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The Reedley Exponent A2 Thursday, August 23, 2018
Chamber accepting nominations for Fiesta King & Queen
Staff Report
The Greater Reedley Chamber of Commerce is accepting nomina- tions for the Reedley Fiesta King and Queen, sponsored by the Reed- ley Lions Club. Applications are available at the Chamber of Com-
merce office at 1633 11th St. in downtown Reedley, or can be down- loaded online at reedleychamberof- commerce.com.
The King and Queen for 2018 will be formally crowned at Pioneer Park during the Reedley Fiesta on Friday, Oct. 12, at 6:45 p.m. Their
duties will include promotiong the Fiesta, serving as an ambassador to the city and riding in the annual Fiesta Parade on Saturday, Oct. 13.
The royal couple for the 2017 Fi- esta were Rachel and Bruce Uyeda. To nominate a royal couple, sub- mit an application that lists five points
as to why the nominees should re- ceive the recognition. The nominees must reside in the Reedley area for the past 15 years and have been ac- tive in civic and community affairs.
Past kings and queens along with members of the Fiesta Commit- tee and Greater Reedley Chamber
of Commerce representatives will select the 2018 winners.
Nominations must be submitted by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, to the Chamber office or emailed to info@ reedleychamberofcommerce.com.
For more information, call the Chamber at 638-3548.
From left are Dale Van Dam, vice president of instruction at Reedley College; Ron Nishinaka, trustee for the State Center Community College District; Mayor Anita Betancourt, Donna Berry, Reedley College president; Nick Deftereos, division chair and ag instructor; David Lopes, animal science instructor; and David Clark, dean of instruction for the Ag and Natural Sciences Program at the college.
Council salutes RC’s ag program
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Staff Report
The Reedley City Coun- cil and the city honored Reedley College’s state-win- ning Agriculture and Natu- ral Resources Program with a certificate of recognition during the Aug. 14 regular council meeting.
The certificate was in recognition of the program’s June 27 award for premier Post Secondary Program in the state, presented at the annual California Agricul- tural Teachers Association in San Luis Obispo.
Donna Berry, Reedley College president, called it an “honor and privilege to be here to accept this certif- icate of recognition. We’re very proud of our agricul- ture and natural resource program here.”
Representing the col- lege at the meeting along with Berry were Dale Van Dam, vice president of instruction; David Clark,
dean of the college’s ca- reer/technical education programs; Nick Deftereos, division chair and an ag in- structor at the college; and David Lopes, animal sci- ence instructor. Also pres- ent was Ron Nishinaka, former longtime instructor at the college and trustee for the State Center Com- munity College District.
Mayor Anita Betan- court read from the proc- lamation honoring the program. “We salute you for your commitment to excellence and your dedi- cation to the community of Reedley,” she read.
Council member Mary Fast shared her appreciation for the college’s ag program.
“I don’t know how many of you know, but a lot of the people that come out of Reedley College get full-time jobs right away,” she said. “They’re in demand in our state because of the training of these people here.”
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Reedley’s Daniel Luke Hein- richs, 18, officially became an Ea- gle Scout when he was presented with an Eagle Court of Honor dur- ing an Aug. 18 ceremony at the Di- nuba Mennonite Brethren Church.
Scout Chaplin Aaron Jaramillo delivered the invocation. Robert Takacs was the Master of Ceremo- nies and assistant senior patrol leader while Nicholas Lopez led the presentation of the colors, scout law and scout oath. Members of Heinrichs’ family and friends were in attendance along with scouts from Reedley Lions-sponsored Troop 282.
Scouting’s highest rank ad- vancement is the Eagle Scout. It exemplifies the virtues of service, leadership, and duty to God.
Heinrichs now joins the 4 per- cent in ranks of the Best of the Best in Scouting.
Daniel’s accomplishments took a lot of reinforcement over the years from his family, Scout lead- ers, and fellow Scouts. However, once he started he was a devoted, hard worker at any task that he was asked to do. During the cer- emony he honored his parents with their Eagle Parent pins. Both parents spoke of his achievements
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Daniel Heinrichs, right, shook hands with Fred Collins, his Scout Leader, who guided him in his Eagle project.
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Jim Patterson, left, Assembly member for the state’s 23rd Assembly District, shook hands with Reedley College student and Aero Club member Rodney Sutton after presenting a check for $5,000 to the club as part of a joint donation by Pacific Gas & Electric Company. Also pictured are John Peralta (second from left), president of the club, and student Wyatt Jones (holding a plaque of recognition). Pat- terson nominated the college’s Aero Club for the award after visiting the campus in 2017 and seeing the success of the club.
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Daniel Heinrichs, center in front row, stood with fellow scouts from Reedley Troop 282 at an Aug. 18 ceremony in Dinuba where Heinrichs was presented with an Eagle Court of Honor. Heinrichs, 18, thanked his family and friends at the ceremony.
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