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Home Sweet Homecoming Groundwater

Sustainability
Plan now
available
By ALEXIS ESPINOZA
aespinoza@portervillerecorder.com

At the special joint meeting of the

Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainabil-
ity Agency (ETGSA) Executive Board
and the Stakeholders Committee on
Thursday afternoon, the public com-
ment period for the Groundwater Sus-
tainability Plan (GSP) was discussed.
The plan covers use of groundwater
in the area, including the City Of Por-
terville, Porterville Irrigation District,
Saucelito Irrigation District, Teapot
Dome Water District, Vandalia Water
District, Terra Bella Irrigation District
and the Ducor Community Service Dis-
trict.
The comment period for the GSP is
RECORDER PHOTOS BY NAYIRAH DOSU now open, and the 90-day comment pe-
Left: Lindsay High School Homecoming King Vidal Cuevas, left, and Queen Destiny Navarro pose for pic- riod closes on December 16. The ETG-
tures after being announced during halftime at Frank Skadan Stadium in Lindsay. Top Right: Lindsay High SA is planning to have an open public
School’s Destiny Navarro, center, is crowned the 2019 Homecoming Queen by 2018 Queen Isabel Avalos. hearing on December 16, beginning at
Bottom Right: Lindsay High School’s Vidal Cuevas, center, reacts to being nominated Homecoming King. 2 p.m. at City Hall in Porterville.
Community members can find the
GSP online, and can also submit their

Porter’s Crossing on Tuesday’s Council agenda

comment there. For those wishing to
submit written comments, they can
drop them off at their office located at
By ALEXIS ESPINOZA ing the zone change. Concrete Curb Ramp less items are pulled by 881 Morton Avenue.
aespinoza@portervillerecorder.com These resolutions must Project. The Council Council members for The Interim Executive Director for
be put in place in or- may approve this proj- further discussion. A the ETGSA, Rogelio Caudillo, said the
A public hearing on document is too large to send via email,
der for the city to move ect which consists of full list of consent calen-
Porter’s Crossing is on but flash drives containing the GSP
forward with Porter’s replacing a water line dar items is available at
the agenda for Tuesday in full are available at the office on
Crossing commercial along Plano Street, from the end of this article.
night’s Porterville City Morton.
development phase II. Date Avenue to Vanda- There’s one procla-
Council meeting. A question sprang up as to how the
Several projects are lia Avenue, replacing all mation on the agenda
The second public board plans to relay this information
on the consent calendar. curb ramps, and replac- for Tuesday night. This
hearing of the meet- to the public. Eric Borba, who’s the
Among them is the ac- ing distressed asphalt proclamation is to con-
ing is set to consider ETGSA Chairman stated a number of
ceptance of the Orange from Henderson Ave- firm October as Domes-
the adoption of a draft workshops would be scheduled for the
Avenue and Henderson nue to Vandalia Avenue tic Violence Awareness
resolution approving a public to attend between now and De-
Avenue rehabilitation along Plano Street, in Month.
negative declaration of cember 16. These workshops will be
project. This project preparation for a micro- The Council will move
Environmental Impact, hosted in different locations, and ad-
consists of removing and surfacing treatment to into their routine reports
adopt a draft resolution ditional outreach will be done to gener-
replacing asphalt, ramps the asphalt. following the proclama-
approving a general plan ate public knowledge of the document.
and a signal upgrade at Although these items tion presentation. These
amendment to change He also stressed the importance of the
Main Street and Wallace are on the Council’s con- reports could include,
the land use designa- public hearing regarding the GSP on
along Orange Avenue. sent calendar, the Coun- but are not limited to,
tion from medium den- December 16.
Another project up cil can choose to approve updates on the One Wa-
sity residential to retail To find the GSP, visit easterntulegsa.
for approval is the Plano all 19 consent calendar
center and to approve a
Water Replacement and items in one motion, un-
draft ordinance approv- COUNCIL, Page 3A ETGSA, Page 3A

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‘Do what you enjoy:’ College, career day at Santa Fe

By JAMIE A. HUNT about their educational er, DDS, who showed the fourth grader’s, Isa- senters, Officer Jordan dents what he does as an
jhunt@portervillerecorder.com goals in a College and students using teaching iah Torres, 9, said, “Dr. McIntire  stood in front officer in the Porterville
Career Summit on Fri- tools how to pull teeth Bowers told us always to of a fourth grade class police department. Stu-
Santa Fe Elementary dents started asked him
had 27 local and out of day, September 27. using a jaw prosthesis, remember to brush our next to his brother, Jo-
questions about the safe-
town business profes- Some of the present- or showing them a model teeth twice a day. That seph McIntire who
ty of the car he drives,
sionals come and speak ers gave demonstrations of a dental bridge, he way we won’t get cavi- teaches the class. The and whether you can get
to students in classes about what they do, like showed them how to put ties.” officer went to college
from first to fifth grade local dentist Grey Bow- in a tooth cap. One of One of the other pre- at UCLA, and he told stu- SANTA FE, Page 3A

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Drew Phelps to run against Mathis
By ALEXIS ESPINOZA
aespinoza@portervillerecorder.com
A small but enthusias-
tic group of Porterville
locals gathered in one of
the meeting rooms at The
Pizza Factory on Thurs-
day evening to participate
in a meet and greet with
25-year-old Drew Phelps.
Phelps is on the march to
the next election where his
name will show up on the
ballot as a candidate for
the 26th District Assembly
seat, the same seat cur-
rently held by Porterville
native Devon Mathis.
The meet and greet was
hosted by the Porterville
Democratic Club (PDC)
and open to the general
public. Once Phelps had
arrived, John Coffee, a
member of PDC, intro-
duced himself and Phelps
before directing all atten-
tion onto Phelps.
“Thank you all for com-
ing in support of me,” said
Phelps. “But not just in
support of me, but, more
importantly, in support of
such an important race.”
Phelps then covered his
background and why he
feels qualified to run for
office.
“I have been build-
ing thus far based on my
Sheriff promotes Parker to lieutenant PC senior day to be held Tuesday
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Sheriff Mike Boudreaux
promoted Rodney Parker
to the rank of lieutenant
Thursday in a special cer-
emony at headquarters. 
*I couldn*t be any hap-
pier for Rodney today,*
he said. *He*s the new-
est lieutenant at the Tulare
County Sheriff*s Office.*  school students to help
Lieutenant Parker asked
his daughter, Cayla, to pin
his badge on his uniform.
He said she had pinned his
badge when he was pro-
moted to Sergeant when
she was only 6 years old.
He thanked the Sheriff
for this opportunity and
expressed gratitude to-
ward his family, friends,
and colleagues.  day, Sept. 26, at TCSO’s headquarters.
*This [ceremony] is just
the cherry on top of the
cake,* Lieutenant Parker
said.
He has been assigned to
the Pixley Substation.  promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant Parker start-
ed with the Sheriff*s Of-
fice as a Sheriff*s Explor-
er in 1983 while he was
a student at Tulare Union
High School. After gradu-
ating from high school in
1984, he was hired by the
Sheriff*s Office as a Dep-
uty Trainee. He attended
the Tulare-Kings Counties
Basic Police Academy in
1987, after which, he was
assigned to the Bob Wiley
Detention Facility.  Parker was transferred
From there he worked
in Patrol in Pixley, help-
ing out as Field Training
Officer and the Explorer
Advisor. Lieutenant Park-
er became a Detective in
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past experience working
for both Democratic and
Republican elected offi-
cials in the state and fed-
eral governments,” said
Phelps.
Currently, Phelps works
as the Senior Policy An-
alyst at GV Wire and is
well versed in the process
policies and bills undergo
towards getting approved.
He has worked under the
direction of Jim Costa and
Connie Conway, and has
also gained experience
through working with
Andy Vidak.
“There is so much that
obviously needs to be done
out here in the 26th Dis-
trict,” said Phelps. “And so
I got into politics.”
Phelps has some prior-
ity issues he’s standing
on as platforms for his
campaign. Among these
priorities that are vital to
the Central Valley, Phelps
feels strongly about the
water issues that face a
lot of residents in Tulare
County, and thinks he can
bring more jobs to this
area as well.
“We have a great Dem-
ocratic majority, but at
the same time they have
neglected us here in the
Valley for quite some
time, and that’s looking to
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY TERESA DOUGLASS
Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux promoted
Rodney Parker to the rank of Lieutenant on Thurs-
1997 and was assigned to
the North End Property
Unit.
Lieutenant Parker was
Sergeant in 1999, and was
assigned to Road Camp.   Administrative Sergeant
He transferred to Orosi
Substation in 2003, where
he later became the Field
Training Supervisor. Lieu-
tenant Parker was later
transferred to the Pixley
Substation and continued
to be the Field Training
Supervisor, as well as the
Chair Person for the Ex-
plorer Program.   For more information on
In 2009, Lieutenant
to South End Property
Crimes, and then, in 2011,
to the Juvenile Crimes
Unit.  In 2013, he trans-
ferred to the South End
Gang Unit, at which time
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Drew Phelps, a young candidate entering the election race and vying for the
26th Assembly District seat, met with Porterville locals at a Meet and Greet on
Thursday evening at The Pizza Factory.
change right now,” said
Phelps. “My priority num-
ber one is making sure
that folks in the district,
because there is upwards
of 10,000 who don’t have
clean water in the 26th Dis-
trict alone, is making sure
that those folks when they
wake up in the morning
and turn on their tap, they
can drink the water that
comes out. At the same
time my scope isn’t going
he attended SWAT school. 
In 2014, he was trans-
ferred to Violent Crimes.
In 2016, he was transferred
to Narcotics. In 2017, he
was transferred into the
position for the Detective
Bureau. During his time in
Property & Evidence, he
helped with the comple-
tion of the new building
for the Unit.   unique winners picked from
During his career, Lieu-
tenant Parker served as
an Honor Guard Member,
FTO Supervisor, Diver
Supervisor, K-9 Supervi-
sor, Sniper Supervisor and
SWAT Supervisor.  at 41 W.
He has three children
and enjoys spending time
with his family, fishing,
hunting and riding motor-
cycles.  
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to be limited to that.”
He believes in keeping
things local, and, if he wins
the Assembly seat, would
like to bring the Central
Valley to the forefront of
Assembly conversations.
“For me, health care
access is another one of
those top priorities, mak-
ing sure that we are able
to hopefully avoid any hos-
pitals closing their doors
for any period of time,
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The 14th Annual Por-
terville College High
School Senior Day will
be held from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Tuesday, October 1
on the PC campus.
Each year, PC opens
its campus to local high
demonstrate the impor-
tance of continuing edu-
cation to those ready to
graduate. More than 1300
students are expected to
come to PC and spend
the day getting a taste of
life in college.
Students will hear
from speakers, attend
workshops and stop at
various information
booths around campus.
They will have a chance
to win drawing prizes
ranging from laptops to
Fall reading program at the
Porterville City Library starts Tuesday Chuckwagon
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Calling spooky readers of
all ages to participate in the
“Read more BOOOks” fall
reading program at the Porter-
ville City Library. This haunt-
ed program will start October
1 and run until October 31.
Every participant, adult,
child, ghoul or ghost who signs
up will receive a reading log
and a bookmark. For every
five books read, participants
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but if that does happen
I’d like to make sure that
other options are avail-
able. Whether that is look-
ing at programs like resi-
dency programs that will
attract doctors to our area.
Residency programs have
been shown to keep doc-
tors where they’re at.”
Phelps even addressed
his approach to the home-
lessness problem that has
invaded and spread across
earbuds and baskets full
of fun items.
“Our goal is to cre-
ate an air of excitement
around the prospect
of going to college. We
want to show high school
seniors how much of a
difference higher educa-
tion can make in salary
and lifestyle. We want
to give them information
and an experiences they
can take away from this
day that, we hope, will
help make the decision
to attend college easier,”
said Porterville College
Marketing and Commu-
nications Manager Rog-
er Perez.
Throughout the day,
students will be given
tours of the campus and
have access to more
than 20 booths highlight-
ing information about
Come and get it:
drawing. There will be two
each age category at the con-
clusion of the reading pro-
gram.
services and programs, visit
the Porterville City Library
Thurman Ave., call (559)
784-0177, or go to www.porter-
villelibrary.org and www.face-
book.com/portervillelibrary.
the Central Valley.
“Homelessness, it is one
of the toughest question
because it is so multi-fac-
eted,” said Phelps. “Really
when it comes to home-
lessness, we like to talk
about them like they are
one block, and that’s im-
possible. We can’t say one
size fits all for every single
person. There is some folks
who couldn’t make rent at
the end of the month, other
folks have mental wellness
issues and have been more
chronically homeless for a
period of time.
“I think when people
do think of the homeless
that is often what comes
to mind first is the more
chronically homeless, and
so for those obviously
mental health is number
one. We have such a defi-
cit here in Tulare County
of mental health services
and so building upon that
base that is barely there is
priority number one. Then
just working on housing is
number two for me.”
Growing up in the Cen-
tral Valley, specifically
Tulare, Phelps feels he’s
the best fit candidate for
the 26th District Assembly
seat, and is hoping he will
see himself in that seat by
2021.
the various programs
and services available
at PC. They will take
part in fun workshops
highlighting the benefits
that come with continu-
ing education. Workshop
titles include: “Criminal
Minds,” “It’s Not Rocket
Science,” “Learning to
Talk Gooder!” and “OMG
College!?” just to name a
few.
The day will start with
guest speaker, Dr. Rich-
ard Santana, who’s better
known as Señor Choco-
late in gang circles. He’s
the founder of Homeboy
Goes To Harvard Pro-
ductions, and he shares
his story as a third gen-
eration gang member
who went on to earn a
master’s from Harvard
University (https://home-
boygoestoharvard.com).
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The 64th annual 4-H
Chuckwagon Breakfast
will be held from 6 to 10
a.m. Saturday, October
12 at the Porterville Fair-
grounds.
Donation on Saturday
morning is $6 and $5 for
those 5 and under. The
event is sponsored by
Town & Country Market.

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out of the back seat if you
are in there. The doors
can only be opened from
the outside. And another
student asked the officer
if police officers on duty
always wear bullet-proof
vests. “Yes, they do,” said
Officer Jordan, as he
showed the students the
edge of the vest.
PUSD Superintendent
Nate Nelson and Board
President Lillian Durbin
were both on campus, to
see the Career and Col-
lege Summit and speak
with Principal J.R. Ortiz
and Learning Director
Jessica Facio, as well as
the greeting the present-
ers.
Christian Gelzer, works
at Edwards Air Force
Base, at NASA’s Arm-
strong Flight Research
Center and spoke with a
third grade class about
the career options that are
available at NASA, telling
the students that you don’t
all have to be scientists
to work for NASA. For
instance, he is a historian,
and explained he has writ-
ten many books. A stu-
dent immediately asked
him about how NASA puts
rockets into space, and he
explained the type of fuel
used to put rockets into
the atmosphere. Gelzer
explained that NASA has
been putting people and
satellites into space since
1961, but where he works
they fly airplanes.
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Education Reporter and KSEE 24 newscaster Fabiola
Ramirez spoke with fifth grade students at Santa Fe
Elementary on Friday, September 27. She told them
about growing up in Mexico, coming to the U.S.
with her family, learning English and graduating
from Fresno State University with a Degree in Mass
Communications and Journalism in 2016.
He told the third grad-
ers that the International
Space Station has seven
people on board, and
they will be there for six
months. And the space
station is as long as a foot-
ball field.  then an architect. When
“To work for NASA you
could be a writer, like I
am, or an electrical engi-
neer, a driver, or a pilot.
We need smart people to
work at NASA.” Gelzer
explained he worked for
a shipping company in
New York, then he went
to San Diego University
to get his Master’s De-
gree. Then later he went
back to school and got his
Ph.D. He asked the kids,
“Do you like getting up
in the morning and going
to school and seeing your
friends? Well, I like going
to work and seeing people
I really like. Everyday,
I learn something new.”
Gelzer explained how ex-
citing it is to work at the
base, saying, “I have this
job with all these scien-
tists and engineers be-
cause I went to school.”
“Every teacher at Santa
Fe contacted the various
presenters who volun-
teered their time to speak
to the elementary stu-
dents,” said J.R. Ortiz, ‘it
was a team effort.”
“Our goal is to make it a
college bound culture. By
having more  intentional
messaging for our schol-
ars. We are starting early
with the messaging.”
National Park Ranger
Taren told students about
the many ways they can
start learning about na-
ture and the national
parks, but also start by
thinking about what they
want to do about their ed-
ucation. She described her
thoughts about college.
And said, “You don’t have
to go far away,” to get an
education, and you also
don’t have to spend a lot of
money.” She said students
can volunteer during the
summertime to work at a
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Gregory Bower shows students a dental implant
during the College and Career Summit at Santa Fe
Elementary on Friday, September 27, after he told
them about his educational goals before becoming
a local dentist in Porterville.
national park, “but if you
want to become a ranger,
you need to have a college
degree,” she said.
Dr. Claudia Habib, the
President of Porterville
College spoke with stu-
dents about her many
years of school, saying,
“You don’t have to do it all
at once.” She was learning
English, going to school,
and raising a family, and
worked for nine years as
an interior designer. “It
was hard, but I graduated
from Fresno State Uni-
versity. It took me seven
years. Afterwards, I de-
cided to teach, and applied
at Fresno City College, and
didn’t think I’d get the job,
and was worried because
of my accent. But I got
the job and taught for 12
years. Then I went to get
my Master’s Degree. And
a couple of years later she
decided to pursue a Ph.D.
in Education.
Habib told the students,
“When I was your age I
wanted to be an artist, and
you choose something you
love,” it’s not really like
work. “My third job was
with an architect.” Habib
said she took all the math,
physics,” in high school,
and was working as a de-
signer in her 20’s. She said
to the students, “I’m so
proud of you. No matter
what it takes to do what
you love. Your schooling
and education do not have
to be in a straight line.” ‘
“What I like most is
talking to students. I’ve al-
ways been
goal driv-
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30’s I said
I’d have a
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I was 35. I
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She asked
students
what they
wanted
to pursue
in educa-
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wanted a career in sports,
another wanted to be a
veterinarian. Some want-
ed careers in football and
soccer.
Jose Ortiz is a local
building inspector and he
spoke with a fifth grade
class at Santa Fe. He in-
spects buildings and
schools, and said, “The
main part of my job is
to make sure you are
all safe.” Ortiz went to
San Diego State Univer-
sity for his degree in City
Planning and Business
Management. He told the
students he used to keep
a journal and wanted to
build a city. That was a
dream he had.
  He took classes in ar-
chitecture and design at
university, and during the
summer he volunteered at
City Hall. The City gave
him special projects im-
mediately, while he was
still in college. “Being
aware of what you really
like to do,” is important,”
he said. Jose also does
home inspections. He
travels all over the Valley,
to Fresno, the mountains,
the coast, Springville, all
over the place.  TUTOC after Council
“Remember when you
are thinking about school,
you can go wherever you
want. There is money out
there. Just try and figure
out what you want to do. I
enjoy what I do.”
Fabiloa Ramirez, Edu-
cation Reporter and news-
caster from TV station
KSEE 24 spoke with the
same class, introduced
herself, and said, “I’m a
reporter with the news,
and am in front of the
camera, covering popular
stories for the community
and education stories, and
what is happening in the
community.” She gradu-
ated from Fresno State
University with a Degree
in Mass Communications
and Journalism in 2016.
Ramirez explained to the
students that she was
born in Zacateca, Mexico,
and one of the students
cheered. She said when
her family came to the
U.S. she could not under-
stand English, and her
parents were both farm
workers. And her mother
worked in a canning fac-
tory. That was a while ago,
and she has been report-
ing in the Central Valley
for only a year. 
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ville Chamber of Com- Amendment to Em-
to address the Council
on any matters under merce’s agreement to ployee Pay & Benefit
their jurisdiction. Com- allow quarterly reports Plan - Porterville City
and payments, as well Firefighters Association
ments regarding any
as minor clarifications Set a Public Hear-
public hearings should
not be shared during and updates. The final ing for the Adoption of
scheduled matter is set
oral communications, as the California Building
time will be permitted to discuss the approval Codes
for the public to speak of a draft resolution to Authorization to Con-
during those hearings. commence proceedings duct Work Zone Safety
Each speaker will re- in the issuance and sale Training
of revenue bonds for
ceive three minutes at Request for Proclama-
sewer system improve-
the podium, unless the tion - National Friends
Council agrees to extend ments, including retain-
of The Library Week -
additional time. ing a municipal advisor,
October 15-21
The first public hear- a placement agent or
Request for Proclama-
ing scheduled for Tues- underwriter and a bond
and disclosure counsel. tion - Zonta Internation-
day night is to consider
The following is a al’s Centennial Anniver-
a resolution to allow for
sary Recognition Week
the sale of beer and wine complete list of all 19
in conjunction with the consent calendar items - October 20-26
serving of meals at 917C up for Council approval: Approval for Commu-
Authorization for Roof nity Civic Event - Cen-
W. North Grand Avenue.
Coating and Repairs tral California Family
This hearing is to also
consider the execution Purchase of NetClock Crisis Center - 21st An-
of a Letter of Public Con- for Porterville Police nual Domestic Violence
venience or Necessity in Department Communi- Candlelight Vigil - Octo-
regard to the matter. cations Center ber 17
Several scheduled OHV Grant Approval Status and Review
matters are on the agen- Resolution of Declaration of Local
da for Tuesday night. Acceptance of Project Emergency
The first being the con- - Sewer Annexation Area A copy of the full agen-
tinued consideration of 456A, 456B, & 456C
da and agenda packet
appointing an individual Acceptance of Project can be found on the City
to the Transactions and - Plano Water Replace- of Porterville’s website.
Use Tax Oversight Com- ment and Concrete Curb This meeting is sched-
mittee (TUTOC). A va- Ramp Project
uled for Tuesday, Octo-
cant spot emerged on Acceptance of Proj-
ber 1, beginning at 6:30
ect - Orange Avenue and
member Virginia Gurol- Henderson Avenue Re- p.m. inside the Council
la was appointed to the habilitation Project Chambers at City Hall
Council. Acceptance of Proj- located at 291 N. Main
The Council will con- ect - Various Concrete Street.
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The Popcorn Stand: Dog gone it, Tuf Tuf
could’ve been a contender
Those of you who choose to read this
Porterville Stand will find out I will use
any excuse I can to write about my dog, Tuf
Tuf (you know Sir Tuffington something or
other) the Jack Russell.
The excuse I’m using to write about Tuf
Tuf is today the Rotary Club of Porterville is
holding a dog show at the Porterville Fair-
grounds. Tuf Tuf is a pure bred and his pure
bred name is actually pretty long.
I have it written on a card somewhere
but can’t remember his full name. I can
remember his full name starts with Sir Tuff-
ington, so you know,
his pure bred
name is Sir
charles Tuffington
whisnand something
or other.
Recorder
I had no
Editor thoughts of
entering Tuf
Tuf into today’s
dog show. Now if
there was a dog show that had a category
of a dog that barked the loudest and longest
when hiw owner comes home, then, yeah,
sure, I would enter him. Someone should
tell Tuf Tuf’s owner he should do something
about that. Oh yeah, that’s me.
I refer to Tuf Tuf as the most annoying
lovable dog I’ve ever had. When my parents
and I adopted Tuf Tuf from our neighbors, I
was little nervous at first because, you know,
Jack Russells have a reputation for bouncing
off the walls. And it didn’t take me long to
fall in love with the little guy.
But I don’t think Tuf Tuf is concerned that
he’s not able to participate in a dog show. At
leaste I don’t see him moping around think-
ing “I could’ve been a contender, I could’ve
been somebody.”
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OPINION SATURDAY-SUNDAY, sept. 28-29, 2019
C o m m e n ta r y
New school year
could bring more
anti-semitism
There’s been a three-month hiatus in the grow-
ing phenomenon of anti-Semitism on California’s
college and university campuses, but students and
former students were nevertheless involved in
some of the most blatant and violent of the spring
and summer’s hate crimes against Jews.
 Example A was John T. Earnest, the shooter
who apparently killed one and injured three others
in the Chabad of Poway rampage late last April.
While on campus, Earnest, a sometime student at
Cal State San Marcos, picked up some ideas he
later used in a rambling manifesto attempting to
justify his offenses. Like anti-Semites on other
campuses, those at San Marcos in north San Diego
County like to say they don’t hate Jews, but are
merely anti-Zionist, meaning they want Jews to be
just about the only people on earth not entitled to
their own country.
 That’s the same tune spouted by the partially
terrorist-funded move-
ment called Boycott,
Thomas Divest and Sanc-
ElIAs
C o m m e n ta r y California
tion, which seeks
an end to the state
of Israel, its adher-
Focus
ents often spouting
a popular Palestin-
ian nationalist slogan,
“From the river to the
sea.” That one refers to Palestinians not wanting to
control just the lands now known as the West Bank
Tuf Tuf, like his owner, loves Porterville and Gaza, but all of Israel, from the Jordan River
so I’m glad I brought him along when I re- to the Mediterranean Sea.
turned to the area three months ago.  The BDS movement has been strong on some
One thing I love about Porterville is the of California’s most prominent campuses, includ-
fall and the fall weather is coming just in ing UCLA, Stanford University, UC Davis, UC
time for this weekend. And there are plenty Berkeley and San Francisco State. It spurred faux
of activities in Porterville to enjoy this roadblocks where the campus group Students for
weekend. As a matter of fact the next few Justice in Palestine (partially funded by the Hamas
weekends will be a busy time in Porterville. terror organization that controls the unoccupied
Along with the dog show you can head city of Gaza) stopped Jewish students walking on
out this morning to the Filipino Festival the Berkeley campus with cardboard fake subma-
which lasts all day at Veterans Park. There’s chine guns. It caused sympathizers at UCLA to try
also the Porterville Art Fest form 10 a.m. to to deny a student government seat to a properly
3 p.m. at Centennial Park. elected Jewish woman, claiming no Jew can be fair
Community service is a full-time thing in – an anti-Semitic statement on its face. It inspired
Porterville, so of course there will be plenty smearing Nazi-style swastikas on buildings and
of people cleaning up at Success Lake today walls at Davis and moved a Stanford dormitory
as it’s National Public Lands Day. resident assistant to threaten violence against Is-
And next Saturday is the Relay for Life raelis and other Jewish students. And it often leads
a San Francisco State professor to post BDS mate-
event. Next Saturday will be a busy day as
well as the Barn Theater will hold its an- rial on her school’s official website.
nual Buzzard Fest a about 5:30 p.m. and  BDS caused an attempt by Pomona College fac-
First Congregational Church will show the ulty to cancel the school’s exchange program with
silent movie “Phantom of the Opera” with the University of Haifa, the most diverse college in
an accompanying organist and opera singer Israel, with an enrollment almost half Arab, pretty
at 7 p.m. much matching the populace of that picturesque,
On October 12 the events include Pioneer usually peaceful seaside city. When the campus
Days and the 4H Chuckwagon Breakfast, president vetoed this, the faculty voted to censure
which is from 6 to 10 a.m. him.
Then on October 19 the events include  It all makes some California campuses among
the Springville Apple Festival. The Presi- the most hostile to Jewish students, who for the
dent’s Own U.S. Marine Band also returns most part are still not intimidated from attending.
to perform at the Buck Shaffer Theater at  Prospects are this year will see new incidents
the Porterville Memorial Auditorium at 7:30 and further dissemination of obvious falsehoods,
p.m. Tickets are available at www.marine- like the BDS canard Israel is an apartheid state,
band.marines.mil. despite the fact it has taken in thousands of black
Welcome to Porterville Tuf Tuf. It’s a Ethiopian Jews and despite studies by Arab schol-
great time of year to be here. ars finding Israeli Arabs enjoy more political and
economic freedom than their ethnic brethren any-
Charles Whisnand is the Recorder Editor. where else in the Middle East.
Contact him at cwhisnand@portervillerecord-  A midsummer U.S. Department of Justice con-
er.com or 784-5000, extension 1048. ference on anti-Semitism reached five conclusions
supporting that prospect. It said campus anti-Sem-
itism is increasing “at an alarming rate.” It found
the most common forms of campus anti-Semitism
are Israel-related, denying many Jewish students
the “ability to…fully participate in campus life.” It
found faculty are “major contributors to campus
anti-Semitism.” And it said most university presi-
dents and deans “have not afforded Jewish stu-
exhibit was very well done, a statement about why they had dents equal protection to their peers from (threat-
offering an excellent display been, or are currently, Banned. ening) behavior.”
of materials and information Thank You for an excellent  Much of the inaction stems from a lack of un-
regarding past and present job and a most worthwhile visit derstanding of the link between Jews and the
“banned” literature (some, in to our Library! homeland that has been part of Jewish rituals and
fact, Award-winning). So inter- liturgy for more than 2,500 years.
esting and very informative, Juan J. and Sheryl Sanchez  Which means those who say anti-Zionism is not
each book with a summary and Porterville necessarily anti-Semitism don’t get it. But lack of
understanding has never deterred anti-Semites.
Rather, it often inspires them to greater vicious-
lished with the letter. fields are required for letters submit- ness and violence.
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SATURDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 28-29, 2019 Record PAGE 5A

Obituaries Prince Harry walks

Douglas Gene Jackson
Douglas Gene Jack
son of Strathmore, Ca,
age 87, passed away
peacefully at his resi-
dence on the morning of
September 10, 2019.
Born in Headley, Texas
on April 11, 1932, he at-
tended Strathmore High
School, entered into the
United States Air Force,
and was a Korean War
Veteran. After discharge,
he attended Porterville
College, worked in many
various professions dur-
ing his life, and married
Lois Marie Mauck on
April 18, 1955. Gene was
preceded in death by his
wife Lois of 62 years on
August 5, 2017; parents
Tony & Mary; brothers
Carl, Roy, Ray, Neil and
Howard; and great-grand-
son Andrew.
Gene is survived by
sisters: Evelyn & T.J.
Lowe, and Ruth Ruiz.
Gene is also survived by
two sons: Randy & Ly-
nette Jackson, and Mark
Jackson. Grandchildren:
Jason, Luke & Rebecca
Jackson, Amber & Tom
Beasley, Shasta & Dakota
Easley, and John Douglas
(J.D.) & Christina Jackson.
Great-grandchildren: Han-
nah, Ryan, Haley, Jionna,
Landon & Troy Willis,
Thomas & Marin Beasley,
Aidan, and Journey & An-
thony Easley. Lastly, Gene
was blessed to welcome
into this life through his
great-granddaughter,
Ryan, his great-great-
grandchild, Clementine
Singh.
Interment for Gene
and Lois will occur by
family notice within a
reasonable time, with
full military honors, at
Lindsay-Strathmore
cemetery.
through Angola mine
field, echoing Diana
By CARA ANNA
Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP)
— A body armor-wearing
Prince Harry on Friday
followed in the footsteps
of his late mother, Princess
Diana, whose walk through
an active mine field in An-
gola years ago helped to
lead to a global ban on the
deadly weapons.
The prince walked
through a dusty mine
field marked with skull-
and-crossbones warning
signs, and was visiting the
spot where Diana was fa-
mously photographed on
a similar walk during her
own Africa visit in 1997.
That field in Huambo is
now a busy street. The
southern African nation is
now years past a grinding
civil war and hopes to be
land mine-free by 2025, a
goal of scores of countries
around the world.
“Land mines are an un-
healed scar of war,” Harry
said in the town of Diri-
co. “By clearing the land
mines we can help this
community find peace,
and with peace comes op-
portunity.” He said retrac-
much discussed today in
Huambo after people were
struck by her warmth and
willingness to acknowl-
edge their country’s dev-
astating 27-year conflict,
the Angola country direc-
tor for mine-clearing orga-
nization The HALO Trust
said.
“The main impact of Di-
ana’s walk in 1997 was the
level of global exposure it Photo by Chuck Zlotnick/Columbia Pictures-Sony
provided for land mines This image released by Columbia Pictures shows
not only in Angola but the
Tom Holland in a scene from “Spider-Man: Home-
world,” Ralph Legg said. coming.” Sony Pictures Entertainment and The
She was a great advocate
Walt Disney Studios said Friday that they would be
for a land mine ban, and
“her willingness to visit an teaming up once more to produce a third film in the
“Spider-Man” series starring Holland.
actual mine field, to place
herself right in that con-
text, provided great im-
petus and gave it a great
Split no more, Spider-Man
boost.”
The international ban on gets another swing with
Marvel Studios
anti-personnel mines was
signed that year and en-
tered into force two years
later. So far 164 countries Associated Press profit-sharing structure
have signed on. “More put Spidey’s future in the
than 48 million stockpiled LOS ANGELES (AP) MCU in doubt, much to
— Spider-Man won’t be
mines have been destroyed the chagrin of many fans
leaving the Marvel Cine-
and 31 countries have been who had enjoyed see-
completely cleared of land matic Universe anytime ing Spider-Man fighting
soon.
mines,” The HALO Trust alongside The Avengers.

D e at h ing his mother’s path was said, while production of After a public fallout Marvel Studios presi-
“quite emotional.” the weapons has almost last month, Sony Pic- dent Kevin Feige said
Notices Diana’s visit is still very dried up. tures Entertainment and
The Walt Disney Stu-
in a statement that he’s
thrilled that the charac-
dios have found a way ter’s journey in the MCU
Gilbert Burdett Small Jr. to work together. The is continuing. Producer
Gilbert Burdett Small Jr., studios said Friday that Amy Pascal added that
age 94 a Chief Financial Offi- they would be teaming it has been a “winning
cer and resident of Porterville, up once more to produce partnership” for both
California died on Wednesday, a third “Spider-Man” studios.
September 25, 2019. film starring Tom Hol- The next Spidey film
A Rosary will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, land. will hit theaters on July
September 28, 2019 at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, Disputes over the 16, 2021.
located at 35725 CA-190, Springville, California
93265.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. THE LOTTERY
on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at St. Anne’s Church,
located at 378 N. F Street, Porterville, California AP Photo By Dominic Lipinski/Pool Mega Millions: Friday — 12, 20, 31, 43, 45. Meganum-
93257. Britain’s Prince Harry walks through a minefield in ber: 20. Jackpot: $40 million.
Interment will be in Bakersfield National Cem- Dirico, Angola Friday Sept. 27, during a visit to see Fantasy 5: Friday — 4, 15, 17, 30, 35.
etery, Arvin, CA. the work of landmine clearance charity the Halo Daily 4: Friday — 1, 0, 0, 3.
Myers Funeral Service and Crematory is in charge Trust, on day five of the royal tour of Africa. Prince
of arrangements. Daily 3: Friday midday — 2, 5, 6. Friday evening —
Harry is following in the footsteps of his late moth- 7, 9, 8.
er, Princess Diana, whose walk through an active Daily Derby: Friday 1st Place — 05, CALIFORNIA CLAS-
Gary David Ingraham mine field in Angola years ago helped to lead to a
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global ban on the deadly weapons. GOLD. Race time: 1:49.77.
71, a School Administrator and
resident of Porterville, Califor-
nia died on Thursday, Septem-
ber 26, 2019. D ay in H istory
A Celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on by Andrews Mcmeel Almanac
Saturday, October 12, 2019 at the Church of Christ,
located at 1000 N. Newcomb Street, Porterville, Cali- Saturday, year controversy. Naomi Watts (1968- ), beautiful things in
fornia 93257. September 28, In 2008, the space actress; Fedor Eme- life come by twos and
Interment will be private. 2019 transportation company lianenko (1976- ), mixed threes, by dozens and
Myers Funeral Service and Crematory is in charge Today is the 271st day SpaceX launched Fal- martial artist; Hilary hundreds. Plenty of
of arrangements. of 2019 and the sixth con 1, the first private Duff (1987- ), singer/ roses, stars, sunsets,
day of autumn. spacecraft, into orbit. actress. rainbows, brothers and
TODAY’S HISTORY: TODAY’S BIRTH- TODAY’S FACT: sisters, aunts and cous-
In 1066, William the DAYS: Kate Douglas SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy ins, but only one mother
Conqueror, Duke of Wiggin (1856-1923), au- rockets were named af- in the whole world.” —
PAID OBITUARY PROCEDURE Normandy, invaded Eng- thor; Ed Sullivan (1901-
1974), TV personality;
ter the Millennium Fal-
con spacecraft from the
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Obituary notices are written by funeral homes and land. TODAY’S NUMBER:
In 1924, the first aer- Max Schmeling (1905- movie “Star Wars.”
relatives of the deceased and not by The Porterville 6.8 — depth (in miles)
ial circumnavigation of 2005), boxer; Al Capp TODAY’S SPORTS: In
Recorder news staff. The deadline for obituaries is noon
the world, conducted by (1909-1979), cartoonist; 1941, Ted Williams hit below sea level of Chal-
daily for the following day’s publication, noon Friday
a team of aviators from Marcello Mastroianni 6-for-8 in a doublehead- lenger Deep, the lowest
for Monday’s publication. Obituaries submitted over the
the U.S. Army Air Ser- (1924-1996), actor; Bri- er to finish the season point on Earth, located
weekend will be published in Tuesday’s edition.
vice, ended in Seattle, gitte Bardot (1934- ), ac- with a batting average
Obituaries may be e-mailed to: at the bottom of the
Washington, after 175 tress; Ben E. King (1938- over .400 (.406), a feat
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days. 2015), singer-songwriter; no player since has ac-
The subject line should be in the following format: Janeane Garofalo (1964- complished. western Pacific Ocean.
OBITUARY-NAME OF THE DECEASED. Obituaries may In 2000, the Food and
Drug Administration ap- ), comedian/actress; Mira TODAY’S QUOTE: TODAY’S MOON:
also be delivered to The Recorder at 115 E. Oak Ave., Sorvino (1967- ), actress;
proved the use of the “Most of all the other New moon (Sept. 28).
Porterville, or faxed to 559-784-5245.
pregnancy-terminating
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all 12-Step groups. For more
information, call 539-3814.
t Take Off Pounds Sensibly
“BELLA” but I still have hope that
Hi, my name is Bella someone will come along
meets from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
and I am Pet of the and see how special I
Saturdays in the Fashion Cen-
Week here at Porterville am. When the staff took
ter at the Porterville Devel-
Animal Shelter. I am a me out to introduce me
female Shepherd mix to other dogs I was such opmental Center. Weigh-in is
around 1 1/2 years of a good girl. I hope you from 9 to 9:45 a.m. For more
information, call 784-9539
age. I have been here at come out to visit me and
or 799-4291, or visit www.
the shelter for 21 days. see if we are the right TOPS.org.
I am spayed, vaccinated, match...I’ll be right here
SUNDAY
t Pills Anonymous, a sup-
microchipped, & have waiting.
my rabies vaccination. I The prospective
port group for people who
am a good girl and get adopter may visit the have been using pills ad-
along with other dogs. I animal control shelter through Friday and 9
am a bit shy at first, but and select the animal a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
dictively, meets each Sunday
from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at
after you spend a little in which they are inter- and closed on Sunday. The Recovery Club at 186 S.
time with me I come out ested. After the animal The phone number is
D St. in Porterville. For more
of my shell. I sit quietly is selected, the owner is 562-9515. information, contact Carolyn
and patiently in my ken- required to complete an
Residents can see at 920-1382.
nel and watch as people adoption contract. other animals eligible for
Ongoing
t The Porterville City
come through to look at The shelter is located adoption by clicking on
the dogs. Unfortunately, at 23611 Road 196, Lind- the Animal Control link t The Porterville Historical
I have been passed up say, and is open from at www.portervillepolice. Museum, The Museum’s
and I am not sure why, noon to 5 p.m. Monday
com. Summer hours are Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday 10 am - 4
pm. The museum is located
at 257 N. D Street. Admis-
sion is $5.00 for Adults, $1.00
for Student and children six
under are free. Friends of the
Museum and Sponsors are al-
so free. For more information
call 784-2053, you can visit
t The Tule River Histori-
our website: www.portervil-
lemuseum.com or check us
out on Facebook.
t The Zalud House Mu-
seum is open from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Thursdays through
Saturdays. Admission is $3
for adults and $1 for children.
The garden is available for
special events. For more
information, call 782-7548
or the Heritage Center at
791-7695.
t The Porterville Art As-
sociation gallery is located
at 151 N. Main St.  Hours are
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednes-
days through Saturdays and
hand-crafted by members. 
The PAA gallery is located at
151 N. Main St.  Hours are 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday
through Saturday and admis-
sion is free. For more infor-
mation, call 784-4323.
conditioning at home or
work can escape the heat
at four day-time cooling
centers. The Heritage Center
at 256 E. Orange Ave. is open
from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mon-
days through Fridays. City
Hall at 291 N. Main St. is open
Mondays through Fridays
from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The Porterville Transit Center
at 61 W. Oak Ave. is open
from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mon-
days through Fridays; 8 a.m.
to 10 p.m. on Saturdays, and
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays.
The Porterville City Library at
41 W. Thurman Ave. is open
Mondays through Thursdays
from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays
and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to
6 p.m.; and Sundays from 1
p.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday of each month from
3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the com-
munity room on the second
floor of the Porterville City Li-
brary. Builders of all ages and
skill levels are welcome.
new costumed mascot
for the Porterville Police
Department, is available
to appear at youth-oriented
meetings and events. The
mascot’s purpose is to spread
the motto — “Stand Up and
Speak Out!” According to the
Police Department, Shepherd
will be encouraging the com-
munity to “Stand Up” for
family, friends and commu-
nity, and “Speak Out” against
drugs, bullies and crime. To
check Sergeant Shepherd’s
availability for events target-
ing youths in the community
call Sgt. Rick Carrillo at 782-
7563.
Saturday
Library holds introductory
computer classes on Satur-
days from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
For more information on
services and programs, go to
the Library at 41 W. Thurman
Ave., call 784-0177, or visit
www.portervillelibrary.org
and www.facebook.com/
portervillelibrary.
Sunday
cal Museum is open to the
public from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
on Sundays and 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. on Tuesdays with no
admission charge. The mu-
seum houses a collection of
vintage lumber mill and farm
equipment. Antiques from
local families are on display
in the 1860 Murphy House
and in the main museum. For
more information, contact
Betty Harding at 539-6314.
Upcoming
September 28
teers meet at Lake Success
campground area at 7 am
to register. After the work
morning, volunteers receive
a free lunch and then a raffle
occurs. There are many infor-
mation booths and Audubon
will sponsor a booth from
noon to 2pm. Location is Tule
Recreation Area, 30300 Hwy
190, east of Porterville
September 28
t Sierra Vocal Arts Ensemble
will host their annual fund-
raiser gala concert “The Best
of the Best” on Saturday, Sep-
tember 28 beginning at 5:30
p.m. This event will be hosted
at the Springville Memorial
Building located at 35944
HWY 190. Tickets are $50 and
includes dinner. Tickets are
available from any ensemble
member, at Hanson Travel
in Porterville or by calling
(559)804-7995.
September 28
t Taco Bar Luncheon On Sep-
tember 28 at 11 a.m. the
Women’s Ministry of the First
Southern Baptist Church lo-
cated at 1641 W. Henderson
Ave. in Porterville, will host a
Taco Bar luncheon. Rotha An-
derson will speak on her trav-
els to Molokai, Hawaii. One
of the highlights of the trip,
was when she took a mule
ride down a 1700 ft. foot clift
to Kalaupapa and saw some
historic sites. Kalaupapa was
made a National Park in 1980.
Afterwards join the group
for the ‘Taco Bar Luncheon’.
There is no charge for the lun-
cheon so bring a friend and
come and join the visiting
and fun. Men and women
are invited.
September 30
t Contemporary Ballroom
and Line Dance Classes
Contemporary Ballroom
and Line Dance with Luis
Aguilar Mondays 6:00-8:00
pm at Porterville College
Fitness Center Room FIT744.
Register online at Porterville
College athttps://porterville.
asapconnected.com/Courses.
aspx?CourseGroupID= 44802
or in-person at the Admis-
sions Office. Fall semester fee:
$25 for 14 two-hour sessions.
Parking permit is provided
free. Join anytime. No part-
ner necessary. Come to class,
we will help you enroll. Have
fun getting fit and healthy.
Call for info: (559) 359-2158
aspx?CourseGroupID= 44802
or in-person at the Admis-
sions Office. Fall semester fee:
$25 for 14 two-hour sessions.
Parking permit is provided
free. Join anytime. No part-
ner necessary. Come to class,
we will help you enroll. Have
fun getting fit and healthy.
Call for info: (559) 359-2158
October 2
t Springville Community Blood
Drive Donate blood at the
Springville Community Blood

t National Public Lands Day

admission is free.  Art work is Drive on Wednesday, Octo-
changed every two months. ber 2 from 3 to 5:30 pm at the
The gift shop features items at Lake Success Volun- Springville Veterans Memo-
rial Building. Central Valley
Blood Bank is always in need
of donors. For information
Porterville Breakfast Lions call Phyllis Taylor at 359-1135.
Pulled Pork October 5
Drive Thru Dinner t 1925’s Silent Movie Night
All Proceeds benefit Local Sight Conservation Programs The original 1925’s “The
Includes: Pulled Pork, Chili Beans, Coleslaw, BBQ Sauce, Dinner Roll and Dessert. Phantom of the Opera” with
Thursday, October 10, 2019 • 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM theater organist, Dave More-
Eagles Lodge Parking Lot (Henderson and Main Street) no playing live accompani-
ment will be held at First Con-
$10 Donation gregational Church, 165 E.
Contact a Breakfast Lions Member Mill Ave., Porterville, CA. The
or call 784-8459 or 781-1345 event will be held Saturday,
October 5, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets are $15 for general
CLASS OF 1974 admission, $5 for youth ages
6 - 12, and children 5 and un-
45TH REUNION der free. Tickets are available
at the following locations:
MONACHE HIGH church office, Porterville
SCHOOL Chamber of Commerce, Han-
son Travel and Jeff’s Music.
PORTERVILLE Contact Vicki at 559-310-3501
HIGH SCHOOL for further information.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2019 October 10

5:30 PM. - 10:30 P.M. t Pulled Pork Drive-Thru Din-
ner Porterville Breakfast Li-
DON VINO’S ons will host their Pulled Pork
247 N MAIN ST, PORTERVILLE, CA Drive Thru Dinner from 4 to 7
p.m. Thursday, October 10 at
$45.00 PER PERSON the Eagles Lodge parking lot
NO HOST COCKTAILS AND BUFFET DINNER near Henderson and Main.
DEADLINE TO REGISTER OCTOBER 5, 2019 Donations of $10 will come
LIMITED SPACE TO 100 with a Pulled Pork dinner
CASH OR CHECK PAYABLE TO: CLASS OF 1974 complete with Chili Beans,
Coleslaw, barbecue sauce,
MAIL TO: 881 WEST MORTON AVE, STE D, PORTERVILLE, CA 93257
dinner roll and dessert. For
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: GARY DAY (559) 783-3689 GARY@daycoinc.net more information contact
RANDY QUEEN (559) 280-7434, DINA SOUZA-LABANDEIRA (559) 903-8216,
BARBARA BARTLETT-MEANS (559) 310-5232, ART CHIAPA (559) 359-3156,
any Breakfast Lions member
oR EVETT HAMMA-SEIBERT (214) 697-4739 or call 784-8459 or 781-1345

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 28-29, 2019
Long-married widower knows
he will want to marry again
Jeanne
Phillips
Dear
Abby
DEAR ABBY: My
wife and I were happily
married for 45 years. We
both come from large,
close families, and we
were devoted to each
other. We virtually never
fought. She died sud-
denly four months ago.
There was no warning.
I was devastated, but
my family and my faith
buoyed me up through
the darkest times.
I still have great sad-
ness over her death, but
I’m starting to do bet-
ter. More than anything,
I am lonely. After being
so close to my wife for
so many years, it’s hard
being suddenly single. I
have met several single
women who seem very
nice, who share my re-
ligion and have shown
some interest in me.
I really don’t have a
desire right now to start
dating, but I have real-
ized that I do not want to
spend the rest of my life
alone and unmarried. I
don’t want my children
and my wife’s family to
think I’m too eager or
glad to be free of their
mother. I also don’t want
to cause problems in the
family. How long after a
Greta: Grown-ups mock children
because world view threatened
By ROB GILLIES
and FRANK JORDANS
Associated Press
TORONTO — Swedish
teenager Greta Thunberg
said Friday she doesn’t un-
derstand why grown-ups
and world leaders would
mock children and teens
for acting on science, re-
sponding to jibes about her
campaign as students con-
ducted a second wave of
global protests demanding
action on climate change.
When asked about U.S.
President Donald Trump
and others who have
mocked her, the 16-year-
old activist said they likely
feel their world view and
interests are being threat-
ened by the climate activ-
ism of herself and others.
“That we should take as
compliment that we are
having so much impact that
people want to silence us,”
she said at a rally in Mon-
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spouse’s death is it ap-
propriate and advis-
able to wait before
starting to date? —
WIDOWER IN THE
MIDWEST
DEAR WIDOWER:
It used to be expected
that widows and widow-
ers would wait one year,
out of respect for their
late spouses, to begin
dating. However, those
rules have loosened over
time.
When you feel ready
to date, you will know it.
That said, make no im-
portant decisions or com-
mitments for one year
after the funeral — and
that includes remarry-
ing to avoid being lonely.
Like many widowers in
your age bracket, you
may find that you are
now a “hot commodity.”
DEAR ABBY: I re-
cently moved into a
two-bedroom, two-bath
apartment with my good
friend from college.
My room appears to be
slightly larger. I also
have a slightly bigger
bathroom attached to
my room. Her bathroom
is smaller and down the
hall. Amid the stress of
moving, I impulsively
agreed to pay $100 more
for my room. I know I
should have measured
the footage to calculate
what would be fair. We
are two months into liv-
ing together and, overall,
things are going well.
AP Photo by Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg in
Montreal on Friday, Sept. 27.
treal after meeting with
Canadian Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau. “We’ve be-
come too loud for people to
handle so people want to
silence us.”
The youth climate move-
ment has drawn criticism
from some who accuse
the students of overreact-
ing and say they would be
More Guns
Than Ever!
THE PORTERVILLE, CALIF., RECORDER
It has finally hit me
that I’m paying $200
more in rent. (She pays
$760, and I pay $960.) It
just seems like a huge
difference when I don’t
feel like our situations
are that different. She
also makes a little more
money than I do, if you
consider that relevant.
Would it be rude to ask
her to reconsider the dif-
ference in how much we
pay? This time around,
I’d definitely want to take
measurements so there’s
no guesswork. However,
I value our relationship
as friends and room-
mates, so I’m hesitant to
go back on our original
agreement. — SECOND
THOUGHTS IN FLORIDA
DEAR SECOND
THOUGHTS: You should
not be paying $200 extra.
Revisit the conversation
you had while the two
of you were moving in
and recalculate those
figures. Your roommate
should be paying $810
and you should be pay-
ing $910, which adds up
to the $1,720 you owe the
landlord.
Dear Abby is written by
Abigail Van Buren, also
known as Jeanne Phil-
lips, and was founded
by her mother, Pauline
Phillips. Write Dear
Abby at www.Dear-
Abby.com or P.O. Box
69440, Los Angeles, CA
90069.
better off going to school.
In an apparent sarcastic
jibe at Thunberg this week
following her haranguing
of world leaders, Trump
tweeted: “She seems like
a very happy young girl
looking forward to a bright
and wonderful future. So
nice to see!”
Parks and Leisure
National Teen Read Week
PORTERVILLE PARKS
& LEISURE
Read for the
FUN of it
Calling all teens! Join
us in a week-long cel-
ebration during National
Teen Read Week happen-
ing October 6-12. Visit
the Porterville City Li-
brary for fun, free activ-
ities planned specifically
for ages 12- 17. Gather
your friends and enjoy
being creative with the
various crafts they have
planned including doodle
cases and shrinky-dinks.
If you aren’t sure what
either of those are, it’s
an even better reason
to check out their full
schedule on the City’s
website and drop in for
the fun. A teen-exclusive
guessing game will be
available all week at the
front desk and partici-
pants will also have a
chance to win a gift card
at every event.
Travel to the
Old West!
Downtown Porterville
will be transformed into
a vision of the Old West
with the Pioneer Days
and Rib Cook-Off event
happening October 12
from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. The
event was started back
in 2012 as a fundrais-
er for the Zalud House
Museum and has contin-
ued to grow. This year,
there are already 15
teams signed up to com-
pete in the rib cook-off
Tyler Perry says he can’t ‘up and leave’ filming in Georgia
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) —
Tyler Perry said he can-
not “just up and leave”
filming in Georgia de-
spite Hollywood’s back-
lash against the state’s
“heartbeat” abortion
law.
The actor-director-
writer made the remarks
to The Associated Press
on Friday while discuss-
ing the upcoming open-
ing of his massive At-
lanta-based studio. Some
celebs have urged TV
and film companies to
abandon the state after
Republican Gov. Brian
Kemp signed the restric-
tive abortion bill in May.
But Perry, whose hits
include the “Madea”
franchise and “Why Did
I Get Married” films,
said he is committed to
staying put.
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so you better bring your only the Zalud family
appetite. There will also has ever lived there. It
be educational displays, has also been more than
historical reenactments, 100 years since Julia
an Old West saloon, lo- Howe fatally shot Wil-
cal vendors and a pag- liam Brooks inside the
eant.  Kids will also love Pioneer Hotel lobby, pre-
the Wild West scavenger sumably for being the
hunt and the petting zoo. source of rumors that
Famous gambler “Pico besmirched her reputa-
Pistolero” will be deal- tion. The story goes Ju-
ing out some authentic
lia had purchased a gun
Old West Games and a
with the intent to turn it
live shoot-out on Main on herself, but when she
Street is sure to enter-
saw William Brooks in
tain. the lobby of the hotel she
We hope you join us changed her plan. The
for the fun! first of four bullets fired
by Howe went straight
Paranormal Tours through Brooks’ heart
Experience the Zalud
and the chair in which
House in a whole new
he sat. The chair was
way with an evening later moved to the Zalud
paranormal tour. Special
House Museum and is on
small group paranormal
display in the childhood
tours are available on
room of his wife Annie
October 12 and 26. An
Zalud.
electronic voice phenom-
ena (EVP) session will
CPR & First Aid
be led by experts from
Classes
Paranormal Movement
Our next American
Investigations and each
session will be reviewed Red Cross Adult, Child
during the investiga- and Infant CPR, A.E.D.
tion. The tours will take and Community First
place at 8 and 10:30 p.m. Aid certification class
will take place on Octo-
and you must register
ber 26 from 9 a.m- 4 p.m.
in advance. Participants
Renewal classes are also
must be 18 years of age
available for those that
or older and the cost of
have already completed
the tour is $20 per per-
the American Red Cross
son. Sign up in a group
or as an individual. The training and are looking
group size is limited to to update their creden-
4-12 people per tour. tials. The next renewal
Built in 1891, the Zalud class will take place on
House is one of the few October 23 from 6- 9 p.m.
homes from that era You can register online
that hasn’t undergone or at our new location, 15
E. Thurman Ave.
any remodeling and
promised land,” he said.
“So when I got here, this
whole state and city has
been amazing to me and
I wouldn’t trade that for
anything. Also, I put $250
million in the ground
here and in the studio. So
when you have a quarter
of a billion dollars sat
down in the ground, you
can’t just up and leave.”
Tyler Perry Perry is planning a
star-studded unveiling
“Atlanta has been the of his new studio com-
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No Worries…Really?
us and led us to the
adjacent train sta-
Judy tion on a lower lev-
Lowery el. Our flight had
arrived late, but
Good Paula got us on the
News train to Lucerne on
time. “No worries!”
said our Brazilian born
“So do not fear, for Swiss guide cheerful-
I am with you; do not be ly, a favorite saying of
dismayed, for I am your hers that was repeated
God. I will strengthen throughout the trip.
and help you; The two-week tour
I will uphold you went in a counter-clock-
with my righteous right wise loop around the
hand.” *
country, with the first
When Al signed us up
three nights spent in
for a tour of Switzer-
Lucerne. While there
land by rail in August, he
we rode the oldest cog-
was looking forward to
wheel train in Europe,
riding the trains as well
as seeing the Alps. His the Vitznau-Rigi railway,
love for trains has led up Mt. Rigi. Cogwheel
us to many adventures trains have a wheel un-
on American and Cana- derneath the locomotive
dian railroads. He highly that meshes with the
recommends this mode metal teeth on a cen-
of travel with the added ter rail, in order to as-
advice, “You don’t travel cend and descend steep
by train if you’re in a mountain grades. Unfor-
hurry!” Delays happen tunately, it was raining
often, especially in the that day, shrouding the
States. What would the “Queen of the Moun-
railroad system be like tains” and surrounding
in a country known for peaks from view. But the
its precision clockmak- ride was great!
ing and advanced tech- Incidentally, the same
nology as well as moun- Swiss engineer who
tainous terrain? built the Vitznau-Rigi
Our adventure began railway also constructed
from the time the air- the one up to the top of
plane landed at the Zu- Mt. Washington in New
rich airport, where the Hampshire. Now Al can
tour director, Paula, met say that he has ridden
James: 5:10-11 — Steadfastness
and pushing back!
Good for Drew
Brees!
Our culture has
become opposed
to things Christian
since the 1970’s
and it seems to be
getting worse! I
Drew Brees is a Su- remember a time
per Bowl Champion when communities
quarterback who plays worked with and coop-
for the New Orleans erated with churches
Saints. He’s a devoted and ministerial asso-
follower of Christ and ciations on all kinds of
stands up for those val- community functions!
ues consistently! Not so much today! As
He recently promot- a pastor I put it, “the
ed a “Take Your Bible church has become the
to school program.” visiting team!”
The media picked this Many in our culture
up and began to rip him advance diversity ex-
apart for his Christian cept for anything Chris-
stand. He put out a vid- tian! That will lead to
eo explaining his stand persecution, opposi-
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Religion
both! Cog wheel and
narrow-gauge railroads
make up about 1/3 of the
nation’s rail system, with
the other 2/3 being nor-
mal gauge.
Can you imagine 3,000
miles of tracks in such a
small country or that the
total number of trips tak-
en by train averages two
billion annually? They
are reliable, convenient,
reasonably priced and
provide an easy mode
of travel. When asked
how people know when
the trains arrive and de-
part, one of our speak-
ers replied emphatically,
“They (both the people
and the trains) follow
the time tables!”
After Lucerne, we
traveled by southward
by train over the Brunig
Pass at an elevation of
about 3,300 feet and
then by boat to Inter-
laken. Our time in Inter-
laken included a trip to
Bern, the capital of the
country. After a guided
tour of the old city in the
morning, we were left to
explore the city on our
own with the directions
to meet back at the train
station at 4:45 pm.
Al and I gave ourselves
plenty of time to walk
to the station, but got
behind schedule when
trying to withdraw cash
tion and hard times for
those who chose to fol-
low Jesus! What follow-
ers of Christ will need
is steadfastness, and it
is more necessary to-
day than ever before
in the United States of
America!
James has something
to say about this. James
5:10-11: “(10) As an ex-
ample of suffering and
patience, brothers, take
the prophets who spoke
in the name of the Lord.
(11) Behold, we consid-
er those blessed who
remained steadfast.
You have heard of the
steadfastness of Job,
and you have seen the
purpose of the Lord,
how the Lord is com-
passionate and merci-
ful.” (ESV)
The prophets spoke
in the name of the Lord
and were opposed at
every point! The Proph-
ets’ message and stand
for the things of God
challenged the power
structures of their time
and resulted in per-
secution! They were
blessed because they
were steadfast in the
face of the hard times!
Job was steadfast
when Satan worked
to get him to not trust
in the Lord! Our cul-
ture today takes on the
same function. When
we stand for the things
of God we are opposed
and often persecuted!
Universal ethical truths are at core of Jewish High Holy Days
By Ronald W. Pies
Tufts University
My most vivid ado-
lescent memories of the
Jewish High Holy Days
are the painful rumbling
of my empty stomach as
I fasted on Yom Kippur,
and the sharp blasts of
the shofar — the ram’s
horn — sounding from the
synagogue pulpit.
BREAKFAST • LUNCH • DINNER
WE ARE NOW OPEN FOR DINNER!!!
We Cater & Deliver!
not valid with any other offers or discounts
from an uncooperative
ATM. Without realizing
it, we had been walk-
ing in the wrong direc-
tion. A kind person at
the ATM redirected us.
But where were we sup-
posed to meet the rest of
the group? It was a big
place!
As it turned out, Paula
was standing in clear
view with a few of the
other folks from the
group when we arrived.
“No worries!” she said,
“There is still plenty of
time!” That had to be the
Lord’s doing!
From Interlaken, we
traveled to Brig, then
across the northern tip of
Italy to Locarno, next up
to the world -famous re-
sort of St. Moritz and fi-
nally completed the loop
to Zurick, with many ex-
cursions along the way.
It was a spectacular tour
of Switzerland through
valleys, over mountain
passes, around lakes and
past villages with stone
churches nestled high
on the sides of the Alps.
From attractive modern
cities to ancient castles
and cathedrals, there
was plenty to see by foot,
bus, boat and rail.
By the end of the two-
week tour, our group had
been on trains twenty-
seven times! Paula and
We live in a time when
it becomes necessary
to depend on the mercy
and compassion of the
Lord. A few years ago,
the lead pastor at the
church I was a mem-
ber of in the Phoenix
area said some things
that were taken as op-
posing elements of
culture he thought of
as sinful. His life was
threatened, and armed
security was required
24 hours a day for sev-
eral months! Steadfast-
ness was required of
my pastor friend!
In John chapter 11
Jesus raised Lazarus
from the dead. People
began to believe in Je-
sus due to the miracle
and follow him. The
Jewish council got to-
gether and had a meet-
ing out of fear of the
people following Jesus
and the religious and
political leaders losing
their power!
When the cultural
power brokers think
they are going to lose
power and influence
because people are fol-
lowing Jesus, they still
have meetings and try
to figure out how to
maintain their power.
The solution that the
Jewish council came
up with was to figure
out how to have Jesus
killed. Get rid of Him
so He would not have
people following Him
I was one of millions
of Jews the world over
who observe “Yamim
Nora’im.” That’s Hebrew
for “Days of Awe” or
“High Holy Days.”
This 10-day period be-
gins with the two-day
celebration of the Jewish
New Year, Rosh Hashana.
It ends with the one-day
observance of Yom Kip-
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good care of us, helping tures of Switzerland on
to make it a wonderful Judy’s blog at: www.
experience. There truly goodnewswithjudy.
was no need to worry. blogspot.com
Come to think about Judy Lowery lives in
it, is there ever a need Michigan. The Good
to worry when God is in News column appears
control of our lives? The regularly on the Religion
promise above is a great pages of The Porterville
one to learn and live by. Recorder. You can read
He is with us…no wor- more at Judy’s blog,
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and challenge their today about socialism.
power base! They did In socialism the gov-
kill Him, but God raised ernment controls the
Him from the dead af- economy and the people
ter three days! That don’t have the freedom
demonstrates where to control the economy!
the real power is! It is inevitable that if
Our government in people follow Jesus it
the United States gets challenges the govern-
bigger and more influ- ment power structure!
ential all the time! My Why? The government
theory is that when peo- is not god, but God is
ple follow Jesus it chal- God and socialism can’t
lenges the power base handle that, so it op-
of an ever-increasing poses it! You see, in so-
government, so things cialism the government
Christian are opposed functions as god, that is
to maintain power! a false god!
In 1913 income was Socialism is progres-
taxed for the first time sive. It starts small and
in this country. It was takes more and more
imposed to pay for power and eventually
World War I. The rates takes over completely!
ranged from 1% for in- As government gets
come up to $20,000 per more powerful it will
year to 7% for income oppose the things of
up to $500,000 per year. God and persecution
Most people in those will come to the People
days were paying 1%. of God! When that hap-
Taxes overall were pens, we must be stead-
much less than today! A fast in the face of per-
family might be paying secution! The only hope
2 to 3 % of their income of us surviving that is
to taxes. Today with all the lean on the Lord
the taxes we pay most who is compassionate
of us are getting hit for and merciful!
40% to 50%, and more Steadfastness calls
of our income. for a power walk with
This makes govern- the Lord!
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good health are expected combined Days of Awe
to fast. embody both celebration
What is the significance and trepidation, renewal
of these holy days for and repentance.
orthodox Jews, secular This is a time when Jews
Jews and perhaps even believe that all human-
for non-Jews? kind is judged by God and
Rosh Hashana and Yom inscribed either in “The
Kippur are known, re- Book of Life” or “The
spectively, as “The Day Book of Death.” Judaism
of Judgment” and “The doesn’t believe these are
Day of Atonement.” In actual ‘books.’ However,
Orthodox Judaism, these Jewish tradition tells us
that God writes down the
names of the righteous in
The Book of Life, and the
WEDNESDAY names of the wicked in
BREAKFAST FOR
DINNER
the Book of Death.
The belief is that the
righteous will live through
the coming year; the
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When describing the
life and work of St. Fran-
cis of Assisi, his admir-
ers — environmentalists
as well as theologians —
usually quote his “Can-
ticle of Brother Sun and
Sister Moon.”
It begins with the
Catholic mystic stress-
ing that to God alone be-
long “all glory, all honor
and all blessings.”
Then St. Francis, who
died in 1226, proclaims:
“Praised be You my Lord
with all Your creatures,
especially Sir Brother
Sun. ... Praised be You,
my Lord, through Sister
Moon and the stars, in
the heavens you have
made them bright, pre-
cious and fair. Praised be
You, my Lord, through
Brothers Wind and Air.”
This famous hymn
First
Congregational
sets schedule
First Congregational
Church
Bible study will be held
Sunday, September 29 at 9
a.m. in the fireplace room
of the First Congregational
Church led by Pastor Kevin
Roach
Topic for the week will
be Becoming a Contagious
Christian. We will repeat
this lesson on Wednesday
October 2 at 10:30 a.m..
The topic for Sunday’s
church service will be “The
Great Commision.” Rev-
erend Roach draws his in-
spiration for this message
from Matthew 28:16-20.
Service begins at 10:30 a.m.
Children will be excused for
Sunday school at 11 a.m.
A coffee fellowship will
continue this celebration
in the church social hall at
11:30a.m.
This historic church is
located at Fourth Street
and Mill Avenue. Anyone
having questions regarding
church activities are asked
to call the church office at
784-5340. Office hours are
Monday through Friday 9
a.m. to 1 p.m.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
DISCIpleS oF CHRIST
1020 N. Prospect (across from Walmart)
(559) 784-1975
Adult Bible Study 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
Mid-Day Bible Study
(call for date and time)
Over 100 years serving Porterville
TRINITy lUTHeRAN CHURCH
764 W. Henderson Ave.
(559) 784-4202
Sunday Adult Study 9:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m.
Nursery Provided
Casual -- Come As You Are!!
Handicap Accessible
www.TLCPorterville.org
ST. JoHN’S ANglICAN CHURCH
308 N. “D” St. • Porterville
A biblically orthodox congrega-
tion with Bible teaching along
with the Lord’s Supper every
Sunday beginning at 9:00 A. M.
coffee and fellowship immedi-
ately follows. Come join us.
www.SaintJohn’sPorterville.org
ToUCHpoINT CHRISTIAN CeNTeR
1014 Pioneer Ave.
(559) 781-1692
Pastor Lee Hartman
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship and Children’s
Service 10:30 a.m.
Sunday Adult Service 6:00 p.m.
THE PORTERVILLE, CALIF., RECORDER
Religion
Union Seminary holds an interfaith chapel rite,
causing a Twitter-verse explosion
teaches that God life?” The tweet showed
is Creator and that a student facing potted
Francis is thankful ferns, palms, cattails,
for all of creation a lily and other house-
— rain, wind, fire, plants.
plants, humanity “The prayers were
and even “Sister said to the plants,”
Death.” confirmed Carvalhaes,
That wasn’t the reached by telephone.
doctrinal equa- “The way we under-
tion many Twitter users stand this, we are not
saw in a recent message praying to the plants as
from Union Theologi- God. ... We were seeing
cal Seminary in New the plants in a way that
York City. The seminary the indigenous peoples
tweet described a cha- see them — as living
pel service linked to a things with lives of their
class -- “Extractivism: own.
A Ritual/Liturgical Re- “We were speaking to
sponse” -- taught by the the plants as part of the
Rev. Claudio Carvalhaes, ‘we’ of God. We are all
a Presbyterian Church part of God’s creation
(USA) theologian from -- both mankind and the
Brazil. rest of creation.”
“Today in chapel, we The Rev. Albert
confessed to plants,” Mohler Jr., president of
said the seminary state- Southern Baptist Theo-
ment. “Together, we logical Seminary, heard
held our grief, joy, re- a different message. “If
gret, hope, guilt and sor- you do not worship the
row in prayer; offering Creator, you will inevi-
them to the beings who tably worship the cre-
sustain us but whose ation, in one way or an-
gift we too often fail to other. That is the primal
honor. What do you con- form of idolatry,” he said
fess to the plants in your in a podcast from the
Trump Condemns Religious Persecution Amid Refugee Squeeze
BY ELANA SCHOR  persecuted worshippers
Associated Press whose oppression Trump
has decried.
NEW YORK (AP) —
The list of persecuted
President Donald Trump
religious groups whose
said at the United Na-
tions this week that “pro- access to refugee ad-
mission has withered
tecting religious freedom
is one of my highest pri- under Trump includes
Christians in Iran, Syria,
orities.” But his promise
rings hollow to advocates Pakistan, Myanmar and
for persecuted religious Sudan, as well as Iraqi
minorities seeking ref- Christians and Yazidis
uge in the United States. — whose mass slaughter
Trump’s administration and enslavement by the
already has slashed the Islamic State was labeled
nation’s refugee admis- “genocide “ by Trump’s
sions ceiling to a historic State Department in
low and on Thursday pro- 2017.
posed a further cut for Trump did not mention
next year, to 18,000 — an his looming decision on
84% drop from the cap next year’s refugee ceil-
proposed during the last ing as he announced $25
million in new funding for
year of Barack Obama’s
safeguarding religious
presidency.
The president’s promo- freedom, including reli-
tion of global freedom gious sites and artifacts,
to worship prompted the at a Monday event at the
State Department to set U.N. On Thursday, how-
aside 5,000 refugee slots ever, his State Depart-
for religious minorities. ment pitched a set-aside
But faith-based groups for religious minorities
that resettle refugees had designed to bolster the
urged him to avoid more administration’s commit-
erosion of a program ment to freedom for all
dedicated to helping the faiths.
ZIoN lUTHeRAN lCmS
10341 Rd 256 - Terra Bella
(559) 535-4952
Sunday School and Bible Class:
9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
K-8 Christian School
zionlutheran@ocsnet.net
www.zionterrabella.org
FooTHIll pReSbyTeRIAN CHURCH
1162 W. Merrill
(559) 359-0039
Worship: 9:30 a.m.
Like us on Facebook:
Foothill Presbyterian Church –
Porterville
HIllSIDe CommUNITy CHURCH
evANgelICAl FRee
1091 W. Linda Vista Ave.
(559) 783-2636
Sunday Worship:
10:00 am. Nursery/toddler care.
Children’s Church, Ages 3 - Grade 6,
Classes for all ages, 9:00 am.
Wednesday:
Jr High & High School Students,
6:30-8:15 pm (Year Round)
Meeting upstairs in the youth center
Awana Clubs (September-April)
For ages 3 - Grade 6, 6:25-8:15 pm.
www.hccporterville.org
Louisville, Kentucky,
campus, which has 1,731
full-time students.
The Union rite cre-
ated a furor because of
this seminary’s fame as
a center for progressive
theology and its aca-
demic association with
nearby Columbia Uni-
versity on Manhattan’s
West Side. Union cur-
rently has 222 full-time
students from these
traditions: Baptist, pa-
gan, African Methodist
Episcopal (Zion), Bud-
dhist, Hindu, Episco-
pal, Catholic, Lutheran,
Jewish, Muslim, Church
of Christ, Quaker-Men-
nonite, Unitarian Uni-
versalist, Orthodox,
Reformed Church in
America and Seventh-
day Adventist.
Carvalhaes said the
“Temple of Confessions”
rite included represen-
tatives of Buddhism and
Unitarian Universalism,
as well as Catholicism,
Anglicanism and sever-
al Protestant churches.
He asked his students to
prepare prayers focus-
“Compared to previ-
ous years, where we had
broad allocations for re-
gions that did not priori-
tize protections of beliefs
... this is a particular im-
provement by having a
specific allocation,” said
a senior administration
official, who briefed re-
porters on condition of
anonymity.
While the administra-
tion portrayed its move
as bringing a better re-
settlement outlook for
refugees fleeing reli-
gious persecution, faith-
based organizations had
held out hope that the
program would see no
further cuts beyond this
year’s ceiling of 30,000.
During the final full year
of the Obama administra-
tion, the refugee ceiling
was 85,000.
“For the United States
to cut refugee resettle-
ment to half of what it
was last year is an abro-
gation of who we are and
all that we stand for as a
nation,” said Bishop Mi-
chael Rinehart, Lutheran
CHURCH oF THe NAZAReNe
2005 W. Olive Ave. (at Matthew)
(559) 784-3305
Pastor Mark Pitcher
Morning Worship
8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Community Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.
poRTeRvIlle CHURCH oF CHRIST
NeWComb STReeT
1000 N. Newcomb
(559) 784-5498
Sunday Bible Classes - 9:00 a.m
Morning Worship 10:00 a.m.
Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday: Ladies’ Bible Class 9:45 a.m.
Wednesday: Bible Classes 6:00 p.m.
Email: church@pvcoc.org
Minister: Donald Gelles
SeveNTH-DAy ADveNTIST CHURCH
1088 Linda Vista Ave (at Hwy 65)
(559) 784-6031
Saturday Services
Bible Classes for all ages 9:30
Worship 10:45
Wednesday 6:30
Children’s clubs (age 4 to teens)
Deaf Ministry
www.PortervilleAdventist.org
PAGE 9A
ing on “what they need- talking to the plants, soil
ed to confess,” in terms and rocks and confess
of sins against creation how we have related
and the environment. with them.”
There was no printed Once again, Carval-
liturgy. haes stressed that Union
This is an interfaith seminary includes semi-
class and students voiced narians and believers
their own understand- from a variety of Chris-
ings of creation and the tian traditions and other
divine, he added. “Now world religions.
we need to go back and “Still, I would say that
analyze what was said we are trying to relate
and critique it.” to this earth in a way
As the chapel service similar to that of St.
began, Carvalhaes read Francis of Assisi,” he
a statement noting that said. “When we confess,
believers frequently
we are trying to heal
use the term “sacred”
that brokenness that we
to describe churches
see all around us in this
and temples. “We have
world, the brokenness
a harder time seeing
sacredness in plants, that makes it hard for
seeds, soil, forests, us to see God’s fullness
trees, rivers,” he said. in the plants, God’s full-
“We learn from indig- ness in the animals. ...
enous communities that We need to see God in a
they relate to forests, more expansive way.”
rivers, animals and trees
as subjects, sentient be- Terry Mattingly is the
ings, and with them they editor of GetReligion.org
talk, they listen, they re- and Senior Fellow for
late, they organize their Media and Religion at
lives. ... Today we will The King’s College in
try to be thinking and New York City. He lives
doing a connection by in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Immigration and Refu- fiscal year 2018. Twenty
gee Service Chairman of Iraqi Yazidis gained ac-
the Board. “This decision cess to the refugee pro-
means that thousands of gram in the fiscal year
people, including those that ends this week, ac-
fleeing violence and war, cording to an Associated
and those fleeing reli- Press analysis of State
gious persecution, will Department data.
continue to be left in
“The genocide is still
harm’s way.” ongoing, and you wonder
Prior to the announce- to yourself, is it all just
ment, Free Yezidi Foun- talk,” Ibrahim said, add-
dation executive director ing that Yazidis “need to
Pari Ibrahim, whose non- get a second chance in
profit group helps raise their freedom in their
awareness about Yazidi right to believe whatever
persecution, said she was
they want to believe.”
invited to attend Trump’s
The Trump administra-
speech this week and that
tion views its investment
she is “happy the U.S.
in international religious
government is trying to
freedom as separate
put this on the agenda.”
Still, Ibrahim pointed to from and not contradic-
the stark contrast be- tory to its restrictive ref-
tween the administra- ugee policy, as explained
tion’s talk about helping by a State Department
members of her denom- official who addressed
ination and its “ridicu- the issue on condition of
lous” cuts to refugee ad- anonymity.
missions of Iraqi Yazidis: “Prioritizing security
here at home is not at
from 434 in fiscal year
odds with our advance-
2017, the last year the
Obama administration ment of religious free-
played a role in refugee dom abroad,” the official
admissions, to just 5 in said.
lANDmARK CHRISTIAN CeNTeR
2380 W. Olive @ Westwood
Pastor Paulette Blaylock
Sunday: 10AM Morning Worship
Exciting Music
Relevant Preaching
Nursery Care Provided
Fun Classes for Kids
Wednesday: 6:30 PM
Family Night
Adult Bible Study:
Children’s Ministries
Call for more Info; 784-2827
www.landmark-christian.org
FIRST CoNgRegATIoNAl CHURCH
Pastor Kevin Roach
165 E. Mill Ave.
(559) 784-5340
Sunday Bible Study 9:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School 10:45a.m.-11:30a.m.
Bible Study Wed. 10:30 a.m.
www.portervillefcc.org
lIvINg WoRD FelloWSHIp
Non-Denominational
1150 W. Pioneer Ave.
(559) 781-0922
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School all ages 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday Night Awana Youth &
Adult Classes 6:30 p.m.
www.lwfchurchporterville.org
Pastor Ken Rollans
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TCDA Bureau of Investigations child abduction

unit recovers children in Washington
THE RECORDER him to join them later. voluntarily return the
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With the assistance Unit regularly returns
back to Tulare County
of the Benton County abducted children to
and reunited them with
Sheriff’s Department in their legal guardians.
their father.
Kennewick, Wash., and TCDA Investigators
In June 2019, the fa-
contacting Valdez, the have recovered abduct-
ther purchased bus tick-
children were located. ed children from across
ets for Valdez and their
After explaining the the United States and
two children, ages 2 and CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
court order to Valdez, Mexico and as far away
3, to travel to Pasco, TCDA Investigators recover abducted children in Washington.
the mother agreed to as New Zealand.
Wash. The plan was for

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lay the foundation for weather. network improve- “The Varcomm mis- er to create a small
DUCOR — Varcomm
expanded network ser- “We have selected Ju- ments, as Varcomm sion statement says telephone network
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its broadband equip-
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ment and network, ac-
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cording to Varcomm
are sincerely grateful tion of new routers, Votaw explains “this hometown network,” Virgil A. Roome and
president and CEO
Eric Votaw. for the Rancho Tehama firewalls and network initial deployment will said Votaw. “We plan created Ducor Tele-
Varcomm is making community’s patience monitoring equip- lay the groundwork for to keep that prom- phone Company. In
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in Rancho Tehama in prove.” Planned outages as vice, which provides through continuing in-
began to expand to ser-
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vice Rancho Tehama
and Ducor. for the first time, all provements will be speeds for immersive work and equipment
and later to Kennedy
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Meadows, and started
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stallation of new core
Tehama area to recon- as much as possible. connection, as well service,” said Votaw.  services in 1993 under
equipment will begin
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ments in network improve broadband the Varcomm website ue in Ducor through Varcomm was found- introduction of broad-
speed, security and speeds, but also mini- and Facebook page. the end of 2019 with ed in 1910 when farm- band and enhanced
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Today Tonight Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Porterville Mu. Airport
through 3 p.m. Yesterday
Barometer:
Temperature 8 a.m. yest.
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Regional Weather Forecast Local Forecast Air Quality Index

Today we will see partly cloudy skies, high of 75°, humidity of 48%. Today: 75 (Moderate)
Oakland Southwest wind 1 to 6 mph. The record high for today is 104° set in 1963. 0-50:         Good 151-200:   Unhealthy
Stockton Expect partly cloudy skies tonight, overnight low of 50°. Southwest wind 1 51-100:     Moderate 201-300:   Very Unhealthy
70 / 54 71 / 52 to 6 mph. The record low for tonight is 41° set in 1948. Sunday, skies will 101-150:   Unhealthy 301-500:   Hazardous
be sunny, high of 67°, humidity of 43%. (sensitive)
San Francisco
68 / 55
Fresno
National Map for Sept. 28, 2019 UV Index
Santa Cruz 73 / 51 UV Index for 3 periods of the day.

68 / 50 Porterville Las Vegas   a.m.

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China Lake 0-2: Minimal
80 / 52 3-4: Low The higher the UV index,
Bakersfield 5-6: Moderate the higher the need for eye
77 / 53 7-9: High and skin protection.
10+: Very High
 
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Los Angeles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sunset
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73 / 60 Riverside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Moonrise
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Edwards AFB 73 46 s 69 42 s San Francisco 68 55 s 65 57 s Cincinnati 91 68 pc 90 72 pc Hong Kong 88 78 s 87 80 s
Eureka 63 49 pc 62 47 ra San Jose 69 49 pc 68 50 s Cleveland 81 64 t 75 68 sh Jerusalem 85 63 s 83 66 s
Fresno 73 51 s 68 53 s Ukiah 71 45 s 66 44 pc Dallas 93 77 mc 94 75 mc London 62 53 ra 64 58 ra
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TODAY
VOLLEYBALL
TBD Porterville @ Mira
Monte High School Frosh
Trny
9 a.m. Porterville,
Strathmore @ Granite Hills
High School Varsity Trny
GIRLS WATER POLO
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School Varsity Trny
TV Schedule
Today’s sports televi-
sion schedule is subject to
change and blackouts.
TODAY
AUTO RACING
1:55 a.m. ESPNU —
Formula One: The Rus-
sian Grand Prix, practice
session 3, Sochi, Russia
4:55 a.m. ESPNU —
Formula One: The Rus-
sian Grand Prix, qualify-
ing, Sochi, Russia
9:30 a.m. NBCSN —
NASCAR Xfinity Series:
qualifying, Charlotte,
N.C.
11 a.m. NBCSN — NA-
SCAR Monster Energy
Cup Series: final prac-
tice, Charlotte, N.C.
12:30 p.m. NBCSN —
NASCAR Xfinity Series:
The Drive for the Cure
200, Charlotte, N.C.
NCAAF
USC-Washington, Virginia-ND headline Week 5 schedule
By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer
Notre Dame tries to
bounce back from a
painful loss and South-
ern California tries to
build on the momentum
of a surprising win in the
two most notable college
football matchups this
week.
The 21st-ranked Tro-
jans visit No. 17 Wash-
ington on Saturday, while
the 10th-ranked Fighting
Irish host No. 18 Virgin-
ia. Those are the week’s
only two matchups pit-
ting ranked foes against
AP Photo By Marcio Jose Sanchez
each other.
Southern California coach Clay Helton, left, hugs
USC is coming off a
quarterback Matt Fink after the team’s 30-23 win
victory over Utah that
over Utah in an NCAA college football game Fri-
dropped the Utes from
day, Sept. 20, in Los Angeles. 10th to 19th. Notre Dame
PREP FOOTBALL
RECORDER PHOTO BY NAYIRAH DOSU
Lindsay High School’s Daniel Trujillo crosses the goal line to score a touchdown against Granite Hills
High School football during the first half of an East Sequoia League football game, Friday, Sept. 27, at
Frank Skadan Stadium in Lindsay.
suffered its first loss of Clay Helton’s removal
the season last week grow even louder. USC
when it fell 23-17 at No. quarterback Matt Fink
3 Georgia. replaced an injured Ke-
Here are some things don Slovis against Utah
that merit watching and is likely to start Sat-
in college football this urday with Slovis in con-
week. cussion protocol.
HEISMAN WATCH
GAME OF THE WEEK
Wisconsin running
No. 21 Southern Cali- back Jonathan Taylor led
fornia at No. 17 Wash- all Football Bowl Subdi-
ington vision players in rushing
last year and ranks third
USC is in the midst
of a huge three-game this season with 146.7
stretch that could define yards per game. His 203-
its season. The Trojans yard performance in the
visit Washington and eighth-ranked Badgers’
Notre Dame in their 35-14 victory over No.
next two games. Win 20 Michigan marked the
both and the Trojans be- ninth time he’s reached
come a potential play- the 200-yard mark in 30
off contender. Lose both career games.
and the calls for coach
NCAAF, Page 2B
Local
Sports
Roundup
PHS boys
still atop
D4
MHS girls up
to third
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Weekly cross country
Central Section rank-
ings are out and Por-
terville High School
boys are the No. 1 team
in Division IV for the
third week in a row.
In overall rankings, the
Panthers also moved up
two spots to 21st in the
entire section.
Around the Orange
Belt, Monache boys are
still seventh in Div. I
but moved to 12th over-

Cardinals blow by Grizzlies 46-0

GOLF
5 a.m. GOLF — Euro-
pean Tour Golf: The Al-
fred Dunhill Links Cham-
pionship, third round,
Fife, Scotland
9:30 a.m. GOLF —
LPGA Tour Golf: The
Indy Women in Tech
Championship, third
round, Indianapolis
1 p.m. GOLF — PGA
Tour Champions Golf:
The Pure Insurance
Open, third round, Peb-
ble Beach, Calif.
3 p.m. GOLF — PGA
Tour Golf: The Safeway
Open, third round,
Scottsdale, Arizona
11:30 p.m. (Sunday)
ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific
Golf: The Amateur
Championship, final
round, Shanghai (taped)
MLB BASEBALL
10 a.m. MLB — Balti-
more at Boston
1 p.m. FS1 — Cleve-
land at Washington
4 p.m. FOX — Chicago
Cubs at St. Louis
7 p.m. MLB — Mil-
waukee at Colorado OR
NY Yankees at Texas
(games joined in prog-
ress)
8 p.m. MLB — Oak-
land at Seattle OR Hous-
ton at LA Angels (games
joined in progress)
Opens, Early Rounds &
The Wuhan and Tash-
kent Opens, Quarterfi-
nals
Lindsay shuts out Granite Hills on Homecoming Night
By NAYIRAH DOSU
ndosu@portervillerecorder.com
A shorthanded Granite Hills
High School football team was
no match for Lindsay Friday,
as the Cardinals quickly ran
away with a 46-0 blowout on
Homecoming Night at Frank
Skadan Stadium.
Not only was it the Car-
dinals (4-2, 1-1 ESL) largest
win of the season and first
shutout since a 46-0 blanking
of Morro Bay last year but
it was the team’s largest win
against the Grizzlies (1-5, 0-2
ESL) under fifth-year head
coach Matt Mendonca.
The Cardinals picked
up their first East Sequoia
League win of the season by
setting the tempo early and
Sheriff’s PAL kids to attend LA Clippers basketball clinic today
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More than 100 Tu-
lare County Sher-
iff’s PAL kids will be
coached in basketball
for an afternoon in a
clinic conducted by
the Los Angeles Clip-
pers today in Pixley.  mer collegiate player
It’s all part of Tulare
County Sheriff Mike
Boudreaux’s vision to
reach out to youth in
all. In Div. V, Granite
Hills is still ranked
fourth.
In the girls rankings,
Monache moved up one
spot in Div. I to third
and one spot in over-
not holding anything back. From there, Trujillo muscled all to seventh. Lindsay
They scored seven touch- his way into the end zone to girls also moved up
one spot in Div. III to
downs total — six in the first give Lindsay a 12-0 lead.
seventh. Div. V Granite
half alone — and had a run- Two failed 2-point conver-
Hills remained in sixth
ning a clock to start the sec- sions and a missed PAT from
place.
ond half. kicker Emiliano Corona were
On the first drive of the about the only negative things GIRLS GOLF
game Lindsay gave up just to happen to the Cardinals of- Porterville 301
one yard to Granite, then fense. Tulare Union 313
forced a three-and-out and Granite was down five Porterville High
turned their first drive of the starters including offensive School girls golf de-
game into a scoring one with and defensive lineman Sal- feated Tulare Union
301-313 in Thursday’s
star running back and home- vador Lule, cornerback, wide
coming candidate, Daniel receiver and kicker Max East Yosemite League
Trujillo, proving too slippery Jimenez, cornerback Ra- meet in Tulare.
For the Panthers,
to stop on a 46-yard touch- heem Chavira and running
Angela Eugene shot a
down run. back Manny Aguilar — and it
63, Aunika Marquez
After another Grizzlies’ showed. 60, Uniese Carrillo 58,
three-and-out, Trujillo and Lindsay took advantage of Gemma Gasco 56, Cath-
the Cardinals went to work the missing defensive backs erine Entenman 64 and
moving the ball from their and hit both Mario Diaz and Jasmine Gray 68.
own 41-yard line to Granite’s Elian Ibarra for big recep-
1-yard line on just five plays. PREP, Page 2B ROUNDUP, Page 2B
NBA
Tulare County. College; Josh Jones,
The event will be former UCLA football
held at 12:30 p.m. to- player; Te’onna Camp-
day at Pixley Middle bell, former collegiate
School. Those from player and profession-
the Clippers sched- al player overseas;
uled to participate in- Shannon Clay, for-
clude: mer collegiate player;
Elisha Taylor, for- Onell Gibson, former
collegiate player; and
who will appear in the Dr. Julie Shaw, former
upcoming Space Jam 2; collegiate player, for- Photo Courtesy Tulare County Sheriff’s Dept.
Greg Hayes, assistant mer pro and former The Tulare County Sheriff’s PALS youth will have a
coach at the Master’s college coach.  chance to participate in a Los Angeles Clippers bas-
ketball clinic today.
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Prep hurting themselves

with bad penalties NCAAF
including five false
Continued from Page 1B Continued from Page 1B
starts, the Grizzlies
tions that helped only crossed midfield Taylor next faces
them cross midfield. four times and reached Northwestern, one of the
Both players also the Cardinals’ 20-yard few teams to hold him
line only twice. How- in check. In two games
scored in the second
ever, incompletions against the Wildcats,
quarter with Diaz
prevented them from Taylor has yet to have a
catching a 12-yard 100-yard game, totaling
touchdown pass and scoring and they also
126 yards and averaging
Ibarra catching one turned the ball over on
4.2 yards per carry.
for 52 yards. their own 35-yard line
NUMBERS TO KNOW
after Lindsay’s Jona-
The Cardinals were 8 - Number of victo-
than Garza intercept- ries by Mountain West
explosive in the sec-
ed GHHS quarterback Conference schools over
ond quarter with four
David Ramirez. Power Five teams this
different players scor-
Granite Hills’ head season. No other Group
RECORDER PHOTO BY NAYIRAH DOSU ing including Diaz and
Lindsay High School’s Mario Diaz runs with the ball after a reception during the coach Dan Williams of Five conference has
Ibarra. Isaiah Garcia
first half of an East Sequoia League game against Granite Hills High School, Fri- said the team lost more than five wins over
scored on an 8-yard
day, Sept. 27, at Frank Skadan Stadium in Lindsay. players on Wednesday Power Five teams.
run and Trujillo also which made prepar- 300 - No. 9 Florida has
scored his third and ing for the game dif- thrown for at least 300
final touchdown on a ficult but they’ll use yards in four of Dan
13-yard run. next week’s bye to get Mullen’s first 17 games
Lindsay’s final score healthy and prepare as coach, including each
was by Daniel’s twin, for their Oct. 11 game of the last three. Before
Israel Trujillo, on a against Farmersville Mullen arrived, Florida
1-yard run in the third threw for 300-plus yards
(0-6, 0-2 ESL).
quarter. Also getting just six times in a 101-
Next week, Lindsay
on the board was Co- game stretch from 2010-
begins a three-game 17.
rona, who went 4-of-5 road streak with a 440 - The number of
on PAT kicks. game at Corcoran (4-2, carries by Mississippi
Offensively, besides 2-0 ESL). State running backs
since the last time one of
them fumbled. The last
time a Mississippi State
running back fumbled
was on Nov. 18, 2017.
900 - Nebraska earned
its 900th win in school
history Saturday by
beating Illinois 42-38.
RECORDER PHOTO BY NAYIRAH DOSU
The Cornhuskers now
Lindsay High School’s Manuel Mora (46) sacks Granite Hills High School quarter- face No. 5 Ohio State,
back, David Ramirez (1) during the second half of an East Sequoia League game, which has 915 wins. No.
Friday, Sept. 27, at Frank Skadan Stadium in Lindsay. 6 Oklahoma and Notre
Dame look to become
the sixth and seventh
FBS programs to collect
900 wins as measured
by the NCAA when the
Sooners host Texas Tech
and the Irish host Vir-
ginia on Saturday. Other
FBS schools with at least
900 wins include Michi-
gan, Texas and Alabama.
Notre Dame actually
has won 920 games but
had to vacate 21 of those
victories from 2012 and
2013.
UNDER THE RADAR
Wake Forest (4-0, 0-0
ACC) at Boston College
(3-1, 1-0): Wake Forest’s
fast start has garnered
so little attention that
the unbeaten Demon
RECORDER PHOTO BY NAYIRAH DOSU Deacons remain un-
A Granite Hills High School defender attempts to bring down Lindsay High ranked, though they are
School’s Isaiah Garcia, during the second half of an East Sequoia League game, 24th in the coaches’ poll.
Friday, Sept. 27, at Frank Skadan Stadium in Lindsay. The Deacons seek their
first 5-0 start since 2006
when they visit Boston
RECORDER PHOTO BY NAYIRAH DOSU College, which won 41-
Who says there’s never any Granite Hills High School quarterback, Gage Snider
(10), runs with the ball during the second half of
34 at Wake Forest last
season.

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Hatha Yoga is good
therapy for lower back pain
Vascular DEAR DOCTOR: A few
months ago, my husband
and I helped our oldest
age and ease the type of
lower back pain you have
described. The gentle and
pain. When done improp-
erly, any type of exercise,
even yoga, can aggravate

Diseases/
son move into his first deliberate movements the injury and make mat-
apartment. I don’t know associated with the prac- ters worse. (And please
what happened exactly, tice of hatha yoga make note that yoga is not rec-
but my lower back has it possible to isolate spe- ommended for anyone
been hurting ever since. cific muscle groups. The with a slipped disc or a

Procedures
I would rather not use poses are designed to spinal fracture.)
any medications and alternately strengthen
If your health care pro-
have heard that yoga can muscle groups and then
vider agrees that yoga is
be good for back pain. Is gently stretch them. The
a good fit for your situa-
this true? movements are also slow
tion, you can take some
DEAR READER: First, as enough that you can stop
fellow parents, we want the instant you feel dis- easy steps to make sure
to congratulate you on comfort or pain. Yoga is you stay safe. Consider
the milestone of your also effective at develop- classes that are designed
son’s first apartment. ing “core strength,” or specifically to address
It’s not surprising that the abdominal muscles lower back pain. Special
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How To Help A Relative With Their Anxieties And Depression

By Stanley Popovich educate you on how to experiences. In every next time around. with your anxiety and able around you. If pos-
deal with  fear and anxi- anxiety-related situation 4. Challenge your neg- feel that this is how you sible,  talk to a profes-
Do you know a friend ety. Share this informa- you experience, begin to ative thinking with posi- will  feel the rest of the sional who can help you
or loved one who suffers tion with the person who learn what works, what tive statements and  re- week or month. This manage your depression
from fear, anxiety, and  is  struggling. Education doesn’t work, and what alistic thinking. When isn’t correct. No one and  anxieties. They will
depression and do not is the key in finding the you  need to improve on encountering thoughts can  predict the future be able to provide you
know what to do? answers your looking in managing your fears that make you fearful with one hundred per- with additional advice
It can be frustrating for  in managing your and anxieties. For in- or  anxious, challenge cent accuracy. Even if and  insights on how to
to watch  someone you fears. stance, you have a lot of those thoughts by asking the thing that you feared deal with your current
know suffer and not be
2. Be understand- anxiety and you decide yourself questions that does happen there are problem.
able to help them.
Here are six ways to ing and patient with to take a walk to help will  maintain objectiv- circumstances and fac-
help the person cope the person struggling you feel better. The next ity and common sense.  tors that you  can’t pre- Stan Popovich is the
in these kinds of situa- with their  fears. Deal- time you feel anxious Changing your thinking dict which can be used author of “A Layman’s
tions. ing with depression and you can remind yourself can help  you manage to your advantage. You Guide to Managing Fear
1. Learn as much as anxiety can be difficult that you  got through it your fears. never know when the an- Using  Psychology, Chris-
you can in managing for the  person so do not the last time by taking 5. Remember that swers you are looking tianity and Non Resistant
anxiety and depression. add more problems than a walk. This will give things change and events for will come to you. Methods”.For additional 
There are many books what is already there. you the  confidence to do not stay the same. You 6. Take advantage of information go to:  http://
and information that will 3. Learn from your manage your anxiety the may  feel overwhelmed the help that is avail- www.managingfear.com/

Are North Americans Wimps Tidbits pares the last year-and-a-

half of steady progress to-
Cancer Plan of Care. The
protocols work to reduce

When It Comes to Pain? Continued from Page 4B

How do people in other
countries handle pain fol-
lowing various surgical
procedures? It’s a perti-
nent question today in view
of the debate on opioid
usage in North America.
A recent report in JAMA
Network Open, published
by the American Medi-
cal Association, confirms
what I have argued, that
North Americans have
become wimps when con-
fronted with pain. So who
is responsible for this?
I first became aware
of what was happening to
pain control many years
ago. I had an impacted
wisdom tooth which my
dentist said must be re-
moved. So I called a dental
surgeon in Toronto, whom
I had known for years, and
made an appoint-
ment for this pro-
cedure.
Following the
tooth’s removal, he
said, “Be sure to
take this painkiller
every six hours as
there will be signifi-
cant pain.” But since
I have never taken pain-
killers without good rea-
son, I ignored his advice.
The following morning
the dental surgeon called
and asked my wife how I
was feeling. He was sur-
prised to hear I was at
the hospital performing
surgery. I had some pain,
but not enough to take a
painkiller. options and turn down un-
This study looked at the
percentage of patients in
Canada, the United States,
and Sweden, who took an
opioid prescription for
seven days after laparo-
scopic (keyhole) surgery
to remove the appendix,
gallbladder, meniscus of
the knee, or breast lump.
The results were shock-
ing. It showed that 79%
of Canadians and 76% of
Americans used opioid
prescription drugs follow-
ing these procedures. But
only 11% of patients in
Sweden needed an opioid
drug! You do not need to
be a statistician to surmise
that something has gone
awry in North America.
So when TV ads pres-
ent misleading messages
about health, we must all
become educated patients
and seek the advice of the
family doctor before tak-
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Sign up for medical
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W. Gifford-Jones, MD
is a graduate of the
University of Toronto and
the Harvard
Medical School.
ward health to the previ-
ous eight years of steady
inflammation, reduce
blood pressure, stabilize
decline. The medications nervous system activity,
Some companies are be-
he was given for MS cost improve bone density, pro-
ginning to cover the costs.
$5,000/month. That adds duce antioxidant activity,
Many who would benefit
up to $60,000/year, and Deoxyribonucleic Acid/
from I&A are still unable
he took those meds for Ribonucleic Acid (DNA/
to purchase them. The
eight years while his MS RNA) repair, phagocytic
AUHA has agreed to ac-
progressed. His Plan of activity and the synthe-
cept donations on behalf
Care protocol is costing sis of helper cell func-
of Golden Sunrise Nutra-
him $300/month out of tion. The products work
ceutical and help lower
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the total cost to the pa-
$10,000 for 5 treatments. eres, rejuvenating DNA
tient.
He has already received
Because the out-of-pock- and increasing longevity.
two treatments. When we
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Plant lovers find each other at swaps, online or in person

By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH
Associated Press

Plant lovers have

long gotten together to
trade seeds and grow-
ing advice, and the latest
generation is following
suit with modern plant
swaps.
The swaps (sometimes
called plant exchanges)
for amateur horticul-
turalists are popping up
in homes, parking lots,
trendy gardening stores
and online. They’re about
exchanging advice and
meeting like-minded peo-
ple, says 35-year-old Ana
Carlson, who has attend-
ed several plant swaps in
New York City and Los
Angeles, where she lives.
“People just talk and it
is fun,” she said. “I don’t
go looking for plants be-
cause I have more than
enough.”
Carlson, who owns
an online “plant decor”
shop,  Sill Appeal  , and
has nearly 200 house-
plants, initially learned
about the swaps through
social media a few years
AP PHOTO
ago, when plants became
a hobby. Plant lovers are finding each other by holding swaps.
“They’re very social
events,” she said. “Every and articles chronicling ing of  Bloom and Grow Bala Rathinasabapathi, exchange group on Fa- expanded social circles
time I go, I meet peo- unusual, colorful and pet- radio  , a podcast from a professor in the horti- cebook with more than for long-time plant lov-
ple.” friendly houseplants. Broadway actress Ma- cultural sciences depart- 7,000 members. She orig- ers.
While plant swaps can “Right now, the plant ria Failla that’s all about ment at University of inally joined the group to “We started out swap-
include outdoor variet- world is kind of insane,” houseplants. Florida, says the produce learn more about plants
ping plants as teens,”
ies, many people trade says Sue Eggen, the cre- Some plant lovers come found in grocery stores after she took a job at the
said Stan Miklis, 62, of
houseplants, which are ative director at  Urban to swaps for expensive today is a result of an- Philadelphia Horticultur-
Jungle  , a plant shop in and rare finds. A full- cient plant swaps. al Society. Soon, house- Dallas, who studied hor-
back in style thanks in
Philadelphia. “It’s like size pink princess philo- “Humans domesticated plants became a hobby. ticulture in high school
part to social media. Ins-
the 1970s all over again dendron or a variegated plants about 10,000 years A couple members of in Texas. He said he at-
tagram has been flooded
with “Plantstagrammers” — the coolest thing mil- monstera, two fashion- ago, and plant exchanges the group have orga- tended plant parties as a
or “plant influencers,” lennials can do is care for able plants not read- followed shortly after,” nized plant pop-up nights teen and young man.
who post daily photos plants.” ily found in gardening Rathinasabapathi said. throughout Philadelphia Now, as a farmer, he
of houseplants under a Last month, Eggen and stores, can cost upward “People used plants like for people to meet in per- learns of new plant swaps
variety of hashtags, in- the Urban Jungle team of $150 retail. At a plant currency.” son and socialize.
via the Internet.
cluding #plantcommu- organized a plant swap swap, however, someone Today, however, swaps “I got to meet a few
“My whole life is and
nity (559,000 posts) and for some 50 customers might bring in a cutting are mostly characteristic people I recognized on-
who purchased tickets. that can be propagated. of urban areas, he said. line,” Tessaro said. “It’s has always been plants,”
#houseplantlove (118,000
There were snacks and “People blew me away Philadelphia resident been really nice to put a Miklis said. “All my
posts). On Pinterest, plant
devotees display a pleth- beverages, and attendees with what they brought Christina Tessaro, 37, face to a name.” friends are from the
ora of photos, blog posts listened to a live record- in,” Eggen said. learned of a local plant Online swaps have also plant circle.”

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Beetle Bailey® by Mort Walker

THE BORN LOSER® by Chip and Art Sansom

baby blues® by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman

MONTY® by Jim Meddick

THAT-A-BABY® by Paul Trap B ridge by Phillip Alder

When he ruffs, make it a loser

Adam Garcia, an Australian actor,
said, “I’m a loser on Sunday. Yeah, I’m
a couch potato. I get up and try and eat,
and then back on the couch. And watch
anything.”
Bridge players need to worry about
losers, but this deal highlights one
good technique for limiting them. How
should South have planned the play
in four spades after West led the club
king?
When West used the Unusual No-
Frank-n-Ernest® by Bob Thaves trump to show at least 5-5 in the mi-
nors, North had to pass. But after South
doubled East’s three clubs to show a
good hand, North judged that he had
enough for game. However, did partner
have four hearts? To find out, North
cue-bid four clubs, showing the values
for game but uncertainty about which
game. South signed off in four spades.
When the dummy appeared, declarer ace and leading another diamond.
knew that East had at most one dia- Again East discarded, so South took
mond. So, it was time to make sure that the trick and gave up a diamond to
if he ruffed a diamond, it would be a West. Note that if West had had a trump
loser, not a winner. to lead, declarer would have lost only
South played a spade to the king, then two diamonds and one spade. When
Grizzwells® by Bill Schorr
called for a low diamond. East real-
West exited with a club, South ruffed
ized that ruffing would be a waste of
a trump trick, so he discarded a heart. and trumped his last diamond on the
Declarer won the trick and repeated board. He lost only one diamond and
the process, playing a heart to dummy’s two spades.

A strograph by Eugenia Last

SATURDAY, CAPRICORN (Dec. gain strength and give

SEPTEMBER 28, 22-Jan. 19) — Pay close you the courage to try
2019 attention to what oth- something new. Strive
Big nate® by Lincoln Peirce Let your emotions rise ers say and do. Don’t for perfection.
to the surface. It’s time overreact, but be wary GEMINI (May 21-
of being misinformed or June 20) — If it feels
to put what you want
drawn into something right, do it. Refuse to let
first. Let go of people
that could disrupt your someone’s negativity or
and situations that are
life or a meaningful rela- criticism stop you from
standing in your way.
tionship. making personal adjust-
You are the master of
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20- ments that will help you
your universe, so make
Feb. 19) — Take a look
your dreams come true feel good. Romance is in
at investment opportuni-
by taking the initiative ties and expand your in- the stars.
and doing what you do terests, skills and knowl- CANCER (June 21-July
best. edge. A family estate 22) — Relax and think
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. or settlement should be about what’s happened
Arlo & Janis® by Jimmy Johnson 23) — Address issues or what you want to
handled with care. A
that bother you. If you personal commitment initiate. You’ll face op-
are blunt about what should be honored. position from someone
you want to see happen, PISCES (Feb. who wants to meddle in
you will find out who is 20-March 20) — Offer your affairs. Don’t reveal
willing to help you and help, but within reason. secrets or personal infor-
who isn’t. It’s essential to stick to mation.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24- what you feel comfort- LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Nov. 22) — Don’t get in- able spending or doing. — Take on a challenge
volved in someone else’s Don’t feel guilty if you or do something that
affairs. An emotional must step back.
situation will surface if will make you feel good.
ARIES (March Spending time with a
you get together with 21-April 19) — Some-
ZITS® by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman people you haven’t seen loved one or starting a
one’s actions and words routine that will help
for some time. Avoid will offer insight into his
drama. you look your best is
or her motives. Don’t be favored.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. judgmental, but do pro-
23-Dec. 21) — A posi- VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
tect your reputation and
tive attitude will make a question the relation- 22) — Look, see and do.
difference when you’re ship you have with this Turn a negative into a
dealing with people who person. positive. Fortitude and
are looking for a fight. TAURUS (April 20- courage will help you
When all else fails, know May 20) — Discipline bring about positive
enough to walk away and hard work will pay change. Let go of the
from discord. Romance is off. Changes can be past and embrace the
favored. made that will help you future.
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Visalia, CA 93291 County of Tulare Human Resources and Development Opportunity - 1-800-884-1684 Classified ext. 4 Health Services, 8 a.m. - 5
Display Advertising ext. 5 IT Help Desk
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER County of Tulare p.m. call 788-1200 or (Resume Required)
County of Tulare Human Resources and Development Hospice - 741-7220 1551 Nancy CircleMissed Paper 1-800-320-1616.
www.co.tulare.ca.us/HRD
One owner home in well maintained neighborhood.Circulation ext.2
Three spacious
Narconon 1-800-556-8885
bedrooms, with 2.5 baths, living room with fire place insert.
Barita
Runaway
Family room and dining room have sliding double Hotline
doors and quality Yard Sales NW
Poisonshutters.
plantation ControlDining
Center 1-800-231-6946
room sliding door opens to spacious covered Gift Shop Manager
patio. Dual pane windows throughout the house. Beautifully landscaped
1-800-222-1222 (Resume Required)
with sago palms, citrus, peach, and nectarine trees, and drought Yard Sale
Salvation Army tolerant Fri & Sat 7am
native plants.
Police Large
Dept. gated RV parking on corner lot.784-7872
- 782-7400 Close to schools and Tutor
shopping. Ready to move in!!! 335 S Doyel
Porterville Area Sheriff Dept. - 782-9650 Social Worker
Yard Sale After 8 am
Coordinating Council Maria Carrillo Tools, Knifes, Dragon figures. For Information on
793-0213 Tulare
Realtor, Cal BRE Co. Animal Control
01206521 Clothes lots of misc. 248 N
636-4050 these and other Jobs,
Email: marylittlecar@yahoo.com York 559-202-9364 Fri., Sat,
Porterville Senior/Adult
Sun Visit us Today!
Day Care - 783-9815 Tel:Women’s
(559) 361-6790
Shelter - 784-0192 Employment Development
Department

NOTARY
Rape Hotline - 732-RAPE Sales/Out of Town 1063 W. Henderson Ave.
or 784-RAPE http://www.caljobs.ca.gov

Recorder - 784-5000 Grandma Downsizing Furni- ONE WAY DRIVING

Classified ext. 4 ture, Houseware, tools, SCHOOL:

SERVICES
Display Advertising ext. 5 Books, Toys, all must go 850 DRIVING INSTRUCTOR.
Missed Paper Bond Way Lindsay Ca. Class C. Needs clean DMV
Circulation ext.2 Fri 27 Sat 28 8:00 am printout. Experience preferred,
See Cragis List but will train. Call 784-7099.

Now Offered
Runaway Hotline CASH ONLY
1-800-231-6946 RNs/LVNs
Youth Church Yard Sale 581 E

&
Full time/Part time. Competi-
Honolulu St Lindsay 7 am to 3 tive wages, Experienced.
Salvation Army
pm. Clothes, kitchen appli-
$15 per signature
BUSINESS SERVICE
784-7872 All shifts available. Apply:
ances, furniture, some funko 301 W. Putnam Ave.
pop, New Christmas house & 784-7375
Sheriff Dept. - 782-9650
precious moments, cases of
Cash Only
Tulare Co. Animal Control
636-4050
new costume jewelry, lawn
mower, household items, Seeking an employment op-
portunity working for the

Walk-in’s Welcome
books and so much more.
Tule River Indian Health
Women’s Shelter - 784-0192 Center, Inc. Please visit us
Child Care at www.trihci.org to view
our current job openings in:
Administration, Behavioral
FUN CHILDHOOD
Health, Outreach, Medical.
Lic’d. 781-1109. Contact Human Resources
at (559) 784-2316 or E-mail
Help Wanted human.resources@crihb.org
Air Conditioning Roofing & Repair
We Have
DARRELL’S CNA’s GREAT JOBS!
AIR CONDITIONING
Heating, cooling, sheet metal.
Mon. - Fri. 8 am-5 pm Full time. Experienced &
Non Experienced. All shifts Now seeking
•Assemblers
Sales & service. Lic. #455865.
1510 S. Westwood. 115 E. Oak Ave. Porterville available. Sign on Bouns
Apply: 301 W. Putnam Ave. • General Laborers
• Machine Operators
781-1343 784-7375
(559)781-9240 •Hand sorters
www.SmithsRoofing.net •Forklift Drivers
•Graders/Packers

20 for $20
Auto Services Stop by or call our office today
410 N Main St
Welding 781-4872

CHIAPA WELDING, INC.

Auto - Farm - Truck Tires
Complete auto repair & align-
ment, brakes & shocks
Hwy 65 & North Grand 781-5040
Plano & Chase 266-5040
Building & Contracting
PATTERSON CONSTRUCTION
Residential and Commercial
Hauling, Excavation, Demo
Lic. #896866
539-9262 or 359-0141
HORNSBY CONSTRUCTION.
Specializing in custom homes
& remodels, custom concrete,
sheet rock and framing.
#771596. 781-2948.
Lawn Mowing
LAWNS BY RON
Licensed & Insured
Commercial & Residential
Tom 781-9320 • Ron 359-0327
Wrought iron and more
#523004. 784-3400, 781-2055
20 words for $20 for 7 days.
Handy Man Services
Mobile Homes For Sale
What A Deal! If you have something to sell
J & J HOME we’ll advertise your LIKE NEW FULLY RE-
M AINTENANCE & REPAIR ETC.
General residential mainte- 20 word ad for 7 days for just $20!! MODELED MOBILE
HOMES FOR SALE IN
nance & repair, etc. Bus. Lic.
#00766. Jim 788-9394
Only items or pets for sale qualify for this special. GOLDEN HILLS SENIOR
PARK STARTING AT
Extra words are just 10¢ per word. Prepayment is required. $12,000 WITH LOW
Landscaping Sorry some restrictions apply - no real estate, services, MONTHLY PAYMENTS
vehicles or yard sales qualify.
Homes For Rent
MASTER LANDSCAPE
Commercial & Residential Call 784-5000 ext. 4 for details 31251 Success Valley Dr. 3
Free Estimates
559-901-3409 or come by our office at BR, 2 ba.. L/R, Greatroom.
Just updated. Appls inlcluded.
CA. Lic # 890990 115 E. Oak, Porterville. $1395 mo. $1395 dep. Moore
Properties DRE# 008800052.
559-359-3124
Plumbing
HOME PLUMBING
781-1458 • Lic 326567

DON’T DO IT
YOURSELF
HIRE A LOCAL PROFESSIONAL
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Homes For Rent
Large 3 bedroom, 1 bath
home in Porterville. Large
living room and large back
yard, carport. $800 mo. plus
deposit. Call for details.
535-0621
Rooms For Rent
Elderly women seeking unfur-
nished room with private bath
to rent, preferably on the west
side of town. Call (559)
615-1060 for more information.
FURNISHED BEDROOM,
$495 mo., $200 dep.,
utilities/wifi /kitchen/
laundry 756-0726
Miscellaneous
Last of Estate Sale Prof. digital
camera, Canon, Nikon, VCR,
DVD, DVD Recorder, apple
cell phone, furniture, variety of
zip bag laptop, cell phone, call
559-791-9355 for appt.
Miscellaneous Wanted
PSW’S Value Village
will pick up new or used
merchandise in good cond.
All donations to our program
are tax deductible.
Call 784-7187 - 187 W. Olive
Feed, Seed & Hay
PORTERVILLE FEED
4-H, FFA discounts. Quality
feed seed, Purina Chows, farm
& pet supplies, #1 Alfalfa Hay.
Open Daily 8:00 - 5:30.
Sat. 8 - 4 20 S. D 781-5414.
Alfalfa bales 4 sale
$14 a bale
Call 559-719-0554
Motorcycles
2009 KLR 650
Clean Bike, Low Miles to many
X-tra’s to list. Great Fuel Mile-
age and Reliable Adult Owner
Asking $3,400 NO TRADES.
559-310-3174
Auto Accessories
CEMO
AUTO WRECKING
WANT JUNK CARS.
PUBLIC SCALE.
1388 S. Main 784-1389
RV’s
Magic Touch RV's
•Sale •Parts • Service
• RV dump • LP
We’ll buy or sell your RV
1 mile north of Tulare
Hwy. 99 @ Oaks Exit
• 688-2801
http://www.magictouchrv.com
Campers & Trailers
For Sale 2004 Excel 5th wheel
3 slide outs, new tires, toilet
batteries, converter,
asking $ 9500
call 559-359-0683
Truck, Van, SUV
2001 Ford F250 Duty
Super Cab Long Bed, V10
one owner, 55,000 miles, great
cond. running boards, A/C.
Asking $11,500 call
559-784-1463
Public Notices
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Lindmore Irrigation
District will meet as the
Board of Equalization at its
regularly scheduled Board
of Director's meeting on
Tuesday October 9, 2019
at 2:00 pm at the Lindmore
Irrigation District office lo-
cated at 315 E. Lindmore
St. Lindsay, Ca 93247
MarvRowe
Lindmore Irrigation District
( 559 ) 562-2534
00075568
Sept 28 Oct 4
Public Notices
PUBLIC NOTICE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
FBN NUMBER:
2019-0001704
Fictitious Business Name
CEN CAL TAKEOVER
Business Address:
1375 Martinho Ave
Tulare Ca 93274
Registrant Address(es):
Loza, Enrique
1375 Martinho Ave
Tulare Ca 93274
Began Transacting
Business: 9/13/2019
Statement Expires On:
9/13/2024
A new fictitious business
name statement must be
filed before the expiration.
Business is conducted by:
Individual
Signed:
Enrique Loza
This statement was filed in
the office of ROLAND P.
HILL, County Clerk of Tu-
lare County on Sept. 13,
2019 by Julissa Hernandez
Deputy Clerk
00075526
Sept 14, 21, 28 Oct 5
PUBLIC NOTICE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
FBN NUMBER:
2019-1707
Fictitious Business Name
CRAIG BOWSER
FARMING
Business Address:
17224 Road 208
Porterville Ca 93257
Registrant Address(es):
Craig Bowser
17224 Road 208
Porterville Ca 93257
Began Transacting
Business: 11/01/1999
Statement Expires On:
9/13/2024
A new fictitious business
name statement must be
filed before the expiration.
Business is conducted by:
Individual
Signed:
Craig Bowser
This statement was filed in
the office of ROLAND P.
HILL, County Clerk of Tu-
lare County on Sept. 13,
2019 by Chelsi Walters
Deputy Clerk
00075528
Sept 14, 21, 28 Oct 5
PUBLIC NOTICE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
FBN NUMBER:
2019-0001460
Original FBN Number
2019-0000875
Fictitious Business Name
SIERRA APPLIANCE
& AIR
Business Address:
863 N Main St
Porterville Ca 93257
Registrant Address(es):
Russell, Gaylene
18279 Rd 208
Porterville Ca 93257
Began Transacting
Business: 5/1/2019
Statement Expires On:
8/8/2024
A new fictitious business
name statement must be
filed before the expiration.
Business is conducted by:
Individual
Signed:
Gaylene Russell
This statement was filed in
the office of ROLAND P.
HILL, County Clerk of Tu-
lare County on Aug. 8,
2019 by Mayra Guereca
Deputy Clerk
00075500
Sept 7, 14, 21, 28
THE PORTERVILLE, CALIF., RECORDER SATURDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT 28-29, 2019
Public Notices
PUBLIC NOTICE
Advertised Today,
Gone Tomorrow!
SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA
FOR THE COUNTY OF
TULARE
Case No.: 280461
ORDER TO SHOW
CAUSE FOR
Put the super power of the
classifieds on your side --- you’ll
CHANGE OF NAME
TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS:
Petitioner: Gonzalo Torrez
filed a petition with this
be amazed at how fast the items
move when you put your message
court for a decree changing
name as follows:
Present name:
Gonzalo Sanchez Torrez
Proposed name:
in the hands of readers throughout
the region every day of the week.
Gonzalo Sanchez
THE COURT ORDERS
that all persons interested
in this matter appear be-
fore this court at the hear-
ing indicated below to
show cause, if any, why
the petition for change of
name should not be
granted. Any person ob-
jecting to the name
changes described above
And you just
may need
must file a written objection
that includes the reasons
for the objection at least
two court days before the
matter is scheduled to be
heard and must appear at
superhuman
the hearing to show cause
why the petition should not
be granted. If no written
strength to
carry all of the
objection is timely filed, the
court may grant the petition
without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARING
Date: 11/7/2019
money you’ll
Time: 8:30 A.M., Dept.: 1
SUPERIOR COURT OF
CALIFORNIA COUNTY
OF TULARE
make!
221 S. MOONEY BLVD.,
COUNTY CIVIC CENTER
VISALIA CA 93291
A copy of this Order to
show cause shall be pub-
lished at least once each
week for four successive
Recorder Classified
weeks prior to the date set
for hearing on the petition
in the following newspaper
784-5000 ext. 4
of general circulation,
printed in this county:
Porterville Recorder
Dated: 9/24/2019
GUARANTEED
Stephanie Cameron, Clerk
BRET D. HILLMAN
JUDGE OF THE
SUPERIOR COURT
or it’ll be
00075606
Sept 28, Oct 5, 12, 19
FREE *
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING REGARDING
REQUEST FOR USE OF
AB 3229 LOCAL LAW EN-
FORCEMENT FUNDS BY
PORTERVILLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN by the City Council
of the City of Porterville
that on Tuesday, October
15, 2019, in the Council
Chambers at City Hall, 291
North Main Street, Porter-
ville, California, at 6:30
p.m., or as soon thereafter
as the matter can be
heard, the City Council
shall conduct a public hear-
ing to consider the accep-
tance of the 2019/2020
Citizens’ Option for a Pub-
lic Safety grant of $100,000
and authorize the use of
these funds to support Pa-
trol Division personnel and
operational costs.
This notice is given in order
to provide all interested
parties an opportunity to be
heard and to present their
views with respect for the
use of AB 3229 funds. OUR VEHICLE PACKAGE INCLUDES
DATED: September 28,
2019 A Large, Clear Photo
John D. Lollis, City Clerk Attention Getting Headline
00075599
Sept 28 1-T
Tons of Space For Description
Plus Room For An Email Address
PUBLISHING IN
The Porterville Recorder for 26 days
Recorderonline.com for 26 days
The South Valley Review for 4 weeks
Noticiero Semanal for 4 weeks
Just $35.99
and if you don't sell it, we'll do it again free*
We'll even take the photo for
free at our office, 115 E. Oak Ave.
Call for more details! • 559-784-5000 ext. 4
*Initial 26 day/4 week runs are $35.99 (Paid in advance).
Price must be in the ad. If item does not sell, we will rerun the ad for an
additional 26 day/4 week run if the price of the item is discounted 10%.
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