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Dedicated to health and fitness
The View From Here
Last week I was able to meet some- one who is truly passion- ate about his job. William Hamilton is the fitness and nutrition- al advisor at Reedley High
School.
I first heard Hamilton speak at
the school board meeting on Aug. 30. During that meeting Hamilton told board members how impor- tant it is to have students make healthier food choices, and how these food choices are crucial because they can affect perfor- mances both on the field and in the classroom.
I was able to finally meet Ham- ilton on Sept. 12 in his classroom or the weight room at Reedley High. "I use this weight room as my classroom, I like to teach in here, I feel at home in here," he said. He made some really good points about what he calls the pro- cessed food and junk food crisis in our country.
He added our society has be- come accustomed to eating food that is not good for us and how our bodies are trying to accommodate to all of it.
Will is a firm believer in "the body is a machine" dynamic. He taught me some things in regards to food, energy and nutrient break- down that I had no idea existed.
Anyone who knows me knows, I love to eat carbs. Everything from; bread, potatoes, tortillas, I love all types of carbs and will never turn them down. I have however noticed that after I eat carbs, I am left feeling tired and bit lethargic.
Hamilton was able to break down reasoning for why this hap- pens. He said the science behind how our body works after certain foods is behind every lesson he teaches. He wants his students to understand that the foods we eat play a major role in how we feel.
He also explained why our bodies only need a certain amount of "good" carbs, more protein and plenty of water. I am sure the stu- dents whom he mentors and teach- es are in good hands, keep up the great work Will!
Following my interview with Hamilton, I went back to the office and started going over some of the photos I took while I was with him.
As I was carefully going through each photo, I overheard a call come through on our police scanner.
Most news organizations have scanners in their newsrooms. If something is happening nearby we can come out in time to snap a picture and inform the public. I was just about ready to head home for the day when I heard a "prior- ity 1" call near Reedley College on Manning Avenue.
I've learned that calls are ranked based on their severity. Priorities one and two being the highest priority calls.
These are calls with patients who need immediate help. I've also learned that calls can often be downgraded to priority three or four if first responders arrive and the subject's condition has im- proved.
I learned just the basics after listening to scanners and working in newsrooms for several years.
This particular priority one call came in shortly after 3 p.m. I heard the dispatcher say "vehicle vs bicyclist" meaning a person on a bicycle was struck by a passing car. I arrived on scene to witness a bicycle laying in the middle of the road, it was apparent that the per- son on the bike had been struck.
Reedley Fire, Sequoia Safety Council as well as Reedley Police were all there.
The person was no longer on scene, he had been taken by ambu- lance to the hospital. As I walked up closer to the scene, I noticed a young man standing on the side- walk. He looked visibly shaken. "Did you see what happened?" I asked him. "Yea," he replied.
I felt the young man was still trying to process what he just wit-
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Educator William Hamilton teaches students about healthy food choices
By Juanita Adame
Juanita@midvalleypublishing.com
Will Hamilton, the fitness and nutritional advisor at Reedley High School loves to talk about nutrition.
On any given school day, he can be found either; roaming the Pirate campus during lunch to check in and remind students to pick healthy options for lunch, or drawing up meal plans inside the weight room for athletes and students.
"Basically my goal is to get ev- eryone on a health page,” Hamilton said. “Its one of the things we're lacking on in our schools, this is something I believe."
Hamilton, who once served as
"We don't even use our sugars in the right way, we triple, quadruple the amount of sugar we should have."
– William Hamilton Fitness/ Nutrition Advisor
the nutritional advisor at San Joa- quin Memorial said his goal is to have students understand how im-
Photos by Juanita Adame / The Exponent
ABOVE: Joseph Gonzalez, director of maintenance and grounds for Kings Canyon Unified School District, showed off the number of days his department has had without any accidents on Sept. 10. That number grew to 563 as of Sept. 11.
BELOW: Reedley High students performed a "PHAT" test on 14. The test involved a variety of excercised including jump rope, push ups, pull ups and more. (Photo Contributed)
portant it is to eat the right foods and train their bodies accordingly.
"This position entails taking care of the nutrition the kids are eating,” he said. “Making sure there's an eye on the nutrition and obviously mak- ing nutritional packets and diets for athletes."
Aside from his daily lessons, Hamilton is expected to coordinate with coaches and program exercise routines for weight lifting students.
Hamilton strongly believes that his position is more than just about eating healthy at school and during workouts.
He said he wants students to understand the food they put into
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Complete list of vendors for this years Taste of the Town
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Reedley (Fresno County) CA 93654
It's almost time for Taste of the Town
Photo by Juanita Adame / The Exponent
ABOVE: Purple and gold signs like the one pictured are posted throughout down- town promoting this year's Taste of the Town event on Sept. 27.
By Juanita Adame
Juanita@midvalleypublishing.com
The weather is cooling down, and fall is approaching which means locals are preparing for Reedley's annual Taste of the Town event.
"A fabulous, fabulous night of food entertainment and fun," said organizer Shelly Henderson. "We are still getting in applications, but as of now we have 25 wonderful dif- ferent restaurants, breweries, win- eries, as well as our new bar down the street, El Viejon is going to be there also."
The event will be held on Sept. 27 in Reedley. It will begin at 6:30 p.m. and continue until 9 p.m. on 11th Street and G Street.
"It's going to be a block of just fun and music," she said. "It's a $30 ticket, it will cost $35 if they show up that night to get the ticket, but before that they get a wrist band
and that gives them permission to go from booth to booth to sample all the wonderful different food that will be available."
Henderson said this year the event has another special meaning because of a longtime Reedley resi- dent who recently died.
"Unfortunately Pam Melville passed away very quickly and unex- pectedly and so we've stepped up," said Henderson.
Melville was active in orga- nizing Taste of the Town and now Henderson said she hopes they can do just a good a job as Melville to honor her memory.
Melville, died on June 23 follow- ing a 12-year battle with cancer, she was 67-years-old.
Henderson also added that they are finalizing the list of vendorsand
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Reedley High's class of 1949 celebrates reunion
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The Reedley High School class of 1949 celebrated its 69th class re- union on Sept. 15 at the Bear Club in Reedley.
A total of 17 classmates attend- ed the reunion, with remembrances made to six classmates who recent- ly died.
The late classmates who were honored were Mary Lou (Drake) Ar- cher, Dorothy (Edwards) Johnson, Rosemary (Hull) Schneider, Louie Garispe, Joann (Malkovich) Hixon- Hall, and Richard Neufeld.
Various members of the class also spoke and gave a tribute to the six individuals who died. They shared stories of the times they spent in school together.
The former Reedley High grad- uates were able to socialize and en- joy a good meal together.
Attendees of this years reunion would like to extend thanks to Carol (Eymann) Just, Henry Rogalsky, Ar- nold Hannah, and Gene Mayer for the success of the reunion.
The reunion was emceed by Henry Rogalsky and Henry Laem- mlen, the class chaplain gave the prayer and honored the lost mem- bers as well.
Rogalsky emceed the event, Henry Laemmlen served as the class chaplain, he gave the prayer and honored the lost members as well.
The group said they were happy to be able to share this time together and took many photos together.
They shared memories of their Reedley High days and shared sto- ries of how life has been since they graduated high school. The group has voted to have their 70th reunion again next year.
Photo Contributed
FROM LEFT: Ron Greenwood, Daiwun Lee, Pete Grarachana, Gene Mayer, Billie Eleanor (Asunelon) Dobson, Darlene (Peters) Highfill, Roy Kawagoe, Ruth (Hull) Laemmlen, Henryw.
FRONT ROW: Carol (Eymann) Just, Yvonne (Thompson) Hanson, Lily (Zamora) Cripps, Helen (Hurliman) Astiasuain.