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Cameron Steagall celebrated her 13th birthday the day of the science fair. She said she and her family were headed to a new Chinese food place in town to celebrate. She said she had a different project in sixth grade and that she chose this year’s due to her location.
“Welivewherewehavea lot of dirt,” she said.
And she said she comes from a farming background. “I was curious which soils held water the longest,” she said.
Cameron’s analysis appeared exhaustive and her writing impeccable. Her mother Michelle Steagall stood nearby and added, “She worked very hard on this project. I’m very proud.”
Cameron said she spent most of her Christmas vacation working on the project and didn’t even let up when the family took a brief vacation to Vegas. “I have a curiosity about plants,” she said. “(And) I always had questions about why things work.”
But her scientist days could be limited. Cameron said she plans to study veterinary medicine in college. She’s an avid rodeo
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A fundraiser dinner is being held for Father Hannibal House at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church hall at Bethel and North avenues. Cost for dinner is $20. Sanger mayor Frank Gonzalez will be making a presentation of a donation to the charity.
performer, and her family raises horses, cattle and goats.
Jaden Luna won second place in the eighth-grade physical science category for his project, “Subsidizing Cement with the Utilization of Bio-waste Materials to Create a Superior Concrete.” His reason for choosing the subject was two-fold.
“Concrete is important because it’s the second most usedproductontheplanet,” he said. And society creates a lot of waste products that would be better utilized than discarded, he said.
Add creating a better world to Sanger Unified’s crop of next generation scientists. “Very competitive,” Castillo said of the group.
The next step in the science fair season is the district competition at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 15 also at the middle school.
Here are the other competitors:
Sixth grade physical science
Honorable mention — Elizabeth Gonzalez and Oceanna Hopkins for “Investigating the Crystalization Level of Different Sugars”
Third place — Lily Escobar and Gabby Velasco for “Bath Bomb”
Second — Marcella Cuellar for “Positions”
First — Trent Navo and Tristan Conway for “Comparing Sport and Energy Drinks for the Boost Level Properties”
Sixth grade life science
Honorable mention — Jaycee McLain and Karina Chang for “Effects of Different Environment on Germination of Different Seeds”
Third place — Maria Guerra and Brooke Caufield for “Do Different Dairy Milk Provide Beneficial Nutrients for Plant Growth?”
Second — Kate Frost for “Comparing the Efficiency of Different Containers in Preserving Food”
First — Alyssa Tarango for “Testing the Importance of Smell and Taste in Identifying Special Foods”
Seventh grade physical science
Honorable mention — Natali Herrera for “Who’s Still Chill’n?”
Third place — Armaan Batth for “Does Water Affect the Strength of Wood?”
Second — Nathan Tran for “Can Rust Affect the Strength of a Metal Nail?”
Seventh grade life science
Honorable mention — Jami Soundara for “The Effects of Polluted Water
on Plant Growth”
Third place — Jasleen
Kaur for “The Effects of Different Water Pollutants on Pea Seed Germination”
Second — Isabella Mercado for “How Does Global Warming Affect Plant Growth?”
First — Arianna Marez for “The Effects of Natural Herbicide”
Eighth grade physical science
Third place — Nate Cantu
Water
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groundwater without recharging it, will also have an effect. “It will have major implications,” he said. “This is going to be a fight.”
What happens is that farmers who don’t get access to surface water must pump water out of the ground or face losing all their crops, some of which could be tree fruit. Jacobsen said one in three acres could be fallowed because of SGMA.
Jacobsen said he agreed with Fresno County supervisor Nathan Magsig, who has proposed creating additional storage opportunities to recharge strained aquifers. Magsig
for “The Effectiveness of Wifi Blocking Paint”
First — Ryann Flach for “Investigating the Effectiveness of Hydroponic Soil in Increasing Water Capacity in Reservoirs”
Eighth grade life science
Second place — Gianna McLain for “Determining the Effects of Discarded Home Batteries in an Aquatic Ecosystem”
First — Shania Navarro
told Sanger Rotary last summer that he would like to take additional measures in wet years to ease water availability in dry years.
“Here on the Valley floor, we’ve got great opportunities to create more above-ground and below-ground storage,” Magsig said. “We’re trying to figure out how to store all this water.”
The water storage idea Magsig referred to is relatively simple. Send runoff to spots where it can percolate into the ground to recharge aquifers, which get overtaxed and drawn down during years of drought. He said so much water will pass through Millerton Lake that it could be drained and refilled eight times last season.
Jacobsen said farmers “borrow” water and return
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it to the earth. “We grew a bounty of food,” he said. “We are doing it better and better (efficiency wise).”
Jacobsen also said the huge die-off in trees in the Sierra will mean more runoff. The trees absorb water. When they’re dead, more of that water stays on top of the soil and could create problems downstream. Mudslides swept through neighborhoods last month in Santa Barbara County after fires swept hillsides of brush and other vegetation.
“The more water you can percolate into the ground, the better,” Jacobsen said.
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The 11th annual Plant Give & Take will be held from9amtonoonMarch10 at the Veterans of Foreign War Post 8900 picnic area, 3585 N. Blythe Ave. west of Highway 99 in Fresno. The event is sponsored by the nonprofit Community Volunteers Central Valley. Plant Give & Take is free to the public, and organizers say all types of plants, seeds and cuttings for the home garden will be exchanged. The idea is to give what you have and take what you need. Local gardening experts will also be on hand to answer questions. Details, Margie Reisz at 559-227-9947.
For the Blossom Days Festival on March 3, the Sanger Chamber plans to announce the first- ever Blossom Queen. Nominations are currently being accepted. Details, 559-875-4575.
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The Sanger branch of the Fresno County Public Library will be closing sometime in March for interior renovations, especially to the bathrooms to make them compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, said Terrance McArthur, an official with the library. The library should reopen sometime in the summer for the summer reading
program, he said.
In the meantime, Sanger Friends of the Library is making possible a series of classes on Magic. Leading the classes will be illusionist Bryan Patrick, a frequent performer at the summer entertainment programs offered by the organization. Classes will be held at 11 a.m. Feb. 10 and 17 in the Sanger library meeting room, 1812 Seventh St. Participants must be 12 or older and must pre- register. Class sizes are limited. And for Valentine’s Day, Sanger’s virtuoso guitarist Maurizio Russo from Sanger Academy will perform at 6 p.m. Feb. 12 at
the library. Refreshments will be provided. And meetings by Friends of the Library take place every third Tuesday of the month. They start at 6 p.m. at the Sanger Branch of the Fresno County Library. Details, Kent Sani 559-930- 4306.
Teams wanted. Epic Adventure Quest, which is fashioned after the CBS TV show “The Amazing Race,” is staging an event like a scavenger hunt from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 3 in downtown Sanger to go along with the Blossom Trail Festival — after the morning’s races. This is a partnership between the
Sanger Chamber and the organization Healthy Epic Living. Teams of four will go from checkpoint to checkpoint to uncover clues that will lead them to the next station. Participants will need to use brain and brawn to figure out how to move forward, just like the show. Cost is $20 per team. Sign up at healthyepicliving.com. Details, healthyepicliving@ gmail.com.
Prayer Rally at HOPE Sanger 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 17 at 502 L St. Event includes live music, testimonials and message from a Sanger pastor. Details, 559-875-7677.
The Blossom Wine/Beer Tour Bus is ready to ride again this year. Riders get to enjoy the Blossom Trail in comfort Feb. 24 and 25. Guided tour with wine and beer tasting and lunch. Cost is $60. Details, sangerchamber@gmail.com
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