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Young and old start community garden at El Centro Parks and Recreation
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterYoung and old came together for some gardening at El Centro’s Parks and Recreation on Saturday morning. They mixed compost, dug, planted and watered seedlings in above-ground garden boxes. The event is part of Our Choice, a Center for Disease...Tags: Gardening, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Therapeutic gardening helps cancer patients
Staff WriterGarden lovers took in a little piece of paradise throughout Imperial Valley this weekend. Seven beautiful gardens were toured throughout Imperial Valley. About 200 spectators came out to support the self-tour sponsored by Between Women Inc., a nonprofit...Tags: Gardening, Human Interest, Breast Cancer, Lifestyle and Leisure, Tour Operations Industry
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Mar. 7 in History: El Centro attorney electrocuted in San Felipe
>> 30 Years Ago — Charles W. Fox, an El Centro attorney who was recently sworn in as president of the County Bar Association, was electrocuted Sunday afternoon in a freak boating accident in San Felipe. The body of the victim, who was the son of...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, John G. Roberts, Jr., Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Crime, Law and Justice
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$1.04 million grant approved for Wiest Lake boat launch improvements
The California Boating and Waterways Commission unanimously approved a $1.04 million grant for upgrades to the Wiest Lake boat launching facility in Imperial County, according to a press release issued Wednesday. Improvements to the facility will...Tags: New Products, Lifestyle and Leisure
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First birding festival held at the Salton Sea
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterMECCA — Shane Mast and his wife, Sabrina, had heard that the Salton Sea was polluted, but after their first visit to the Salton Sea State Recreation Area Sunday, they don’t believe that’s the case. “The Salton Sea is great, it&...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Gardens and Parks, Festive Events, State Parks, Pacific Ocean
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La Gente celebrates 20th Super Show
Staff WriterIMPERIAL — For Albert De Alva, a person needs three things to fix up a lowrider car: time, money and patience. And once a car is fixed, it has to be operable; it has to run, said the Pomona resident Saturday while gazing at “El Rey,”...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure
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Alejandra Pantoja selected as All-Imperial Valley Press Girls' Swimmer of the Year
Sports WriterOver the past four years, Brawley Union High swimmer Alejandra Pantoja has been making a name for herself in the water, tallying Imperial Valley League titles and school records and now after her senior year Pantoja is walking away as one of the most...Tags: College Sports, Sports, Swimming, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Valley residents learn how to plant fruits
Staff WriterEl Centro resident Cynthia Rivera had always been interested in gardening, but never really knew how to start. “But I think this will help me,” Rivera said about the fruit tree planting workshop held at the El Centro Community Garden on...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dining and Drinking, Arable Farming, Gardening, Environmental Issues
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Local 7-Day chapter beginning to blossom in El Centro
Staff WriterFresh basil, okra, loofa gourds, cockscomb and sunflowers are in bloom at the El Centro Community Garden as community volunteers continued to turn soil and mash compost Saturday. The volunteers were participating in the first of many community service-...Tags: Human Interest, Marketing, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Our View: Keep kids busy at local recreational departments
With school out for the summer and most campuses going without summer school classes, lots of youngsters now find themselves with more free time on their hands than they might care to have. And while most kids probably wouldn’t complain about such...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Compost revives the living with the dead
Imperial Valley PressWhat is best about making compost by hand is watching it come alive as a living system in the soil, says a veteran gardener. Jane Higginson, Imperial Valley College environmental science instructor, said using organic gardening methods such as composting...Tags: Gardening, Human Interest, Science and Technology, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Natalie Castillo Erickson
Imperial Valley Press Assistant EditorNatalie Castillo Erickson, Vice president, Castillo Construction Co. 400 N. Imperial Ave., Imperial, CA 92251 760-355-1051 www.castilloconstruction.com Tell us how you ended up in this line of work. First off, my father owns a commercial construction...Tags: Real Estate, Realty, Companies and Corporations, Elections, Human Interest
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