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Time To Vote for your Hometown Favorites!
Best Pizza _____________________________________
Best Breakfast __________________________________
Best Chinese ___________________________________
Best Bar_______________________________________
Best Steakhouse_________________________________
Best Mexican___________________________________
Best Taco______________________________________
Best Burrito____________________________________
Best Burger ____________________________________
Best Sandwich__________________________________
Best Sushi _____________________________________
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Best Bakery ____________________________________
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Best Server ____________________________________ (Name & Establishment)
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Best Florist ____________________________________
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Best Bank _____________________________________
Best Bank Teller ________________________________ (Name & Branch)
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Best Hair Salon _________________________________
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Best Pedicurist__________________________________ (Name & Salon)
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Best Mechanic__________________________________ (Name & Shop)
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Best Car Salesperson_____________________________ (Name & Dealership)
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Best Air Conditioning & Heating Repair _____________
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Best Insurance Agency ___________________________
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Enter Your Ballots NOW! Deadline March 31st
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District Doings
• The Dinuba Woman's Club will be hosting their Annual Fundraising event on Feb. 23 from 11-3 at the Dinuba Memorial Hall.
The "Butterfly Brunch and Boutique" tickets are on sale for $25. Ticket price includes access to vendor Boutique, lunch, fashion show and door prize drawings.
Grand Prize drawing tickets will be sold at the event.
Please contact Sonya Morgan 909-2337 for tickets or any questions.
• The Dinuba Lions Club will be presenting 'A Night With Dave Stamey' on Saturday, April 27. The event, which will feature a dinner and concert, will begin at 5:30 p.m., with gates opening at 4:30 p.m.
This will be an outdoor venue located at 3510 Cove Avenue in Reedley. The cost for the event is $50 and includes a steak dinner with all the trimmings, music by Dave Stamey, a no host bar and raffle.
For tickets or for more information, contact Dave Ysusi at 259- 6759, Tim Conklin at 259-9859 or Ed Smither at 972-5256.
•The Dinuba High School Class of 1966 will be celebrating a 70th Birthday Bash on Saturday, May 4 at Richie's Barn in Visalia. The celebration will be themed as a Western venue and attendants are encouraged to come dressed accordingly, or casual.
A tri-tip and chicken dinner will be served and the event is BYOB. For more information, the Dinuba High School Class of 1966 is on Facebook and can be reached there. For more information, contact Valyn Kandarian at 591-2510 or 977-5572.
VEC
its previous location, held at the Sierra Vista campus. The increase in adult education for the district made the move to the vocational center viable.
“We’ve been trying to do this for a long time,” said Dinuba Unified’s Director of Instructional Services Barbara Theisen. “This isn’t something that happened overnight. We’ve been trying for several years.”
The VEC, or Vocational Educational Center, as it is referred to now, offers several classes for adult learners, including two new medical classes in high demand. The two medical classes, Pharmacy Tech, Medical Billing, area offered through an outside contractor called ProTrain. The classes are a combination of online and in-person sessions. Instructors are at the VEC two nights a week to offer the in person classes.
In addition, through ProTrain, there are approximately 300 other classes that can be taken that are strictly online.
Though the school district plans to add additional classes in the future, the two medical classes, according to Theisen, were added first because they represent the fastest growing job market in the Valley. Theisen says many of the students who have taken the pharmacy technician course in nearby Sanger often have jobs by the time they complete the program.
The pharmacy technician class begins on Feb. 26 at the Dinuba VEC. The medical billing class is scheduled to begin on Mar. 5. Both are 12-week classes.
In addition to the medical classes and other paid courses,
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the VEC also hosts free classes as well. As part of the district’s Adult Education program, free classes are offered for adults looking to acquire their General Education Development (GED), with math classes available at the VEC, as well as free ESL (English as a Second Language) classes.
The welding classes are held at the Dinuba High School campus, where the school’s welding shops can facilitate the training. Theisen said those who complete the course receive certification as a welder, allowing them to apply for well- paying jobs.
Theisen said the district is currently negotiating with a company to bring in solar panel installation program. The classes would take place in a large shop at the far end of the building’s first floor.
The future of the building has far more potential at the end of the three-year lease. The district plans to purchase the building from the city at the end of the lease, which coincides with the city’s 20-year agreement with the terms of the grant.
Part of the plan is to complete the second level of the building, currently unfinished, doubling the usable space of the building to 22,000 square feet. There is even talk of moving the district office to the VEC.
And for the city of Dinuba, the deal with the school district is the perfect match.
"This is very exciting for the community," said Dinuba Assistant City Manager Daniel James. "And the downtown will benefit from all the foot traffic."