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Mar 30, 2017

Volusia says goodbye to fallen heroes

The two were among three airmen who died on the evening of March 14, after their reconnaissance plane crashed during a training exercise near Clovis, New Mexico. Becker and Dellecker served with the 318th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico, and had ties to Volusia County.Surfer-turned-pilotFlanked by flowers and a brass ensemble, an American flag covered 26-year-old Dellecker’s casket Friday afternoon. A crowd of more than 400 watched in Embry-Riddle's ICI Center, as a video from Dellecker’s family said what words could not.The images showed a happy child who developed a passion for surfing. Though by all accounts Dellecker appeared a normal young man, those in attendance remarked on how extraordinary he was.Dellecker grew up in Daytona Beach and Ormond Beach before entering the U.S. Air Force Academy. Though new to his career as a pilot, Dellecker earned the flight’s Lieutenant of the quarter award in 2017. He also was awarded with the Air Force Commendation medal posthumously.John Spence, a family friend, shared the story of how he helped Dellecker prepare for his Air Force Academy entrance interviews.“I drilled him. I grilled him. I asked him every question I could think of. I tried to intimidate him. I tried to fluster him,” Spence said. “But he was on top of it. He was focused. He was well prepared, and at the end of it, I told him he did absolutely perfect. And then boom! There was that big Drew Dellecker smile.”Dellecker loved his family... (Daytona Beach News-Journal)

Nov 18, 2016

Borden: Pressed flowers a fine art

She says it’s important to be aware of both our physical and emotional state. Ontiveros is from Clovis. Deborah Pace is an artist and designer, and she’s going to explain what a Zentangle is, tell how it got started and what supplies are needed. She’ll also talk about all the different surfaces you can use to create this art form. Her company is AarTvark Cre8tions in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Information on pressed flower art and making inkblot butterflies will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” noon Tuesday and 2 p.m. Saturday. Kate Chu represents pressed-flowers.com, and she’s going to explain how pressed flower art has been raised to new levels, which include single flowers as well as fine art much like painting. She lives in Anaheim, California. Margaret Peot is an author, artist and painter, and she is going to show how to make inkblot butterflies that can be mounted in a shadowbox or in a frame for display. She’s from New York City. Mindfulness of Body PracticeThis practice offers space to experience sensations fully, openly and with awareness.1. Find a place where you can sit comfortably, settling into an upright posture — perhaps on a chair with a firm seat, with the spine self-supporting, hands on thighs. Let the body be upright, but without straining or stiffening. You can close the eyes, or have them open, perhaps letting the gaze fall downwards. 2. Open up awareness and notice sensations in the whole body. Be aware of contact — texture and temperature in parts of you touching the floor, chair, clothes, other body regions, the air around — as well as internal sensations, such as tightening, relaxing, pressure, fatigue, heat, cold, aching, and so on. 3. As best you can bring interest to pleasant and unpleasant sensations, a... (Clovis News Journal)

Jun 10, 2016

Tuesday's High Country Sports Update....

USA Baseball National Training Center in Cary, N.C., June 15-19. FINALS MAXPREP RANKINGS RELEASED.... 1. (last week 2) Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.), 30-1The Bears move up to the No. 1 ranking in the nation with a 4-0 win over Clovis North, the only team to defeat Buchanan this year, in the Central Section Division 1 championship game. Zach Presno went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in the win while Grant Gambrell went the distance to get the shutout win, striking out 10 batters and allowing five hits. Gambrell finished 12-0 on the year. 2. (3) Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.), 27-2Florida Class 9A state champion. Season over. 3. (4) Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 29-2Florida Class 6A state champion. Season over. 4. (5) Canterbury (Fort Myers, Fla.), 31-1Florida Class 3A state champion. Season over. 5. (6) Walton (Marietta, Ga.), 32-4Georgia Class 6A state champion. Season over. 6. (7) North Davidson (Lexington, N.C.), 30-2North Davidson captured the North Carolina Class 4A state championship with a two-game series sweep of Green Hope, winning 6-0 and 5-2. The Black Knights scored five unearned runs in the seventh inning to defeat Green Hope for the title. 7. (8) Rockledge (Fla.), 28-2Season over. 8. (9) Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette, La.), 35-4Louisiana Class 4A state champion. 9. (10) Barbe (Lake Charles, La.), 34-6Louisiana Class 5A state champion. 10. (15) Johnson (San Antonio), 31-5Johnson reached the state tournament with a 6-5, 2-1 series sweep of United (Laredo) in the Texas Class 6A Region 4 finals. The Jaguars are making their first trip to the state tournament in school history. 11. (22) Greenup County (Greenup, Ky.), 39-1The Musketeers won the 16h region championship with a 9-1 victory over Ashland Blazer. Greenup County also defeated Boyd County 9-4 and Rowan County 3-2 during the region tournament. 12. (16) West Orange (Winter Garden, Fla.), 27-3Season over. 13. (17) Providence (Charlotte, N.C.), 27-4Season over. 14. (18) South Caldwell (Hudson, N.C.), 28-2Season over. 15. (19) University (Orange City, Fla.), 23-4-1Season over. 16. (20) Bolles (Jacksonville, Fla.), 27-3Florida Class 5A state champion. Season over. 17. (21) Bryant (Ark.), 28-2Arkansas Class 7A state champion. Season over. 18. (23) Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.), 27-7Arizona Division I state champion. Season over. 19. (24) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 25-3The Spartans won the North Coast Section Division I championship with a 7-3... (Go Blue Ridge)

Feb 3, 2016

Bloomington wrestling wins 2 titles at IE TOC

I’ve been coming to this tournament,” Salazar said. Despite sending several of its top wrestlers to the Doc Buchanan Tournament in Clovis, Montclair had a good showing in the standings, and had four wrestlers reach the finals: Johnny Vargas (120), Velasco, Jose Rivera (220) and Diego Sanchez (heavyweight). But all four lost. “Most teams would be happy with eight placers, but you’d really like to have some champions,” said Montclair assistant coach Derreck Cooper. “We know we can do better.” San Bernardino County Championships Grand Terrace hosted the tournament, which broke away from the IE TOC after last season. And the host school was the team champion for a tournament that had almost exclusively local schools. Grand Terrace was followed by Etiwanda, Carter, Miller, Citrus Valley, Colton and San Gorgonio. Nearly all of the individual champions were local as well: San Gorgonio’s Kristan Bacarra (106), Grand Terrace’s Rio Fuerte (113), Ameer Abdallah (145), Andrew Mena (220), and Anthony Vargas (heavyweight), Carter’s Wilmar Ardon (120) and Juan Heredia (152), Etiwanda’s Jacob Blandino (126) and Merrill Ortiz (138), Miller’s Miguel Flores (132), Rialto’s Ezekiel Barraza (170) and Shuker Flowers (182), and Citrus Valley Gabriel Mena (195). Ortiz was named the tournament’s lower-weight MVP, after recording three pins. Advertisement Doc Buchanan Tournament At the prestigious Doc Buchanan, area placers included Victor Valley’s Jordan Hill (fifth, 220) and David Ortega (sixth, 120) and Sultana’s Joey Griego (sixth, 160). (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)

Feb 3, 2016

Every school, every week, Feb. 3

Team) evening. The Mad Science Program performed for the students. By the end of the evening all the students were sworn in as a Mad Scientist. Clovis Grove Elementary: There will be no classes on Monday. Gegan Elementary: On Feb. 10, there will be a late start at 9:40 a.m. for classes. There will be no 4K morning classes. Jefferson/Nicolet Elementary: The next PTO meeting will be 6:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 in the Nicolet LMC. Maplewood Middle: Maplewood students learned what classes they are eligible for next school year. The school counselors went through all course selections with the students. High school counselors presented the current eighth-graders with the curriculum for Menasha High School. Menasha High: On Feb. 1, Drawing and Painting students hosted guest artists Jim and Irene Leuenberger of Shawano County. They are responsible for painting more than 300 barn quilts in their county. They will be sharing their talents with the MHS Art students who will paint seven different barn quilts in the area starting in spring. Shepherd of the Valley Preschool: Students are reading “The Mitten” by Jan Brett. They are also creating some winter art such as, decorating our own pair of mittens, a snowy winter sky and dressing up snowmen in funny clothes. Parents were invited to spend a day with students to see what their children are learning in preschool. St. Mary: The fifth-graders kicked off the 2016 New Year by writing about their “2016 New Year’s Resolutions” and “2015 Memories.” They also designed a bulletin board in the hallway that states “New Year, New Start.” The students created a sun with rays. Off the sun each student came up with a word or phrase that they personally need to work on this year. The fifth-graders also were encouraged to choose a word or phrase that would help to inspire all the students and teachers in our building. St. Margaret Mary Elementary School held a Sock Hop in the gym and “Dean’s Diner” in the cafeteria. Participant families were treated to a DJ, family pictures, and ... (Appleton Post Crescent)

Feb 2, 2016

Alamance Arts show offers 'community views'

March 5. As a child growing up in Culver City, Calif., Sutton enjoyed the trips her family would take to her grandparents’ farm in Central Valley, Clovis, Calif. “It was so exciting as a little kid to wander around and see farm animals — sheep and chickens,” she said. “Listening to my dad’s and family’s stories. I was really intrigued by it.” Sutton’s parents grew up on farms, but her mom went on to be a teacher, as did her dad, who later became a school principal. “My mother was an artist and taught art,” she said. “She would teach me how to paint and draw. I began drawing as soon as I could hold a crayon and I’ve loved it ever since.” Her father, who taught shop at the time, built an easel for Sutton, along with her brother and sister, to create artwork. “Mom made sure we had brushes, paints and those big rolls of paper,” she said. “I just loved to get that brush moving on canvas — and I still do.” Rich in cultural arts is how Sutton described her childhood. Her parents were music lovers and made sure their three children had piano lessons as well. “Now I have that present from my parents,” Sutton said. “I have the ability to play and enjoy music, too.” One of Sutton’s favorite activities is to visit farmers markets, taking in the sights, sounds and of course, the colors associated with these oftentimes busy markets. “There’s so much movement and color. Like brush strokes, markets have a lot of motions. And the colors — from vegetables to the flowers. They’re just beautiful,” she said. Sally Sutton lives with her husband, Ed, in Pittsboro and they have one grown son. Besides painting and exhibiting her work at various galleries, her work is in many international and domestic ... (Burlington Times News)