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- Written by: Barbara McIntyre
KELSEYVILLE – Taylor Observatory will host a junior astronomy camp for grades fourth, fifth and sixth from July 14 through 16.
The camp will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, July 14, and Thursday, July 15, and 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, July 16, at the observatory, 5725 Oak Hills Lane, Kelseyville.
The cost is $60, including materials and a snack. The instructor will be Janis Traub.
Explore our solar system – planets, moons, asteroids and comets. Discover how the sun works, the reasons for seasons and why the moon has phases.
Make a working sun dial, a model solar system and your own moon craters. View the moon and planets up close through our telescopes and experience the night sky in our digital star theater.
To participate in the camp, please download the registration form or contact the observatory coordinator. Registration and payment should be received by July 7. Maximum number of participants is set at 30.
Please direct all questions to Taylor Observatory Coordinator, Barbara McIntyre by email
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- Written by: Peggy Alexander
LAKEPORT – A local student has won a prestigious state award.
The California Junior Scholastic Federation (CJSF) Marion Huhn Award recognizes 25 outstanding students from 600 state chapters for their academic excellence and service to the school and community.
CJSF chapters nominate their top two students for the Marian Huhn Award. Candidates submit a packet including letters of recommendation and a personal statement. Five students from each region receive a $250 award.
Asia Jones, 14, of Terrace School was nominated by CJSF advisor Lisa Prather and selected as a scholarship recipient in April.
Jones is an active member of the Blue Heron 4-H Club (Lakeport) where she has served as president and teen leader.
She plays trumpet in the Terrace School Band and she maintains a 4.0 grade point average.
“I was speechless when I heard my name announced, but also very, very excited,” Jones said.
The award was presented at the northern California California Scholastic Federation and CJSF spring conference held in Chico.
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- Written by: Andrea McMullen
Graduation is right around the corner and we have 40 students graduating. That's about half of our student body.
We will print the names of all of our graduates in the next and final article of the year.
Graduation will be Wednesday, June 9, on Lower Lake High School's football field.
On Tuesday, June 8, the Adult School will have their graduation. Amongst the many adult school graduates are always some former Carlé students. Mr. Zander is their principal, Barbara is their secretary, and some of Carlé's staff and students will be there to cheer them and the rest of the adult
school graduates on.
Over this summer break, Carlé will be getting a much needed face-lift, with a new roof, along with new carpeting in Verna's classroom, Alan's classroom and the media room. In addition the media room will be rewired and upgraded to handle the power demands of the 21st century. Angie's class will be
getting new cabinetry work as well.
Our student of the week was Tyler Lawson because he is a very hard worker when it comes to school and community service. Tyler had the task of being part of the “poop patrol” along with Jorge Veiria and Deserae Schackelford on Memorial Day and did so with great humor and professionalism. Good job, Tyler!
Speaking of Memorial Day, it, along with the Avenue of the Flags, went very well. Dylan Sheldon, Michelle Larue, Anthony Henson, Tyler Lawson, Kara Boyce, Dylan Neverez, Stefani Cook, Karaleena Cole, Jeffrey Martin, Nick Ford, Christine Mcquown, Cierra Trip, Kayella Landsdowne, Robert Potter,
Michelle Perry-Alden, Jorge Vieria, Jeremy Burton, Dikota David, Jason Hamond, Amanda Gamble, Brittany Krumsik, Christina Ortega and Ryan Cumpston all pitched in at the Memorial Day community service event.
On June 1, Tessa Ketchum and Andrea McMullen went with Lake County Community Action Agency to hand out food boxes to seniors over 60 with low income and families with children that have turned five and recently been taken off of WIC. The agency works hard to ensure every senior or family with young children has enough food to make it through every month.
See you next week for Carlé's final article of the year.
Andrea McMullen is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
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MARYSVILLE – This past month the North Central Counties Consortium (NCCC) was notified that it was one of five agencies awarded a grant to provide innovative employment and training services funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Key to the success of the grant proposal was the collaborative partnerships which have been developed with other public agencies, nonprofit organizations and local businesses.
The funding totaling $770,876 will be subcontracted to the NCCC One-Stops in Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Sutter and Yuba counties and to the Yuba Community College District (YCCD).
“NCCC is excited to serve as the catalyst to bring more federal resources to our region which will help stimulate the local economy, grow our workforce and provide the North Central Valley another opportunity to continue to be a leader in the alternative energy industry,” said Francene Kennedy, executive director of the NCCC.
The funding will focus on training and job placement for low-income, unemployed, dislocated workers or under-skilled adults ages 18 and older who face challenges in regaining employment.
The projects funded under this grant will play a major role in the recovery and expansion of the local Yuba-Sutter economy and that of the greater North Central Valley Region of California.
Specifically, the Yuba College – NCCC Regional Automotive Technician and Hybrid Technology Project grant of $498,000 is in the alternative energy/fuels industry, and will help prepare and train individuals for the demand industry of automotive hybrid technicians.
This collaborative effort has a twofold purpose: 1) to increase the region’s labor pool of qualified automotive technicians who will possess at least two ASE certifications along with knowledge of hybrid technologies and 2) to provide 1st responder Hybrid Electric Vehicle Safety Training for incumbent workers who are primarily (police officers, fire fighters, emergency medical technicians (EMT’s) and tow truck drivers).
The Regional Automotive Technician project will increase the region’s labor pool of qualified automotive hybrid technicians. This training program is slated to begin later this month. Forty individuals will be served in the Automotive Technician Training and 200 individuals will be trained in the First Responder Hybrid Safety Training.
“The Yuba Community College District is strongly committed to helping those in our community who are unemployed today get the tools necessary to not only get back to work quickly, but also give them the training to remain employed with jobs that will be in high demand well into the future,” said Dr. Beatriz Espinoza, vice chancellor of Educational Planning and Services for YCCD.
NCCC will serve as the fiscal agent however the collaborating partners for the grant also include: Yuba College, the Automotive Advisory and the Public Safety Advisory Committees, Caltrans District 3, Golden State Auto Service, Archie’s Automotive, Wal-Mart Lube, Napa Auto Parts, Dow Lewis Motors, Yuba City Toyota, Yuba City Honda, John L. Sullivan and Wheeler Olds.
The occupations will include automotive technicians serving hybrid alternative vehicles in multiple employer settings such as auto dealers, repair shops, agriculture and farm businesses, public utilities and public agencies with fleets.
Occupations skill advancement for first responders include: fire fighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians (EMT’s) and tow truck drivers.
“Fostering private and public partnerships to get people working in the jobs of tomorrow is the key to spur economic development in our region, which in turn will help alleviate the double-digit unemployment we have seen in our communities over the last couple years,” added Dr. Espinoza. “We are extremely excited about the increased workforce development that these ARRA dollars will bring to our communities.”
The Yuba Community College District spans eight counties and nearly 4,200 square miles of territory in rural, north-central California. It has colleges in Marysville and Woodland, an educational center in Clearlake, and will be adding outreach facilities in Sutter and Colusa counties as part of the Measure J facilities bond.
For more information about YCCD visit www.yccd.edu.