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Thursday, March 7, 2019 | A7 Remodel offers new approach to banking
Dinuba Bank of America reopens with new design Contributed
Nearly 50 Dinuba customers, elected officials and business leaders turned out last Monday, Feb. 25, to help open Bank of America’s first Community Financial Center in the Central Valley.
The remodeled 50-year- old bank branch is Bank of America’s unique approach to community banking to meet the unique needs of a neighborhood, specializing in helping customers with financial fundamentals ranging from how to avoid fees or how to deposit checks with a phone to the basics of financial planning when starting a family or overcoming down payment barriers for a mortgage.
The staff are from the community, bilingual and are specially trained on community and bank resources to help get customers on the road to economic success, along with offering free workshops in English and Spanish on home
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District Doings
• Palm United Methodist Church in Dinuba will be hosting an informal Ash Wednesday Observance on March 6 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. entitled "Faith Conversion, Prayer and Ashes."
The observance will be held at Palm UMC, located at 438 West Tulare Street in Dinuba. Pastor Michelle Magee will be sharing thoughts about Ash Wednesday and will be having informal sharing about the spiritual journey and prayer. Ashes will also be given.
All are welcome to attend.
• The Relay For Life 5K Run/Walk Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 30 at Ridge Creek Golf Course, beginning at 8:00 a.m. (Earlyregistrationat7:30am-minimumdonationof$25.00). Contact Luisa Sanchez at 859-6803 for more information.
• The 15th Annual Relay For Life of Dinuba will be held on Saturday, April13atDinubaHighSchool.Itwillbeheldfrom9:00 a.m.to11:00p.m. JoinusforatimeofCelebration,remembrance andtoFightBackasacommunity! Formoreinformation,contact LuisaSanchezat859-6803or KarenFieror591-4812.
• The Dinuba Lions Club will be presenting 'A Night With Dave Stamey' on Saturday, April 27. The event will feature a dinner and concert and 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.
Dozens of community members were present at the unveiling of a redesigned Bank of America in downtown Dinuba. The Re-Grand Opening of the bank was held last Monday, Feb. 25.
buying and financial basics. “Our new Community Financial Center represents Bank of America’s commitment to our communities,” said branch
manager Corine Hernandez. “We want to partner with Dinuba – with our customers, businesses and community leaders – to offer the services they need. This new
concept is a work in progress, so we urge the community to give us feedback and let us know if we can provide other services as well.”
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Answers to last week's crossword puzle
Dinuba's Uni ed's GATE is programming a path to success
to 150 different countries and in 40 different languages. Scratch is available for download on both IOS and Android.
Mr. Allen discovered Scratch through a fellow teacher.
Sanjog Pannu, 11, and a student utilizing Scratch, stated, “I had to figure out a certain program in order to make my character move a certain way.”
Savannah Peters, 11, shared, “There are multiple settings used to create a game or project.”
Although there is a long process behind creating a project, it is very rewarding to interact with your final product.
By Melissa Rubio
DUSD GATE student
Mr. Allen, a fourth grade teacher at Roosevelt Elementary, is teaching Scratch Coding. Scratch is a coding program created by students at “M.I.T.” (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Scratch was designed to teach kids algorithms used to program computer applications.
Utilizing Scratch, you can program and share your own interactive games, animations, and stories. For example,
I myself witnessed a student animating a music video, meanwhile, another was programming a maze. Scratch can embed innovative thinking and methodical reasoning, which are essential skills for the 21st century. Scratch is accessible
Melissa Rubio
Photo by Alyiha Diaz | Special to the Sentinel
Sanjog Pannu, a Roosevelt 5th grader, explains how she is using Scratch Coding to manipulate her animation.
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