Cheers

There are many reasons to offer up a cheer this week. Below are a few.

Cheers go out to:

— Monache girls basketball team that not only won another East Yosemite League championship, but finished a third straight perfect EYL season.

— Mt. Whitney Manor in Lindsay that has become a smoke-free living facility.

—  Strathmore girls soccer that began their quest for a Valley championship with a first-round victory and remain one of the top teams in the nation. The girls also captured the East Sequoia League championship.

—  Felix James Miller, 90, and his wife, Shirley Mae Simpson-Miller, 88, who shared their loving story with our readers on Valentine’s Day. The Millers will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on March 11.

—  Reyna Pina, Sabrina Sandoval, Maria Beltran and Natalee Ozuna, all of Porterville High school, who did well at the regional girls wrestling tournament and all qualified for the state tournament.

—  Porterville native Mark Lujan, 11, who won another Silver Gloves championship.

—  Cynthia Gomez, a member of the Tule River Tribe, who was appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown a the tribal adviser and executive secretary for the Native American Heritage Commission.

—  Central California Family Crisis Center in Porterville that is bringing awareness to teen dating violence.

—  NASCAR.com that recognized the legacy auto racing has in Porterville with its feature about Dick Brooks, Marv Acton and Dick Meyer.

—  Monache High School grad Chris Ennis who was named as the USAC Rookie of the Year.

—  Paula Patton who has been named the publisher of The Porterville Recorder.

—  All of those volunteers who make the World Ag Expo a successful event and one that pours millions of dollars into the local economy every year.

—  Former President George W. Bush who spoke at the Ag Warriors dinner at World Ag Expo. Ag Warriors is a unique program to help train veterans for careers in agriculture.

The Recorder wants to be sure good news and good deeds are recognized. If you know of some good news or a good deed that needs to be recognized in this column, call Editor Rick Elkins at 784-5000, ext. 1040, or e-mail it to him at relkins@portervillerecorder.com. You can also message him on Twitter.