Porterville Recorder (Newspaper) - January 24, 2007, Porterville, California THE PORTERVILLE RECORDER CHRISTINE BURKHART PAGE EDITOR 784-5000 Ext. 1071 JAN. 24, 2007 PAGE 2 Quote of Note most fatal illusion is the settled point of Since life is growth and a fixed point of view kills anybody who has - BROOKS AMERICAN DRAMA CRITIC Today in History is Jan. 24, the 24th day of 2007. There are 341 days left in the Today's Highlight in On Jan. 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern a discovery that led to the gold rush of On this In 1742, Charles VII was crowned Holy Roman Emperor during the War of the Austrian In 1943, President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill concluded a wartime conference in In 1972, the Supreme Court struck down laws that denied welfare benefits to people who had resided in a state for less than a In 1978, a Soviet Cosmos 954, plunged through atmosphere and scattering radioactive debris over parts of northern In 1987, gunmen in Lebanon kidnapped educators Alann Jesse Turner and Robert Polhill and Singh were eventually In 1989, confessed serial killer Theodore Bundy was put to death in Florida's electric In 1993, retired Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall died in at age 84. In 2003, the new Department of Homeland Security officially opened as its Tom was sworn in. Ten years The White House released guest lists showing that in the year and a half before his President Clinton had invited more than 400 of his party's top financial supporters to coffee Matches for informal chats about his Super accused of relegating women to agreed to pay million dollars to settle a class-action Five years A House committee opened hearings into the collapse of energy giant Enron Corp. Officials of Enron's accounting Arthur claimed fired auditor David Duncan was solely responsible for the massive destruction of Enron Duncan refused to answer invoking the Fifth John Walker the so-called made his first court appearance in suburban D.C. One year Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito won a 10-8 approval from the Senate Judiciary Armed men seized two German engineers from a car in northern Iraq were later Tap dancer Fayard Nicholas died at age 91; actor Chris Penn died at age 40. Today's Actor Ernest Borgnine is 90. Evangelist Oral Roberts is 89. Actor Jerry Maren Wizard of is 88. Actor Marvin Kaplan is 80. Cajun musician Doug Kershaw is 71. Singer-songwriter Ray Stevens is 68. Singer-songwriter Neil Diamond is 66. Birthdays Singer Aaron Neville is 66. Actor Michael Ontkean is 61. Actor Daniel Auteuil is 57. Country singer-songwriter Becky Hobbs is 57. Comedian Yakov Smirnoff is 56. Jools Holland is 49. singer Theopolis Peoples is 46. Country musician Keech Rainwater is 44. Comedian Phil LaMarr is 40. Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton is 39. singer Pat Brown of is 37. Actor Matthew Lillard is 37. Actress Merrilee McCommas is 36. Actress Tatyana Ali is 28. Actress Mischa Barton is 21. What is Do you have any idea what this picture is Here's a It's something in Porterville or the surrounding so we're not giving you much If anyone can tell us what this is a picture call us at 784-5000. Calls will be taken only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 no calls will be taken before 8 a.m. Those with the correct guess will have their name put in a drawing that will be announced in Thursday's The person who correctly identifies the picture and is picked in the drawing will win a month's subscription to The Porterville CALENDAR JAN. 24, 2007 To have your event please submit information in writing at least one week in advance by fax to 784-1689 or by e-mail to Community For call 784-5000, Ext. 1071. Clubs TODAY Sierra Sunrise Rotary Club meets at 6:30 a.m. at River Island Country 31989 River Island MOMS Club meets at 10 a.m. at Dr. Martin Falappino Board Certified Family Practice Certified Wellness Coordinator Family Practice Outpatient & Hospital Plus Wellness Counseling DMT Spinal Treatment Call for an Accepting Most Major 365 Pearson Ave. Suite 7 CA. 93257 Can dogs get arthritis like people Arthritis is a term that refers to inflammation of the and dogs can get Generally arthritis is characterized by pain and/or swelling of the Dogs can acquire many different types of Infectious arthritis is from a bacterial or viral degenerative arthritis is a form of arthritis that usually affects older Another form is caused by disturbances in a dog's immune system that result in inflammation within the Arthritic problems are usually worse in colder Treatment requires finding the underlying cause of the arthritis by means of physical radiograms and joint fluid Most forms of arthritis are although few are If your dog is having problems getting or seems to have swollen or painful it would be wise to have him/her checked by your m mm PET CARE CENTER different For more call 793-0838. The Porterville High School Native American Club meets from 12:40to 1:55 p.m. in Room high Entertainment TODAY Richard Garoogian of ZZAH performs soft jazz every Wednesday 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the grand piano of the main dining room at Orange Blossom 20898 Highway 198, There is no cover For more call 592-6726. Classes TODAY classes are held every Wednesday at 6:30 is All materials are provided and participants required and can be made by calling 781-3704 A course in miracles meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday at 76 W. Harrison Ave. rom the police For more call 781-7701. Healthy Heart Senior Exercise Class meets at 9 a.m. at the Family Life Center of the Porterville Church of the 638 N. Indiana St For more call 784-3305. Living Proof meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Room 13 at Porterville First Church of the 765W. Henderson Ave. This ministry is for older small group discussion utilizing Monthly home delivery Price Sales Tax Total Single Copy SO cents Saturday circulation phone 6 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday & Holidays Send address change to The Porterville P.O. Box 151, CA 93258-0151. USPS 181-200. The Morning Messenger consolidated with The Recorder Jan. 16,1925. A Freedom Communications newspaper published mornings Monday through Saturday and by The Porterville Recorder Co. 115 E. Oak CA 93257 784-5000 784-1172 SIERRA VIEW District Hospital I n i 1111/ 7i i \i Sierra View District Hospital is pleased to introduce Dr. George Hajjar to the City of Dr. Hajjar is in medical and internal and comes to Sierra View from a private practice in New in cancer he has received the Oncology Research from the American Cancer Society along with the Award for Outstanding Cancer by the Cancer Institute of New Dr. Hajjar will be seeing area oncology patients within Sierra state of the art Roger S. Good Cancer Treatment curriculum to promote spiritual For more call 784-3305. Oasis 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Room 15 at Porterville First Church of the 765 W. Henderson Ave. This ministry is small group discussion utilizing curriculum to promote spiritual For more call 784-3305. Support TODAY 9:30 p.m. at Porterville 12-Step Recovery 27525 Avenue 146, East Springville Dr. For more information call 539-3814. a 12-step support group forthe family alcoholics which provides education and personal meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Sierra View District Board Room 1E. For more call 784-8636or791-0314. a support group that gives a course on miracles as well as practice meets every Wednesday in For more information and the meeting call 781-7701. a 12- Step recovery group dictions and meets every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Church of the 35384 Lenard For more call 310-8006. Senior Menu thursday Ham sandwich with tomato and minestrone whole wheat sliced orange Porterville Senior Nutrition site serves mea Is every weekday at noon in the community Santa Fe 280 N. Fourth St. Reservations should be made 24 hours in advance by calling 782-4725. The suggested meal donation is Menu for a tasting schedule 559-359-7363 The Birthday Girls This group of gals started celebrating a birthday almost every month in 1946. Sixty years they're still at it. We are having a Celebration of party in their honor at River Island Country Club at 2:00 Saturday January 27th. If you know any of these please come join us in sharing some fond and funny memories with All of their kids will be It promises to be a fun Back Marian Emma Mae Emma Fanchon Betty Virginia Melba Patti Front Maxine Evalee Marilyn Jean Alyce Peg Dr. David Imbach & Dr. Roan V Porterville 7S4-I>55
