The Poppies

To Monache’s Ava Lobue who has signed a letter of intent to play water polo at Biola University.

To the Sisters of the Love of God for there 40 years of service to St. Anne’s School, St. Anne’s Parish and Porterville.

To Bank of the Sierra for providing a $5,000 grant and Bank of Federal Home Loan for matching the grant for a total of $10.000 donated to the St. Anne’s Food Pantry.

To the Porterville Welcome Center for its successful coat drive.

To Centro De Adoracion and the Parenting Network for holding their COVID-19 pandemic relief drive for essential workers in the agriculture and food industries and their families.

To Porterville’s Brock Neeley who was chosen as the electoral voter to represent the 23rd district in the Electoral College.

Those who have an idea for a Poppy can contact Porterville Recorder

To Porterville High graduate Haley Doty Vaden, the manager of the Charleston County Records Center, and the center for receiving a $15,000 grant to digitize historical documents.

To Porterville Ford for its drive to provide masks to the public and its donation of masks to the Porterville Fire Department, Porterville Police Department and Family Crisis Center.

To William R. Buckley School for being awarded a $5,000 grant for COVID-19 relief efforts.

The Poppies recognize those for their community service and those in the area for their accomplishments. Those who have an idea for a Poppy can contact Recorder Editor Charles Whisnand, cwhisnand@portervillerecorder.com or 784-5000, extension 1048.