted.
All of these things, even though its not much at the moment, they are still signs of hope.
Last week my 75-year-old mother received her second dose of the COVID-19 vac- cine. She was a little scared because she’d heard from many of her friends that the “second shot affects every- one a lot more than the first.” My mom said what she felt was just tired. She slept throughout the day after re- ceiving the second dose, but the following day was back up and running errands like usual.
On the morning of March 5, I met with Renee Delport and John Ahlin at the Reed- ley High School campus.
Thank you both for allow- ing us to document the first week back for these high school students. Ahlin said they are all feeling excited and just overall happy that our normalcy is returning.
He said something that also stuck with me, “that hu- man element that has been missing, that makes such huge difference.”
Ahlin also said something that I've heard from a vari- ety of local educators, that students are really enjoying their time back.
“Things have been so good,"hesaid. "Ithinkthat’s the part that has been sur- prising, it’s a well prepared, organized and planned out so it has been really smooth."
As we continue to make progress, I will have mo- ments to when I think back to a year ago. Right before the pandemic hit us hard. How scary it was for many of us. The food shortages, the toilet paper shortages, the small victories, the large victories. If you are able to read this, give yourself some credit, we've made it this far and things will continue to get better.
Hoping we continue to have more progress as vac- cines are administered and COVID-19 numbers drop.
Juanita Adame
Students in Anna Lehrman's class listened to her lesson about the Armenian Genocide on the morning of March 5.
By Juanita Adame
Mid Valley Times
Students in Kirby Kauk’s class listened carefully to his lesson on the morning of March. 5.
Kirby teaches sports med- icine at Reedley High School and on that day, his lesson in- cluded teaching his students to learn the signs of a dislocated shoulder.
“That joint is commonly dislocated if you fall,” said Kauk pointing to a plastic model of a shoulder. “If the pa- tient is complaining of pain or disability or they felt like they have a pop to the shoulder.”
Across campus, U.S. and World History teacher, Anna Lehrman was also hard at work teaching her class about the Armenian Genocide.
“Our next review question is number 4,” Lehrman said. “Someone raise their hands and tell me what people group we had talked about?”
The first few days proved to be a success for both teach- ers and studetns said principal John Ahlin.
“Just for the simple fact that it’s just nice to have kids back,” Ahlin said. “We came back and it’s really been an exciting week for our students
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Juanita Adame / Mid Valley Times
Kirby Kauk, a sports medicine teacher at Reedley High School held up a shoulder blade model to help students understand the signs of a dislocated shoulder.
New plaque honors late Sanger Police sergeant
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A plaque honoring the life and career of Fred Sanders, a 26 year veteran with the Sanger Police Department, was presented to the Sanders family by the department. Norma Sanders, the widow of Sgt. Sanders placed the plaque in the display case located in the lobby of the station.
Photo of the week
Gil joins Adventist Health Medical in Reedley
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Manpreet Gill joined the Adventist Health Medical in Reedley as a board certified physician.
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Adventist Health Medical Office in Reedley welcomed their newest board certified physician assistant Manpreet Gill.
Gill specializes in family medicine and cares for pa- tients of all ages who experi- ence a range of medical con- ditions, including acute and chronic conditions. As part of her comprehensive care, she provides counseling and encouragement to patients adopting recommended life- style choices and changes.
“I became a physician as- sistant to improve the lives of others by promoting health- care. Seeing patients take charge of and regain their health is a very rewarding and satisfying feeling,” she said. “I also wanted to benefit the community. Physician as- sistants are becoming increas- ingly involved and accessible
to their patients and commu- nity.”
Gill received her under- graduate degree from Cali- fornia State University, Stan- islaus and completed the physician assistant program at University of California, Davis. She is certified by the National Commission on Cer- tification of Physician Assis- tants, and is a member of the California Academy of Physi- cian Assistants and American Academy of Physician Assis- tants.
When not caring for pa- tients, she enjoys exercising, hiking and exploring new foods and foreign cultures through travel. She is fluent in Hindi and Punjabi.
Gill is accepting new pa- tients at Adventist Health Medical Office in downtown Reedley. For more informa- tion and for appointments, contact (559) 391-3120.
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This photo of 7-year-old, Jeffry Hunt hiking at Raptor Trails along the Kings River was sent in by his father, Jason Hunt. Have a photo you'd like featured? Email juanita@midvalley- publishing.com.