COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Kelly Collazo won the Dancers’ Choice Award at the 11th Dancing with the Whittier Stars. All dancers and judges who have participated over the years had a vote. In announcing the award, MC Chris Hardeman said, “Dozens and dozens of past dancers voted overwhelmingly for one of these dancers this year…Kelly Collazo!”
Congratulations Kelly!
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In April, Cindy and Dorwin Birt drove to Williams, Arizona, where they spent the night before taking the Grand Canyon Train to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. They were there for two sunny days and cool clear nights. The return train trip to Williams was uneventful except when robbers came on the train and demanded money. That was all pretend, of course.
Williams, Arizona, is located on historic Route 66. It was interesting walking around the town and seeing all the Route 66 nostalgia.
After such nice weather, they were surprised at the somewhat heavy snowfall they experienced as they started the drive back home. They saw three vehicles that had apparently lost control and ended up off Interstate 40. Two of the vehicles had rolled and were on their side or top.
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A great community event is the annual Whittier Host Lions Club Sight Fair.
During this event, attendees are provided FREE vision screening and FREE eyeglasses that have been collected, cleaned, recalibrated, and recycled to new users for further use.
When: Saturday, June 21, 8 AM to 1 PM
Where: Sierra High School Gym, 9401 Painter Ave, Whittier, CA
First come, first served. See the flyer on page 20.
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This is the last edition of the newsletter for the 2024-2025 year. The next issue will be after the summer break. Send me your news about vacation and travel activities by August 15 so I can include them in the September newsletter.
Paula Ocampo, Newsletter Editor
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