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the Valley Oak Quilt Guild of Tulare in May, Vivian Dueck’s vintage apron collection in June, the Heart of California Quilters’ Guild of Madera in October, and the San Joaquin Valley Quilter’s Guild of Clo- vis in November.
VanderGriend said they want to highlight quilter guilds because “they preserve traditions of the past but they appreciate new techniques. They’re a good support group for friends ... They’re a great place for people to get togeth-
er.”The Kings River Quilt Guild pieces include heirloom quilts, whimsical designs and contemporary takes. Here are just a few examples:
• Two exquisite quilts by Reedley’s Pat Robertson, an award-winning quilter es- teemed by many for her art- istry. The quilts are “Northern
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nate Souls” and “Part of Your World.” The stage adaptation includes additional songs writ- ten for the musical.
The story, of course, is based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
Shelby DiQuirico, an RHS senior, plays Ariel and is ex- cited to have the role. She said she’s been an Ariel fan since she was 6 years old and has seen the animated film “many times.”
“When I was little, it was the movie I would put on con- stantly,” DiQuirico said, with a big smile. She said she liked that Ariel was always kind to others and “she was a mer- maid, and I loved the ocean.”
Lights” (2012) and “Rising Star” (2015).
• An heirloom piece called “Double Wedding Ring.” Its creation began in the 1930s, with a quilt top hand-pieced by Elizabeth Woodhead. It was passed down in 1973 to her granddaughter, Susan (Borgaro) Abair. It was com- pleted by Abair with Dinuba Senior Center quilters Juanita Adams and Pat Carter, dated May 2014.
• An example of a group project is represented by “Tu- lip Houses,” an exchange be- gun in 2002. Each quilter took the same design of a house and then chose the colors and patterns to create it.
Each house also includes a panel showing poems or fa- vorite quotes or sayings. The overall piece was quilted by Jeanette Kausen in 2004 and bounded by Donna Mussen in 2005.
• A whimsical piece by Priscilla Parmenter. It’s a de- sign featuring camp trailers accompanied by affirmative
get the role of the prince: “I was fine with anything just as long as I tried out and did my best and was in the play.”
Gomez, who’s seen the movie, said he likes this stage version because the prince is more developed as a charac- ter.
He said he’s also appreci- ated the camaraderie of the “Mermaid” cast and crew. “Everybody has been really sweet. Everybody kind of wel- comed me, especially since it’s my first show,” said Gomez, who now will consider doing more shows. “We all have be- come family.”
Heidi Harris, a RHS soph- omore who’s been in numer- ous shows at the campus and for Reedley’s River City The- atre Company, has the juicy role of Ursula.
This heirloom quilt, called "Double Wed- ding Ring,"
is part of the Kings River Quilt Guild exhibit during April at the West Coast Mennonite Central Com- mittee mu- seum space
in downtown Reedley.
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sayings. Scharf said Par- menter was inspired to make it for her own camping trailer.
• One example of an award-winning quilt is repre- sented by “Stitcher’s Garden” by Mary Louise Peters. It’s from 2013 and won Best Ma- chine Applique that year at The Best of the Valley, a jur- ied regional show in Lindsay.
For more information about the Kings River guild, you can visit their Kings River Quilt Guild 2 page on Facebook.
The Kings River Quilt Guild display is in the up- stairs museum space at the West Coast Mennonite Central Committee offices, 1010 G St.
To view the exhibit, visit the Mennonite Quilt Center, at 1012 G St. during its hours of operation: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Saturday. The store is closed Sunday. Staff in the store can help you access the exhibit. The store’s phone number is (559) 638-3560.
to get interested in theater,” she said.
Stevens plays Scuttle, a seagull and friend of Ariel. Scuttle has a penchant for misnaming and misunder- standing human objects, such as calling a fork a “dinglehop- per” and saying it’s used as a comb.
Stevens said she was at first apprehensive about the part. But, “I remember the first time I read Scuttle’s lines at auditions and now it all seems meant to be,” she said. “The character is fun to portray and about half of it comes naturally. It is defi- nitely a surprising yet happy conclusion.”
Other featured members of the cast are Allison Botello as Pilot and Chef Louis; Chris- topher Lopez as Grimsby; Ja- son Awbrey, one of the RHS Pirate Marching Band direc- tors, as King Triton; Elicia Balladarez as Sebastián; Abby Delport as Aquata; Brandee Gonzalez as Andrina; Sophia Lampa as Arista; Rianna LeMon as Atina; Annalissa Garcia as Adella; Emily Booth as Allana; Kyndall Murray as Flounder; Richard Avila as Flotsam; Christopher Wei- rick as Jetsam; and Angelina Figueroa as Carlotta.
The ensemble mem- bers are Zoie Garcia, Rosa Corcoles, Glenda Stewart, Kathryne Ramirez, Angelina Figueroa, Emma Sjostrom, Elizabeth Heinrichs, Dani- elle Hager, Julia Awbrey, Joe Lusk, Gavin Jones, Aneesa Jones, Gracie Harder, Julia Avila, Genevieve Dewhirst, Sophia Milton, Johnae Bedolla and Daniel Richerson.
DiQuirico said all the cast members are eager to present this production to audiences.
And Stevens said: “I be- lieve everyone big and small will love the show. It is a blast to perform, is catchy and will definitely be a show to re- member. I sure will!”
“Disney's the Little Mer- maid Jr.” will be presented April 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21 at 7 p.m. in the Reedley High School Performing Arts The- atre. It also will be performed April 15 and 22 at 2 p.m.
It’s $10 for adults; $7 for high school students with I.D.; $5 for children 12 and young- er. In addition, admission is free to children 10 years and younger who come dressed in a Disney costume.
The April 14 performance will be a Student Night. Ad- mission will be $3 for all stu- dents 18 and younger.
Chapter One visits
The children at the Chapter One School recently welcomed people from a variety of professions as part of the school’s Community Helper Week. It's a favorite activity for the children and parents. Actually, this year, the “week” extended into two weeks. Visitors included representatives from the military; agriculture; Reedley Police Chief Joe Garza and officers and Leo the K-9 of the Reedley Police Department; the Reedley Fire Department; the Sequoia Safety Council; dentist Dr. Deric Ikuta; and more.
The school, part of Reedley Mennonite Brethren Church, is a preschool and day care program. Com- munity Helper Week helps the children know that there are many occupations in the world. The youngsters, as time nears for the preschool graduation, will be asked what they want to be when they grow up.
ABOVE: Staff Sgt. Johnny Hernandez of the U.S. Army talked about how his service in the military.
BELOW: Local farmer Jacob Carlson – whose sons, Jace and Colten (seen with him) attend Chapter One – brought his John Deere tractor and talked about agriculture.
BOTTOM: Representatives from the Reedley Fire Department arrived in a fire engine and talked to
“And, now I get to be her,” DiQuirico said.
DiQuirico, who’s appeared in other RHS shows, said she was happy to get the part of Ariel but “any role that I got I knew I was going to love be- cause the people in it are so fun.”
Noah Gomez, a RHS fresh- man, portrays Prince Eric – and it’s his first-ever show. He said he’s always enjoyed sing- ing but was nervous to try out for a production.
For his freshman year, he did join the Reedley High Concert Choir. David dela Concepcion, who’s in his first year as the new choral music director for the Kings Canyon Unified School District, asked Gomez if he would be interest- ed in the show.
In short order, Gomez sang in the school’s Air Gui- tar show and “worked up the courage” to audition for “The Little Mermaid Jr.” It also helped that he was fa- miliar with Wiebe – she was a KCUSD Visual and Perform- ing Arts tech at Riverview when Gomez was there.
He said he was shocked to
When she learned she would play Ursula, “I was like this is going to be fun.”
“I’ve never played a vil- lain before. It’s so different. I get to be the bad guy,” Harris said. “It’s just so much fun to play a big personality.”
Through her previous theatrical experience, Harris knows Wiebe. In fact, she said Wiebe was her dance teacher when she was 3 years old. Harris said Wiebe has been involved in all aspects of the show, including choreography and costuming: “She loves to do it, and she’s doing a great job with it.”
Wiebe also designed the set that was built by Steve Jones, who is the Perform- ing Arts Theatre manager for KCUSD. Connie Wiebe, a Reedley High art teacher, and cast members painted the set.
Alison Stevens, a sopho- more at Reedley Middle Col- lege High School, said she last year first suggested the idea with the RHS Drama Club of staging “The Little Mermaid Jr.”
“I loved the idea of this timeless musical coming to life on stage and enticing kids
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mation Team attended the California Guided Pathways Project Institute held Feb. 8-10. It focused on aligning pathways with transfer and employment; ways to ad- dress organizational chal- lenges to improve students’ ability to seamlessly transfer to baccalaureate institutions with minimal loss of credits toward a degree; and draft action plans that continue to reinforce the case for path- ways reform with emphasis on achieving equity in stu- dent completion outcomes and in post-graduation suc- cess.
The campuses were on track to move forward in March and April with work- shops and venues to hold discussions with faculty, staff, and students about the design principles of mapping meta-majors and programs.
• Reedley College fin- ished its Central Valley Promise campus tours with the Sanger Unified School District. Over 900 sixth-grad- ers toured the campus.
There also was a first community day tour. On the last Friday of each month, an open tour for any community members will be conducted.
Registration To Go ad- vising was held at the high schools the first week of February. Advising has been completed at Reedley High, Immanuel High, and Sanger High. Advising will be done through the middle of April.
This type of advising in- volves a team of counselors that visit high schools to as- sist graduating seniors with planning their first semester of college classes.
So far, we have 210 stu- dents eligible for the Cen- tral Valley Promise (which is a semester of free tuition at Reedley College for a freshman who meets all the requirements) and who are
entering Reedley College this fall.
Meanwhile, advising for Orange Cove High School was scheduled for March 15.
The goal was to add an additional 90 CVP students, which would push the total number to 300 students.
ATHLETICS
As the NFL Draft nears in April, former Reedley Col- lege quarterback Josh Allen, who played for RC in 2014, continued to be projected as an early first-round selection.
The first round is sched- uled for Thursday, April 26.
Here are two predictions from March:
• Mel Kiper Jr. of ESPN and Chat Reuter of NFL.com projected Allen at No. 1 over- all (to the Cleveland Browns).
• Chris Trapasso of CBS Sports and Albert Breer and Peter King, both of Sports Illustrated, had him at No. 2 overall (to the New York Gi- ants).
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the children about fire safety.
Chapter One School / Photos Contributed