Shafter Grandmother Wins Riverside County Award for Reflections Tale
Joshua La Dolce, nine, won the county Reflections award for a story about his grandmother Mickey Villalovas of Shafter. The piece progressed from Joshua’s school to seven area schools, earning first place and finally an Award of Merit in Riverside County. He says the victory matters because his grandma is feeling better after a stroke last summer.
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Shafter
Riverside County
Mickey Villalovas
el Paso
Texas
Sally Oswalt
Newhall
Johnny Villzlovas
Arvin
Joshua la Dolce
Mickey
Joshua
PTA
Riverside
Granddaughter recalls Grandma Mickey’s Christmas sled memory
A young narrator recounts Grandma Mickey, now 81, who once rode a sled at Christmas and filled family life with laughter and tortillas. She later suffered a stroke in August, is hospitalized, struggles to lift her arm, see, or remember names, yet still calls him mijo.
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Mickey
Josh
Mijo
Recitation and funeral for Victor Ruiz in Shafter
Victor Ruiz 23 of Shafter died April 29 in Bakersfield. A Rosary was held May 3 at St. Therese's Church with a Mass of Christian Burial May 4. Interment followed at Shafter Memorial Park. He was born January 18, 1976 in Wasco and survived by wife Myra and sister Rosemary Larios.
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St. Therese’s Church
Victor Ruiz
Shafter
Bakersfield
St. Therese’s
Thomas O'Neill
Shafter Memorial Park
Robert Ruiz Sr
Robert Ruiz Jr
Michael Ruiz
Frank Morales
Danny Morales
Abelindo Torres
Mario Torres
Brian Montgomery
Rudy Villarreal
Emeterio Torres
Louis Torres
Jose Torres
Miguel Larios
Victor Was
Wasco
Robert and
Andrea Ruiz
Victor
St. Therese’s Catholic Church
Bidart Brothers
Myra
Rosemary Larios
Miguel
Senior Menu for May 6 at W C Walker Center
Senior Center lists meals for Thursday May 6 with beef tips on rice and hot turkey sandwich with sides. Lunch is 1130 to noon, reservations required one day in advance. suggested donations 1.50 for 60 and over, 3.50 for younger guests. call 746-4049.
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W. C. Walker Senior Center
EndTimes Debate on NATO as 10 Kings Rise
The author links Daniel 2 to modern geopolitics, suggesting ten toe powers in a revived Western European Union could herald the Antichrist era. Citing a Los Angeles Times piece, France may push a strong global foreign policy leader while Britain and the United States challenge this shift, sparking NATO uncertainty.
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Daniel
Ancient
Babylon
NATO
Los Angeles Times
Jacques Chirac
Europe
Mr. Common
France
Britain
United States
Shafter weighs RRF agreement amid regional transport issues
Shafter seeks objective analysis to avoid litigation on the RRF project and to prevent undue burdens on county transportation plans. The city vows to honor negotiated allocations, consider impacts on Rosedale Rio Bravo recharge ponds and Texaco refinery concerns, and make the agreement a key part of its official stance.
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Shafter
Rosedale
Rio Bravo
Texaco
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