By Carol Lawson-Swezey

It’s difficult enough to be a law student- but throw in responsibilities as a father, husband and breadwinner, and you’ve got the makings of superman.

Many students in the San Joaquin College of Law push themselves to superhuman capacity, but these outstanding

By Sam Frogoso

For the fifth year in a row thousands upon thousands of people from across the state congregated at Veterans Memorial Stadium to watch the most gifted of high school students in the California compete at the 95th CIF State Track and Field Championships.

Even amid temperatures of 100+ degrees, many of

our local Clovis athletes performed extraordinary well. Mikaela Smith (Clovis North), Nikki Okwelogu (Clovis West), Rhesa Foster (Clovis North), Taylor Smith (Buchanan), Hannah Waller (Buchanan), and Cody Brazeal (Buchanan) were all awarded medals at this year’s meet.

Road to SucceSS, continued on page 12

Pet Tips, Page 3Central Valley Motorsports, Page 5

Let’s Talk Clovis, Page 8Dining Guide, Page 9

Community Calendar, Page 13Log of Shame, Page 14

CIF Track Meet, Page 16Featured Recipe, Page 18

Law school dads pave the road to success

ciF tRack Meet, continued on page 16

Clovis Unifed School District Athletes step up the pace during CIF Track Meet

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Protect pets from pesticidesHomeowners use pesticides in their

yards for a variety of reasons. Some utilize pesticides to make their lawns appear lush and healthy, while others must use pesticides to address issues like insect infestations.

Applying pesticides is often frowned upon by environmentalists, but it’s not just Mother Earth who can suffer from the use of pesticides. If your family pet loves to get outdoors and run around in the yard, you might be putting your four-legged friend in danger if you’re not careful when applying pesticides. Exposure to pesticides can make pets sick and, in some instances, prove fatal. But pet owners can reduce that risk significantly by adhering to the following tips.

* Remove pets and their items from the lawn before applying pesticide. It’s a no-brainer to move Fido inside before applying pesticide to your lawn. But homeowners should also scour the yard for toys, bedding and feeding dishes and move them inside or into the garage before applying a pesticide. Pet health could be at risk if such items are left in the yard and get even a drop or two of pesticide on them. Therefore, carefully scour the yard for your pet’s belongings, raking high grass to find toys or bones when necessary, before applying pesticides.

* Adhere to the instructions on the pesticide label. The label on the pesticide you choose should have specific instructions as to how much pesticide you should apply and how long you must wait before allowing anyone, including the family pet, to gain access to the treated area. If you let your pet back in the area too quickly, the animal could be poisoned.

* Be careful inside, too. Chemical products are not only used to treat lawns.

If you need to use a chemical product like a bug bomb indoors, keep pets in mind before application. Remove bedding, feeding dishes and toys, and cover your fish tank to prevent liquid and vapors from getting into the tank and threatening the lives of your fish.

* Keep areas treated for pests off limits to pets. If you have a pest problem in your home, be it insects or rodents, keep any areas you treat with chemical products off limits until the issue has been successfully resolved. Even if pets aren’t in the room during or after application, they can still be poisoned if they eat poisoned insects or rodents. This is called secondary poisoning, and pet owners concerned about their pets but still in need of a way to eradicate pests should look for a product with a low risk for secondary poisoning.

* Keep bait products out of the reach of your pets. Bait products are often effective because they’re attractive to insects or rodents. Unfortunately, the same properties that attract pests might

also attract your companion animal. When using bait products around the house, be sure to place them beyond the reach of your pets. If you’re using bait products that you must bury outdoors, keep in mind that dogs and maybe even cats can often dig these products up rather easily. So once the bait is planted, make the area off limits to your pets.

When using pesticides or other chemical-based products around the house, prevent pets from accessing treated areas after application.

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Fishing ReportThe Valley Rod & Gun Fishing

ReportMillerton: Bass ** Stripers ** Bass fishing is good for numbers.

Quality is still a problem. Dart heads, drop shot, an texas rigged worms will catch fish both in river and main lake. Reacion bite is ok early and late; senkos are good. Stripers are showing somewhat in the upper part of the river. Lake is still rising.

Pine Flat:Trout ** Bass ** Salmon * Kokanee *60’ deep has been the depth for trollers

in the main lake using flashers or dodgers. Trollers are using hoochies, needlefish, apex’s, or rainbow runners in shad patterns. A few stray 18-20” salmon and 12-14” kokanee are being caught at this same depth. Bass fishing is ok for quantity, most fish are small. A lot of dropshot, senko, and dart head fish caught down 25’.

Huntington:Trout **Lake is almost full. Shore anglers using

powerbait or night crawlers at Rancheria Creek and off of dam are doing ok on 13-14” trout. Trollers using flashers, night crawlers, needlfish, or wedding rings are catching trout of about the same size. The area around dam I-II seems to be a good area.

Shaver:Trout ** Kokanee *Lake level is at 67%. Bank anglers

using powerbait seem to be catching a little better cut of fish than trollers. The best areas seem to be around Tunnel Creek, Stevenson Creek, and the Boy Scout Island. Trollers using Capt. Jacks lures and Dick Nichols lures are catching limits, but you have to work hard to get the

limit. Kokanee fishing is improving with fish around 50-60’.

Courtright:Trout **Orange powerbait catching limits of

small fish. Trollers using orange needlefish or wedding rings with orange beads catching a little better cut of fish than bank anglers.

Wishon:Trout **Fair numers of small trout under 12-

13 1/2”. Powerbait in Pink and Rainbow around the dam and around Shorthair Creek are doing ok. Trollers using flashers and nightcrawlers are picking up fish up towards the river. Frog colored flatfish and small rapalas are catching a little better cut of fish.

Lower San Joaquin River:Two fish limit. Releasing water so the

river is up. Fishing a little bit tougher than usual.

Edison:Trout **A lot of small fish under 13” from both

bank anglers and trollers. Lake is low. A few above average fish coming on small rapalas. Lake is rising slowly.

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Mowing 101There are few things nicer than the

smell and sight of a fresh cut, lush, beauti-ful lawn. Although mowing is not compli-cated, there are some best mowing prac-tices. Proper mowing habits can extend the life and vigor of your lawn for years to come whereas poor mowing habits can take a good lawn and make it a poor lawn faster than you might think.

Mow regularly so that you are remov-ing 1/3 or less of the leaf length in a single mowing. Weekly mowing is advised and during a spring flush of growth a second could be needed. If the grass has gotten ahead of you and it is twice or more the normal height it would be best to raise the mowing height and come back a day or two later and lower gradually until you reach the preferred height. Do not allow excess clippings to remain on the lawn. Mowing too much off at once will shock the grass and result in scalping. Two weeks between mowing is too long for a healthy growing turf.

Mow at the proper height for the grass type. I would recommend 3 inches for tall fescue, 1-2 inches for common bermuda, and 0.5 to 1.5 inches for hybrid bermuda lawns. Taller cuts result in deeper roots, cooler soils, less stress, and fewer weeds in most cases.

Replace or sharpen dull mower blades regularly to maintain a clean cut. Dull mower blades result in a raggedy cut. Aes-thetically, the lawn will have a dull look and potentially more susceptible to dis-ease.

Edging should be vertical not beveled off. A vertical cut along walks and drive-ways keeps the mowing height in the ideal range leaving a healthier stand, cooler soil, longer root system and a more competitive situation against invading weeds. If you

like the idea of your lawn slowing shrink-ing away and weeds coming in then scalp-ing down the edges with a string trimmer may be just what you are looking for.

Mow patterns should be varied regu-larly. This will help reduce the rutting and spread out the compaction of repeatedly rolling over the same lines time after time. It also helps reduce the grain of the lawn as it gets mowed from various directions.

Recycle the clippings by using mulch-ing mowers especially during non-flush periods of growth. The clippings will add much needed organic matter and nutrients to enrich the soil and feed the beneficial microorganisms in the soil.

Mow at a slow enough speed as to allow a good clean cut. Mow at full throttle. Go-ing too fast will result in an incomplete cut and possibly excessive piles of clippings.

Other things include removing ob-stacles and debris before mowing, ensur-ing that the wheels are evenly inflated or the wheel height settings are all the same, mowing dry grass is preferred over wet, and always being careful of toes when backing up the mower.

For more information on lawns and lawn problems check out our website at Fresn.WeedManUSA.com or call Weed Man at 266-1624.

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By Paul Hinkle

Summer is officially here and the forecast is for heat, heat and more heat! Now is a good time to check that AC and make sure it’s working before heading out for a cruise. Let’s hope this heat will be over soon so those without AC can enjoy cruising with friends.

Every year since 1998, the College Church of Christ has held their Sunday Spring Classic Car Show the first weekend of May. Every one of those 15 years the church has offered this fun, family event for free, including lunch, to everyone in the community. This year that lunch included over 700 lbs. of delicious ribs, 1,000 hot dogs, 42 gallons of punch, plenty of homemade chili, cotton candy and snow cones for the kids. This family focused event is just one of the ways that the College Church of Christ serves their congregation and the City of Fresno.

This Sunday afternoon the weather was perfect for a car show. There was no need for an EZ-up, everyone just relaxed in their folding chairs and had a great

time. There were over 200 entrants at this show which included everything from hot rods, classics, low riders, motorcycles and 4x4’s. Some of Fresno’s finest builders had their cars on display for all to enjoy. It was estimated that as many as 2000 people attended this event.

Awards were given for the following:Best of Show – Fred Ede, Ford Roadster

352nd Best of Show – John Lawson, Ford

3 Window Coup Black 323rd Best of Show – Felix Garza, Chevy

2 dr sedan 1939Best Low Rider – Adrian Cabrera,

Chevy Silverado 2000Best Import – Jene Hill, Mazda RX8

2004Best Engine – Bob Rodriquez, Ford

T-Bird 1957Best Paint – Bob Cook, Ford Coupe

1937Best Interior – Bob Chapman, Ford

Coupe 32Best Stock Original – Lester Camp,

Cadillac Eldorado 1957

Best 4 x 4 – Steve Todd, Scout 73

Best Motorcycle – Larry Beintker, Ariel Square Four 1958

2nd Best Motorcycle – Bobby Z, Harley FX 1976

3rd Best Motorcycle – Mark Few, Harley Sportster 2002

Don’t forget that some local rodders are getting together on July 12, 2013 for the SEMA National Collector Car Appreciation Day cruise. If you are interested in a casual cruise around town and stopping for something to eat, join everyone at the southwest corner of Shaw and Clovis Avenue in front of O’Reilly Auto Parts. They plan on leaving around 6:30pm.

UP COMING EVENTS: June 22nd Kettleman City Car Show, June 29th St. Agnes Mission Church 3rd Annual Car Show, July 12th SEMA National Collector Car Appreciation Day, July 13th Gerhardt Classic Madera Speedway, July 20th – 21st Bent Axles Car Show Santa Maria, July 27th Arroyo Grande Valley Car Show, Aug. 2nd Rods on the Bluff, Aug. 10th Lake Isabella Classic Car

Show, Aug. 17th Clovis Elks Hot August Daze, Aug 23rd – 25th 27th West Coast Nationals Pleasanton and Budweiser’s 2nd Annual Super Car Show Tulare County Fair Grounds, Aug. 31st Paso Robles Classic Car Show, September 1st Cambria Car Show.

If your club or organization is putting on a car show or motorsports event, please send your information to clovismotorsportsjamboree@gmail.com or call me at (559) 970-2274. I’m also looking for interesting cars and events to

share with everyone.

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How to Manage Your Cash Flow in RetirementThe ultimate goal for most retirees is to

make sure their cash flow – their assets – will last as long as they live. Because of increasing longevity, managing cash flow is more critical than ever. Typically, if you retire in your mid-60s, you may expect to live 20 years or more.

While many variables come into play – depending on your unique mix of income, lifestyle, and health – some pre-planning can help you live within your means and enjoy a happy, healthy retirement.

First Step: BudgetingYou should gather and organize key

information before tackling the ongoing tasks of monitoring and managing your cash flow in retirement. This gives you a clear and complete picture of your current financial situation, as well as of any sig-nificant changes you expect. Two sources will provide this information:

• An up-to-date net-worth state-ment; a snapshot of your assets, debt, and cash reserves.

Your monthly or annual budget, with itemized breakdowns of your income and expenses. Be sure to account for all ex-penses, including those that occur infre-quently, such as insurance bills, college tuition, membership fees, and investment management fees.

Analyzing this information will reveal any major problems that you need to over-come, such as insufficient cash reserves for an emergency or an income shortfall compared with current or projected ex-penses. It may also point up areas for im-provement.

Next Step: Regular MonitoringPlans are always subject to change.

It’s possible you will encounter numer-ous changes to your cash flow over time. Frequent monitoring of your income and expenses will detect changes that you can address in a timely fashion to prevent sig-nificant problems down the road.

What should you look for as you moni-tor your finances? Here are potential de-

velopments that could affect your cash flow and require adjustments to your plan:

• Interest rate trends and market moves may result in an increase or de-crease in income from your savings and investments. You might consider alter-ing your investment mix to pursue other sources of income, aside from traditional fixed-income investments - equity divi-dend income investments, for instance.

• You may also encounter changes in federal, state, and local tax rates and regulations. Other factors include changes in Social Security and Medicare benefits or eligibility, as well as those affecting employer-provided retiree benefits and private insurance coverage.

• Inflation and health care costs can have an impact on living costs and your re-tirement planning.

Points to Remember• Cash flow is a critical task for

retirees, ensuring that they do not outlive their assets.

• A net-worth statement and monthly budget are the basic tools used to monitor and manage cash flow.

• Interest rate trends may result in higher or lower income from savings and investments.

• Inflation, health care, taxes and regulations, and Social Security and Medi-care benefits.

• Lifestyle choices – housing, trav-el, entertainment – also affect cash flow.

Understanding the options you have available to you will only help you make better decisions about your money and your retirement. Fresno County Federal Credit Union can help, whether you are a member or not. Together you can identify a solution that will work for your needs to-day and throughout your retirement.

For more information about how you can join Fresno County Federal Credit Union, visit online at www.FresnoCU.com.

Where Is Your Dentistry Coming From?USA! USA! USA!, those are the cries

we’ve heard for years that has been the anthem of our nation. Songs touting the “Union Label” and “Buy American” have formed the backbone of pride in our coun-try. We have always strived to be the best at everything we do, from manufacturing to farming. We have always led the world in establishing a level of quality that ev-eryone else must now achieve. Not to say that other countries have not made their contributions. Advancements in medicine, technology, science and art come from all over the world.

We hold the highest regard for our practitioners here in the United States and we make them endure some of the strict-est guidelines under which they practice. California is even more strict as to what it takes to practice dentistry in the Golden state. So don’t worry. If your doctor is licensed in California, they had to undergo

one of the toughest regimens. Before doc-tors from other countries can practice in the U.S., they must go back to school un-der an International program to standard-ize the level under which they are going to practice. Standards must be met and it is all for our protection.

Consumer products are also required to be scrutinized under the same microscope to ensure they meet the highest standards. Here in the valley we grow some of the fin-est produce in the world. There is no ques-tion that we lead the industry in agricul-tural products. Of course there are other countries that may lead in some markets in their own right but you also find coun-tries that supply substandard products. In this day and age you will find that we are a society of “throw-a-ways.” If it breaks we just get another one. But what about those of us that want a quality product? What if we request a quality product and

get a substandard product? First off, we are protected by labeling which lists where the product was made and what it contains. Some people are okay with sub-standard products but they are making an informed decision with all the informa-tion provided to them. When you expect a certain product and you get something else without knowing, well, that’s a differ-ent subject altogether. We ship products all over the world and often, to save a dol-lar, use low cost labor who don’t or might not have to follow the rigid guidelines that are used to protect consumers here in the United States. If you use them and you know it, it’s ok. But the next time you go to your dentist, think about the product that you are about to receive. Are you getting a new crown today? Where is it being pro-duced? Did you know that twenty percent of all crowns, which are custom made and unique to an individual, are fabricated out-

side the United States. Are they as good as the ones fabricated here? Could be. Are they put under the same scrutiny as those made here? Maybe.

Be assured that the dentist sitting in front of you, providing your treatment, has met the highest standards in the U.S.A. Wouldn’t it be nice to know where the rest of your dentistry is coming from?

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Ag at Large – Manufactured land: Well drained soil produces crops

By Don Curlee

Just a few columns back we lamented the shortage of farmland for young farmers wanting to expand. Now we find that poor farm land can be reclaimed by drainage.

Conditions might not allow it elsewhere, but parts of the west side of California’s San Joaquin Valley respond to soil drainage like a dog to a bone. Large areas of land degraded by saline-sodic soils become arable when drain tiles are installed, even if irrigation water still contains some salt.

Tiling to allow drainage of tainted irrigation water is not a new concept, and it is a standard practice in many areas of fertile soil throughout California. But the area of a study undertaken by the U. S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) was practically a wasteland before the drainage was installed.

In the current issue of Agricultural Research, published every other month by USDA ARS, some dramatic photos show how completely degraded the expanse was before tiling. It was ugly marshland supporting only the barest of low-growing grass among crunchy salty deposits. Even weeds struggled to exist there.

But photos of the same land after drain tiles were buried well beneath the surface showed robust irrigated livestock forage thriving as it replaced the former crusty surface.

And after a year or more without irrigation it appeared to be returning to its original scrubby condition.

Many West Side farmers learned long ago to provide some kind of drainage to help clear their crop land of naturally occurring boron and molybdenum as well as salt. Most of them have directed the drained water to collection ponds where it is allowed to evaporate leaving a heavy salty residue.

But the ARS team headed by soil scientist Dennis Corwin managed to pump the water from some drainage ponds and use it to irrigate the desolate marshes thought to be incapable of sustaining positive crop life. His team applied the saline irrigation water to an 80-acre plot of what they called the worst case example of the degraded area.

They determined that the irrigations, even with saline water, leached salts and trace elements below the root zones of

plants, leading to “a significant and rapid improvement in soil quality.” And they noted an overall decrease in the soil’s sodium absorption ration. From 1999 to 2004 salinity decreased 21 percent.

Of course, the benefits of draining those West Side soils is not news to long-time growers in the area. They participated in tiling and sending the salty collections to the Kesterson Reservoir years ago as recommended by government sponsored research at the time.

But the high boron content of the drain water as it collected in Kesterson turned out to be the death knell for several types of wildlife, most notably the peregrine falcon.

Environmentalists had fits, and the feds determined that the only remedy was to plug the drains.

Until the environmental disaster Kesterson reservoir was viewed as the solution to the Governments failure to make good on its earlier promise to provide drainage, probably to the Pacific Ocean, of the tainted West Side soils. Growers and others are still wary of government promises, some transferring to the feds’

handling of water issues of any kind.“We’re from the government and

we’re here to help you,” is the satirical ending to many anecdotes shared in the farm community. The recent drainage accomplishments brought about by Corwin and his team have helped remove the salt, boron and that other stuff from the soil, but some sarcasm from the fed relationship as well.

Don Curlee

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“Let’s Talk Clovis” 1907 Clovis High SocialBy Peg Bos, Clovis Museum

We are sharing the December 31, 1907 twelve paged program that was mimeographed and hand printed. The location of the social was not identified.

Early Clovis High Baccalaureate and Graduations were held at the First Baptist Church (NE corner of 4th and DeWitt) and we believe the event probably occurred there.

G. H. Wilkinson was principal of Clovis High from 1903-1910. His opening remarks entitled “Pupils & Alumni of C.U.H.”:

“As we celebrate this social anniversary the last hour of the Old Year passes away and a New Year begins.

I hope that 1907 has been for you, the brightest, happiest, wisest and best of your life and that kind memory will bury in oblivion all its mistakes and blunders and bring only the good things for your

pleasure & comfort.But since the best of today should be

better than the best of yesterday, let us here on the threshold of this new year, highly resolve, that rising on the stepping stones of our dead selves to higher things. We’ll make 1908, for us, better, brighter, happier and wiser than all the past hath been.”

His remarks were followed by a poem signed by W.S. Smith:

“There is beauty in the sunlight.And the soft blue heaven above.Oh, the world is full of beauty.When the heart is full of love.”The attendees then proceeded to identify

26 “realistic” pictures posted throughout the school. A few of the clues given: sweet sixteen, home of burns, out of the night, the 4 seasons and the spoony couple.

Life truisms were shared: “True worth is being, not in seeming.” And “To be

polite is to do and say the kindest things in the kindest way.”

Challenging puzzles were then presented: “The Greek Cross, make one of card-board then make two straight cuts so that you can form a square with the pieces.” The answer is available at the Museum.

“Magic 9”: arrange the numbers (1-6) in the form of a triangle so that the sum of numbers on each side shall be nine.” The answer is available at the Museum.

“Queries: What part of a fish weighs the most? (Scales) Why is the wick of a candle like Athens? (In Greece) When does a cane take the place of a man’s head? (Hangs his hat on it)

Why is a popular minister like a brakeman? (Makes many couples) What is the heaviest horse on the road? (Lead horse).

What is that looks like a cat, walks like a cat and still isn’t a cat” (Kitten).

A man in jail was the son of who visited him. He replied: Brothers and sisters have I none, but that man’s father is my father’s

son.” (Son).Quote: “Reputation is what men and

women think of us; Character is what God and the angels know of us.”

Another quote: “In idleness the stings of death are hidden but busy action are the spring of life.”

The back page of the program declares: “Magna est vertlas, et praevalebit”. Translated it states: “Truth is great and will prevail”.

Clovis High School district was formed (1899) when seven school districts, Red Banks, Jefferson, Garfield, Mississippi, Wolters, Temperance and Clovis agreed to send their 9th graders to Clovis High. They occupied the second floor of the (1892) Clovis Grammar School (west side of Pollaksy between First & second streets) until the 1902 (5th & Osmun) High School was built.

Graduation pictures from 1903 to 1965 are on display at the Clovis Museum. They are a visual reminder of the rich heritage that Clovis High has and continues to provide.

Clovis Union High School - October 1908

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Road to SuccessContinued from page 1

graduates deserve “Super dad” awards. Not only did they excel in their academic endeavors, but managed to do it all, and not just survive but thrive.Hagop Jacob Arisian- A study in persis-tence

When H. Jacob Arisian found out he had passed his Bar Exam this May, it was as if the weight of the world had been lifted from his weary shoulders. He had been carrying his dream of being a lawyer for more than a decade. Jacob started law school in August of 2001, just 10 days be-fore his wedding. He graduated in 2005 but had test anxiety which caused a long delay in passing the bar exam. But pass he did, and now is on his way to realize his aspiration of practicing law.

In the meantime, he and his wife Kris-tine had three children, Katherine, now 11, Alex, 8, and Elizabeth, 8 months old.

“My daughter was born one year after I started law school, my son was born one month before I first took the bar exam. I vividly recall reviewing my outlines while we were waiting at the hospital for my son’s arrival,” Jacob said.

Initially, he worked at the family busi-ness and continued to work there as much as possible, then at Home Depot either ear-ly in the mornings or over the weekends so he could attend school in the evenings. In his 3rd year of law school, he volunteered at the Family Facilitator’s Office.

The whirlwind of his days included work, school, family time, studying and then the cycle began anew each day.

“It was difficult - being newly wed, with a baby and not enough time to spend with my family,” he said. “I often felt like I have placed my family’s needs at the bottom of my priority list. However, deep inside I knew I was doing this for my family. In addition, I had financial and moral support from my wife, parents, and brother - not to mention almost everyone I know. I had to maintain a delicate balance

to keep my family intact while pursuing my dream. I didn’t want to lose either.”

Jacob added that it takes true grit to earn that law diploma and pass the bar exam.

“Going to law school requires uninter-rupted dedication, necessary support (fi-nancial and moral) and understanding of your situation by your family members.” he said. “If any of those things fall out of place - it will become more difficult.”

Jacob plans to work with attorneys Eric H. Schweitzer and Annie L. Davidian at Schweitzer & Davidian, P.C. as an associ-ate attorney. The office practices criminal defense, but Jacob plans to handle Civil cases as well and is also considering Im-migration Law.

Jacob Gelegan- Law School opening many doors

Shortly after the birth of his third child, Jake Gelegan returned to school to finish his Bachelors in Business Management and then began law school in the fall of 2009. He is proud to be one of 53 gradu-ates of the SJCL Class of 2013. During school, he worked full-time as a paralegal in the practice of civil litigation.

He and his wife, Teena, have four chil-dren, Kylan, 13, Zoey, 13 Sidney, 5 and Chase, 4.

“My typical day consisted of dropping my two older kids off at school and then being at the office by 8:15 a.m. I’d work a full day and get home by 5:15 p.m. I would have a quick dinner with my fam-ily, give them all hugs and kisses, and I was out the door by 5:45 p.m. to make it to class each night by 6:30 p.m. Classes typically ran for 3 hours, so I would usu-ally make it back home by 10:00 p.m. By this time, my brain would hurt, so I studied quite heavily on the weekends,” Jake said.

“I tried my best to make time for my family on the weekends. I would also try to load up with family time during the summers and winter breaks,” he said. “I’m not going to lie... the whole experience was tough. However, we all understood that it would be worth it in the long run.”

But the long hours and cramming aren’t over, Jake plans to take the Bar Exam in July.

“I have been retained by the firm for which I worked as a paralegal and will begin as a law clerk after taking the bar exam,” he said. “The plan is to begin there as an associate as soon as I obtain my li-cense to practice. Being a lawyer carries with it many responsibilities. Being able to represent my clients, serve as an officer of the judicial system, and make a contribu-tion to the community as a whole is some-thing I am very excited about... and going back to school made it all possible.”

Michael Shaddix- Not just surviving but thriving

Michael Shaddix had always dreamed of being an attorney but life happened and he started a family and his own general building contracting business in Mariposa.

Michael’s decision to return to school came after his wife of 23 years, Michelle, tore her ACL knee ligament while coach-ing their youngest son’s soccer team. It

was a life altering situation which prompt-ed the couple to discuss job security, their future and the “dreams and hopes of their youth.”

“This was an especially apropos topic as, at the time, our oldest son was a high school senior and was in the midst of try-ing to decide between colleges and majors. Within nine months of making the deci-sion, I was in my first day of class at law school. What a fantastic decision it turned out to be. This year, four years later, my oldest son, Tyler, graduated with honors from UC Merced, while I graduated with Distinction from San Joaquin College of Law.”

After the first year of law school, Mi-chael got a job as a law clerk at a Fresno civil litigation firm and worked there a few days a week, while continuing with the construction business. About a year ago, he finally transitioned completely into the legal field, and began working full time as a law clerk and certified law student at the same civil litigation firm.

In June he completed the four-year law program, earning a Juris Doctor with Dis-tinction.

“When I decided to go to law school, I did not want to just survive; I wanted to thrive - not just for me, but as an example to my children. I learned to study every-where I could-in a doctor’s waiting room, at half-time of my son’s basketball game, during breaks at youth soccer tournaments. I listened to CDs of my subjects while I commuted to my job and to my classes.”

He credits his success to time manage-ment, his drive and most importantly, the support of his family.

Michael and Michelle have four chil-dren. Tyler, 22, just graduated from UC Merced in Computer Engineering and recently accepted a job at UC Merced. Parker, 21, is a geologic science major at Fresno State. Mackenzie, 15, just finished her sophomore year in high school and Sawyer, 12, just finished sixth grade.

Michael set his standards high. He was

in the top 10 percent of his class, was pub-lished in the school’s law review publica-tion and was a semi-finalist in oral advoca-cy in the school’s Moot Court competition.

“Looking back, it was both the longest four years of my life, and the shortest. It was the longest while I was in the middle of it all, and now, it seems like it was just a few months ago I was in the first day of Dean Pearson’s Torts class,” he said

“I know I missed critical moments with my children and my wife, but we knew go-ing in, that would be a cost of this career transition. I hated hearing about funny moments around the dinner table second hand and having to miss school activities and athletics.”

But the rewards have been well worth the toil. Michael is proud of his own per-sonal achievements as well as those of his children, despite the disruptions caused by his law school endeavor.

Currently Michael is still hard at work, studying for his Bar Exam in July.

“I plan to continue my work in business and civil litigation. I enjoy the research, the writing and the oral advocacy,” he said.

All three of our law school dads felt they missed critical moments in their fam-ily’s lives, but knew their families would ultimately benefit from the many oppor-tunities being an attorney would open up for them. They also agreed that the support of their wives, who had to do double duty, and their families and loved ones was fun-damental to their success.

They all also recommend that potential students go in with their eyes wide open- knowing what sacrifice and responsibili-ties lie ahead.

“Getting an education is a serious com-mitment but it does open a lot of doors,” said Jake Gelegan. “It also provides an en-hanced perspective of the world. Most im-portantly, an education gives one a sense of pride in that accomplishment. Self-worth is a priceless asset.”

Fishing ReportContinued from page 4

Frith, connected with multi limits of mixed kokanee and trout to two pounds, putting Nichols back into the multiple limits column. With the hot weather, and surface temperatures at over 67 degrees, Nichols and other trollers are finding ko-kanee at 50 to 65 feet deep and trout 20 feet and deeper. Nichols says the area of the Point, the island and road 2 to the dam have been the best action for kokanee. Most trollers are picking up fish if they are getting to the right depths. Nichols is using Trout Busters, tipped with corn and crawler, behind Mountain Flashers on the side poles and has had great success using Captain Jack’s pink #1 Super Hoochies, tipped with corn, behind Mini Mountain Flashers on the down riggers.

Bank fishermen are scattered over most of the lake, but roads 1 and 2 have been the best spots to pick up a limit of trout, some trophy sized. Power Bait or crawlers have been best. The Shaver Lake Trophy Trout Project

thanks recent donations for the 2014 plant of trophy trout. The SLTTP meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 9 am at

the Edison Camp office

Hagop Jacob Arisian Gelegan Family: Jake, Teena, Kylan, Zoey, Sidney, and Chase.

Dusty Giacone of Kerman, right and his friend Nate Isaak, of Fresno, proudly display their mixed limits of trout and kokanee.

Caruthers residents, Chris Frith and Russell Gunlund fished picked up multiple limits.

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Clovis Blood DrivesSummer is here and while the tem-

perature is rising, unfortunately, blood donations often drop. Please remember patients in Valley hospitals need you. So, please mark your calendar with your regu-lar donation appointments and if you are a new donor, please know how important your donation truly is! Visit any Central California Blood Center location or mobile drive site near you, donate blood and help save up to three lives. And don’t forget to ask about joining the National Marrow Donor Program Registry. For additional information, please call (559) 389-LIFE (5433) or visit www.donateblood.org

Blood Drives in Clovis 6/20-7/4Harley-Davidson of Fresno’s Bikers

Blood Drive – Monday, June 17 – Satur-day, June 22, at ALL Central California Blood Center locations.

All donors receive a Reflective Harley-Davidson Sling Tote & Grizzlies game dis-counts too!

Orchard Park Assisted Living – Friday, June 21, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, 675 W. Al-luvial, Clovis – All donors receive Fresno Grizzlies game discounts!

First Baptist Church of Clovis – Sun-day, June 23, 9:00 am – 12:15 pm, 2080 E. Tollhouse Road, Clovis – All donors receive Fresno Grizzlies game discounts!

Orchard Supply Hardware – Saturday, June 29, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, 147 W. Shaw Avenue, Clovis.

Sierra Vista Mall Serves as Cooling Center

With summer temperatures predicted to exceed 100+ for the week, Sierra Vista Mall has partnered with the City of Clo-vis to serve residents during periods of ex-treme heat. Residents are welcome to stay cool at Sierra Vista Mall Monday through Friday 10am to 9pm, Saturday 10am to 8pm and Sunday 11am to 6pm on any day when the National Weather Service pre-dicts Clovis temperatures to be 100 de-grees or greater. While there, participants can expect a cool environment, and access complimentary water at the customer ser-vice booth. Non-service animals are not allowed in the mall. All Clovis residents are reminded to take the following safety precautions during extreme heat:

Slow Down - Strenuous activities should be reduced, eliminated or resched-uled to the coolest time of the day. Indi-viduals at risk should stay in the coolest available place, not necessarily at home.

Dress for Summer - Lightweight light-colored clothing reflects heat and sunlight, and helps your body maintain normal tem-

peratures.Eat Right - Fruits and vegetables help

the body maintain an appropriate balance. Avoid fatty foods that can cause the body to increase metabolic heat production which increases water loss.

Stay Hydrated - Drink plenty of water or other non-alcoholic fluids. Your body needs to keep cool and drinking even if you don’t feel thirsty. Persons who have epilepsy, heart/kidney or liver disease, are on fluid restrictive diets or have a problem with fluid retention should consult a physi-cian before increasing their consumption of fluids.

Check on At-Risk Family/Friends - During extreme heat conditions, check twice a day on friends and family members who are elderly, medically fragile or have limited access to adequate cooling.

Protect Your Pets - Bring pets inside during the hottest time of the day. Never leave pets in a parked car. Provide plenty of fresh water and shade for outdoor pets.

-JUNE-Old Town Clovis Farmer’s Market

Friday Nights, June 21st, & 28th Every Friday evening in June Farmers’ Market is in full swing in the heart of

Old Town Clovis. Sample a cornucopia of fresh, delicious fruits and vegetables, grown here in the nation’s finest agricul-tural region, each in the peak of season! This weekly event also offers live enter-tainment and special activities for kids.

Time: 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Place: Old Town Clovis, Pollasky Avenue,

between Third and Fifth StreetsFree Admission, Additional Info BOOT 559-298-5774 www.oldtownclovis.org

Blue Grass in the ParkFridays, June 21st, & 28th

Time: 6:30 to DuskLocation: The park adjacent to the Clovis Senior Center and the Veterans Memorial

Building (808 4th Street)Cost: Free to All

Contact the Clovis Senior Center for more information at 559-324-2750

2013 Clovis Hall of FameFriday, June 14th

Time: 6:30 pm No Host Reception, 7:15 pm Dinner with entertainmentIndividual Seating: $45 / Tables for

8 availableReservations with check or credit

card: (559) 325-1118

Old Town Clovis Wine WalkSaturday, June 22nd

Stroll the streets of Old Town Clo-vis and enjoy wine tastings from over 20 wineries as well as food

tastings and entertainment.Time: 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm Place: Old Town Clovis

For additional info contact BOOT (559) 298-5774

www.oldtownclovis.org

Raisin Party at Farmer’s MarketFriday, June 28th

Make plans to head into Old Town Clovis as the Old Town Clovis Farmers Market presents “A Raisin Party”, sponsored by California Raisin Marketing Board. A

celebration of everything raisins wouldn’t be complete without raisin samplings and

raisin specialties. You are sure to find everything Raisin, from raisin bread and salads to a huge assortment of mouthwa-tering raisin deserts. The event will also feature cooking demonstrations from the chefs at Institute of Technology as they teach some creative raisin recipes that

you can use at homeTime: 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Place: Old Town Clovis, Pollasky Av-enue, between Third and Fifth Streets

Free AdmissionContact: Business Organization of Old

Town (BOOT) at (559) 298-5774.www.oldtownclovis.org

-JULY-Freedom Fest Fireworks

Thursday, July 4th You will not want to miss the premier

patriotic party in the Central Valley. Free-dom Fest boasts one of the largest and

most amazing displays of pyrotechnics on the west coast. Plus, you’ll find plenty of

food and entertainment for all ages.Gates open at 5:00 p.m.

Place: Buchanan High School Football Stadium, northwest corner of Minnewawa

and Nees AvenuesAdmission: $5

Contact: www.cloviskiwanis.com

BLUEGRASS IN THE PARKFriday Nights, July 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th

Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pmPlace: Clovis Veteran’s Memorial Square behind the Clovis Memorial Building at 805 Fourth St and the Senior Center at

850 Fourth St.Admission is Free

City of Clovis Senior Center and Califor-nia Bluegrass Association (CBA)

Contact: Kelly Broyles with Bluegrass Association 559-977-3598 Kelly.bro-

yles@sbcglobal.net or Candy Sponhaltz candy.sponhaltz@att.net

Old Town Clovis Farmer’s MarketFriday Nights, July 5th, 12th, 19th, &

26th Every Friday evening in June Farmers’ Market is in full swing in the heart of

Old Town Clovis. Sample a cornucopia

of fresh, delicious fruits and vegetables, grown here in the nation’s finest agricul-tural region, each in the peak of season! This weekly event also offers live enter-tainment and special activities for kids.

Time: 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Place: Old Town Clovis, Pollasky Avenue,

between Third and Fifth StreetsFree Admission, Additional Info BOOT 559-298-5774 www.oldtownclovis.org

“Let’s Talk Clovis”Tuesday, July 9th at 7pm

Marcus Pollasky by Gerald Rogan (3X Nephew)

Clovis Veterans Memorial Building, 453 Hughes at 5th

Sponsored by Clovis Museum / Free to Public

Peach Party at Farmer’s MarketFriday, July 19th

If you’re looking for a peachy good time, make plans to head into Old Town Clovis as the Old Town Clovis Farmers Market presents “A Peach Party”, Sponsored by Wawona Frozen Foods. A celebration of everything peachy wouldn’t be complete without peach samplings and peach spe-cialties. From peach flavored ice cream to peach flavored coffee. Peachy funnel

cakes to peach jellies and jams and a huge assortment of mouthwatering peach

deserts.Time: 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Place: Old Town Clovis, Pollasky Avenue, between Third and Fifth Streets

Free AdmissionContact: Business Organization of Old

Town (BOOT) at (559) 298-5774.

2013 CLOVIS CALENDAR

City of Clovis Invites YOU to make a difference!

The City of Clovis is accepting applications for membership on the Economic Development Strategy Citizen Advisory Committee. The committee will be appointed by City Council at their regular meeting of Monday, July 15, 2013.

Clovis is creating a committee to represent community-wide interests in working with city staff to update the Economic Development Strategy for the City of Clovis. The basic objective of economic development is to improve the community’s well

being by increasing the tax base and quantity and quality of job opportunities. This committee will broadly represent the private sector, local institutions and

general citizenry to provide perspectives and information to identify opportunities, challenges, and resources in the community.

The committee is to be appointed by the City Council with representation from the following sectors:

Large Retail Small RetailLarge Industry Small Industry

Real EstateBuilding Industry Association

BankingSchool District

Chamber of CommerceSecondary EducationCommunity at Large

Fresno Economic Development CorporationTourism

Higher EducationService Organizations

Professional OfficeUtilities

Workforce DevelopmentHealth Care

Application packets are available through the City Manager’s Office of the City of Clovis, 1033 Fifth Street, Clovis, California or contact Tina Sumner at tinas@

cityofclovis.com to receive an emailed packet. If you would like to be considered for appointment to the committee, please submit the application to the City

Manager’s Office by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 5, 2013. Inquiries concerning the formation of the committee may be directed to Tina Sumner at (559) 324-2082.

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Log of Shameby April French-Naten

May 29, 2013Over in the 400 block of West Gettysburg, a woman called police to report that someone had broken into her car by smashing in her windows, and had stolen its contents. When officers went out to take her statement, she just smiled as she explained that the burglar had stolen 1 English Bible, 1 Spanish Bible, and some miscellaneous paperwork. She wasn’t upset at all. “Apparently they needed them more than I!” she told officers!

May 30, 2013Officers pulled over a man that was recklessly swerving in and out of traffic. After running the plates, they were alerted by dispatch that the vehicle he was driving was stolen out of a neighboring city. The man driving admitted he had seen the officer and was trying to get as far away from him as possible so the officer couldn’t run the stolen plates! No dice jack…enjoy your ride to the jailhouse!

May 31, 2013An officer strolling through the 900 block of Fifth Ave stopped for a single vehicle traffic collision. A man on a motorcycle had been parked, and apparently rolled his motorcycle backwards into the fire hydrant when a bee flew into his helmet! Onlookers watched him scream and yell as he tried to unlatch the strap and let the bee free! Unfortunately the incident left a nice dent in his bumper!

June 1, 2013An employee at a local market in the 700 block of West Shaw Ave reported a petty theft. A disgruntled customer apparently thought it would be funny to steal the brass nozzle/fitting for the propane tank. Good job guy, you really stuck it to ‘em…jeesh!

June 2, 2013An officer stopped a man walking down the road for a subject check when the officer noticed that the man appeared to be walking with his eyes closed, as if asleep! He was stopped in the 400 block of Vartikian and, “Surprise, surprise, surprise!” (To quote the great Gomer Pile). He was arrested for possession of narcotics!

June 3, 2013In the 200 block of West Alamos, a confused neighbor called to report that someone was attempting to burglarize a home across the street. The woman watched as she called 911; two men were trying to kick the door down. As officers were responding, the burglars successfully kicked the front door in just before they heard the sirens! Yay for neighborhood watch! Nothing was stolen!

June 4, 2013A non-injury traffic accident on the corner of Minnewawa and Villa was reported. A man talking on his cell phone ran a red light just as a stray dog was crossing Villa right in front of him! The distracted driver slammed into a parked car. The dog is fine. Perhaps his response time and reaction would have been less damaging if he had not been jabbering like a cackling hen on his phone!

June 5, 2013Some genius broke into a house in the 400 block of Adler, went into the homeowner’s bedroom, and stole the small safe out of the closet. The joke is on the burglar! It was a new safe, and the best part…it was empty! Oh, sweet justice! I can just imagine the knucklehead taking hours to figure out how to get it open, just to find nothing inside!

June 6, 2013I’m always floored at what people decide to steal when they finally get the nerve to cross that line and break into a home! A man in the 700 block of West Bordeaux reported that someone broke in, and the only thing taken was his baseball cards! Nothing else. No television, no DVD player, no jewelry; nothing. Makes you go hmmmmm!

June 7, 2013A man called police, frantic to report a disturbance over on Gettysburg! Officers arrived to find the man curled up in a ball on his front porch while his wife proceeded to beat the living tar out of him for cheating on her! Officers were able to stop her, and although we can surely understand the sentiment, you just can’t go around whoopin’ on people…even if they do deserve it!

June 8, 2013A man walking near the Minnewawa and San Jose intersection was stopped for a subject check when he looked directly at the police officer, took a hard right, and jumped the fence of an apartment patio. The officer calmly looked over the fence, as the man was trapped on the back porch. After running his name and date of birth, the officer found that the man had outstanding warrants! Off to the slammer big guy!

June 9, 2013A resident in a neighborhood near Shaw and Sylmar received a municipal violation when their neighbor called to report that they had their broken down car parked on the street 8 for months, and it was an eye sore! The officer wrote the citation as the owner of the car tried to convince him that it had not been there that long, but he had no proof. Well, other than all the spider webs that strung from the deflated tires to the asphalt!

June 10, 2013A man over on West Dennis called to report that his house had been egged! Although there is no proof of the egging, the man is a high school teacher, with a list of good suspects who ended the school year with bad grades in his class. They will be investigated!

*The above Police Logs are loosely based on actual events. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. The circumstances have been created and embellished for your entertainment.

Clovis Fire Dept Contains

Apartment BlazeClovis Fire Department responded

to a single-story six-unit apartment fire at 2800 Willow Thursday, June 13th, afternoon. Initially reported at 1:20pm by an observant neighbor, Clovis units arrived within four minutes reporting heavy smoke coming from the eves of the complex. Arriving crews quickly performed a search of the primary apartment and adjacent units to ensure no occupants were inside. Additional crews extinguished the fire at the source and found it had extended into the shared attic space above the apartments. Two crews vented the attic space through the roof and suppressed the blaze before it extended into the living space below. No

occupants or firefighters were injured as a result of the fire. Based on a preliminary investigation, the fire appears to have originated in water heater closet on the porch.

Fourteen units and twenty-seven personnel, including resources from Fresno Fire, Clovis Emergency Response Team and the Clovis Police Department responded to the incident. Preliminary estimates place damages to the complex at $300,000 including personal belongings. While no additional units suffered interior damage from the fire, four residents have been displaced due to smoke damage and the property manager will be seeking housing for them in vacant units.

Residents are reminded to check their smoke detectors monthly. If a fire does occur in their home, their primary goal should be evacuation to a safe distance from the blaze and to then call 911.

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Dinner for a Fallen Soldier

Bob Piece of Sandy’s Country Junc-tion (532 Clovis Ave at 6th St) and Clovis VFW Post 3225 hosting a free spaghetti dinner. REVERVATIONS REQUIRED BY CALLING 298-1951 BETWEEN 6 AM AND 2 PM ONLY. THIS IS TO HONOR A FALLEN SOLDIER.

With Great Sadness…With a heavy heart we’ll be adding another Clovis pa-triot to our memorial wall. A brave soldier, who died in the line of duty.

On June 22 at 5pm, Sandy’s and VFW

Post 3225 will be hosting a free spaghetti dinner with salad, roll and dessert. After the dinner, the memorial will be uncovered and a flag retirement ceremony will com-mence in honor of Army Spc. Thomas J. Mayberry. Mayberry died in Wardak Prov-ince of Afghanistan. He attended Clovis schools and is survived by his wife. Dona-tions for dinner will be accepted. 100% of all donations will be donated to the VFW’s fund for exercise equipment at the Fresno Veterans Administration Hospital Rehabil-itation Center Please join us for this spe-cial evening.

Reservations required.Call Sandy’s Country Junction from

6am– 2pm with your name and guest count. 559.298.1951 or BILL 273-9006

DEA announces winners of the Enrique “Kiki” Awards

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and The Young Marines youth organization announced the Young Marines unit winners of the Enrique “Kiki” Camarena Awards. The awards honor six Young Marines units for their drug demand reduction efforts through community education and peer-to-peer role modeling.

William Walker, deputy assistant administrator and special agent with the DEA, presented the awards on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at the Young Marines annual adult leaders’ conference in Reno, Nevada.

The division winners are: • Division 1 - Blackstone Valley

Young Marines; Milford, Massachusetts• Division 2 - Colonel Wesley Fox

Young Marines; Sterling, Virginia• Division 3 - Orlando Devil Dog

Young Marines; Orlando, Florida• Division 4 - Mountain View

Young Marines; Centennial, Colorado• Division 5 - Midwest Central

Young Marines; Deer Creek, Illinois• Division 6 - Clovis Young

Marines; Clovis, California“We are proud to work with the DEA

on recognizing the six outstanding units of The Young Marines,” said Mike Kessler, national executive director and CEO of The Young Marines. “Our organization has embraced drug demand reduction efforts for many years. In fact, our youth members are effective peer-to-peer role models for living healthy, happy and drug-free lives.”

Young Marine units are judged on DDR (drug demand reduction) hours, curriculum and the steps taken to reach out to the community to include peers and others. In addition, the winner of each division must have participated in the DEA’s Red Ribbon Week. Units are allowed to enter pictures, endorsements, proclamations, videos and

other items that help demonstrate their drug demand reduction efforts. The best two or three entries per division are sent to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s headquarters, and a winner from each division is selected.

The award is named in memory of DEA Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena who had served as a Marine. He was very concerned about the drug problem in the U.S., and in 1974, he became a special agent with the DEA. He worked in Mexico, and he had come dangerously close to exposing the top leaders of a multi-billion drug pipeline. He was abducted and brutally murdered in 1985 at the age of 37.

Agent Camarena received numerous awards while with the DEA, and after his death, he posthumously received the Administrator’s Award of Honor, the highest award given by the organization. The nationwide annual Red Ribbon Week, which teaches school children and youths to avoid drug use, was established in his memory. In 2004, the Enrique S. Camarena Foundation was established in his memory.

The Young Marines is a national non-profit 501c(3) youth education and service program for boys and girls, age eight through the completion of high school. The Young Marines promotes the mental, moral and physical development of its members. The program focuses on teaching the values of leadership, teamwork and self-discipline so its members can live and promote a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.

Since the Young Marines’ humble beginnings in 1959 with one unit and a handful of boys, the organization has grown to over 300 units with 10,000 youth and 3,000 adult volunteers in 46 states, the District of Columbia, Germany, Japan and affiliates in a host of other countries.

For more information, visit the official website at http://www.youngmarines.com.

Clovis PD needs your

help

Clovis PD is asking for your help in identifying a grand theft suspect. This male entered the Fairfield Inn at Clovis/Sierra on 06/02/13, and is suspected of stealing items from the conference room, including a computer, camera, wallet, and more, which belonged to guests. If you have any info, please message us on FB, or call (559) 324-2556. Case 13-08007.

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Dispatches from a Movie TheaterBy Sam Frogoso

Before Midnight Finding love is hard. Sustaining that

love over an extended period of time is even harder. Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy), the protagonists of Before Midnight - Richard Linklater’s third loving entry into potentially the best trilogy in the history of cinema - are evidence of that.

Picking up eight years since we last saw the fledgling couple close the shades at the end of Before Sunset (2004), the film opens with Jesse saying goodbye to his son Hank (played by Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick). Their summer in Greece is coming to an end and Hank must now go back home to his mother Chicago. It’s a scene that sets the tone for the rest of the film - optimistic, yet realistic, melancholy, yet hopeful.

Like the first two features in this series, Before Midnight is essentially one all-encompassing conversation that transpires over a single day. From their twin

daughters, to moving back to the states for Hank, to life after death, Jesse and Celine leave no subject undiscussed.

More than anything though Before Midnight is a film of identification. It presents us with two humans in love -- and all the joys and pains that come with a committed relationship. Linklater, at last, paints a humanistic portrait of love that’s evocative, painful, daring, and romantic. Before Midnight is a masterpiece not to be missed. (Note: it’s ideal, though not necessary, to have seen Before Sunrise and Before Sunset before going into this magnum-opus)

4 stars out of 4---Man of SteelThe time has come for Clark Kent to face

his extraterrestrial heritage in Man of Steel, Zack Synder’s inconsistent, sporadically dull reimagining of America’s greatest superhero sweetheart. In this prequel we have our infamous, misunderstood, and

highly feared hero in Superman pitted against members of Krypton, who have plans to invade and take control of Earth.

Henry Cavill is given the role of Clark Kent, and does what he can. But the middling script lets him down, and still to this day it’s hard not seeing Christopher Reeve on screen, saving our country from all things evil.

Unfortunately, Man of Steel is not the Superman film we’ve been anticipating and desiring. Most of what occurs in this mechanical origin story feels rote, uninventive, and bland.

However, more troubling than its

bloated and incoherent action sequences is the fact that Man of Steel is insufferably mediocre. By the end of the film most of the emotions the movie attempts to evoke feel calculated, not earned.

2 stars out of 4

CIF Track Meet Continued from page 1

The future looks bright -- not just for our gifted local runners, but for the Clovis Unified School District and their second of three-year agreements with the state of California (which allows them to hold the meet at Buchanan Veterans Memorial Stadium). The facilities at the lauded Memorial stadium are rightfully considered the finest in California.

With the attendance clocking in at around 8,672 Saturday (according to The Fresno Bee), it was an event filled with energy, passion, enthusiasm, joy, and pain. Now that it’s over, we can only anxiously wait until next year.

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San Joaquin Law celebrates many victoriesBy Carol Lawson-Swezey

Within the hallowed walls of Clovis’ San Joaquin College of Law, there are many success stories.

The school recently celebrated its 40th commencement with 53 graduates. Those students arrived at SJCL with undergraduate degrees as diverse as political science and criminology to molecular biology and urban studies and planning.

SJCL graduates Jacob Gelegan and Michael Shaddix each have four children and used their introductions to thank both their wives and kids for their patience (see profiles in this issue).

Craig Meredith also thanked his wife, fellow SJCL grad Claire Meredith, for her support. Claire said she is “forever grateful” for her experience at SJCL because that’s where she met her husband.

Valedictorian Andy Kucera’s speech honored his mentor, a “lawyer who always stuck up for the little guy,” and gratitude for friends and family who received “scant, if not brusque, attention during his years in law school.”

Keynote speaker Federal Magistrate Stanley Boone urged the graduates to be “good stewards in the legal community” and devote themselves to volunteering, mentoring and taking pro-bono cases. “If you can change just one person,” he said. “You’ve done well for the community.”

More good news came in May for nine SJCL alumni who were notified they passed their February bar exam. They include Hagop Jacob Arisian, Mike Brady, Mark Castro, Travis Ishikawa, Nathan Nutting, Alethea Pettebone, Zach Stringham, Michelle Tostenrude, and Josh Ziessler.

The road to becoming an attorney was

not an easy one. Jacob Arisian(see profile in this issue) graduated a few years back and was relieved and proud to pass that ultimate test. Jacob has been clerking for attorney and alumnus Eric Schweitzer (Law ’95) for the past few years and said the birth of his third child while studying for the bar proved extra lucky. Schweitzer has a different take on why Jacob passed the bar: He was sick, so he didn’t have the energy to over-think his answers.

Family concerns also weighed heavily on Mark Castro’s road to bar passage. He and his father own Castro and Castro Trucking where hauling tons of cantaloupe last summer meant passing the July bar would be impossible. So Mark realized his dream when he passed the February bar.

Meanwhile, many of the February bar passers will be staying exactly where they are except in position and paycheck as they move to the title of “Associate Attorney,” rather than “law clerk.” They include Josh Ziessler, who is being promoted by the Law Offices of Carl L. Brown (Law ’76); Michelle Tostenrude, who works for her husband, attorney Kevin Little; Zach Stringham, who joins his father’s law firm as Associate Attorney; and Mike Brady, who becomes the eleventh SJCL attorney to join Parker Kern Nard & Wenzel, and the second to be told by the firm in the past year “You pass the bar and you’re hired.”

Bar passer Alethea Pettebone decided not to apply until she was sure she had passed the bar. She hopes to turn her internship with the Fresno District Attorney’s Office into the resume boost that will land that job. Travis Ishikawa is another bar passer who hopes his internship will pave his way to a successful career. He worked for the Public

Defender’s Office for three years while in law school. Travis’ journey through law school is a testament to his courage and determination. Born with cerebral palsy, a condition that affects motor skills and nervous system functions, Travis didn’t walk until he was 5. In school, he had to sit out gym class. He has chosen to become a public defender -- a profession he said is full of underdogs like him. Because of his cerebral palsy, he is slower at typing papers and moving around. He walks with a limp, and said he will have to use a cane one day but the disease does not impair his intellectual abilities.

In addition to its stellar students, the law school is also proud of its historical first in playing host to the Traynor Moot Court Competition on April 14. Fourteen law

schools competed, including teams from Berkeley, Hastings, McGeorge, and Davis. The SJCL team, students George Vasquez, Amanda DeHart and James Mugridge, “edged out” Loyola to take the Roger J. Traynor trophy for Best Oral Argument. Fresno’s Federal Courthouse served as the venue, marking the first time in the 40 year history of the event that it has ever been held in a courthouse.

While SJCL has had a number of victories at Traynor over the years, including winning the Bernard E. Witkin Award in 2002 and Best Brief in 2001, 2002 and 2012, this marks the first time the Law School has won the Traynor Trophy.

Missy McKai Cartier, Public Information Officer for SJCL, also contributed to this article.

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Safety tips to keep safe and secureBy Carol Lawson-Swezey

You’ve worked hard all year and it’s finally here- your vacation.

So you pack up your itsy bitsy teeny weenie bikini and your sunscreen and you’re ready to go.

But not yet. Make sure your home is as ready for your vacation as you are- tie up loose ends and batten up the hatches to make your castle a true fortress from unwanted visitors.

The height of vacation time can also be the height of home burglaries so it’s better to be cautious than come home to a mess. An alert neighborhood is often the safest and a Community Watch Committee can be the first line of defense, said Janet Stoll-Lee, the public information officer for the Clovis Police Department. With a Community Watch, even when you’re not around, someone else is looking out for your home. For information on starting a watch in your neighborhood, contact Caroline Carlson at 559-324-2416 or caroline@cityofclovis.com

Clovis Police also offer these vacation time safety tips:

• Invest in an alarm system and/or surveillance system, if possible.

• Lock/Secure all of your doors and windows every time you leave your house. (Secure windows with window locks and/or doweling).

• Install deadbolts, if you don’t already have them.

• Install locks on your yard gates.• Install motion-sensor lights.• If you’re going to be away from

your home, ask a friend to stay there or put timers on key lights in your house to come on at night.

• Keep your drapes and blinds (closed) as you normally would.

• Have someone pick up your newspaper and/or mail – or stop delivery of both while you’re gone.

• Put all of your valuables in a safety deposit box or in a large heavy safe

in your home.• Encourage your neighbors to

call police if they see suspicious people/vehicles in your neighborhood.

• Keep your car(s) in the garage, lock them, take out any valuables, and identification papers (such as your registration form and insurance cards) to prevent identity theft.

• Arrange for a friend or neighbor to move your cars every few days to change positions.

• Shrubs can make a great deterrent to getting into the house, but keep them low enough to make sure burglars can’t hide there, and that your neighbors can see what’s going on in your yard.

• Turn down the telephone ringer, so burglars won’t hear you aren’t there.

• Make the house seem like someone is home with lamps or a radio on a timer.

• Put exterior lights on a photo sensor so that they go on at night, but go off during the day. Exterior lights left on during the day are a sign that someone is not there to turn them off.

• Ask your neighbors to roll your trash cans to the curb on trash day and put them back after the trash is picked up. Also to remove door hangers or advertisements left at or on the front door. If they are left at your neighbor’s door, they will be left at your door as well.

• Avoid posting to social media sites that you will be gone on vacation. Wait until you get home to upload pictures from your trip rather than doing so while you are gone.

• Be cautious of sharing your absence with people who service your property (gardeners, pool cleaners, pest control, etc.)

Other safety tips from local experts include:

• Make sure your pets are cared for. Have someone stay at your home or check

in regularly.• Put away any yard furniture

or barbecue equipment on your patio or porch.

• Also a tip from those who’ve returned from vacation to find a flooded home--shut off the main water supply. Even if you are gone for the day, don’t start the dishwasher or washer while you are gone- you might just find your own personal lake when you return.

• Pull the plug on electronics and turn off the garage door opener as a further

deterrent for fires and break-ins.• Don’t leave out any ladders or

heavy objects that burglars can use to climb or break into your home

Stoll-Lee of the Clovis PD stresses that safety is a top concern. “The best defense is awareness and having neighbors watch out for each other,” she said. “We all need to be mindful of what’s normal and what’s not. And if they are suspicious, they should always call the police.”

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