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2A Daily News – Saturday, June 22, 2013 Community people&events Mercy High graduates Courtesy photo The 2013 class at Mercy High school graduated with distinction and achieved impressive academic honors in the process. Of the 25 graduating seniors, 14 earned a 4.0 GPA or better and the average GPA for the class was 3.7. Many students received scholarships, highlighted by Francesca Aguilar's (top) $48,000 scholarship to George Fox University; Kayce Kemp earned a $30,000 scholarship to University of Massachusetts; Madison Coelho was offered a $25,500 scholarship to Dominican University; and Juan and Jose Rosales each received $15,000 scholarships to CSU-Chico. 56 percent of graduating seniors were on the Principal's Honor Roll (4.0 and above) and the class had a 100% college enrollment rate. Mercy High graduates: Francesca Aguilar, Jose Alvarez, Stefanie Cheek, Kevin Chen, Madison Coelho, Tony Dang, Dennis Doan, Nicholas Feser, Ella Fleet, Gina Rae Garibaldi, Ying He, Harlow Johnson, Kayce Kemp, Mariah Kingwell, Jie Li, Yaran Li, Christopher Metcalf, Amelia Mae Muller, Jose Rosales, Juan Rosales, Tuan Tran, Thanh Vu, Ben Zhu, Alex Waits and Mark Zunter. Agates and sea shells While sorting some long time possessions, I came across a small apothecary jar of sand. At first I was at a loss on how it came into my possession, I recalled some close friends had given it to us. The bottle of sand was a souvenir from their vacation to the ocean. I remember admiring them for being so creative to bring us back part of their wonderful trip. The bottle sat on our dining room window ledge for years, even after our friends moved away. Later the wife died of cancer, and every time I looked at the sand I remembered Virginia Nesby who gave so much of herself to everyone who crossed her path. Today, I picked up the bottle of sand to jog my memory of that dear friend. As I tipped the bottle, I discovered two agates and a small seashell in the sand. In the thirty years following the gift we had not discovered the agates. Suddenly the message of our friend's gift rang clearly in my ears. Our friend intended that we turn the bottle regularly to polish the agates to a shining glory while not damaging the delicate seashell. We were so slow to get the message. Friendship is like the container of sand and its contents. The two agates represent the friends, the shell is the delicate symbol of friendship and the sand is the element of the environment where the friendship exists. The environment with our quest for information. Reports depicting "posi(sand) shifts and tive" human relationships envelopes the agates and often get lost in the shuffle. the shell as it both buffets Most days I realize that and refines the friendignoring the news would be ship. How I wish I had a little like an ostrich stickseen the symbolism of ing its head in the sand, so this gift many years ago I continue to read the so that I could have papers, m so doing, I hope thanked the special to come to a greater underfriends. standing of other human How many of us have beings and their actions. I passed up an opportunity to acknowledge appreciCarolyn have been noticing lately that our own Red Bluff ation to others because Daily is publishing a good we didn't carefully number of articles concernobserve their gifts? This "friendship" bottle shall retain a ing activities of the people in the place on my desk as a reminder to community. Perhaps we should cling to the be more observant. In these modem times we seem message of my sand bottle, first be to have more needed (collectively) observant and then become confor counseling. Most often the scious of polishing our human relacounseling is centered on relation- tionships; in doing this we may creships, structured help to get our tan- ate more and more positive occurgled or neglected human relation- rences in our community and in our ships back into perspective. I am world. "The turning points of lives are thinking that every counselor should have a sand bottle to help in not the great moments; the real crises are often concealed in occursuch counseling sessions. Being a great newspaper fan I rences so trivial in appearance that enjoy reading dailies, weeklies and they pass unobserved." William E. newsmagazines. I will have to Woodward admit that sometimes I am tempted Carolyn Barber has been writing to take a sabbatical from reading the prolific articles of violence, cor- her column in the Daily News since porate crime and broken human 1992. It appears on Saturdays. She relationships. Those are headlines can be contacted by e-mail at that grab us, pulling our emotions hurcar@yahoo.com. Barber Elks honor outstanding students Courtesy photo The Elks National-Foundations recognized three Most Valuable students from the Red Bluff Elks Lodge. These awards were the works of Red Bluff Elks youth activity chairman Mr. Fred Null. The Elks would like to thank Mr. Null for his time and efforts. The students receive a certificate of recognition and a check from the Elks. Pictured from left: Mercy High School, Ella Fleet ; Corning High School Savannah Miller; Corning High School Timothy Mesa. These students are awarded these honors for their outstanding scholastic and personal achievements. 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Aguire Released On Condition That He Leave County Henry Aguire, convicted bootlegger from Tehama, was released from jail here today after the county parole board had granted his request for permission to leave Tehama county within 15 days. He was released on that condition and the further provision he pay $200 of the fine imposed in his case, which he did. He was sentenced two weeks ago to pay a fine of $400 or serve 400 days in jail. — June 22, 1923 The following students were recognized by the Elks for the Students of the Year for 2013 school year. They received a check from the Elks and a certificate of recognition. Pictured from left: Red Bluff High school Laurel Shoop; Mercy High School, 12th grade, Madison Coelho; Salisbury High School, 11th grade, Frankie Facola; Los Molinos High school, 12th grade, Johanna Gonzalez-Virgen; Corning High school, 12th grade, Heidy Villavicencio. Amazing Finds NEW & USED FURNITURE & MUCH, MUCH MORE! 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