COMMUNITY KUDOS

Cynthia Silva, Administrator of the Year, County American Legion Auxiliaries raising money for poppies for veterans, Brown Bag Coalition, Catholic Charities for the Homeless Resource Fair, Kudos to organizers of the ninth annual Law Enforcement Memorial a

Cynthia Silva, Administrator of the Year by the Association of California School Administrators

On April 28, the vice principal at Dogwood Elementary School in Heber Cynthia Silva was awarded by the Association of California School Administrators at the Region 18 Administrator of the Year awards ceremony.

Silva was recognized as the ACSA Administrator of the Year in the Elementary Co-Administrator category for her work done in the Heber Elementary School District, which she has proudly been a part of for 23 years.

County American Legion Auxiliaries raising money for poppies for veterans

Following the triumphant valor of the American Armed Services in World War I, the American Legion adopted the poppy as a symbol of freedom and the blood sacrificed by troops in wartime.

Throughout the month of May, the Imperial County American Legion Auxiliaries will have poppies for distribution, paid for by donation, to increase awareness of underprivileged veterans and families throughout California.

Brown Bag Coalition, Catholic Charities for the Homeless Resource Fair

Organized by the Brown Bag Coalition with space donated by Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego and Imperial County and groups recruited through Imperial County Behavioral Health Services, 15 agencies parachuted in with rescue packages Saturday in Calexico.

More than 70 needy found their way to Our Lady of Guadalupe men’s shelter to find encouragement and a few comforts of home from clothing, shoes, oral health screening and eye exams.

Along with the array of nonprofits were Air Comfort Heating & Cooling providing fans. McDonalds of Calexico and Lexrian Concepts offered free Obama phones.

Kudos to organizers of the ninth annual Law Enforcement Memorial

The solemn tolling of a commemorative bell rang out 39 times Friday night at the El Centro courthouse during the ninth annual Imperial Valley Law Enforcement Memorial.

Each bell toll represented the life of a law enforcement official who died in the line of duty here in the Valley since 1920.

Wrestler Evan Shape for signing with University of Ozarks

Heading into his final year as a member of the Central Union High wrestling team, Evan Sharpe’s mindset was to simply have fun.

The 18-year-old had finished his junior season with a broken collar bone and a severe eye infection and wasn’t feeling too confident about his chances to obtain an offer to wrestle in college.

Yet perhaps it was this laid-back approach that helped Sharpe get back to the basics of the sport and find his passion for wrestling once again.